Annual Report 2007–08

5 引 言 Introduction 革新校政 加強管理 盱衡世界，各地大學咸精簡架構，提高效 能。中大為與時俱進，特於二零零八年五 月成立教務會重組專責委員會，研議改組 教務會之法。委員會經五次會議後提交報 告，就教務會人數和組成辦法提出詳細建 議，報告復於二零零八年九月獲教務會通 過接納。俟新教務會組成後，我校學務發 展更臻速達。 管理層任命方面，徐揚生教授於二零零八 年八月一日起出任協理副校長，吳樹培先 生於同日擔任教務長；而許敬文教授、馮 通教授則獲委任於二零零九年一月一日 起，分任副校長及協理副校長職。以上諸 位允當重任，大學深慶得人。 謹此特別感謝蘇基朗教授和廖柏偉教授 任大學行政職期間的卓越貢獻。蘇教授於 二零零四年起兼任教務長和協理副校長 兩職，其間參與制訂二零零八至一二年度 教務發展計劃，為二零一二年恢復本科四 年制作準備，並積極推動大學國際化，成 績斐然。廖教授出任副校長凡十三載，任 內為大學革故鼎新，對資源分配、財政管 理、人事銓敘諸制度多所改進，並協助大 學成立法律學院，開設新書院，籌建教學 酒店，建樹良多。兩位教授對大學發展厥 功甚偉，我們衷心銘感。 University Governance and Management In pace with the worldwide trend towards streamlining and greater efficiency in university governance, an Ad Hoc Committee on the Reorganization of the Senate was established in May 2008 and tasked with exploring the way forward in revamping the Senate. After five meetings, the Committee issued its Final Report detailing recommendations on the size and composition of the Senate. The Report was approved by the Senate in September 2008, paving the way for a renewed Senate to lead the University in academic matters with enhanced efficiency and effectiveness in the years ahead. I am pleased to report the appointments of Prof. Xu Yangsheng as Associate Pro-Vice-Chancellor and Mr. Eric S.P. Ng as Registrar, both starting 1 August 2008, and the appointments of Prof. Michael K.M. Hui as Pro-Vice-Chancellor and Prof. Fung Tung as Associate Pro-Vice-Chancellor both to take effect on 1 January 2009. I would also like to record a note of thanks to Prof. Billy K.L. So and Prof. Liu Pak-wai. Since assuming the dual role of Registrar/Associate Pro-Vice- Chancellor in 2004, Prof. So had made important contributions to, among other things, the formulation of academic development plans for the period 2008 to 2012, the preparations for the reversion to the four-year normative curriculum in 2012, and to efforts at internationalization. During his 13-year tenure as Pro-Vice-Chancellor, Prof. Liu has made numerous worthy and far-reaching contributions to the University in terms of resource allocation, financial management, and the improvement of the personnel system. He has also played pivotal roles in new initiatives such as the establishment of the then School of Law, the new Colleges, and the teaching hotel. We owe much to the contributions of Prof. Liu and Prof. So in taking the University forward. 許敬文教授 Prof. Michael K.M. Hui 徐揚生教授 Prof. Xu Yangsheng 馮通教授 Prof. Fung Tung 吳樹培先生 Mr. Eric S.P. Ng