Bulletin Summer‧Autumn 1993

O rig in P e t i t i o n f o r U n i v e r s i t y S t a t u s b y T h r e e Co ll eges The U n ive rs ity o rig in a te d in three p riv a te p o s t-s e c o n d a ry c o lle g e s established betw een 1949 and 1956 to carry on the Chinese tra d itio n o f h igher education in H ong Kong after the change in the p o litica l scene o n the mainland. In 1957, these three colleges — N ew Asia College, Chung Chi College and U n ited College — came together to fo rm the Chinese Colleges Jo in t Council and to p e titio n the H o n g K ong Govern m ent fo r degree-granting status. G overnm ent announced in 1959 plans to create a n ew u n ive rsity in w h ic h these colleges co u ld be in ­ co rpo ra ted as fo u n d a tio n colleges. Public funds were supp lied to the colleges to im p rove staffing, standards and facilities. T h e F i r s t F u l t o n C o m m i s s i o n A distinguished panel o f educators was then appo in ted b y the governm ent in 1962 to fo llo w up the plans. It was headed b y Mr. John Scott F u lton (later the Rt. Hon. Lord Fu lton o f Falmer), vice -chancellor o f the U n ive rsity o f Sussex. The Report o f the F u lto n Commission was pub lished one year later, recomm ending un ive rsity status fo r th e th re e c o lle g e s a n d th e establishment o f a n ew Chinese u n i­ versity unde r the federal concept o f organization. Th e Ch i n e s e U n i v e r s i t y o f H o n g K o n g O r d i n a n c e 196 3 Based o n this repo rt the H o n g Kong G o v e rnm e n t passed The C hinese U n ive rsity o f H ong Kong O rdinance in September 1963, unde r w h ic h The Chinese U n ive rsity o f H o n g K o n g became a legal en tity o n 17th O ctobe r 1963 w ith its ow n U n ive rsity Council and adm inistrative officers. The Hon. Cho-yiu Kwan (later Sir Cho-yiu Kwan) was appointed chairman o f the University Council and D r. Choh- M in g Li was a p p o in te d firs t vice - chance llo r o f the University. They help to brin g the University in to being ： (from left) Dr. Choh-M ing Li, Mr.J.S. F ulton a n d D r. D.Y. Lin (1962). The H on. Cho-yiu K w an a t the University's Ina u g u ra tio n Congregation ( 1 7th October 1963). 5