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• Chung Chi's academic programmes: International Conference on Christian Higher Education in Asia (above); Siu Lien Ling Wong Visiting Fellow (below). e n r i c h u n i v e r s i t y life? T h e f u n c t i o ns o f the u n i v e r s i t y, college s a n d d e p a r t me n t s share the same core ideas a n d t h e y are u l t i ma t e l y i n t e g r a t ed i n to eac h other. ' L i f e h a s v a r i o u s d i m e n s i o n s: t h e emo t i o n a l, the academic , the professional, to n ame a f ew . C U H K enables students to take p a r t i n d i f f e r e n t c o l l e ge a c t i v i t i e s w h i l e p u r s u i n g t h e ir studies. T h i s a d d s d i v e r s i t y a n d c o l o u r to thei r t i me here.' Prof. L e u n g b e l i e v e s t h a t C h u n g C h i , b e i n g a m e m b e r of th e U n i v e r s i t y, s h o u l d c o m p l e m e n t its g r o w t h . A t p r e s e n t , t he college's resources, h e said, are f o c u s e d o n the d e v e l o p m e nt o f n o n - f o r m al e d u c a t i o n. 'Prof. C h e u ng Y u e t - wa h , the f o r me r d e a n of s t u d e n t s, s h e d l i g h t o n the k e y activities of t h e c o l l e ge b y c a t e g o r i z i ng n o n - f o r m a l e d u c a t i o n i n t o C L I P S : c r o s s - c u l t u r a l , language, IT, a nd persona l d e v e l o pme n t . B u t w e still t r y to l o o k at it f r o m d i f f e r e n t angles t o g i v e s t u d e n t s n e w e x p e r i e n c e s a n d c h a l l e n g e s ; t he n e w l y e s t a b l i s h ed F l y i n g Service project is a case i n point,' Prof. L e u n g observed. H e reiterated t h at n o n - f o r mal e d u c a t i o n is s t u d e n t - c e n t r e d , so a s l o n g as a p r o g r a mm e is beneficia l to t h em, th e college w o u l d t r y its u t mo s t to enable its realization. The college also we l c ome s students, teachers a n d a l u m n i t o e x p r e ss t h e i r v i e w s o n its a c t i v i t i e s. H e r e m a r k e d, ' L e v e r a g i ng its Protestant b a c k g r o u n d , C h u n g C h i set u p the Centre for the S t u dy o f Re l i g i o n a nd Chines e S o c i e ty 10 y e a rs a go to d e v e l o p r e l i g i o n studies t h r o u g h the college's close m a i n l a n d c o n n e c t i o n s . T o d a y t h e c e n t re e n j o ys a n i n t i m a t e w o r k i n g r e l a t i o n s h i p w i t h m a i n l a nd institutions: academic conferences h a ve bee n h e l d f r e q u e n t l y a n d m a n y b o o ks h a v e b e e n p u b l i s h e d . T h e c e n t r e h as succeeded i n m a k i n g a n i mp a c t . ' C h u n g C h i c e l e b r a t e s i t s 5 5 t h a n n i v e r s a r y i n 2006. The college ha s d e c i d ed t o m a k e u s e o f t h e r e n o v a t i o n o f t h e E l i s a b e t h L u ce M o o r e L i b r a r y to set u p a c o l l e ge a r c h i ve i n s i de t h e l i b r a r y . Besides w r i t t e n h i s t o r i c a l records, the a r c h i v e w i l l have o n d i s p l ay photos , i d e n t i t y d o c ume n t s, m e d a l s a n d so o n, t o m a p C h u n g C h i ' s g r o w t h t h r o u g h t h e d e c a d e s. P r o f L e u n g said, 'We ar e i n v i t i n g a l u m n i to d o n a t e o r l o a n o u t artifacts i n the hope t h a t the archive can o p en i n t i me f or the college a n n i v e r s a r y celebration i n October . Translated by Piera Chen The College System of The Chinese University 9