Bulletin Vol. 1 No. 8 Feb 1965

4. T h e establishment o f a D epa rtm ent o f E xtra - M u ra l Studies to meet the needs o f citizens in a m odern society such as H o n g K ong, who should no t o n ly be in fo rm ed b u t also possess the a b ility o f reasoning and discernment, and be able to make good and pro fitable use o f th e ir leisure. A programme o f the courses to be offered is being drawn up by an A d viso ry Board o f E x tra -M u ra l Studies in the U n iv e rs ity . 5. T h e erection o f an In te r-U n iv e rs ity H a ll to accommodate scholars o f in te rna tiona l repute who come to assist the U n iv e rs ity e ith e r as v is itin g professors or as research fellows ca rrying out w o rth w h ile research projects. These projects are in keeping w ith the U n ive rsity 's po licy o f ensuring th a t the Chinese U n iv e rs ity is not on ly closely in touch w ith the needs o f H o ng K o n g b u t also w e ll up to in te rna tiona l standards. T h e U n iv e rs ity is concerned to see tha t its undergraduates and staff alike can take pride in an in s titu tio n com b in ing scholarly tra d itio n w ith v ita lity . O th e r developments fo r th e com ing year, w h ich w ith these projects w ill call fo r a fu rth e r increase in G overnm ent subvention, in clude an increase in en rolm ent to 1875 undergraduates, im provem ents o f teaching equipm en t and the expan sion o f accommodation fo r teaching and residential purposes. W ith these developments go other changes, in c lu d in g standardization and consolidation o f fees w h ic h at present vary from College to College. T h e U n iv e rs ity has announced th a t w ith effect from the A u tum n T e rm , 1965, Social Science, Commerce, A rts, and M a th e matics students w ill pay a C om position Fee o f $800 per year and N a tu ra l Science students w ill pay a C om po sition Fee o f $1,000 per year. T h e C om po sition Fee w ill com pletely replace the various fees at present charged separately fo r registration, tu itio n , student id e n tity cards, teaching materials, the use o f laboratory, a th letic and student health facilities and fo r the Degree/ D ip lom a E xam ination. In ad dition, each student w ill deposit $100 Caution M on e y upon his adm ission and, subject to no deduction being made fo r damage to equipm en t or any U n iv e rs ity p ro pe rty, th is sum w ill be used to pay the G raduation Fee, w h ich is also $100. T h e fee fo r e n try to the M a tric u la tio n E xam ina tion w ill remain at 5530. T h e new C om position Fee though show ing an increase represents on ly a pa rtia l im p lem e ntatio n o f the fees suggested by the F u lto n Comm ission, w h ich envisaged an average fee o f $1,000 per year, varying w ith in relative ly na rrow lim its according to subject. T h e organization o f a U n iv e rs ity Students U n io n is being planned to start d u rin g the next academic year. A U n io n Sub scrip tion o f $50 per year w ill e n title the student to membership in bo th his own College U n io n and the U n iv e rs ity U n io n and the use o f all th e ir facilities. T h e fo llow in g is a lis t o f standardized fees to be charged in the academic year o f 1965/66:- 1. Fees payable each Academic Year C om po sition Fee (Science) 1,000.00 C om po sition Fee (A rts, Social Science, Commerce, & M athem atics) 800.00 A n n u a l U n io n S ub scrip tion (C om posi­ tio n fees are no rm a lly payable in instalments, the details o f w hich are obtainable from the Colleges concerned.) 50.00 2. Fees payable at Entrance Caution M on e y (T h e sum is returnable on w ith d raw a l from the U n iv e rs ity subject to no claim being outstanding ； the balance o f this deposit is no rm a lly used towards paym ent o f Graduation Fee) 1 0 0 . 0 0 3. Miscellaneous T ra n s c rip t Fee (1st copy) 5.00 (add. copy) 1.00 M a tric u la tio n E xam ina tion Fee 30.00 R e-E xam ination Fee 20.00 (per paper) G raduation & Certificate Fee 100.00 f i r s t e x t r a - mu r a l c o u r s e T h e firs t course to be organized by the D e pa rtm ent o f E x tra -M u ra l Studies w ill begin on A p ril 7 at U n ite d College. I t w ill be an "In tro d u c to ry Course on M od e rn M a th em a tics" given by D r. S .T . T sou, Senior L e ctu re r and D ire c to r o f the Board o f Studies in M athem atics. T h e course w ill be given every Wednesday from 5:15 to 7:15 p.m . fo r tw en ty weeks. T h e purpose o f the course is to acquaint school teachers w ith the teaching o f "m o d e rn " mathematics, w h ic h has now been in tro du ced in to secondary schools. v i s i t i n g p r o f es s o r i n e d u c a t i o n T h e U n iv e rs ity 's new V is itin g Professor in Education, D r. Jesse W . T a rw a te r arrived in H o n g K o n g on January 30 w ith his fam ily . H e w ill be associated w ith the new School o f E ducation fo r one year and his stay in H o n g K o n g is su p p o rte d b y th e Asia F o u n d a tio n . D r T arw a te r has been associated w ith T h e Asia F ounda tion since 1962’ from w h ich date he has served as A dviser in student counseling and student personnel w o rk at Seoul N a tio n a l U n iv e rs ity and at the National T a iw a n U n iv e rs ity and T a iw a n P ro v in c ia l N o rm a l U n iv e rs ity . 4