Vice-Chancellor's Report 1982-85

Ma l l f r om th e Si r Run Run Shaw Ha l l. W e shoul d also record our gratitude to D r . H o T i m an d D r . S.H . H o f o r thei r bounteou s gift s towards th e constructio n o f th e H o T i m Bu i l d i n g f o r th e Schoo l o f Education an d th e Mada m S.H . H o Hos t e l f o r medica l students ; t o friends o f Si r Phili p Haddon-Cav e wh o contribute d t o a f und i n Si r Philip's nam e fo r th e purpos e o f redevelopin g th e Un i ve r s i t y Sport s Field; an d t o th e man y foundation s an d corporation s wh o hav e mad e outstanding gift s o r grants , particularl y th e Crouche r Foundation , th e H o ng Kon g Jocke y C l u b (Charities ) L t d . , th e Trustee s o f Lingna n Un i ver s i t y, th e Wo r l d Hea l t h Organization , th e Le e Hysa n Foundation, the Be i Sha n Tan g Foundation , th e M i n g Y u Foundation , th e Hang Sen g Bank , L t d . , th e Widelan d Founda t i o n an d th e Swir e Gr oup. T o al l o f the m th e Universit y expresse s it s heartfel t thanks . L i nk w i t h Chin a I n th e perio d unde r review , ou r link s w i t h academi c institution s in mainlan d Chin a hav e g r ow n considerably . Fo rma l exchang e agreements were reache d w i t h man y leadin g institutions , includin g Pekin g University, Tsinghu a Un i ver s i t y , Fuda n Un i ve r s i ty an d the Academi a Sinica, w i t h wh om w e hav e exchanged forma l delegation s an d wo r ke d out a number o f cooperativ e researc h projects . Th e trainin g cours e i n marketing provide d b y th e Facult y o f Busines s Admi n i s t r a t i o n wa s originally commissione d b y th e Firs t Mi n i s t r y o f Machinery , bu t ha s now g r ow n int o a n extende d programm e f o r student s f r o m man y different sectors , includin g middl e an d senio r staf f i n industria l enterprises an d publi c offices , a s we ll a s university teachers . Mo d e m management concept s an d technique s introduce d i n t o Chin a a t thi s critical stage clearly wo u l d have far greate r impac t than merely trainin g students wh o atten d th e courses . A s Chin a w i l l n o doub t continu e t o develop a t a n acceleratin g pace , no t on l y i n economi c structur e bu t also i n it s political and intellectual atmosphere , thi s i s just a beginning, and th e oppo r t un i t y f o r con t r i bu t i n g t o thi s developmen t i s on l y l imi t ed b y th e mean s th e Universit y ha s a t it s disposal . The Evol v in g Leadership Inevitably ther e i s alway s a constant chang e i n personne l wh i c h accompanies th e progres s o f a university. I n Oc t obe r 198 2 Si r Yuet - keung Kan , wh o ha d bee n ou r Counc i l Chairma n f o r te n years , retired. Howeve r , h e graciousl y agree d t o accep t appointmen t a s Pro-Chancellor an d a s life membe r o f th e Counc i l . Thi s ensure s tha t 10