A New Era Begins 1975-78

student Hostels A campus life that is expected to make an effective contributio n to each student's personal and intellectual development depends fundamentally upon a substantial residential student community, which means, of course, student hostels. As noted in Section X I , three new hostels, accommodating 66 0 students, were opened in autumn 1978. While this increase is significant and greatly appreciated, th e kind of total educational experience described in this Report must be made available to a larger proportion of the student body. Efforts to fin d the resources for more student hostels must be continued. Student Triumphs In recent years students have been increasingly demonstrating thei r skills on various public occasions. For example, the University Athletic Team was Overall Champion in the 1978 Athletic Meet organized by the Hong Kong Federation of Students (HKFS); Th e Chinese University Student Union Choir topped the Group Singing Section and was awarded the Choh-Ming Li Cup in the 1978 Singing Contest organized by the HKFS; the University Team won a debate in 1978 and was offered permanent possession of the trophy fo r an outstanding record of performance since the introduction of the Intervarsity Debating Contest in 1972 sponsored by the Bank of America; and the University Table Tennis Team took the titl e of Overall Champion in the Table Tennis Open Tournament in 1978 organized by the HKFS. Various kinds of service units are, o f course, essential to an effective campus community. In this Report we can review recent developments in only a few major services. University Library System Obviously, of first consideratio n is the University Library System ——its collections and information resources, and its facilities for study and research. The Emerging University, 1970-1974 gives detailed descriptions of the University Librar y and the three College libraries, which comprise the system. Under the terms of the new Ordinance, the University Librarian is mad e administratively responsible for all library services. A Senate committee continues to function as a policy-making and advisory body. The development of the collections i s proceeding in an orderly manner under policies approved by the Senate Committee. In 1977-78 a generous supplement to the book fund provided by the University made possible a substantial advance in acquisitions of microforms, audio-visual materials, and periodical backfiles. Each Board of Studies has a library committee which makes recommendations for purchases to the Library. In this way it is assured that th e growth of the collections will meet the needs of the Boards. At the same time, the University Library System continues to acquire inter-disciplinary material s and to develop the reference collections. It also acquires as currently as possible all materials of relevance to any aspect of Chinese Studies, especially those items published in Hong Kong, mainland China, and Taiwan. 29