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The University of Hong Kong conducts its own advanced level examination, the standard of which is similar to that of the GCE advanced level. Entry to the uni- versity is generally dependent upon successful results in this examination-2,994 fulfilled minimum requirements for entry in 1973.

The Chinese University of Hong Kong was inaugurated in October 1963 as a federal university in which the principal language of instruction is Chinese. It com- prises Chung Chi College, New Asia College and United College. The university is situated on 33 acres of land on Tai Po Road near Shatin. United College, which was located on Hong Kong Island, moved into the Shatin campus in December 1971, and New Asia College, which was located in Kowloon, in July 1973.

The Chinese University has three faculties and the total undergraduate enrolment in September 1973 was 2,790 (arts 784,- science 801, commerce and social science 1,205). During the year, 595 students graduated from the university-21 Masters of Philosophy, 17 Masters of Business Administration, 152 Bachelors of Arts, 81 Bache- lors of Business Administration, 181 Bachelors of Social Science, and 143 Bachelors of Science. In the matriculation examination held in the summer of 1973, a total of 7,485 candidates sat and 2,499 passed. The total number of freshmen for the academic year 1973-4 is 827.

The Graduate School of the university, established in September 1966, has been offering postgraduate courses in arts, science, business administration, and social science leading to a Master's degree. Since the academic year 1971-2, two types of programmes have been offered: a two-year programme of course-work and research thesis leading to a degree of Master of Philosophy in Humanities, Science or Social Science, Master of Business Administration, and Master of Divinity; and a one-year programme of course-work leading to a degree of Master of Arts, Master of Science and Master of Social Science. Up to October 1973, 188 students had been awarded Master's degrees. In the current academic year, there are 177 students in the school.

The School of Education, inaugurated in September 1965, offers a one-year full-time and two-year part-time postgraduate course of professional training leading to a Diploma in Education. A total of 73 students obtained the diploma in 1973.

The Lingnam Institute of Business Administration was inaugurated in September 1966. The institute provides facilities for graduate study and research in the broad area of business administration, and offers a two-year curriculum leading to the degree of Master of Business Administration.

The Department of Extra-mural Studies of the Chinese University of Hong Kong offered more than 500 courses and had an enrolment of 15,609 during 1972–3. In addition to general courses, the department offers certificate and correspondence courses in a wide range of subjects. The majority of the courses are conducted in Cantonese or Mandarin.

University Research

Both universities conduct a wide range of research programmes each year. In the University of Hong Kong, the Centre of Asian Studies continued its basic interests