Bulletin Number Five 1983

Twenty-Sixth Congregation The second congregation held this year 一 the Twenty- Sixth Congregation for the Conferment o f Degrees - took place on 8th December at the University Mall. In the absence o f His Excellency the Chancellor, Sir Edward Youde, who was away from Hong Kong, the Pro-Chancellor, Sir Yuet-keung Kan presided at the Congregation, which was attended by over 4,000 guests. Altogether 1,191 Master's and Bachelor's degrees were conferred on the year's graduates: 68 Masters o f Philosophy, 71 Masters o f Business Administration, 4 Masters o f Social Work, 25 Masters o f Arts (Education), 245 Bachelors o f Arts, 200 Bachelors o f Business Administration, 271 Bachelors o f Science and 307 Bachelors o f Social Science. Dr. Ma Lin addressed the Congregation after the conferment o f degrees. Address by Dr. Ma Lin Mr. Pro-Chancellor, Members o f the University, Ladies and Gentlemen, We are gathered here today to confer degrees on students o f the University who have successfully completed their programmes o f studies at the under­ graduate or postgraduate level. Sitting before us are more than a thousand young men and women who have received their education at the University and who are about to make their contribution to society. In their presence I feel proud o f the personal growth that has taken place in these surroundings but I also feel the burden of responsibility weighing heavily on me, because when graduates enter the service o f the community they are putting themselves on trial. More than that, they are also putting the University on trial, albeit indirectly. A University exists to serve and improve the society from which it springs. For this reason, a university w ill be judged by the contribution its teachers and its students are able to make to the society which supports the institution. Over the past twenty years, The Chinese University o f Hong Kong has made some progress and achievements o f which we can be proud. The credit for this is due to members o f the University Council ， the academic staff, the students and the alumni o f the University. May I ， on behalf o f the staff, the students and the alumni, take this opportunity to express our deepest gratitude to our former Council Chairman Sir Yuet-keung Kan, who retired from the post after eleven years o f distinguished service. Under his chairmanship, a NEWS 11