Calendar 2002–03

TheUniversity 67 diagnostic and monitoring services for a wide variety of diseases, including pre- eclamp sia and preterm labo ur. Such ser vices will allow doctors to bypass conventional invasive and potentially dangerous methods, such as amniocentesis, which are currently used for this purpose. As of May 2002, CUHKand its staff secured 22 US patents, one European patent, two Chinese patents, an d three Hong Kong patents, covering various fields in biotechnolog y, inf ormation technolog y, pharmaceu ticals, medical technology, as well as materials science. Finance Funding from the Hong Kong SAR government is the main source of income and constitutes almo st 70 per cent of the University’s rev enue for capital and recurrent expenses. At about 12 per cent of the total, tuition fee income is the next important source of revenue. In addition, the University and its constituent colleges have small endowment funds at their disposal and also receive financial support from private donors for research and other designated purposes. Total income for the year 2001–2 was HK$4.6 billion. Negotiations between the University and the government are conducted by the University Grants Committee. This committee advises the g overnment on the financial requirements of the University. Lands and Buildings The University campus, measuring approximately 134 hectares, is located on a tract of land under lease fromthe government north of Sha Tin New Town in the New Territories. It commands a scenic view of Tolo Harbo ur to the north and Tide Cove to the east. The campus varies in elevation from 4.4 to 140 metres above sea level and has been carved from a rocky promontory into a number of plateaux to provide the sites for buildings of the University and its four colleges, as well as blocks of staff residences. In the last three decades, some 130 buildings, lar ge or small, h ave been erected on this once barren hillside. Build ings for central activities are located mainly at the mid-level. The expanse of land in the valley next to the Un iversity Station of the Kowloon- Canton Railway (East Rail) is the campus of Chung Chi College. At the highest level ar e United College and New Asia College while Shaw College occupies the northwest tip of the University campus. Around the tree-lined University Mall and the University Square featuring a sculpture by Ju Ming and a Roman-style forum and foun tain, the following buildings cluster: the University Administration Building; the University Library; the Tin Ka Ping Building (mainly an extension of the librar y); the Institute of