Bulletin Spring‧Summer 1978

Construction The first half of 1978 has witnessed a very important phase of physical development at The Chinese Uni­ versity. Sui-Loong Pao Building, the Conservation Annex of the Art Gallery, three new student hostels, the Spectator Stand at the University Sports Field, and eight tennis courts have all come into use, and foundation stone for the lion Pavilion has been laid. Sui-Loong Pao Building The Central Activities Complex, comprising Pi- Ch'iu Building, Sui-Loong Pao Building and the lecture hall complex, houses research and servicing units of the University, and caters for the needs of the Facul ties of Arts, Business Administration and Social Science in the same way that the University Science Centre serves the various Boards of Studies of the Faculty of Science. Therefore the completion of Sui- Loong Pao Building marks a big step forward towards the integration of the central activities and the pooling of resources. The four-storey Sui-Loong Pao Building has a usable area of 14,000 square feet and provides much needed space for the Graduate School, the Public Affairs Research Centre, the Economic Research Centre, the lingnan Institute of Business Adminis tration, the Three-Year Part-Time M.B.A. Degree Pro gramme, the Institute of Business Management Studies, the International Asian Studies Programme, and the temporary office of the Faculty of Medicine. Conservation Annex of Art Gallery The Conservation Annex of the Art Gallery was constructed to meet the increased demand for museum technical services of the rapidly expanding Art Gallery of the Institute of Chinese Studies. The new Annex consists of three split levels with a total usable area of 3,500 square feet, accommodating (1) restoration and conservation laboratories equipped with instruments for physical and chemical examination of works of art, (2) workshop for the mounting and restoration of Chinese Painting, (3) workshop for carpentry, and (4) photographic studio and dark room. Student Hostels A new hostel project costing HK$11 million comprising four units has been under way to ease the acute student accommodation problem. Three blocks 10