Bulletin Autumn‧Winter 1991

Leung Kau Kui Building Formally Opened More Facilities for Business Administration Studies The Leung Kau Kui Building was formally opened by Dr. Leung Kau Kui and Sir Quo-wei Lee, chairman o f the University Council, on 9th November. The function was attended by some 200 guests. Located on the western border o f the central campus near the Fung King Hey Building, the six- storey new building with a gross floor area o f 4,400 square metres provides accommodation fo r the Faculty o f Business Administration and the Asia- Pacific Institute o f Business. Facilities include offices, computer laboratories, a sizable lecture theatre, con­ ference rooms, seminar rooms, and amenities for students. The Faculty o f Business Administration was one of the first faculties established by the University at its inception in 1963. Over the years as Hong Kong gradually develops from an entrepot to an industrial and commercial city and finally to an international financial centre, the faculty has also evolved signi­ ficantly in terms o f size and curriculum structure. Only three years after its establishment in 1966, a two- year MBA degree programme was introduced, to be followed by the three-year MBA degree programme in 1977 for part-time students, and a part-time BBA degree programme in 1982. Thousands o f business executives have been trained and absorbed by local enterprises, each making contributions in their differ­ ent capacities to the economic growth o f Hong Kong. Intense competition in international trade and structural changes in the local economy are the biggest problems that beset Hong Kong as it enters into the 1990s. In the face o f the increasing complexities and uncertainties o f the economic environment, both the government and the business sector are looking for professional consultancy services and effective management training programmes to better cope with NEWS 14