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T he college also h a d its eye o n the w o r l d w a y b e f o re the w o r l d s aw H o n g K o n g as a ‘ w o r l d c i t y '. The college's first scholarship agreements for students w e r e s i g n ed i n the m i d - 1 9 6 0 s w i t h W i l l i a ms College a n d I n d i a na U n i v e r s i ty i n the US. A l s o i n the same era, U n i t e d a n d W i l l i a m s C o l l e ge b e g a n j o i n t l y o r g a n i z i ng s u m m e r E n g l i sh p r o f i c i e n cy classes f o r E n g l i s h t e a c h e rs o f l o c al s e c o n d a ry a n d p r i m a r y schools, as w e l l as social w o r k e r s f r om the H o n g K o n g Social Service Association . U n i t e d College is also a t r a i l b l a z er of e n v i r o n m e n t al p r o t e c t i on o n campus, boasting the first s o l a r - p owe r ed wa t er heating system — installed i n the C h e u n g C h u k Sh an Am e n i t i es B u i l d i n g 一 a m o n g H o n g K o n g 's universities; a n d the first organic f a r m i ng p l ot a n d e n v i r o nme n t al society a m o n g college campuses . Its hostels also r u n an a n n u al w a t er a nd energy c o n s e r v a t i on contest a n d it p r i d es itself o n b e i ng a smokeless c amp u s . United and Williams, 40 years of friendship A Closely Knit Commun i t y 'I'm a hundred percent for the college system. It's extremely beneficial for bonding and networking among students, teachers and graduates. Alumni can maintain lateral contact through both the college and vertical contact through the CUHK Convocation. Colleges make people grow.' Prof. K.P. Fung. U n i t ed Colleg e p r o v i d es s u p p o rt a nd incentive to its teachers i n the f o r m of s u b s i dy for academic a n d research activities. The college also offers d i f f e r e n t activities f o r the a l l - r o u nd d e v e l o pme nt o f its students, a nd it r u ns a college-based a l u m n i database for c o mm u n i c a t i on a n d p r o g r a mme p l a n n i ng purposes. International student exchange programme Mentorship programme The Golden Jubilee 'A study by the University Grants Committee has shown that our college system complies with Hong Kong's development. I am proud of my college roots and I am certainly optimistic about the future of the system.' Prof. K.P. Fung. To celebrate its 50th anniversary, the college has come u p w i t h an o r i g i n al f u n d r a i s i ng initiative: each of the 50 g r a d u a t i ng class is to raise a target of HK$10,000 w h i c h w i l l be used to set u p 10 prizes, each of HK$1,000, to be a w a r d ed to o u t s t a n d i ng s t u d e n ts of the college. A n d a c c o r d i ng to P r o f. F u n g , m a n y classes h a ve already reached the target. Piera Chen The College System of The Chinese University 1 7