Bulletin Autumn‧Winter 2005

Breadth and Depth o f Whole-person Education 'Our college motto is "Cultivation of virtue; deepening of learning", and this is one of our approaches to sculpting a college spirit. We hope to give students more space and freedom to find their way. We need to emphasize education of the whole person, to provide students with a platform through which they can understand themselves, their surroundings and society.' The implementation of whole-person education cannot be limited to Hong Kong; we must aim beyond that. To give our students global perspective, we promote exchange and other programmes emphasizing exposure. We hope to let them experience cultures beyond their own and, in doing so, broaden their vision.' P r o f . C h i n g is o f t h e v i e w t h a t as m e m b e rs o f t h e U n i v e r s i t y , colleges s h o u l d , l i k e the U n i v e r s i t y , g a r n e r f i n a n c i a l s u p p o r t f r o m t h e p u b l i c . H e b e l i e v es t h a t d e s p i t e a f e w p r o b l e m s , S h a w ' s d e v e l o p m e nt has b e en g o o d a n d ‘it o w e s t h is to t he l e a d e r s h i p o f t he U n i v e r s i ty C o u n c il a n d the f o u n d a t i o n l a i d b y the t w o f o r m er college heads.' T h e U n i v e r s i t y is p l a n n i n g t he e s t a b l i s hme n t o f n e w colleges. Prof. Ch i n g , a m e m b e r o f th e Task Force o n N e w Colleges, observes , ‘ M y m e m b e r s h i p o f the task force aside, I believe t h a t n e w colleges w o u l d enhance th e U n i v e r s i t y ' s d i v e r s i t y . N o t h i n g stays the same; c h a n ge b r i n g s a b o u t c o m p e t i t i on a n d t h a t is a g o o d t h i n g . T h e f o u n d i n g o f S h aw C o l l e ge also h a d a n i m p a c t o n t h e t h r e e m o r e established colleges. O u r experience o f the last t w o decade s s h o u l d be a source o f i n s p i r a t i on f or all.' Translated by Piera Chen 2 0 Chinese University Bulletin Autumn • Winter 2005