Newsletter No. 55

CUHK NEWSLETTER Fleeting Thoughts on Receipt of the Long Service Award Dr. Benjamin Y. M. Chan, Dept. of Educational Administration & Policy What immediately comes to mind is the disbelief an d amazemen t tha t suc h a lon g period of time could have gone by, and so fast. The initial encounter with students on a fine autumn day in 1968 is still vivid; I can see their face s an d hea r the m talk . Th e tota l enrolment o f the Schoo l o f Educatio n durin g the first few years of my service was never more than 50 . In those early years the 'University' existed only in one's mind, because the three constituent colleges wer e scattere d aroun d variou s part s of the city. The School of Education was then located on Nathan Road in Mongkok, above a local bank. The students were quite pleased with the location since i t was easil y accessible . Staf f also foun d it convenient becaus e s o man y eatin g place s were literally a t our doorsteps . Through teaching and research at the Faculty of Education, you witness your students grow academically an d professionally. This, to me, is a most satisfying experience. A group on my postgraduate students and me (right 2, back row ) at a barbecue party in 1991. Bookworm Amongst Books M r. Li Meng-jinn, University Library System I hav e thoroughl y enjoye d m y wor k i n th e University Library System over the last 25 years. A keen reader myself, the library is to me an inexhaustible treasure house of knowledge. (Translation) Mr, Tse Hing-chuen, School of Continuing Studies All EMSD staff at the time were in this picture. Prof. K. F. Ho was then director and I was first on the left in the front row. A group photo taken outside University Library after a party to bid farewell to outgoing colleagues. I was third grom left in the middle row. NO.55 JUNE1994 8