Bulletin Vol. 1 No. 4 Oct 1964

Colleges in relation to the master plan of the University and coordinate their building projects. Site formation work at Ma L i u Shu i is already being carried out and it is expected that construction work may begin next year. Presently, soil removal work is done in coordination w i th the Plover Cove Water Scheme. DEFERMENT OF RET IREMENT FOR ONE YEAR T h e University Council confirmed an arrangement made by the Vice-Chancellor with Government to defer the retirement of over-aged personnel till the academic year of l %5 / 6 6. Government was approached in May o f this year w i th a request for deferring the retirement of over-aged staff. T h e Vice-Chancellor, i n his statement to the Council , said the retirement of over-aged personnel generally required a preparatory period of six to nine months, not only to give the person involved an opportunity to make personal plans, but also to allow the Universit y enough time to secure qualified replacements. Government, in a reply dated Ma y 29, agreed to defer the enforcement of Statute 18 of the University Ordinance till the academic year of 1965/66, w i t h the exception of those who are physically incapable of continuing to perform their duties and those who voluntarily retire. T h e specified age of retirement i n the Universit y Ordinance is 60. READMISSION OF PRE-1960 GRADUATES T h e University Registrar, in a reply to a petition submitted by the A l umni Association of the thre e Foundation Colleges requesting the University ( a) to exempt pre-1960 College graduates f r om the qualifying examination for readmission to courses of study leading t o a degree and (h) to establish external degree or evening courses for these graduates, said: ' T he policy on readmissio n of graduates before 1960 was stated in our letter dated August 18. T h e second petition was studied by the Academic Planning Committee, which reached the following decisions: (1) the requirement of a qualifying examination was base d on the need to examine the academic standing of the applicant and to determine the required courses of study for each of them. Graduates before 196 0 have been engaged in various positions in society for man y years ; now that the University has been established w i th higher academic standards, it is appropriate t o comply w i th the requirement of Statute 22(4) o f the University Ordinance in having a qualifying examination. T h e examination w i ll include three papers and is to be given by the College concerned. (2) As to the request for establishing external degree and evening courses, these projects require extensive research on the need; provision of equipment; recruitment of extr a teachers and application of financial resources. T h e University, at the present formative stage, has a great deal to undertake and is unable to divert its limited resources to such projects in this time.' PROFESSORS HONOURED Professor Chou Fa-kao of th e Department of Chinese Language and Literature, and Professor L i H u i - l in of the Department of Biology, were elected on Septembe r 1 ， 1964, to be academicians of the Academia Sinica , the highest academic body of the Republic of China. T h e Academia Sinica is dedicated to the promotion and encouragement of research and studies o f all sciences. T he President is D r . Wa ng Shih-Chieh, his predecessor havin g been the late D r . H a Shih. Every year, a handful of distinguished scholars nominated by leading academic personages and organizations are awarded membership of the Academia if they secure four-fifths of the votes cast by members. Th i s year, six scholars have been awarded the honour, bringing the number of academicians elected since the establishment of the Academia to a total of forty-nine. (Editor's Note: I n our previous issue of Vol. 1 ， No. II ， we translated wrongly the titles of Research Associat e and Research Fellow of Academia Sinica as ‘副院士， a n d ‘院士 ＇ respectively. Th ey should be ‘副研究員’ an d ‘研究 員’ as pointed out to us in a letter f r om Prof. Y. R. Chao, Professor at the University of California and a member of our Advisory Board. We are grateful for Prof. Chao's attention.) STUDENT WELFARE COMMI TTEE T h e Student Welfare Committee of the Chines e University of Ho ng K o n g held its first meeting on September 3 ， 1964, at the University Central Office. T h e Committee is a permanent advisory body appointed by the Vice-Chancellor w i th the aim of promoting the general welfare and corporate life of the students o f the University. T h e Committee is responsible directly to the Vice-Chancellor. T h e members of the Committee are: M r . H . T . Wu , University Registrar (Chairman) Mr. John S. Barr, Dean of Students, Ch u ng Chi College M r . L y on Y. Lee, Administrative Assistant, Chun g Chi College Mr. Lee Y u Kam , Vice-Chairman, Student Union, Chung Chi College M r . Tao Chen-yu, Dean of Students, New Asia College M r . Wu Chen-hsiung, Lecturer, Department of Commerce, New Asia College Miss L o L i n g, Vice-Chairman, Student Un i on, New Asia College M r . Hube rt Cheng, Dean of Students, United College M r . Lee D i n - y i, Lecturer, Department of History, Un i t ed College M r . K w o k Yau-yee, President, Student Un i on , Un i t ed College M r . Steve S. C. Huang, University Assistant Registra r (Secretary) T h e present task of the Committee is to advise the Vice-Chancellor on measures to be taken in organizin g a University Student Un i on including a workable plan for its establishment and a draft constitution. 4