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lie Sun g o f L o & L o Solicitor s & Notarie s Public , wh o gav e u s excellent professiona l assistanc e i n draftin g th e amendmen t Bil l fo r th e declaration o f Sha w College , an d t o Dr . th e Honourabl e S.L . Chen , Legislative Councillo r an d membe r o f th e Universit y Council , wh o introduced th e Bil l a t th e Legislativ e Counci l i n Jul y 1986 . The Chines e Universit y o f Hon g Kon g (Declaratio n o f Sha w College) Ordinance 198 6 wa s enacte d o n 1s t August , 1986 . Sinc e then , more tha n 10 0 teacher s hav e joine d th e Colleg e eithe r o n appointmen t or throug h reaffiliatio n fro m on e o f th e thre e origina l Colleges . Professor Char-nie Chen , Professo r o f Psychiatry , wh o wa s als o ver y experienced in Colleg e affair s wa s made th e firs t Hea d o f Shaw Colleg e b y th e University Counci l w i t h effec t fro m 11t h February , 1987 . A n Assembl y of Fellow s ha s bee n formed , a College staf f ha s bee n appointe d an d th e College i s now full y functional . I hav e ha d th e honou r o f bein g invite d to serv e a s Chairman o f th e Plannin g Committe e a s well a s of the Boar d of Trustee s o f Sha w Colleg e afte r m y retirement . I shal l dedicat e m y efforts t o helpin g th e Colleg e attai n th e targe t o f 1,88 5 student s b y 1993/94, whic h wil l represen t abou t one-fourt h o f th e projecte d tota l student populatio n o f th e University . The Universit y i s indeed ver y gratefu l t o Si r Ru n Ru n an d t o man y other benefactor s fo r thei r goodwil l an d generosity . Reader s o f thi s report nee d onl y glanc e throug h th e lon g lis t o f gift s receive d b y th e University i n th e pas t tw o year s t o realiz e ho w muc h w e ar e indebte d t o these benefactors . Eve n thoug h th e Universit y relie s heavil y o n publi c funds fo r it s activities , th e privat e donation s tha t provid e scholarships , research grants , capita l developmen t funds , librar y books , A r t Galler y collections o r equipmen t grant s ar e timel y an d importan t contribution s towards providin g a mor e congenia l environmen t fo r educatio n an d research. I a m ver y gla d t o sa y tha t i n th e pas t tw o year s alone , th e University ha s receive d donation s amountin g clos e t o HK$20 0 million , which i s a record i n th e University' s entir e history . Dr . th e Honourabl e Q.W. Lee' s guidanc e ha s bee n instrumenta l i n obtainin g man y o f thes e gifts. Her e I woul d als o lik e t o reiterat e ou r deepes t appreciatio n t o suc h staunch supporter s a s the Sha w Foundation , th e Be i Sha n Tang Foundation, the Crouche r Foundation , th e Wideland Foundation , th e Su n He y Foundation, th e Roya l Hon g Kon g Jocke y Club , an d man y others , fo r their magnanimou s gift s whic h hav e gon e a long wa y toward s promotin g the development o f the University an d higher education i n general for th e benefit o f ou r youn g people . Evolvin g Leadershi p During th e perio d unde r review , th e Universit y suffere d th e los s o f two o f it s venerabl e leader s an d belove d friends . Th e Righ t Honourabl e Lord Fulto n o f Falmer , Lif e Membe r o f th e Council , passe d awa y o n 14th March , 1986 . On e o f th e foundin g father s o f thi s University , Lor d Fulton ha d playe d a pivota l rol e i n th e establishmen t an d subsequen t development o f the University. H e chaired a Commission which led to the establishment o f th e Universit y i n 1963 . I n 1976 , o n th e recommenda - 11