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WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 22, 1976
CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG BILL PASSED
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IT IS HIGH TIME THAT PARTICULAR EMPHASIS IS GIVEN TO STUDENT- ORIENTATED EDUCATION WHICH IS SO IMPORTANT FOR THE STUDENTS' PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT, DR. THE HON. HENRY HU SAID TODAY.
SPEAKING ON THE PREAMBLE OF THE CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG BILL 1976 DURING ITS COMMITTEE STAGE IN THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL, HE SAID IT PROVIDED THE COLLEGES WITH A MEANINGFUL AND BENEFICIAL ROLE TO PLAY IN THE FUTURE DEVELOPMENT OF THE UNIVERSITY.
+STUDENTS SHOULD BE EQUIPPED TO BECOME USEFUL MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY, + HE SAID. +FOR THIS PURPOSE, MORAL AND CHARACTER TRAINING IS AT LEAST AS IMPORTANT IF NOT MORE IMPORTANT THAN INTELLECTUAL DEVELOPMENT.
HE SAID THERE WAS NO NEED TO INCLUDE A RIGID DEFINITION IN THE BILL OF THE CONCEPT OF STUDENT-ORIENTATED EDUCATION AND AGREED THAT THIS SHOULD BE LEFT TO EACH COLLEGE TO DEVELOP.
DR. HU POINTED OUT THAT WHILE THE ROLE OF THE COLLEGES WAS TO IMPLEMENT STUDENT-ORIENTATED TEACHING, THE ROLE OF THE UNIVERSITY LAY IN ACADEMIC-ORIENTATED TEACHING.
+ IN THIS RESPECT+, HE SAID, THE MISSION OF THE UNIVERSITY IS TO RAISE ITS ACADEMIC STANDARDS SO THAT IT WILL BECOME ONE OF THE MOST HIGHLY RESPECTED UNIVERSITIES IN THE WORLD.+
+ANOTHER EQUALLY IMPORTANT MISSION FOR THE UNIVERSITY IS TO REKINDLE THE SPIRIT OF RENAISSANCE WHICH FIRST FLOURISHED IN CHINESE CULTURE IN THE PERIOD OF FIGHTING KINGDOMS ABOUT 2,500 YEARS AGO.
+WITH THE LIBERAL ATMOSPHERE IN HONG KONG'S ACADEMIC LIFE, NOW IS THE TIME TO REVIVE AND PROMOTE THIS SPIRIT SO THAT IT WILL BECOME A LIVING TRADITION OF THE CHINESE UNIVERSITY AND MAKE IT THE LEADING CENTRE FOR THE STUDY AND PROMOTION OF CHINESE CULTURE,+ HE ADDED.
ALSO SPEAKING IN SUPPORT OF VARIOUS AMENDMENTS TO THE BILL, REY. THE HON. JOYCE BENNETT SAID THAT UNDER THE AMENDED BILL, EACH BOARD OF TRUSTEES WOULD HAVE SUFFICIENT AUTHORITY TO PRESERVE ITS OWN INDIVIDUAL VIRTUES AND EACH COLLEGE COULD BE ASSURED THAT THE CENTRAL ADMINISTRATION OF THE UNIVERSITY WOULD NOT DESTROY THE VITALITY OF THE INDIVIDUAL COLLEGES.
+ IT IS ESSENTIAL THAT EACH OF THE THREE COLLEGES BE PERMITTED TO PRESERVE THE IR TRADITIONS AND THEIR CHARACTERISTIC NATURE WHICH INHERE TO THEM BY VIRTUE OF THE AIMS OF THEIR FOUNDERS, SHE SAID.
SHE ALSO SUPPORTED OTHER AMENDMENTS WHICH WOULD ENABLE INDIVIDUAL COLLEGES TO CONTRIBUTE TO THE APPOINTMENT OF ITS HEAD AND STAFF ENSURE THAT THE PREFERENCES OF STUDENTS AND COLLEGES ARE TAKEN INTO CONSIDERATION IN ALLOCATING STUDENTS TO COLLEGES- AND PROVIDE AN OPPORTUNITY FOR THE ASSEMBLY OF FELLOWS TO MAINTAIN DISCIPLINE WITHIN THE COLLEGE.
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