Bulletin Special Supplement Ever in My Heart: Professor Ambrose King and The Chinese University

中文大學校刊 · 特刊 Chinese University Bulletin · Special Supplement 14 students seeking progress and self-renewal have done the University proud, assuring it a place in the forefront of the international league of universities. Looking back now as the University marches into its fifth decade, we have every reason to be proud and confident. But what lies ahead of us is the challenge posed by the intensification of globalization in higher education, which permits no self-complacency on our part. So let us continue to march forward in our quest for excellence. Let us tackle the many tasks that need to be done. On one such task— the refining of the model of institutional governance — is hinged the elevation of the University to a yet higher level of development in the new century. With globalization in full force, wemust continue to uphold bilingualism, stressing proficiency in both English and Chinese. As a research university, we must give equal emphasis to teaching and research. And in the light of heightened specialization, wemust pay the same attention to professional and general education. In a race against universities from across the world, we should definitely cherish what is uniquely our heritage. But what is even more important is the readiness to embrace change while remaining true to our commitments, all for the sake of strengthening our competitive edge at the international level. It is my good fortune that my path has intertwined with that of the University’s over the past 32 years. It is also a blessing that in the last year of my service, I can journey with you all on its path to excellence as Vice-Chancellor of the University. Obviously no vice-chancellor can ever travel the whole length of the journey. But let me assert my firm belief that on the way there will always be a vice-chancellor and teachers and students of the University who persist in forging ahead, relentlessly, fearlessly, and undauntedly. o 創造發展的動力。今日今時，中 大已成為一間名實相符的國際性 大學，在不少教研領域，我們已 取得了國際性的肯定與聲譽，中 大的 MBA 在今年八月被 Asia Inc 評為亞洲第一， EMBA 亦為倫敦 的 Financial Times 評為亞洲第一， 在世界居第二十位。四十年來，中 大師生的奮力精進，日新又新，使 中大已經無愧地躋身於世界大學之 前列。 中大今天已步上第五個十年。回 顧既往，我們誠然可以感到自信 自豪，但今天我們面對的是愈來 愈烈的高教的全球化挑戰，實不 允許我們有絲毫的自滿。我們應 該毫不懈怠地繼續向卓越的境界 推進，我們還有許多工作要做， 其中大學「治理模式」的完善， 更是關乎中大在新世紀再上台階 的工程。而在全球化的趨勢下， 我們必須堅持中英雙語並重；作 為一間研究型的大學，我們必須 教學與研究並重；在專業日趨深 化的今天，我們又必須專業與通 識並重。中大在世界大學的競賽 中，我們固然要珍惜傳統的特 色，但更重要的是我們必須有所 守，也有所變，所守所變都在為 增強我們在國際競爭的優勢。 過去三十二年中，我有幸與中大結 緣，而在我最後服務中大的一年， 更有幸以校長的身分，與中大師生 結隊向前，精益求精，一起踏上大 學的卓越之路。無疑的，沒有一位 校長能夠走完全程，但中大必會 有校長與師生不畏艱難，無懼風 雨，永不言休地在大學之路上向前 邁進。 o