Bulletin Autumn 1976

*Chung Chi does not offer elective courses, but offers a variety of training classes as extra-curricular activities. The four Student Unions organize annually an aquatic meet and a sports meet. Students of this University are very active on the post-secondary sports scene, participating in various inter-varsity tournaments. Within the University, a diversity of competitions is held: inter-class, inter-departmental, inter- faculty, intra-varsity, students versus staff. The International Language - Sports Finally, the intrinsic attraction of sports. Sports is another internationally accepted ‘common language'. Through sports, international relations have been strengthened. In the past few years, the following sports teams visited the University and had friendly matches with the University teams: The People's Republic of China: National Badminton Team (Men and Women) National Volleyball Team (Men and Women) Germany: Football Team of Freie Universität Berlin Japan: Youth Football Team, Basketball Team (Men and Women) Volleyball Team, Table Tennis Team, Base Ball Team Korea: National Volleyball Team (Men and Women) Singapore: Basketball Team (Men and Women) of Nanyang University. Community Service The sports facilities of the University are open for the use of outside bodies during the summer vacation. The Family Sports Camps sponsored by the Education Department were held on the University campus for the past two years, The Sports Association for the Physically Handicapped was permitted to use the Sports Field in July 1976 for the training of a team of twelve disabled sportsmen to represent Hong Kong at the Olympia for the Disabled held in Toronto, Canada. And student teams have often held demonstration matches open to the public. Future Development Although sports facilities of this University may be considered above average in Hong Kong, there is still room for improvement. The following instances may give an idea of how insufficient our facilities are: the tennis court is usually fully booked within half- an-hour of the advance booking time; student organizations have to book a field for soccer six weeks in advance, and even longer for a field for soccer eleven. Upper-most on our priority list for the improvement of existing facilities are: installation of lighting in the Sports Field to maximize its use, construction of an indoor University gymnasium and another swimming pool for teaching purposes. The exisitng pool is far from adequate to cater to the needs of over 1,500 students taking swimming lessons.