The First Six Years 1963-69

Publications In May 1967 the University invited M r. Philip E. L il ie n th a l ， Associate Director o f the University o f California Press, to come to Hong Kong as a consultant in connection w ith the establishment o f a University Publications Office. Following discussions w ith members o f the academic and administrative staff o f the three Foundation Colleges and the University ， M r. L il ie n th a l expressed the view that the University would need a University Press in the course o f the next decade; meanwhile, he suggested that publishing activities be centralized in a Publications Office organized to serve the present needs o f the University w ith sufficient flex ib ility to respond readily to growth. The Publications Office was established in January 1968 in consonance w ith M r. L il ie n th a l ' s recommendation. I t operates in accordance w ith the directives o f the Vice-Chancellor, who is ad vised by the Senate Committee on Academic Publications. The Publications Office publishes and distributes academic works which have been approved by the Committee ， in addition to numerous administrative publications o f the University. Its ser vices are also made available to the component Colleges, schools and various research centres and institutes w ith in the University. While the Publications Office generates revenue toward its own support, it w ill o f course require several years to become financially self-supporting. Since its inception, the Publications Office has published over twenty titles, including research papers ， journals and texts in the fields o f Chinese studies ， education, history, geography, linguistics, physics ， economics and English literature, as well as a number o f administrative publications. The chief administrative publications are: University Bulletin (Monthly) University Calendar (Annual) University Handbook (Annual). The academic works published to-date include: The Journal o f the Institute o f ChineseStudies (two volumes) Textual Criticism on the Vang Complete Manuscript o f Chieh Yun—Wang Jen Hsu's Edition Experimental Modern Physics Loes Environment and the Origin o f ChineseAgriculture Drama Reform in Mainland China. In addition ， a major Dictionary Project, Chinese-English Dictionary o f Modern Usage ， under the directorship o f Dr. L in Yutang, is making steady progress. This Project was started in 1967 55