Annual Report 1997-98

李國章校長率領大學高層會見中學校長和敎師，向他們介紹本校的 最新發展，以及即將開辦的新課程，包括酒店管理及中醫學課程。 Prof. A r t h u r K.C . L i an d senio r Universit y Officer s introducin g the University' s ne w development s an d academi c programme s to principal s an d teacher s fro m secondar y school s 敎師經常維持高水準的表現。 本校的行政部門也進行了類似的審核。自九七年初起校方開展一連 串的管理檢討，要求各部門重整工作流程和重新調配資源，以提高效 率和縮減開支，應付一九九八至二零零一年政府削減對大學資助的 措施。 年中完成審核的行政部門包括大學保健處、保安組和交通組。它們都 引進了低成本高效益的新措施。建築處於審核後重組為兩個行政單 位，以更有效地處理特定範圍的工作：校園發展處負責策劃校園的發 展，監察所有基建及修葺工程的進度和素質；物業管理處則負責 監管大學建築物及園地的維修和保養，以及物業設施的日常運作。 於本年度開始接受審核的部門則有總務處、人事處、學生事務處、成 員書院的輔導處，以及秘書處。一俟主要部門完成首輪審核，本校 行政將可靈活應付財政狀況的變化，並有足夠實力支援校方爭取更 卓越的成就。 biotechnology, The y are als o highl y relevan t t o th e curren t and futur e need s o f Hon g Kong , W e a t th e sam e tim e continued t o expan d ou r postgraduat e programmes , capitalizing on th e fac t tha t ove r th e las t t w o year s th e University ha s bee n allote d th e mos t graduat e place s fro m the UGC' s competitiv e centra l pool , To mak e sur e tha t ever y ste p forwar d w e mak e i s o n fir m ground an d tha t w e ar e suppl e enoug h t o circumven t hurdles o n our way , w e hav e t o b e vigilan t an d full y prepared. I n thi s connectio n ou r objective s hav e bee n t o maintain th e qualit y o f ou r teachin g an d researc h an d t o reengineer our administrativ e processe s t o cop e wit h uncertainties an d resourc e fluctuations . During th e yea r t w o ne w scheme s wer e introduce d t o scrutinize th e calibr e o f ou r staf f force . Th e earl y retiremen t scheme provide s a mechanis m whereb y under-performin g appointees age d 5 5 or abov e ar e calle d t o retir e befor e th e age o f 60 . Th e specia l resignatio n schem e institute s procedures t o identif y staf f member s wh o ove r a considerable perio d o f tim e hav e no t bee n abl e t o produc e results o f a hig h standar d i n teaching , research/publication , and service . Suc h appointee s wil l b e offere d a compensatio n package i f they choos e t o leav e servic e voluntarily , t o b e replaced b y highe r qualit y academic s capabl e o f achievin g more. Bot h scheme s ar e i n ste p wit h th e University' s commitment t o an d emphasi s o n quality . Onl y a n extremel y small numbe r o f staf f were thu s affected , suggestin g tha t the larg e majorit y o f ou r appointee s ar e hig h achievers . B y the en d o f 1997-98 , ne w mechanism s hav e bee n pu t i n place t o collec t dat a fo r th e regula r assessmen t o f performance i n teaching , research , an d service . Academic s are encourage d t o b e on th e aler t al l th e tim e t o sustai n th e high qualit y o f thei r work . Such introspectiv e effort s ar e als o foun d i n ou r administrativ e units. Th e managemen t efficienc y revie w exercis e whic h started of f i n earl y 199 7 continue d throughou t th e entir e The Chines e Universit y o f Hong Kon g Annua l Repor t Vice-chancellor's Review 7