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 30 零四年榮休。金教授與中大一起成 長，參與中大這三十多年來每一個階 段的開發和拓展。尤其是擔任校長的 幾年，為大學確定第五個十年的發展 計劃，引進新機制改進大學的管治架 構，成功爭取開設法律學院。在最艱 難的時刻，他以無比的信心，百折不 撓的精神，率領大學渡過非典型肺炎 爆發，和政府大幅削資的重重難關。 中文大學今天能躋身於世界大學之前 列，金校長功不可沒。金教授除了學 術研究及行政職務以外，也積極參與 社會事務，曾出任廉政公署、香港法 律改革委員會、香港政府中央政策組 顧問委員會，以及香港研究資助局等 機構組織的要職。 lecturers, with the goal of enhancing intellectual exchange to inspire young scholars’ thirst for knowledge and to establish a broader platform for intellectual pursuits. In 1970, Prof. King joined the ranks of The Chinese University of Hong Kong, teaching in the Department of Sociology. In 1974, he was promoted to Senior Lecturer, in 1979 to Reader and in 1983, Professor of Sociology. From 1977 to 1985, he served as head of NewAsia College and in 1989 he became Pro-Vice-Chancellor of the Chinese University. In 2002 he was appointed Vice-Chancellor of thisUniversity, andhonorably retired in 2004. Prof. Ambrose King and The Chinese University grew tomaturity together; he was involved in the University’s breakthroughs and every stage of development over these 30 years. This was particularly true of the years he served as Vice-Chancellor, when he set the fifth 10-year development plan for the University, introduced a new mechanism to improve the governance of the University, and successfully established the School of Law.With incomparable energy and an indomitable spirit, he led the University through numerous difficulties: the SARS outbreak and the substantial budget cuts imposed by the government. That The Chinese University of Hong Kong today takes its place among the leaders of world universities is in a meaningful way due to the efforts of Prof. King. In addition to his academic research and administrative work, Prof. King is active in community affairs: he has advised the ICAC, served on the LawReformCommission of Hong Kong, and has been a member of the Central Policy Unit and the Hong Kong Research Grants Council. Prof. King’s achievements have gained him a high academic reputation. In 1994, he was elected a Fellow of Academia Sinica in Taiwan, and in the following years he has been honoured bymany universities. In addition to his teaching, research and academic administration, the