Bulletin Summer 1975

The Vice-Chancellor 's Report The four years after the publication of The First Six Years 1963-69, the first formal report of the Vice- Chancelloron the formative years of the University, have witnessed the emergence of The Chinese University. It may seem paradoxical to speak of the University as "emerging" after more than ten years of existence. The operational term is, of course, "university" ； beyond its legal significance as a degree-grantin g institution, it is understood to mean a complex organization whic h includes not only appropriate organizational units for undergraduate instruction in the humanities and the sciences, but also appropriate organizational units for graduate and professional education, and for research and public service. It is in this substantive sense of "university " as a complex organization that the present report is conceived and presented. It is in this sense that the second phase of development can be characterized as " The Emerging University 1970-74". This report is in effect a major document expounding educational ideals tha t have guided The Chinese University to its present stage of development and mappe d out its course in the foreseeable future. Guiding Principles The fundamental guiding principles for the development of the University, as stated by the Vice- Chancellor, are: (1) to take the University as an organic organization, (2) to make the integration of Chinese and Western cultures the University' s distinctive educational objective. The first guiding principle, the organic concept of organization and functions, enables the University to maximize the use of its total resources, and thus enrich and expand its educational programme. The second guiding principle concerns the distinctive educational goal of The Chinese University of Hong Kong in the world system of higher education 一 the integration of two great cultural and intellectual traditions, Chinese and Western . This objective has been the shaping force in each of the University's basic functions—instruction, research, and public service. An International University In bridging East and West the Universit y endeavoured to be an international university in the fullest sense. The University maintains fruitful relations with government agencies and associations in various countries and conducts a wide range of cooperative projects with universities in many parts of the world. These diverse links with the international academic world have enriched and enhanced the University's total programme significantly. It is hoped that with the publication of this report the general public and friends of the University will have a better understanding of the basic philisophy behind the growth of C U HK and have a clearer picture of its development. 2