TUESDAY, MARCH 16, 1976
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PLAN VIGOROUSLY FOR FUTURE, CHINESE U. URGED
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THE GOVERNOR, SIR MURRAY MACLEHOSE, SAID TODAY THAT THE CHINESE UNIVERSITY +SHOULD, AS IT IS DOING, TAKE STOCK OF THE PAST AND PLAN VIGOROUSLY FOR THE FUTURE SO THAT BOTH TECHNICALLY AND ORGANISATIONALLY IT MAY BE EQUIPPED FOR THE TASKS AHEAD.+
IN VIEW OF THE CHANGES IN THE UNIVERSITY AND THE COMMUNITY OVER THE YEARS, HE ADDED THAT NEW EFFORTS WOULD BE REQUIRED +TO MEET THE HEAVY DEMANDS OF OUR RAPIDLY DEVELOPING CITY AND TO ENABLE OUR YOUNG PEOPLE TO MAKE, AS THEY WISH, AN EVER INCREASING CONTRIBUTION TO IT.+
THE GOVERNOR WAS SPEAKING AT THE OPENING OF THE UNIVERSITY'S POSTGRADUATE HALL, WHICH HE SAID MARKED A NEW ERA IN THE HISTORY OF THE UNIVERSITY.
THE POSTGRADUATE HALL, SIR MURRAY SAID, WAS THE FIRST RESIDENCE FOR STUDENTS WHERE GRADUATES AND UNDERGRADUATES IRRESPECTIVE OF THEIR COLLEGE OR FACULTY AFFILIATIONS MIGHT MIX TOGETHER FREELY. IT WAS A NATURAL DEVELOPMENT FROM THE COMING TOGETHER OF ALL THREE FOUNDATION COLLEGES ON ONE CAMPUS,
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HE SAID THAT TOGETHER WITH THE COLLEGE HOSTELS, HALL WOULD PLAY AN IMPORTANT ROLE IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF CORPORATE AND INTELLECTUAL LIFE AMONG STUDENTS AND SERVE AS A COMMUNICATIONS CENTRE BETWEEN LOCAL AND VISITING SCHOLARS.
SIR MURRAY POINTED OUT: +A GOOD UNIVERSITY IS NOT JUST A KNOWLEDGE MACHINE BUT A GROUPING OF PEOPLE.+
HE SAID THE RIGHT ATMOSPHERE IN WHICH TEACHER AND STUDENTS COULD BOTH GIVE OF THEIR BEST COULD ONLY BE ACHIEVED IF ALL FEEL THEY BELONG TO A COMMUNITY IN WHICH THEY TAKE PRIDE, A COMMUNITY OF SCHOLARS DEDICATED TO LEARNING.+
DESPITE ITS RELATIVELY SHORT HISTORY AND ITS TRIPARTITE ORIGINS, SIR MURRAY NOTED, THE UNIVERSITY HAD ACHIEVED THE CORPORATE SENSE.
THE GOVERNOR SAID THAT AS THE UNIVERSITY STEADILY EXPANDED IN SIZE, THE COMMUNITY OF HONG KONG WHICH IT SERVED HAD ALSO BECOME BIGGER AND INTERNATIONALLY MORE IMPORTANT. IT HAD ALSO CHANGED ITS ECONOMIC CHARACTERISTICS, OFFERING EVER WIDER OPPORTUNITIES FOR THE APPLICATION OF THE PROFESSIONAL AND SOCIAL SCIENCES AS WELL AS MANAGERIAL SKILLS OF THE HIGHEST ORDER.
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HE SAID THE FUTURE EXPANSION OF THE UNIVERSITY WOULD INCLUDE A SECOND MEDICAL SCHOOL. SUCH A SCHOOL, HE SAID, WOULD MEET BOTH THE OBVIOUS NEEDS OF THE COMMUNITY, AND ALSO WISH OF THE UNIVERSITY TO GIVE A HEAVIER WEIGHTING TO THE PROFESSIONAL FACULTIES.
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