FRIDAY, MAY 28, 1976
REPORT OF THE COMMISSION ON THE CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG
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THE REPORT OF THE COMMISSION UNDER LORD FULTON ON THE CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG HAS BEEN PUBLISHED TO-DAY IN ENGLISH AND CHINESE.
THE COMMISSION'S REPORT RECOMMENDS IMPORTANT CHANGES TO THE CONSTITUTIONAL ARRANGEMENTS GOVERNING THE UNIVERSITY AND THE COLLEGES. UNDER THE NEW ARRANGEMENTS PROPOSED BY THE COMMISSION, THE UNIVERSITY WILL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR ACADEMIC AND DEVELOPMENT POLICY, FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT, THE MATRICULATION OF STUDENTS THE APPOINTMENT OF STAFF, THE DETERMINATION OF THE CURRICULUM, THE CONDUCT OF EXAMINATIONS AND THE AWARD OF DEGREES. THE PARTICIPATION OF SENIOR ACADEMICS IN THE GOVERNING BODIES OF THE UNIVERSITY WILL BE STRENGTHENED. THE REPORT RECOMMENDS THAT THE TEACHING WORK OF THE UNIVERSITY SHOULD REFLECT A BALANCE BETWEEN +SUBJECT-ORIENTATED+ AND SMALL-GROUP STUDENT-ORIENTATED+ TEACHING, AND THAT THE LATTER SHOULD BE IMPLANTED IN THE COLLEGES. THIS +STUDENT-ORIENTATED+ TEACHING WOULD BE DESIGNED :-
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TO BUILD IN THE STUDENTS HABITS AND APTITUDES OF MIND CHARACTERISTIC OF THE EXPERT IN THEIR CHOSEN FIELDS AND RELEVANT TO THE SOLUTION OF THE KIND OF PROBLEMS THEY ARE LIKELY TO ENCOUNTER LATER IN LIFE-
(2) TO EQUIP STUDENTS FOR MEETING CHANGE IN A RAPIDLY
CHANGING WORLD.
HIS EXCELLENCY SIR MURRAY MACLEHOSE, CHANCELLOR OF THE UNIVERSITY HAS ISSUED THE FOLLOWING STATEMENT TO THE UNIVERSITY COUNCIL 1-
+YOU WILL HAVE BEEN AWAITING WITH GREAT INTEREST THE REPORT OF THE COMMISSION THAT I APPOINTED UNDER LORD FULTON'S CHAIRMANSHIP, TO ADVISE ON WHETHER ANY CHANGES WERE NECESSARY
IN THE STRUCTURE, FINANCIAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE MACHINERY ORDINANCES AND STATUTES OF THE UNIVERSITY AND ITS CONSTITUENT COLLEGES. THE REPORT HAS NOW BEEN RECEIVED AND WILL BE PUBLISHED FORTHWITH IN ENGLISH AND CHINESE.
+THE REPORT RECOMMENDS IMPORTANT CHANGES TO THE CONSTITUTIONAL ARRANGEMENTS GOVERNING THE UNIVERSITY AND THE COLLEGES. THE REPORT REPRESENTS THE CULMINATION OF A LONG PERIOD OF DEBATE WITHIN THE UNIVERSITY ABOUT THE FORM OF GOVERNMENT APPROPRIATE TO ITS DEVELOPING NEEDS, WHICH HAD CLEARLY IDENTIFIED THE ISSUES INVOLVED. IT ALSO REPRESENTS THE MOST AUTHORITATIVE ADVICE AVAILABLE ON THEM. THE RECOMMENDATIONS MADE HAVE BEEN REACHED AFTER MUCH THOUGHT BY THE COMMISSION AND BY THOSE WHO GAVE EVIDENCE TO HT,
/+I BELIEVE