Vice-Chancellor's Report 1985-87

tion o f th e secon d Fulto n Commission , th e organizatio n an d structur e of th e Universit y wa s furthe r consolidated . I n thi s regard , Lor d Fulto n not onl y wa s th e ‘midwife ’ wh o brough t th e Universit y int o being , bu t had remaine d it s champio n an d clos e frien d throughou t th e pas t tw o decades. A Staff-Studen t Centr e t o b e buil t a s an extensio n t o th e Benjamin Franklin Centr e wil l b e dedicate d t o th e commemoratio n o f Lor d Fulton's valuabl e contributio n t o th e University . His Excellenc y Si r Edwar d Youde , Governo r o f Hon g Kon g an d Chancellor o f th e University , passe d awa y o n 4t h December , 198 6 during a diplomati c missio n t o Beijing . H e wil l b e remembere d b y th e people o f Hon g Kon g fo r hi s contributio n toward s th e settin g u p o f th e historic Sino-Britis h accor d an d b y th e Universit y i n particula r fo r th e sympathy h e ha d show n toward s th e University' s educationa l ideal s an d for th e encouragemen t an d wis e counse l h e ha d s o generousl y give n t o our University . Succeedin g Si r Edwar d Youde, Hi s Excellenc y Si r Davi d Akers-jones acte d a s Chancello r o f th e Universit y durin g th e interi m period fro m Decembe r 198 6 t o Ap r i l 198 7 an d th e ne w Governo r o f Hong Kong , Hi s Excellenc y Si r Davi d Wilson , assumed offic e a s Chancellor of th e Universit y o n 9t h April , 1987 . Dr. th e Honourabl e Lydi a Dun n relinquishe d th e offic e o f Treasurer of th e Universit y i n Octobe r 198 5 afte r tw o year s o f outstandin g service, an d wa s succeede d b y th e Honourabl e Pete r Poo n Wing - cheung. Dr . Dun n remain s a member o f th e Council . Othe r change s i n Council membershi p includ e th e appointmen t o f Dr . S u Chun g Je n a s representative o f th e Boar d o f Trustee s o f Chun g Ch i Colleg e o n th e Council, upo n th e appointmen t o f Mr . Jame s Z.M . Kun g a s Chairma n of th e Chun g Ch i Boar d o f Trustees succeedin g Mr . L i Foo k Hing . Afte r the appointmen t o f th e Honourabl e Pete r Poo n Wing-cheun g a s Treasurer of th e University , Dr . H o T i m wa s elected b y th e Boar d o f Trustees of Unite d Colleg e a s it s representativ e o n th e Council . Th e Universit y Council als o bad e farewel l t o fou r member s wh o retire d fro m th e Council, namely, Dr . th e Honourabl e Harr y Fan g Sin-yang , Dr . th e Honourable S.L. Chen , Dr . W.C. L . Brow n an d Dr . Rayso n Huang . Th e Council welcome d th e appointmen t b y Hi s Excellenc y th e Chancello r of Dr . Wan g Gungwu , th e ne w Vice-Chancello r o f th e Universit y o f Hong Kong , an d Mr . Davi d W. K . Si n t o th e Coun c i l Professor C . N . Yang , th e renowne d Nobe l Laureat e i n Physics , accepted a n invitatio n i n 198 6 t o serv e a s Distinguishe d Professor-at - Large a t th e University . Professo r Yan g ha s mad e frequen t visit s t o th e University i n recen t year s t o giv e lecture s an d t o advis e o n th e development of it s academi c activitie s an d ha s bee n a n Honorar y Professo r o f Physics o f th e Universit y sinc e 1983 . Professo r Yang' s ne w appointmen t will enabl e th e Universit y t o benefi t mor e fro m hi s scholarship , wisdo m and internationa l experience . I n Januar y 1987 , a readin g roo m a t th e Science Centr e o f th e Universit y wa s name d afte r Professo r Yang . Dr . Wu Ta-you , anothe r worl d renowne d physicist , a former teache r o f P r o fessor Yan g an d currentl y Presiden t o f th e Academi a Sinica , mad e a spe- 12