Bulletin Vol. 9 No. 1 Sep–Oct 1972

The only projects remaining in the Phase I Programme (1968-71 quadrennium) are the residences for the Presidents of New Asia and United Colleges. The site for these houses was turned over to the contractor on 1st October, 1972 and work is now in progress. Government approval of the Phase II construction programme t o be accomplished during the 1972-75 period was received in May 1971. This includes the following projects: Extension of the Science Centre A Central Activities Complex (2 Buildings & Lecture Theatre Complex) A Multi-Purpose Auditorium (approximately 700 seats) A Sports Centre (2,100 interior seats - 4,000 exterior seats) Lifts between the m id and upper levels of the campus (6 lifts - 27 passengers each) Three additional Student Hostels (125 students each) A Postgraduate Hall (100-student capacity) Another Minor Staff Quarters (same as Phase I) Additional Staff Housing (Phases I V & V) (36 flats) Sir Cho-Yiu Hall (176-student capacity) Upon completion of the Phase II building programme, the basic buildings required by the University will have been provided. Thereafter, additional facilities will have to be justified on the basis of increased student load and new academic programmes. (See also pictures in Chinese section) ELECTRONICS DEPARTMENT OF UNITED COLLEGE The Electronics Department, assigned to United College, was established as a separate field of study of the University in 1970/71. This was the culmination of much preparatory work from inception of the idea as early as 1963 and the introduction of a minor programme from 1967/68 under Prof. S.C. Loh (now Professor of Computer Science). Dr. Charles K. Kao took up the appointment as Reader in Electronics in 1970 and was appointed Head of the Department responsible for the establishment and implementation of a four-year undergraduate programme in Electronics. The University and Polytechnic Grants Committee, in view of the needs of the community, recommends that the student intake of the Electronics Department be increased rapidly to be approximately on a par with the intake of other science subjects by 1974. The appointment of additional lecturers was made to provide the necessary staff to stage this programme of studies. Funding for equipment is also made available. Currently one Reader and five lecturers have been appointed with one vacancy which hopefully wil l be filled shortly. The plan is to increase lecturing staff at the rate of about two per year. The need of a graduate programme for Hong Kong and the importance of research for an applied science subject led to the early introduction of Electronics in the M.Sc. programme in 1972/73 with six students as the first intake. Gradual expansion is envisaged. 上其及心中療醫健保學大爲方下圖 院書亞新爲中圖，舍宿工職學大之 則下其，院書合聯爲角上左，址院 角一之館學科學大爲 The University Health Centre is shown at the bottom of the picture with the Joint Minor Staff Quarters immediately above and the New Asia construction site at the top. Part of the University Science Centre and United College appear to the left. - 3 —