Bulletin Autumn‧Winter 1979

Section VI describes further efforts to meet the demand for professionally trained men and women, including an important new dimension—the Faculty of Medicine. The Chinese University's innovative and socially significant approach to medical education was also clearly defined in the Addendum. The research activities of various research units are reviewed in SectionVII with one notable exception. The exception is the Institute of Chinese Studies, including its Art Gallery, which because of its wide- ranging activities focused on the distinctive educational mission of The Chinese University, is fully discussed in Section VIII. A n important institutional development related to all research and publications of the University took place on 1st June, 1977—the formal establishment of The Chinese University Press. It is described in Section VII. Section IX describes the various kinds of public service programmes and projects through which the University makes its expertise available to the community of Hong Kong. Apart from its production of highly trained young graduates needed to sustain Hong Kong's advanced business and industrial society, The Chinese University's public service activities take various forms, the most important being the extensive extramural studies programme, and the various research and consultation projects in which the University's expertise is used in solving Hong Kong's pressing social, business, and technological problems. Section X reaffirms the University aspiration to be international in character, and describes recent activities of the University in the international academic world. These include active participation in the affairs of regional and international associations of universities; cooperative projects with foreign governments and with individual institutions and organizations in various parts of the world ； continuing productive relationships with international foundations; sponsorship of international conferences and workshops; frequent visits by distinguished scholars and various specialists; and, finally, a well-structured student exchange programme. The title of Section XI, 'The Mountain Is Transformed', is intended to suggest a sense of the magnitude of the new campus building programme and of its extraordinary rate of growth. The spectacular development of the last four years proceeded despite the fact that Hong Kong was affected by the worldwide recession. Its continuing progress during this period was due as much to the contributions of private donors as to government support. At the same time, it is firmly believed that buildings are not mere ‘bricks and mortar' ， but expressions of particular educational goals and functions. The final Section is a brief epilogue, closing the story of the first fifteen years in the history of The Chinese University of Hong Kong. Before glancing ahead, Dr. Li cast a backward glance at the past fifteen years, noting some factors which were critical in the historical development of The Chinese University Acknowledgement In his ‘Preface' ， Dr. Li expressed his deep gratitude to those who have given him warm personal encouragement and unfailing support over the years. A m o ng them are: the three successive Governors of Hong Kong since the establishment of the University ， who are at the same time Chancellors of the University 一 H. E. Sir Robert Black, H. E. Sir David Trench and H. E. Sir Murray MacLehose; the University Council and its Council Chairman—the late Sir Cho-Yiu Kwan and Sir Yuet-Keung Kan, its Vice-Chairman, and concurrently Chairman of the Campus Planning Committee, Dr. R. C. Lee; the Treasurer of the University, Dr. Q. W. Lee; Lord Fulton and members of his second Commission; the University and Polytech Grants Committee (formerly the University Grants Committee) and its successive Chairmen, Sir Michael Herries, Sir Sidney Gordon and The Honourable J. H. Bremridge. Again in the 'Introduction', Dr. Li wrote, ‘For the first fifteen years now ended, we in The Chinese University humbly express our deep gratitude for the strong and sympathetic support of Government, and for the continuing encouragement and generous support of many individuals, organizatio and foundations. All of these in their respective roles participated significantly in the emergence of The Chinese University of Hong Kong, which now begins a new era of service to countless generations of Chinese students to come.' To conclude his Report, Dr. Li quoted Vice- Chancellor M a Lin's installation speech,‘It is indeed a formidable yet challenging task. There is an old saying which goes, “A journey of a thousand miles begins with one step ”， and another proverb says, “A good beginning is half way to success". As the Universi has confidently made its first step forward we shall steadfastly continue the journey which is so well begun.'