Bulletin Number Two 1986

Ho Tim Building Foundation Stone Laid The foundation stone of the Ho Tim Building was laid at a ceremony on 13th March, 1986. The Hon. Sir David Akers-Jones, Chief Secretary of Hong Kong, together with Dr. Ho Tim, officiated at the ceremony, which was attended by about 150 guests. The Ho Tim Building, a seven-storey building with a total floor area of about 5,520 square metres, is being constructed on the original site of the Multi- purpose Hall of Chung Chi College. Upon completion in 1987 ， the building will house lecture theatres, education technology studios, laboratories andadmin istrative offices of the School of Education as well as a reprovisioned Multi-purpose Hall for Chung Chi College. With this new building and its purpose-built facilities, the School of Education will have more room for further expansion. Both the Vice-Chancellor, Dr. Ma Lin , and the Hon. Sir David Akers-Jones addressed the guests, paying tribute to Dr. Ho Tim for his substantial con tributions over the years in promoting education and supporting the development of the University. Sir David pointed out that as Hong Kong has no natural resources its strength lies in the quality of its people. It is important that our young people are taught by teachers who are not only professionally competent but also devoted to the teaching profession. The Ho Tim Building is therefore of immense importance for the contribution it will make to the quality of the education which our young people will receive for generations to come. Address by the Vice-Chancellor Sir David, Dr. Ho, ladies and gentlemen, Today we are gathered here to witness the laying of the foundation stone of the Ho Tim Building and we aremuchhonoured that Sir DavidAkers-Jones, the Chief Secretary, and Dr. Ho Tim have graciously agreed to officiate at the ceremony. The construction of the Ho Tim Building is undoubtedly a milestone in the development of the School of Education. The School of Education was established in 1965, two years after the University came into being, and had a humble beginning, with seven teachers and twenty-one students. Now it has a student enrolment of over eight hundred, and thirty teachers. Despite this steady growth, the School has never had a building of its own. With the completion of the Ho Tim Building next year, the School will have more room for further expansion and will be able to enjoy better facilities and equipment designed to meet the needs of staff and students in the context of possible new and innovative development in educa tion in the nineties. The University is fortunate in securing the support of the Government in materializing its plans for this building. It is really heartening that the Government has attached so much importance to the provision of high-quality education for serving teachers at tertiary level in general and in our School of Education in particular. To name the building after Dr. Ho Tim is away of manifesting the University's gratitude to Dr. Ho. Dr. Ho is a Council Member of the University and Vice-Chairman of the Board of Trustee? of TheUnited College and a benefactor of the University. He has over the years made substantial donations either in person or through Ho Tim Foundation, for the setting up of scholarships in the constituent Colleges, for the promotion of research, and for the construction of an academic building. The University is most grateful to Dr. Ho for his generosity which has benefited not only the students but also the society at large. Thank you. 8 NEWS