Bulletin Spring‧Summer 1998

Aerial view of the building site in March 1998 Chung Chi College Teaching Complex Phase V Designed by Leigh and Orange Consultants, Chung Chi College Teaching Complex Phase V development consists of a teaching block and an administration block. Wi th a total floor area of 14,200 square metres, the 12-storey teaching block houses classrooms, offices for the Departments of Nursing and Economics, and four lecture theatres. It also has a two-storey high music hall w i th a seating capacity of 300, and a stage that can accommodate simultaneously a 120-strong orchestra and choir. Replacing the old Chung Chi administration block to be demolished, the new administration block measures seven storeys high, basement and penthouse included, and covers a total floor area of 3,400 square metres. The construction of the super-structure w i ll begin in June this year and is expected to be completed in 1999. School of Public Health Building The University w i ll build a School of Public Health at the precincts of its teaching hospital, the Prince of Wales Hospital. The Ho ng Kong Jockey Club has generously pledged HK$51,300,000 towards the construction cost. The school w i l l serve as the first school of public health in H o ng Kong as well as a centre for education and research. Wi th the World Health Organization's call for 'Health for all Peoples as its ultimate goal, it w i ll wo rk towards promoting public health and raising public awareness of disease prevention and personal health. Besides offering undergraduate and graduate programmes in community and family medicine, it w i l l run training courses for public health workers and health education personnel. Building plans are prepared by R.M.J.M. Ho ng Ko ng Ltd. and construction wo rk is expected to be completed in 2000. Wi th a total floor area of 5,500 square metres upon completion, the school w i ll house offices, seminar rooms, a library, and laboratories. Attached to the building on the ground floor are also an auditorium w i t h 450 seats and a lecture hall w i th 200 seats, the roof terraces of wh i ch w i l l provide additional outdoor space for leisure. New Buildings on the Horizon 19