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CHUNG CHI COLLEGE

Architect: Robert Fan, B. Sc., B. Arch.

modest

The College had a very

be ginning. Because of the faith of certain Christian leaders, the contribution of loan of ₤300 by the Bishop of Hong Kong, and free use of a few classrooms in St.

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Paul's Co-educational School at Macdon- nell Road for conducting evening classes, Chung Chi was able to make a start. Later, permission to use the Cathedral Hall for accommodating day classes was obtained. After the first year there was expansion into rented quarters, first on Caine Road and then in the newly com- pleted Bishop Hoare Memorial Building at No. 1 Lower Albert Road. To sup- plement these quarters, four rooms rented from the Church Guest House for use as a library and student reading room. This expansion was made possible through financial help received from the

friends increased.

local

Typical of the pastoral background of the College buildings are the Boys' and Girls' Dormitories illustrated above.

HISTORY OF THE COLLEGE

United Board for Christian Colleges in ther accommodations such as an audi- China, the Asia Christian Colleges Asso- torium with a seating capacity of 800- ciation of Great Britain (London), and 1,000, several faculty residences and stu- the Trustees of Lingnan University (New dent dormitories, additional science la- York.)

boratories, and a gymnasium and athletic field. For these buildings the College from the United Board for Christian Col- minational boards in the U.S.A., Canada In 1952 Chung Chi received US$20,000 must depend on contributions from deno- leges for the operating expenses for that and England, and from interested year. The future of the College, however,

and individuals. groups was then too obscure to attract wide and and Reformed Board has already promis- The Evangelica!

enthusiastic support. But as confidence in its plans developed, the assistance of

ed a substantial sum for a student dor- mitory. The United Board re- their desire to contribute the gymnasium, The local people have indicated newed its grant for the year 1953-54. and but abandoned brackish land adjacent to allotted an extra US$5,000 for the pur farming lands will have to be purchased chase of books for the library and US$10,000 for laboratory equipment. The annual grant was increased to US$30,000 Chung Chi College aims primarily to

The student enrol- serve local needs, and for the year 1951-55.

hopes ment had steadily climbed from 63 in develop a parallel system to that at Hong 1951 to 230 in 1952, 251 in 1953 and to Kong University, with emphasis being 331 in 1954- Many are refugee students given to Chinese Language and Literature: and need financial help despite the low thus it will be able to supply graduates cost of tuition, amounting to about who, when they have received further pro- US$100 a year.

fessional training, will be available to staff the increasing number of Chinese In the summer of 1953. a permanent middle schools that are being set up in site for a college campus was generously Hong Kong. donated by the Hong Kong Government.

the

SITE D'

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PADDY

FIELD

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SITE B'

PADDY

TIELO

SEA

KOWLOON CANTON RAILWAY

ATHLETIC FIELD

SITE

RESERVE

SITE E

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Site plan showing the grouping of the various buildings.

were

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in order to make an athletic field.

to

The site consists of ten acres of land on In the planning, designing and соп- the hills overlooking Tolo Harbour at Ma struction required for the College, every Liu Shui in the New Territories. The effort was made to ensure that sufficient campus will be II miles distant from accommodation was provided for immedi- Kowloon on the Kowloon Canton Rail- ate and future requirements, and that way, and the College will be serviced by the design of the buildings chould be a railway station constructed at Govern. such as not only to fulfil their functional ment expense adjacent to the campus. requirements, but to be aesthetically at- tractive and a visual credit to the In- The cost of erecting the basic building stitution. As can well be imagined, costs on the

new campus is estimated to be had to be taken very much into consid- little over HK$1,000,000. This amount eration and the architect deserves full has been pledged by the United Board for credit for the fact that, while dispensing Christian Colleges in China, with the un- with unnecessary embellishments and ex- derstanding that the Asia Christian Col- pensive finishes. he succeeded in produc- leges Association of London will do what ing buildings of most attractive design.

can to contribute a portion of the and maintaining a very high standard of capital funds. It is hoped to provide fur- quality.

it

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