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appointed at the senior ranks.

facilities for

Substantial improvements were made

in equipment, library collection, and computing as well as other

support

teaching, learning, and research. The

per

cent library collection expanded by 15 to reach a new high of 175,000 volumes, and the library's fully-integrated automation system continued to bring about qualitative upgrading in its services to

the users. Research output by staff

staff took a sharp upward turn.

Intensive work on the various new buildings in the campus redevelopment programme continued unabated, culminating in the

commencement of construction work of two new buildings.

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bodies,

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The year's increase in public funding was matched by an

encouraging increase in the support received from the private sector of the community. As a lay person serving on the College's most gratified that the College has constantly reminded itself that in the long run a higher education

institution can only be

be as strong as the community served by it will allow it to be. During the 1986-87 year, the Executive Council agreed that the limit for the proportion of the college's cat students

students on degree courses should be lifted to 75% of the total enrolment, and at the same time gave the UPGC the discretion to

lift that limit further. This blessing of the Government will

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per cent

C indeed go a long way towards prompting the college to work even

harder to contribute its part for building a better tomorrow for Hong Kong through the provision of quality higher education to our aspiring and deserving youth.

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