Vice-Chancellor's Report 1978-82

that the potential of the Sir Run Run Shaw Hall as a multipurpose auditorium has been fully explored and utilized. In time, it is the University's hope that the facilities it can now offer wi l l further strengthen the cultural life of our community, especially i n the immediate district of Sha Tin, in addition to enriching campus life. B. Universit y Sport s Centr e In line wi th the policy to provide a balanced and all-round education, the University has over the years built up a wide range of physical education facilities. The University's Physical Education Programme, fully implemented in 1978/79 under the supervision of a Senate Committee, aims at providing all students some fundamental knowledge in physical activities to enable them to lead healthy, active lives. Under this Programme, physical education is required of all first-year students. There is also an Elective Programme open to students of all years. Enrolment in the Elective Programme has risen quite sharply in the four years since 1978, indicating that physical education has become increasingly popular with our students. Towards the end of the period under review, the University saw the completion of a new sports centre which offers much needed facilities for the whole student body and the University community at large. Financed by a donation from the Royal Hong Kong Jockey Club and Government funds, the new building provides centrally- located indoor facilities. Known as the University Sports Centre, the new two-block structure houses an indoor gymnasium for basketball, volleyball and badminton, wi th seats for 500 spectators. C. Compute r Service s Centr e As the number of students and staff grew, as more courses were offered and as students and staff began to use the computer more and more in their teaching and research activities, the demand for computer time and computer facilities increased very substantially during this four-year period. The University's Library and administrative offices such as the Secretariat, Registry and Bursary also made increasing demands on the resources of the Computer Services Centre. The University Library's circulation system was computerized and other computerized systems were also developed for some administrative offices wi th the help of the Information Management Unit. In 1979, the IBM 3031 was installed to meet the burgeoning 36