Vice-Chancellor's Report 1985-87

to come , w e mus t continu e th e har d wor k o f buildin g a n institutio n capabl e o f preserving ou r cultura l heritag e a s well a s lookin g ou t t o th e res t o f th e world . Even thoug h th e histor y o f th e Universit y i s short , ou r historica l perspectiv e should reac h far . I n Hon g Kong , on e i s al l to o use d t o thinkin g i n term s o f instant succes s an d quic k returns , but , t o universit y educators , wha t ca n b e a better conclusio n t o thi s speec h tha n th e sayin g ‘ It take s te n year s t o gro w a tree, a hundred t o educat e a man 7 22