A New Era Begins 1975-78

building will contain lecture halls of various sizes, which wi ll serve the needs of the Faculties o f the Arts, the Business Administration, and th e Social Science. Art Gallery Annex As an expression of its continuing support o f the Institute of Chinese Studies, the Lee Hysan Foundation provided a grant of more than HK$500,000 to construct and equip a new Annex to the Art Gallery, which was completed at the end o f 1977 and officially opened by the Vice-Chancellor in Ap r il 1978. It s three split levels house the technical laboratories and workshops and photographic studio of the technical division of the A r t Gallery. Extensions to Marine Science Laboratory In order to facilitate the important work of the Marine Science Laboratory discussed in Section V I I, expansion of its facilities became necessary. Interior extensions have been completed, and exterior work will be completed by the end of 1978. The University Auditorium A l l modem universities have an inescapable need for a large-scale facility to accommodate public lectures, major student activities, academic conventions, and other activities important to an academic community. The Chinese University is no exception in this regard. After long delay and many discussions wi th the Hon g Kong Government, the University Auditorium, a multi-purpose facility, is now i n an advanced planning stage. It can house an audience o f 1,500, wi th 500 movable seats on flat floor and partly on the balcony. Flanking both sides o f the Aud i t o r i um will be dressing rooms, lavatories, scene shop, plant rooms and a large foyer. A garden w i th a bridge across a pebble creek will be incorporated in the scheme to link up the Aud i t or i um and the Lecture Hall Complex. Construction work will commence before the end o f 1978. Sir Run Ru n Shaw generously donated a sum of HK$2 million towards the construction cost and pledged another 2 million, to meet the increased costs caused by the delays. The Aud i t o r i um will serve the cultural, artistic, recreational and entertainment needs o f the University, and will make the University a really self-sufficient community. Choh-Ming Li Building The first facility for the newly-established Facult y of Medicine will be the Basic Medical Sciences Building located at the east end o f the existing University Science Centre. I t will be an 8-storey building wi th a total floor area of approximately 80,000 square feet. The Department o f Anatomy occupies the entire lower ground floor. The main entrance is at ground floor which contains administration offices ， audio-visual room, common rooms, lecture theatre, etc. The space on the first and second floors is to be used for multi- 89