Bulletin Vol. 1 No. 11 May 1965

in the sp ring o f 1961. T h e n early in 1962 M r. J.D . Pearson, L ib ra ria n o f the School o f O rien ta l and A fric a n Studies in the U n iv e rs ity o f L o nd on , also visited the colony and gave a useful report on lib ra ry developm ent in the Colleges. T h e expert advice o f these men played a very significant part in the development o f the three G ran t Colleges toward U n iv e rs ity status. J o i n t Establishments F o llow in g the 1959 announcement, the Chinese Colleges Jo in t C oun cil acted as the unofficial agent o f the colleges in raising standards and b rin g in g about u n ifo rm ity in matters such as exam inations and q u a li fications fo r teaching staft". T o meet these needs three official boards were established: the Jo in t E n try E x am ination Syndicate, the Joint D ip lom a Board and the Jo in t Establishm ent Board. T h e Chairman o f these boards were respectively M r. S .T . Cheung o f the Education D epa rtm ent, Professor Y .C . W ong o f H o ng K o n g U n iv e rs ity , and M r. W .M . Cheung, fo rm e rly o f the Education Departm ent. In June 1961 the U n iv e rs ity P reparatory Comm ittee, chaired by the H on. C .Y . Kw an, was appointed. Its term s o f reference were to advise on a site fo r the central u n iv e rs ity b u ild in g s and the accommodation required. In due course a site in the uppe r Shatin Valley, not too far from Chung C h i College, was selected and G overnm ent was persuaded to set aside 250 acres there. F u l t o n Commission F ina lly, in M a y 1962, G overnm ent, satisfied w ith the progress made on a ll fronts, announced the ap p o in tm e n t o f a comm ission to make recommendations on the establishment o f the U n ive rsity. T h e C om m ission was a distinguished group o f men, and cred it fo r b rin g in g them together m ust go to the In te r- U n iv e rs ity C o un cil fo r H ig h e r Education Overseas in England in pa rticu la r to S ir Charles M o rris , Chairm an o f the C oun cil, and to S ir C h ristopher Cox. T h e Comm ission Chairm an was M r. J.S. F u lto n (now S ir J.S. F u lto n ), who has been mentioned earlier. T h e other members were D r. C h o h -M in g L i (now V ice -C hance llo r o f the U n ive rsity), Professor o f Business A dm in is tra tio n and D ire c to r o f the Centre fo r Chinese Studies at the U n iv e rs ity o f Californ ia , D r. J.V. Loach, Registrar o f the U n iv e rs ity o f Leeds, Professor T h o n g Saw-pak, Professor o f Physics at the U n iv e rs ity o f Malaya, and Professor F .C . Young, Professor o f B iochem istry at the U n iv e rs ity o f Cam bridge. M r. I.C .M . M a xw e ll, Secretary o f the In te r- U n iv e rs ity C oun cil fo r H ig h e r Education Overseas, jo in e d the group as secretary. T h e Comm ission cam e to H o ng K o n g tha t summer and before its departure p u b lic ly announced th a t in th e ir view the three Post- Secondary G ra n t Colleges were ready fo r u n ive rsity status. T h e y took it tha t th e ir job was to recommend on the un iv e rs ity organization and con stitu tion . In A p r il 1963 th e ir eagerly awaited rep o rt was published and was received w ith general enthusiasm . T he painstaking care and p ro fu n d ity w h ich characterize it testified to the g ra titude the U n iv e rs ity has fe lt towards M r. F u lto n and the other learned members o f the Comm ission. S h o rtly thereafter. G overnm ent announced that it had approved the Comm ission's recommendations in p rin c ip le , as had the Colleges. In June the fo rm ation o f a P rovisional C o un cil was announced; and on July 2, 1963 w ith the com pletion o f necessary p re lim in a ry w o rk, w h ich was considerable, the process o f preparing the way fo r the establishment o f the U n iv e rs ity began. A Selection C omm ittee to fin d a suitable candidate fo r the post o f V ice-Chancello r was appointed. M ean w h ile the executive afa ir s o f the U n iv e rs ity were entrusted to the P ro -V ice-C h an cellor D r. C .T . Yung, w ith the A c tin g Registrar, M r. H .T . W u assisting him . T hu s, a U n iv e rs ity was fin a lly born. (E d ito r's note: T h e above story — pieced together from reports, m inutes o f meetings, speeches, G overnm ent announcements, etc. — may serve to f ill some historical gaps before the Chinese U n iv e rs ity was established. Special appreciation should be expressed to M r. S .L. W ang, fo rm e r E xecutive Secretary o f Chinese C o l leges Jo in t C o un cil and presently E xam ination Secretary o f the U n iv e rs ity , fo r his records, personal papers and reminiscences. Than ks also to those who had played an active role in the development o f the U n iv e rs ity fo r reading the copies and making valuable suggestions and corrections.) Th e U ni v e r s i t y B u l l e t i n o f the Chinese U n iv e rs ity o f H ong K o n g is pu blished and d is trib u te d free by the U n iv e rs ity E d ito ria l B oard; it is m eant p rim a rily fo r the U n iv e rs ity fa c u lty and staff, b u t copies are also sent to frie nds o f the U n ive rsity. 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