Annual Report 1996-97

改進行政管理 Administration Improvements 在大學行政管理方面，校方於九七年初開始作檢討，以期透過重整工作流程和資源調配，提高校 內各部門的效率，組成一支機動靈活及更具成本效益的行政隊伍，面對資源波動時能應付裕如。 同期，內部審計調查並無間斷，校方又進一步改良單項預算撥款的運作模式，把財務權責下放予 學院和學系。學院院長和系主任的職責也於年內重新仔細訂定，校方並鼓勵各部門制定工作表現 指標和服務承諾。 With regard t o University administration, a university-wide review o n management efficiency wa s launched in early 1997. The exercise aims at increasing th e efficiency and productivity o f University units through th e reengineering o f procedures an d processes an d resource deployment, and will eventually produce a highly streamlined an d cost-effective administration that ca n operate with greater flexibility in th e face o f resource fluctuations. Complementing such efforts were th e on-going internal auditing processes an d the continuous refinement o f th e University's ne w funding methodology,which decentralizes financial responsibilities t o individual faculties an d departments. During th e yearunder review, th e duties of the faculty deans and department chairs were re-defined in detail and the setting o f performance targets an d pledges wa s encouraged in al l units. 各方捐贈激增 Substantial Increase in Donations 本校自強不息，希望以本身的實力有效地應付高等敎育不斷改變帶來的挑戰，以更好地服務香港 特別行政區。年內本校各方面的進展實有賴各方友好的慷慨支持，若捐款數量足以反映社會人士 對本校的期許，則本年逾二億三千萬元的捐款總額已説明了一切。 The University ha s indeed invigorated itself o nvarious fronts t o meet the challenges o f a changing tertiary education scene, and t o serve the needs o f Hong Kong a s a Special Administrative Region 9 Vice-Chancellor' s Repor t