Annual Report 1996-97

dovetail with major educational reform initiatives launched b y the government to upgrade the quality of education fo r th e younger generation an d to ensure th e continued success o f Hong Kong. 覓地擘劃學術大計 More Land Areas Sought fo r Major Academic Plans 九七年六月政府批出新的土地契約，讓本校續租現址五十年，我們隨即計劃利用大學火車站東側 的 ‘ B ’ 和 ‘ F ' 地段，興建新的敎學樓群，包括一間設備完善的敎學酒店，主要供工商管理課程之 用，這些新設施有助鞏固本校作為亞太區一流工商管理學中心的地位。另外，位於校園以北的白 石角填海區，將是香港第一所科學園之所在，乘地利之便，校方有意申請於該處興建基礎設施， 以加強與科技有關的研究和開發，並鼓勵香港生物科技硏究院積極參與科學園的各項服務，為香 港高科技工業的發展作出貢獻。 Two other ambitious academic development proposals have been formulated following the government's extension o f th e lease of the University campus lo t fo r 50 years from June 1997. A t sites 'B ' an d 'F ' east o f th e KCRC University Station, th e University plans t o construct building complexes incorporating a teaching hotel where students o f hotel management ca n turn theory into practice. These augmented facilities will enable th e Faculty o f Business Administration an d its ne w programme in hotel management t o develop into a regional centre of excellence. A t th e Pak Shek Ko k reclamation site north o f th e campus where Hong Kong's first science park is planned, th e University is considering integrating th e services o f th e Hong Kong Institute o f Biotechnology with those of the park, an d bidding fo r land areas nearby in order t o strengthen its engineering programmes arid R & D infrastructure. Th e University expects t o benefit from th e proximity o f th e park, an d aspires t ocontribute t o th e promotion o f technology-based industries in Hong Kong, 改善校園設施 New Facilities on Campus 為未來籌劃之餘，我們亦致力改善現有設施，以協助敎硏和學習的進行。年內喜見上海總會科硏 技術中心正式落成，即將投入服務；而位於崇基的音樂大會堂和校本部的蒙民偉樓，工程進行得 'B' 和'F'地段 Sites 'B' and 'F' 5 Vice-Chancellor' s Repor t