Vice-Chancellor's Report 1985-87

of th e Universit y sinc e it s earl y days . A t th e foo t o f th e hill , th e H o T i m Buildin g wa s opene d i n Ma y 1987 b y Hi s Excellenc y th e Chancellor , Si r Davi d Wilson , t o provid e specially designe d facilitie s fo r th e Schoo l o f Education . Plan s ar e als o being mad e fo r th e redevelopmen t i n phase s o f th e teachin g building s on Chun g Ch i Campu s whic h ar e almos t thirt y year s old . Othe r building projects complete d durin g th e perio d includ e th e 300-be d Han g Seng Hoste l a t Unite d Colleg e whic h wa s donate d b y th e Han g Sen g Bank, an d mor e tha n 10 0 senio r staf f flat s ove r th e h i l l fro m th e mai n campus, t o provid e accommodatio n fo r th e increasin g numbe r o f staf f members. The Si r Phili p Haddon-Cav e Sport s Fiel d o f th e University , whic h was name d afte r th e forme r Chie f Secretar y o f Hon g Kon g i n Januar y 1987, ha s been reprovisione d wi t h a 400-metre all-weathe r track , whic h represents a further improvemen t o n th e alread y well-endowe d sport s facilities o f th e University . Another majo r donatio n receive d durin g th e perio d wa s a twenty - million-dollar beques t from th e estat e o f th e lat e Dr . R.C . Lee , wh o wa s the Foundin g Vice-Chairma n o f th e Universit y Counci l an d Chairma n of it s Campu s Plannin g an d Buildin g Committe e unti l hi s untimel y death o n 6t h July , 1983 . Th e fund s wil l b e directe d toward s developin g engineering studies , settin g u p an endowed chai r an d promotin g research, staf f development an d campu s development . Th e Lectur e Hal l in th e Scienc e Centr e whic h i s being reprovisione d usin g a separate donation fro m hi s brother , Dr . Le e Win g Tat , wil l b e dedicate d t o Dr . Lee an d name d th e ‘Dr . R.C . Le e Lectur e Hall' . Sha wColeg e The mos t significan t physica l developmen t whic h mad e a n excellent start las t yea r wa s th e establishmen t o f th e fourt h College . Whe n the thre e constituen t College s came togethe r o n thi s campu s i n th e earl y seventies, eac h wa s designe d wit h a capacity o f about 1,70 0 students . By th e earl y eighties , th e Universit y ha d already outgrow n thi s limi t an d the amenitie s an d facilitie s i n each o f the thre e College s hav e sinc e been overstretched . Furthe r expansio n o f the origina l College s migh t render the m to o larg e an d impersona l Th e establishmen t o f a new College would no t onl y provid e th e muc h neede d ne w facilities , bu t als o open u p man y ne w opportunitie s fo r improvin g th e qualit y o f educatio n offered b y th e University . T o hel p th e Universit y realiz e thi s plan , Si r Run Ru n Shaw mos t generousl y pledge d an extraordinary gif t o f HK$10 0 million fo r th e establishmen t o f the fourt h Colleg e whic h ha s bee n named Sha w Colleg e afte r him . Si r Ru n Ru n als o kindl y agree d t o b e Patron o f th e College . Plannin g wor k bega n i n earl y 198 6 w i t h a vie w to providin g adequat e facilitie s fo r th e firs t intak e o f 70 student s in September 1988 . Man y friend s o f th e Universit y hav e volunteere d thei r support t o enabl e th e plannin g wor k t o progres s smoothly . I am particularly grateful t o the Adviser s o f the College , Dr . T . K . Ann , Dr . th e Honourable Q .W . Lee , Mr . H.J . She n an d Mr . Loui s Page , t o Mr . Les - 10