A New Era Begins 1975-78

graduate Hall. The capacity of the Complex is 365 residents . In the Sir Cho-Yiu Hall, located at the centre of the Complex, there are 64 singl e rooms ， 32 double rooms, 11 guest/fellow suites, 8 common rooms and a dining hall. Friends of the late Sir Cho-Yiu Kwan raised a total of HK$2 million towards the construction cost. The two-storey Lady Ho Tung Hall to its left houses students majoring in Busines s Administration, in 9 suites each wi th 2 to 4 singl e rooms and a large living/discussion room accommodating 30 people. Mr. Ho Shai-Lai contributed HK$1 million towards its construction. The total cost of the two buildings, including equipment and furniture, amounted to HK$7.7 million, the balance ($4.7 million ) being met b y the Government which also bore the entire cost o f the ten-storey Postgraduate Hall, amounting to HK$5.3 million. The Hall is situated at the northern en d of the Complex, w i t h 112 single rooms, four suites for guests and fellows o r married students and facilities for recreation an d conference. As mentioned in Section VI, the Post Graduate Hall Complex represents an important landmark in the development o f graduate education. For the first time, the Graduate School has a residential base. The mixture o f foreign and local students forms a stimulating community which gives the students a sense of belonging. The Chancellor's remark at the opening ceremony was very appropriate: “This sense of community can best be created through common purpose and common corporate life. And this in turn presupposes an organization in which teaching and learning and living and working and playing together are facilitated throug h the proper full and complementary functioning o f all its many parts." Spectator Stand and Tennis Courts Construction o f the covered spectator stand at University Sports Field was suspended in mid-1975 for financial reasons. It was a project to be financed j o i n t ly by Government and the Royal Hong Kong Jockey Club (Charities) Ltd. The Royal Hong Kong Jockey Club indicated its willingness to take up the total construction cost of HK$ 1.5 million in October 1975 and the construction resumed. This grandstand, seating 1,800 persons, was completed in December 1977. During 1977-78 athletic facilities were considerably expanded. Government funds were made available in 1977 for construction of 5 tennis courts, 2 i n front of the Postgraduate Hall and 3 in the Senior Staff Quarters Compound. The Shel l Company o f Hong Kong donated HK$ 164,000 to construct another 3 tennis courts adjacent to th e University Sports Field which were officiall y opened in May 1978 by Mr. S. M. Lawrence, the Managing Director of the Shell Company of Hong Kong. The eight new additions bring the total of tennis court s up to ten; this initiates a trend to tennis playing o n campus, and more than 1,000 members have registered as players. The two sports fields, the ten tennis courts , the swimming pool plus other indoor facilities are part of the University's physical education development programme, constituting an important part o f the concept o f " t o t al education". The University is most gratefu l to the private 91