Bulletin Vol. 1 No. 3 Sep 1964

a leading mem ber o f the local Chinese c om m u n ity has come fo rw a rd w ith a pledge o f three m illio n H o n g K o n g dollars fo r the b u ild in g o f the U n iv e rs ity lib ra ry . A ll this is a splendid beginning. Intere st in sup po rting other parts o f the b u ild in g programm e ， in c lu d in g the b u ild in g s fo r the Colleges, is also developing. O bviously, the Chinese U n iv e rs ity welcomes and solicits m aterial suppo rt from abroad, no t because H o n g K o n g is an underdeveloped area or is backward in its econom ic grow th, w h ich clearly it is n o t, b u t because o f the necessity and even the demand to develop its in te rna tiona l character. T h is emphasis on the in te rna tiona l qualities o f the U n iv e rs ity does not im p ly by any means tha t it is intended to be exclusively W estern. T h e c u rric u la cover Western, Chinese and other Asian subjects. T h e operation o f the U n iv e rs ity w ith its three constituent colleges is developing a unique pa tte rn o f its own, qu ite diffe re n t from what is fou nd in other parts o f the w o rld . T h e U n iv e rsity 's teaching methods are being th o ro u g h ly re-exam ined in an e ffo rt to develop methods tha t w ill adapt the best A m e ri­ can, B ritis h , Chinese and other concepts to ou r ow n needs. Research is Indispensable T h e Chinese U n iv e rs ity , o f course, is no t a mere asso­ cia tion o f three colleges, engaged m a in ly in undergraduate teaching. As a u n ive rsity, it m ust pro vide facilities fo r its fa cu lty members to do research and to give tra in in g to postgraduates. T o the U n iv e rsity , research is indispensable because it serves d ire c tly the needs o f the comm u nity, enables the fa cu lty members to keep up w ith the newest developments in hum an knowledge and to make c o n trib u ­ tions to it, and enriches undergraduate teaching and postgraduate tra in in g . M oreover, research w ill enable the U n iv e rs ity to attract and keep able staff. I t w ill also p ro ­ vide an effective vehicle fo r in te rna tiona l cooperation and assistance. T h e facilities fo r fa c u lty research and postgraduate tra in in g are to be pro vided fo r in institutes. Each o f the con stituen t colleges today has a F aculty o f A rts, o f Science and o f Commerce and Social Science. W ith respect to the hum anities, there is already the In s titu te o f Advanced Chinese Studies and Research w h ich has been in operation fo r many years at N ew Asia College. New Insti tutes W ith respect to other fields o f research and postgraduate tra in in g , we are prepared to set up at th is tim e tw o new in stitu te s at the U n iv e rs ity . One is to be the In s titu te o f Social Studies, w h ich w ill include un its in such areas as business and p u b lic adm in istra tion , economics, geography, mass comm unication, m odern Chinese studies, social survey, sociology and social welfare, and w o rld history. T h e other is to be the In s titu te o f Science and T echnology w h ic h w ill engage in bo th basic and applied research in such areas as biology, chem istry, physics and mathematics and statistics. T he re w ill be no necessity to re c ru it fa cu lty members fo r the exclusive purpose o f doing research in the U n iv e rs ity ; the facilities are meant fo r the existing faculties. W e expect tha t many o f these research un its w ill w o rk closely w ith the in d u stria l, commercial and comm unal interests o f H ong K ong. Plans are also under way bo th to establish a School o f Education and to in itia te e xtra-m u ral programmes to meet the pressing needs o f the comm u nity. F u rth e r, as the development o f the Chinese U n iv e rs ity cannot be divorced from the fu tu re o f the Chinese secondary schools in H o ng K ong, m achinery w ill soon be set up to explore ways to assist them . Progress on M a n y Front s T h o u g h the U n iv e rs ity has been in existence less than a year, progress has been made on many fronts. As regards ou r physical plant, not on ly has the master plan fo r the U n iv e rs ity campus at M a L iu Shui been drawn up and approved by the U n iv e rs ity C ouncil, bu t, thanks to the cooperation o f the Plover Cove D am Project, the levelling o f the h ills at the new site has begun. O n the academic side, inter-collegiate teaching is due to start on a modest scale presently, and the firs t class o f u n ive rsity graduates w ill have th e ir commencement next m on th . Eleven p ro ­ fessors have been appointed according to the recommenda­ tions o f the E xternal Assessors in England. T h e U n iv e rs ity Senate w ill be b ro u g h t in to existence in October. As to the a dm in istra tion o f the U n iv e rsity , it has developed in to a pa tte rn in w h ich the Academ ic P lanning Comm ittee, consisting o f the three college presidents and the V ice-C hancellor, constitutes fo r all practical purposes the executive arm o f the U n ive rs ity. In th is comm ittee each president, w h ile representing his own college ， takes in to fu ll account o f the interests o f the U n iv e rs ity as a whole. Oppor tuni ti es f o r Youths T h e U n iv e rs ity is established, o f course, p rim a rily fo r Chinese you th. T h e present to ta l enrolm ent is about 1,660, almost the same as the undergraduate enrolm ent at the U n iv e rs ity o f H o ng K ong. T h u s the existence o f the Chinese U n iv e rs ity has doubled the oppo rtunitie s fo r secondary-school graduates to enter un ive rsity in H o ng K on g . T h is num be r o f 1,660 w ill gradually increase as circumstances p e rm it. In spite o f rapid econom ic g row th in H ong K on g , there are s till many deserving students who fin d it fina n cia lly d iffic u lt, if not impossible, to come to o r rem ain w ith the U n iv e rsity . We hope that the num ber o f bursaries, undergraduate scholarships and postgraduate fellowships w ill be greatly increased from private as w e ll as p u b lic co n trib u tio n s in order to assist as many o f these students as possible. W ith regard to the m atter o f em ployment, the G o ve rn ­ m ent o f H o ng K o n g has already comm itted its e lf to the p o licy o f trea tin g ou r graduates on the same foo ting as those o f any other B ritis h Comm onw ealth universities. W e expect tha t the tra in in g given in the Chinese U n iv e rs ity w ill so meet the needs o f the local comm unities here tha t th e ir demand fo r ou r graduates w ill rise in pace w ith tim e. N o doub t, the in te rna tiona l nature o f the U n iv e rs ity w ill open up many other op po rtu n itie s here and abroad fo r ou r students. 4