(5) THE POLYTECHNIC IS A LEGALLY AUTONOMOUS BUDT FINANCED AND
CONTROLLED THROUGH THE UNIVERSITY AND POLYTECHNIC GRANTS COMMITTEE OF HONG KONG, WHICH IS A BODY ANALOGOUS TO THE BRITISH UGC. IN
ORDER TO MAINTAIN POLYTECHNIC PROGRAMMES AT A TIME OF SERIOUS FINANCIAL DIFFICULTIES THE POLYTECHNIC HAS DELIBERATELY BEEN GIVEN
BY BOTH THE GOVERNMENT OF HONG KONG AND BY THE UNIVERSITY AND
POLYTECHNIC GRANTS COMMITTEE PRIORITY OVER THE TWO UNIVERSITIES.
(6) THE UPGC HELD A FORMAL VISITATION AT THE POLYTECHNIC FROM 22 FEBRUARY TO 1 MARCH. ITS FORMAL REPORT IS NOT YET READY BUT THE SECRETARY UPGC CONFIRMS THAT THE COMMITTEE IS SATISFIED WITH
PROGRESS MADE AND IS CONFIDENT THE POLYTECHNIC WILL ATTAIN ITS
OBJECTIVES.
3. EXPLANATORY NOTE ON THE UNIVERSITIES IN HONG KONG.
(1) THE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG WAS FOUNDED IN 1911 ON THE
BASE OF A MEDICAL SCHOOL ESTABLISHED NEARLY 30 YEARS EARLIER. IT
HAS FIVE FACULTIES ARTS: SOCIAL SCIENCES AND LAW: SCIENCE:
ENGINEERING AND ARCHITECTURE: AND MEDICINE. THE MEDICAL FACULTY IS LARGE, WITH AN UNDERGRADUATE INTAKE OF 150 STUDENTS PER YEAR. OVER 98 PER CENT OF ALL STUDENTS (INCLUDING POSTGRADUATES) ARE HONG KONG CHINESE.
(2) THE CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG WAS FOUNDED IN 1963 ON
THE BASE OF THREE EXISTING INDEPENDENT COLLEGES AND HAS A FORM OF
FEDERAL STRUCTURE. ONE OF THE COLLEGES HAD SOME BUILDINGS ON WHAT IS NOW THE MAIN UNIVERSITY SITE AND ALL THE NEW BUILDING PROGRAMME, ENTAILING TOTAL COMMITMENTS OF ABOUT DOLLARS 200M IS ON THE NEW
SITE. WORK STARTED IN DECEMBER 1967 AND MUCH OF IT IS COMPLETED.
(3) THE CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG HAS THREE FACULTIES ARTS: SOCIAL SCIENCES AND BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION: AND SCIENCE.
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