Bulletin Number Four 1984

believe that in the academic world universities transcend state boundaries and together they form a galaxy. We also maintain that scholars all over the world share the same mind and ideal which bring them closely together, despite the distance that separates them. That is why New Asia lays much emphasis on open-mindedness and adopts an open- door policy. We believe that 'all men are brothers' may be an ideal too lo fty to realize, nevertheless, through the exchange o f visiting scholars, lectures and publications, we may not only achieve an interflow o f academic ideas, but also encourage mutual appreciation o f culture, and enhance mutual understanding and respect among scholars. For the fragmented world o f today, such activities w ill no doubt have some integrative power. Towards this end, New Asia established the 'Ch'ien Mu History & Culture Lecture Series' in 1978 ， the ‘S.Y. Chung Visiting Fellowship’ in 1980, the 'Ming Yu Foundation Lecture Series' and 'Ming Yu Foundation Professorship' in 1983. These projects not only enable us to invite world- renowned scholars to the College to lecture and meet our staff and students, but also provide opportunities for our staff to conduct research and deliver lectures elsewhere. Such cultural exchanges are meant to make New Asia College a scholarly community which keeps in touch w ith the rest o f the world. What New Asia can accomplish, though far from significant, w ill surely contribute to the world o f learning in the long run and distinguish itself in the galaxy o f universities. (4) Being a constituent part o f The Chinese Univer sity o f Hong Kong, New Asia, together w ith its sister Colleges, Chung Chi and United, w ill provide for the staff and students a congenial environment w ithin the University structure. Apart from inheriting their respective historical traditions, they w ill keep abreast o f the progress o f the University, and continue to discharge their new functions. In a modem university like ours, the existence o f Colleges w ill not merely increase its m ultiplicity and vitality, but also provide in a large institution smaller communities which transcend the formidable barriers between the different disciplines. That is exactly what the late Oxford economist Schumacher meant by 'small is beautiful'. We believe that even if there were no colleges at all, The Chinese University would still create some college-like organizations. As colleges already exist here, there is no need to create them. Our major concern now is for the Colleges to play a unique role which w ill help to develop the University into a more organic and integrated whole. Moving along this direction, the College is, therefore, both historical and developmental. Career Destinations of 1983 Graduates The 1983 annual employment survey, conducted by the Appointments Service ， covers all first and higher degree graduates and diplomates. Out o f a total o f 1,023 first degree graduates, 907 returned completed and valid questionnaires, giving a response rate o f 88.7%. The response rate o f higher degree graduates and diplomates was 87.6%. In the past year the economy o f Hong Kong was in a paradoxical situation. While there were some signs o f recovery, especially in the industrial sector, the overall economic climate was marked by the uncertainty and speculation about the territory's future. Employers in the private sector became more cautious in taking on new recruits w ithout relevant work experience, and opportunities in the Civil Service were not as plentiful as the previous two or three years. Nevertheless, there were as many vacancies in the secondary schools asin previous years. As a result, the percentage o f those who entered the teaching profession remained more or less at the 1982 level, but there was a drop in the number o f graduates joining the Civil Service. On the other hand, there was a small increase in the percentage o f graduates entering business and the increase was particularly significant among graduates in Science and Social Science, indicating the gradual diversifi­ cation o f career interests among graduates in these disciplines. As for the graduates' job mobility, it was found that a small proportion o f the graduates had changed jobs, some more than once, w ithin the six-month period. This might on the one hand indicate the marketability o f the graduates concerned, but on the other it suggested the absence o f careful planning and clearly defined career goals. F irs t Degree Graduates By early December 1983, i.e. six months after 12 RECENT DEVELOPMENTS