Bulletin Autumn 1978

to the fullest. Also with the welfare of the students in mind, and wisely, in our opinion, Dr. Li drew the Government's attention to the short-comings of its suggestion to change the four-year curriculum into a three-year one, which, he believes, would be inadequate for a balanced education. Dr. Li has pointed out time and again that the objective of the University is to meet the needs of society by educating the younger generation to take up responsible roles in various sectors of this economically highly developed society. He has also emphasized that The Chinese University has its own distinctive mission—the interflow and blending of Chinese and western cultures. To carry out this mission, this University requires its students to have a deeper understan within its system for the fostering of the Chinese cultural heritage. He has also emphasized that the University aims to become an institution of international character and promote regional cooperation in These objectives are the guiding force behind the University's units. To meet the need of the local society for professional people, the Department of Electronics, the Faculty of Business Administration, the School of Education and the Medical Faculty have been established. As for the interflow of Chinese and western cultures, research projects of the Economic Research Centre, the Centre forCommun local- and China-oriented. In recent years, the success of the research on Chinese medicinal herbs and machine translation clearly demonstrates that the University is making headway in the promotion of cultural interflow. International conferences have often been held at this University, the most recent ones being the Consultation Meeting on Medicinal Plant Research in Southeast Asia and the Seminar in Recent Developments in Medical Education—further proof of the University's commitment to regional cultural exchange. All these years, Dr. Li has always been present at important student activities-like the inauguration of the University Student Union, Sports Day, Swim and support. For the Orientation Day this year, he made a point of hu rying back from Ca ada to all moved. Dr. Li often exhorts us to work hard in our studies and research so as to make greater contri excellent example. In spite of his heavy daily wor At present, he is compiling a Chinese dictionary, characterized by its well-classified index system whic will b xtremely eas to use. This dictionary will certainly prove very helpful to users of the Chinese language. In these fifteen years, Dr. Li has successfully overcome many problems. Now the University is established, and from what used to be a barren hill has risen a university town, for which Dr.Li has worked so hard. I remember Dr. Li once said, “I well remember how deeply moved I was to see the very first graduate stand before the Chancellor for the formal conferment of the degree." All these years, Dr. Li has cared for the students of the University as if they were his own children and indeed one cannot but ask: how can parents not feel proud to see their children graduate and come out t serve society? We all feel sad when we realize that the Un its "gardener", who sowed the seed. However, we believed Dr. l i will continue to give us the encourageme days to come. On behalf of all students of the University, therefore, I would like to express our deepest gratitude to Dr. Li for what he has done for us, and I would also like very much to wish Dr. Li a most happy life after his retirement. 8