Bulletin Report of The Commission on The Chinese University of Hong Kong March 1976

12. The submission of memoranda to the Commission, was invited in advance of our visit to Hong Kong. The names of those who kindly presented their views to us in writing as a result of this invitation are recorded in Appendix I. We are most grateful to them for the information, and comments which they gave us. 13. During our visit a compact programme of interviews was arranged and these enabled us to hear the views of members of the governing bodies of the University and the constituent Colleges, the Vice-Chancellor, the Presidents of the Colleges, members of the academic, library and administrative staff and representatives of the student body. We are most grateful to all of them for sparing the time to meet us and we assure them that the discussions with them have been of great value to us. We recall with gratitude their willingness, patience and understanding. A list of these who gave evidence is attached as Appendix II. 14. In these and other ways we found abundant and impressive evidence of the deep interest which the public in Hong Kong takes in The Chinese University of Hong Kong, not only in its notable achievements over the last decade but also in the contribution which it is poised to make to the future prosperity and welfare of Hong Kong. We cannot but feel that this concern will be a source of great reassurance and constructive support to the University in the future. 15. Throughout our visit we met with the greatest kindness and hospitality and we are most grateful to all who entertained us in any way and made our visit so enjoyable. In particular, we express our thanks to His Excellenc the Acting Governor, to the Chairman of the Council and to the Vice-Chancellor. 16. Our work was greatly facilitated by the efficiency of our office staff in Hong Kong — Mr. Gordon Siu, Mr. A.G. Cooper, Mr. Richard Wong and Mrs. Marie Higgins — and we record our appreciation for all they did so willingly and graciously to ease our task. 17. To the Inter-University Council we are grateful for showing again its continuing interest in The Chinese University of Hong Kong by releasing its Deputy-Director to accompany us on our mission and by providing office services to enable us to complete our report. ( I I ) Basic Considerations 18. We have given much thought to our terms of reference. These, as always, have to be placed in. a context. Our interpretation is bound to reflect the framework in which we view the past, present and still more the future, roles of the University. What were the principles guiding its foundation? These must have weight. So must the University's growth through the first decade of its life. How do the expectations and the tasks of 1976 differ from those of 1962? How have the realities of the physical environment (e.g. the unexpected windfall of an integrated site as opposed to the former expectation that Chung Chi College would be physically separated from its sister Colleges and the University) influenced development? And — most important question of all — how is the University, after its most auspicious start, to be best equipped as an effective and creative instrument for the future higher education of the young people of Hong Kong ？ All of those, including ourselves as a Commission, who share responsibility for the University's future, must keep constantly in mind that even those undergraduates who (4) Acknowledgements