Vice-Chancellor's Report 1985-87

established b y no other tha n scholars who came directly from Mainland China , and i s therefore no t separate d from China b y cultura l o r linguisti c barriers . A s a matte r o f fact , th e educationa l goa l lon g cherishe d b y th e Universit y i s precisely to furthe r develo p Chines e cultur e an d t o wor k fo r a coalescence o f th e East an d th e West . I t i s therefore onl y natura l tha t student s o f th e Universit y have alway s show n concer n an d understandin g fo r China , thi s Art s Festiva l being a ready exampl e o f thei r commitments ; similarl y dedicate d effort s ove r the year s by th e Universit y fo r strengthenin g th e academi c tie s between Mainland China an d Hong Kong have also come to fruition. Thus , a t thi s historica l moment, I a m fully confiden t tha t bot h ou r colleague s an d students woul d yet exert themselve s for making even greater contribution towards ensuring a bright future fo r Hon g Kon g an d toward s th e modernizatio n o f China , suc h a s has always been the aspiratio n o f th e University . 32