Bulletin Vol. 1 No. 1 Jun 1964

there. After graduating in 1951, she started teaching General English, Scriptures and Translation in Pooi T o Middle School in Hong Kong. In 1957, she was appointed Prefect of Studies of the school, in addition she was also the Careers-Mistress. She worked in this capacity until August, 1963. Ill 1961, she passed the A.C.P. Diploma Examination, and later in 1963 she obtained the Diploma in Education (External) of the University of London. As an Administrative Assistant in the Central Office, she helps in the work of recruitment, appointment, establishment, and other internal administration. T H E CHRON ICLER June 3, 1961 A Preparatory Committee was appointed by the Hong Kong Government to suggest steps to be taken for the provision of sites and buildings for a federal type Chinese University. T h e Hon. C. Y. Kwan was appointed Chairman of the Committee which was composed of the following members: Dr. Ch'ien Mu, President of New Asia College; Mr. P. Donohue, Director of Education; Mr. Lee lu-cheung; Dr. D. Y. Lin, President of United College; Hon. J. C. McDouall, Secretary for Chinese Affairs; Mr. B. Mellor, Registrar of Hong Kong University; Mr. L. G. Morgan, Adviser on Post-Secondary Colleges; Mr. G. P. Norton, Acting Deputy Director of Public Works Department; Sir Lindsay Ride, Vice-Chancellor of Hong Kong University; Mr. G. T . Rowe, Principal Assistant Colonial Secretary ； Mr. Wan lu-shing; and Dr. C. T . Yung, President of Chung Chi College. T h e Secretary of the Committee was Mr. T . J. Bedford of the Colonial Secretariat. May 8, 1962 T h e Hong Kong Government announced the establish- ment of a Commission, headed by Mr. J. S. Fulton, Vice-Chancellor of the University of Sussex, to advise on the creation of a new University in Hong Kong, in which Chinese would be the principal medium of instruction. Th e other members of the Fulton Commission were: Dr. Choh-Ming Li, Professor of Business Administration and Director of the Centre for Chinese Studies, University of California; Dr. J. V. Loach, Registrar of the University of Leeds ； Dr. Thong Saw Pak, Professor of Physics, University of Malaya ； Dr. F. G. Young, Professor of Biochemistry, University of Cambridge. T h e Secretary of the Commission was Mr. I . C. M. Maxwell, Secretary of the Inter-University Council for Higher Education Overseas. Th e Commission was scheduled to arrive in Hong Kong in the summer of 1962. August 15, 1962 T h e Hong Kong Government announced that the Fulton Commission had recommended to His Excellency the Governor that 'if its report is accepted by the Govern- ment and the Colleges concerned, a federal university based upon the three Post-Secondary G rant Colleges should be formed with power to grant degrees'. April 2 4 , 1963 T h e Fulton Report was made public and was tabled at the Legislative Council. June 13, 1963 T h e Hong Kong Government announced that it had accepted in principle the recommendations of the Fulton Commission and steps were taken to establish a Provi- sional Council under the Chairmanship of the Hon. C. Y. Kwan. June 24, 1963 Twenty prominent members of the community were appointed by His Excellency the Governor, Sir Robert Black, to serve on the Provisional Council of the new University. Nine members of the Council were appointed to the Selection Committee to advise Government on the selection of a Vice-Chancellor of the University. T h e Chairman of both the Provisional Council and the Selection Committee was the Hon. C. Y. Kwan. Office accommodation for the Provisional Council was made available in the Hang Seng Bank Building, Hong Kong, by courtesy of Mr. Ho Sien-hang, Chairman of the Board of Directors, Hang Seng Bank. Th e members of the Provisional Council were: the Hon. C. Y. Kwan (Chairman), the Hon. R. C. Lee (Vice-Chairman), Dr. Ch'ien Mu, Mr. T . C. Cheng, the Hon. P. Donohue, the Hon, Fung Ping-fan, the Hon. S. S. Gordon, Mr. Lee lu-cheung, Mr. J. S. Lee, Mr. H. T . Liu, Mrs. Ellen Li Shu-pui, the Hon. J. C. McDouall, Dr. S. H. Pang, Sir Lindsay Ride, the Hon. A. M. Rodrigues, Mr. B. P. Schoyer, Mr. Szeto Wai, Prof. Y. C. Wong, Mr. P. C. Woo, and Dr. C. T . Yung. In addition to the Hon. C. Y. Kwan, the Selection Committee comprised: Dr. Ch'ien Mu, Mr. T . C. Cheng, the Hon. P. Donohue, the Hon. R. C. Lee, Mrs. Ellen Li Shu-pui, the Hon. J. C. McDouall, Sir Lindsay Ride and Dr. C. T . Yung. Mr. Wu Hei-tak was appointed Secretary of both the Provisional Council and the Committee. July 2, 1963 T h e Acting Chairman of the Provisional Council, the Hon. R. C. Lee, announced that the new University would be named ' Chinese University of Hong Kong ' . August 9， 1963 Th e Hong Kong Government announced that about 270 acres of land in the Ma Liu Shui area of the New Territories would be granted for the development of the Chinese University of Hong Kong upon the approval of the University's master plan for developments. August 2 1, 1963 Dr. C. T . Yung was appointed by His Excellency the Governor to be the First Pro-Vice-Chancellor of the University. 10