Bulletin Autumn‧Winter 2002

CUHK AT 40 T he Chinese University turns 40 in 2003. Forty years ago, the founders of this university had the w i s d om and foresight to establish an bicultural, bilingual university whose mission is to assist in the preservation, creation, application and dissemination of k n ow l e d ge by teaching, research and public service in a comprehensive range of disciplines, thereby serving the needs and enhancing the well-being of the citizens of Ho ng Kong, China as a wh o l e, and the w i d er w o r ld c ommu n i t y. All their successors have steadfastly upheld the University's tradition and dedicatedly advanced its mission. They have been relentless in their efforts to raise the quality of education offered and to create new knowledge in pace with the world's and Hong Kong's footsteps. In the short span of four decades, a barren hillside has been transformed into a stunning university of international repute that has nurtured close to 70,000 university graduates to serve various sectors of the Hong Kong c ommu n i t y. This issue of Chinese University Bulletin carries extracts of the statements and speeches made by Chinese University leaders and sympathizers on the institution's d e v e l o pme nt at different times over the years. They bear t e s t i mo ny to the University's v i s i on to w h i c h it has remained faithful for the last 40 years, as well as the elements contributing to its rapid growth.