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The Chinese University of Hong Kong

EDUCATION

The Chinese University of Hong Kong was inaugurated in 1963 as a federal university in which the principal language of instruction is Chinese. It comprises three foundation colleges-Chung Chi College, New Asia College and United College. The university campus covers 331 acres of land on Tai Po Road over-looking Tolo Harbour near Sha Tin. The site has been contoured into four plateaus with the headquarters and central activities near the centre of the campus, surrounded by the three foundation colleges.

Undergraduate teaching is conducted by the foundation colleges with the cur- ricula determined by boards of studies in individual subjects. The undergraduate enrolment in September 1975 was 3,534-made up of arts 892, science 996, social science 1,033, and business administration 613. A total of 9,393 candidates sat for the matriculation examination in the summer of 1975, and 2,785 passed-of whom 1,021 were admitted for the academic year 1975–6.

At the graduate level, two types of programme in 15 divisions are 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, or Master of Divinity; and a one-year programme of course-work leading to a degree of Master of Arts or Master of Science. The school of education, inaugurated in 1965, offers a one-year full-time or two-year part-time postgraduate course of professional training leading to a Diploma in Education. In September 1975, there were 327 students enrolled in the university's graduate programme.

In 1975 there were 676 students who graduated from the Chinese University of Hong Kong-46 Masters of Philosophy, 24 Masters of Business Administration, four Masters of Divinity, four Masters of Arts, five Masters of Arts (Education), 159 Bachelors of Arts, 159 Bachelors of Science, 84 Bachelors of Business Administration, and 191 Bachelors of Social Science.

The department of extra-mural studies at the university offers more than 500 general courses in a wide range of subjects, some of which can be taken by corre- spondence. The department also offers a number of intensive courses leading to the award of certificates. The majority of the courses are conducted in Cantonese or Mandarin. Recently the department started running television and radio courses in collaboration with Commercial Television and Radio Hong Kong.

It is planned to establish a medical school at the university, in association with the new teaching hospital proposed for Sha Tin.

The university library contains some 167,250 books and journals specialising in resources for advanced studies and research. In addition, the three college libraries have more than 319,500 volumes of books and journals for undergraduate studies and general reading.

University Research

The Chinese University of Hong Kong provides faculty members with research facilities. Three research institutes the Institute of Social Studies and the Humanities,