A New Era Begins 1975-78

V I I Research Institutes and Centres and the University Press As a modern university, The Chinese University is committed to the advancement and the use of knowledge through basic and applied research. In order to facilitate research throughout the University, institutes and centres, all operating as parts of an organic institution have been established. As described in The Emerging University, the research institutes are permanent organizations representing the broad divisions o f knowledge, while their sub-units, research centres, conduct interdisciplinary research focused upon a particular problem area, and respond directly to changing scientific and scholarly interests and needs. In addition, these Centres provide research experience and training for students pursuing advanced degrees in the Graduate School. With one notable exception, this Section will be concerned w i th all the research programmes and projects conducted during the past quadrennium. The exception is the Institute o f Chinese Studies, which, because of its wide-ranging activities, wi ll be discussed separately in Section V I I I. Institute of Social Studies and the Humanities The Institute of Social Studies and the Humanities, established in 1964, is administered by a Director and an Executive Committee. The Institute promotes and endeavours to support research proposals of individual members of the two Faculties, and exercises general supervision over six ongoing Centres. The specific research activities o f these Centres will be reviewed briefly. Economic Research Centre The Economic Research Centre, established in 1965 ， has completed a large number of research projects, most of which have been specifically focused upon Hong Kong and Southeast Asia; for example, "Expo rt and Employment——A Case Study of Hong Kong "; “A Study of the Chinese Strategy for Technological Transformation in Agriculture 1970-1975"; "China's Model of Development: A Sectorial Linkage Analysis". At the present time two major projects o f great importance to Hong Kong are being completed by the Centre: (1) Estimation of Hong Kong's GDP, 1970-75, which is expected to provide a much- needed guide for setting up Hong Kong's national accounts; (2) Construction of a Forecasting Model for the Hong Kong Economy, wh i ch is part of an international effort to study the world economy by the use o f models for developed countries, less developed countries or regions, and socialist nations. 55