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A policy was laid down at the outset to introduce postgraduate programmes in a particula r discipline only when the required facilities have been procured and academic leadership is available to give proper supervision to postgraduate students and to assume a significant role in research. The Earliest Postgraduate Programmes With such stringent rules, only five master's degree programmes were offered in 1966 under five graduate divisions: Chinese language and literature, history, business administration, geography, and philosophy. The total enrolment was 33. Diversification and Specialization On this basis, the Graduate School has been developing both horizontally and vertically over the years by broadening the fields of postgraduat e studies and by advancing into the realm of doctoral education. In 1977-78, the first batch of part-time master's students were admitted. The year 1980-8 1 marked a new milestone in the development of the Major Events in the History of the Graduate School 1966-67 Establishment of the Graduate Council. Introduction of five full-time masters programmes. All applicants had to sit an entrance examination, including language tests (Chinese and English). 1970-71 Formation of Faculty Advisory Committee to advise the dean of the Graduate School on operational and policy matters. 1974-75 Reconstitution of the Graduate Council, with dean of the Graduate School as chairman and all division heads as members. 1976 Opening of the Postgraduate Hall Complex. 1978-79 The English language test was replaced by TOEFL. 1980-81 Introduction of doctoral programmes. 1981-82 Provisional acceptance scheme implemented in admission exercises. Full-time staff members of the University allowed to seek admission into Ph.D. programmes as part-time students. First Ph.D. degree awarded. 1984-85 A new translation test replaced language tests in English and Chinese in the entrance examination. Introduction of an additional admission exercise for recruitment of MPhil. and Ph.D. students in January approved for implementation in 1985-86. 1985-86 Degree of Doctor of Medicine (MD) introduced. 1990-91 Revisions of admission policies and procedures to cope with expansion of programmes: abolition of the language test, relaxation of quota for part-time students, overseas recruitment for January admission exercise, year-round admission for Ph.D. programmes, and summe r admission exercise for research programmes. 1992-93 Formation of an executive committee to handle day-to-day business of the Graduate Council. GRADUATE SCHOOL 7