Bulletin Winter 1988

develop. We are proposing to UPGC to let this Univer sity grow at 6% per annum to an ultimate size of 20,000 students by about 2008/9. The increased in take will meet the pressing demand to produce more tertiary level students in Hong Kong. With an ex panded student body, more courses can be offered both in the two regular semesters and in the summer term to enable students to proceed at their own pace and based on their own ability and inclination. With good primary and secondary school preparation, the flexible course structure offered by this University will allow superior graduates to be produced after acquiring the needed credit units in a time period of anywhere from three to four years. Some may even complete the credit units required for graduation in two years while others may take a little more than four years. The great strength of this system is its adaptability to changes. New courses can be added and out-dated courses can be removed. Specialization can be offered readily with general education equally available. This probably has the best chances of meeting the university educational needs of the future. Of course the adoption of this scheme will require thorough Senate deliberation and approval. The answer to the question posed at the be ginning of this talk, i.e. whether university education needs specific change, is obviously a big ‘yes' . The Chinese University of Hong Kong is making these changes. The University will be unobtrusively gearing up to meet and deliver the quality education that Hong Kong expects and deserves. We w ill do so with the least inconvenience to others. Of course, we need continuous support in funding from the government and we need the moral and material support from the public to enable us to meet our objectives. To the graduating class of 1988 ， I wish you all the success in life that you deserve. I want you to be proud of your heritage and to demonstrate your pedigree. We are counting on you to be ambassadors of The Chinese University of Hong Kong in the com munity. You w ill now be joining an outstanding alumni body, which has in it many outstanding indi viduals in position of leadership both in Hong Kong and elsewhere in the world. 4