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encouraging. A s described i n Sectio n I V o f this Repo r t , th e I ns t i t u t e o f Chines e Studie s mad e substantia l progres s d u r i n g 1970—7 4 an d l a id a soli d f ounda t i o n fo r futur e g r ow t h 一 i n researc h an d publication; i n t rans l a t i o n p r og r amm e an d projects ; i n researc h material s and museum resources ; i n commun i ca t i on s w i t h Asia n an d Wester n institutions. O f pa r t i cu l a r impo r t anc e wa s th e open i n g i n 197 1 o f the attractiv e I ns t i t u t e bu i l d i n g an d A r t Ga l l e r y , a generou s gif t o f the Le e Hysa n Estat e Co . L t d . Un d e r th e general leadershi p o f the I ns t i t u t e , w e ca n anticipat e ma j o r expansio n o f th e researc h an d pub l i ca t i o n p r og r amm e an d some significan t i n t e r d i sc i p l i na r y development s i n th e i ns t r uc t i ona l programmes, pa r t i cu l a r l y i n th e socia l science s an d humanities . These aspiration s an d plan s fo r th e comi n g year s ar e encourage d and w i l l b e ma t e r i a l l y assiste d b y generou s grant s alread y receive d f r om Le e Hysa n Estat e Co . L t d . , W i n g L u n g Ban k L t d . an d Th e An d r ew W . Me l l o n Founda t i on . Becaus e o f it s geographica l location and it s firm t r ad i t i o n o f academi c freedom , Th e Chines e Un i ve r s i t y o f H o n g K o n g ca n becom e th e i n t e r na t i ona l centr e fo r Chinese Studies , ma i n t a i n i n g p r oduc t i v e relationship s w i t h institutions and scholar s f r om Eas t an d West . Cr i t i ca l Issue: Educat i onal Policy and Un i vers i ty St ructure The f ou r t h po i n t o f i nqu i r y i n t o th e f u t u r e concern s th e impac t o f th e ma j o r development s describe d i n thi s Repo r t o n th e existing o r gan i za t i ona l structur e an d f undamen t a l policie s o f th e Un i ve r s i t y . A s w e hav e noted , Th e Chines e Un i ve r s i t y , ove r th e decade o f it s existence , ha s evolve d f r o m a n associatio n o f thre e unde r g r adua te Founda t i o n College s i n t o a comple x i ns t i t u t i o n encompassing ne w o r gan i za t i ona l unit s o f graduate an d professiona l education, a larg e g r ou p o f researc h institute s an d centres , an d a n extensive p r og r amme o f pub l ic service . Wh e n w e ad d t o thes e va r i e d components th e an t i c i pa t ed Facu l t y o f Hea l th Science s and Me d i c a l Centre, w e ca n read i l y understan d wh y a seriou s questio n shoul d arise a s t o th e adequac y o f th e o r i g i na l o r gan i za t i o n an d basi c ope r a t i onal polic y t o cop e w i t h Un i ve r s i t y development s t o dat e and w i t h thos e i n th e offing . Indeed , thi s questio n ha s arise n o n th e campus an d becom e a c r i t i ca l p r ob l e m r equ i r i n g f o rma l actio n b y the V i ce -Chance l l o r . The questio n i s no w unde r intensiv e study . I n earl y 1974 , a Wo r k i ng Part y o n Educa t i ona l Polic y an d Un i ve r s i t y Structur e wa s appo i n t ed b y th e V i ce -Chance l l o r , an d give n th e responsibilit y o f t ho r ough ly r ev i ew i n g th e educationa l polic y an d o r gan i za t i ona l structure wh i c h develope d t h r oug h th e firs t decad e o f th e University's existence. I n th e f o rma l charge , th e Wo r k i n g Part y wa s requested t o conside r an d t o mak e recommendation s o n “ t h e 93