Vice-Chancellor's Report 1987-90

Vice-Chancellor's Report c o n c l u d i n g R e m a r k s To summarize, the University is now better equipped to deliver quality education flexibly and efficiently to meet the changing needs of Hong Kong and to develop itself into a first-rate academic institution with international linkages. I wish to thank all those involved in the planning and implementation of the various tasks. NOTES TO T HE A p p e n d i c e s Key statistics which give a general picture of how the University and its students have fared over the last three years are listed in the appendices of this report; they cover changes i n University leadership, staff information, student enrolment and admission figures, extramural courses, the types and number of degrees and diplomas conferred, the destinations of such degree and diploma holders, exchange programmes and hostel places, campus development information, major donations, and annual accounts. Together these statistics demonstrate a trend of expansion and show that our recent graduates have been serving the local community in large numbers and diverse occupational sectors. University Governance Appendix 1 records Council membership and University officers from 1987 to 1990 as well as amendments to the Ordinance and Statutes of the University during the period. Staff Information Statistics show that the University's full-time staff force has grown by an annual average increase of 4 per cent from 2,506 to 2,719 over the last three years. Their distribution in respect of nature of employment (ie. academic, research, administrative, or professional etc.) has remained more or less the same. As for academic staff alone, their total number has increased by nearly 9 per cent from 610 to 663 over the three-year period. Student Enrolment Figures Both undergraduate and postgraduate enrolment figures show steady annual increases in the period. Analysis of the enrolment of undergraduates by faculty shows that the Faculty of Science, which includes in its enrolment students of the Integrative Engineering Programme and the general science programme for Potential Medical Majors, had the biggest number of students in each of the three years. This was followed by the Faculty of Social Science. In 1989-90 the Faculty of Business Administration overtook Arts as the third largest faculty. The continuous increase in postgraduate enrolment during the period is encouraging, as postgraduate studies is one area we hope very much to expand at a much faster rate in the next trieinnium. 21

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