'The University of Hongkong is facing "perplexing problem. More find more' students are applying. for the courses It offers, the enrollment Increasing from 383" tu 1982, (0300 ind {0428 in March of this the" funds available for Instructors and equipment have shrunk, bec the withdrawal of certain grants heretofore helping toward' the Tain tenance of the institution Tu its Annual Repo pastes, the University St. its digieultes. The government firant'of $950,000" was repeated both during 1992 and 1033, but the special rant. of $25,000 towards maintaining the" School of Chinese Studies has been discontinued, In 1995 the. Hongkong General Chamber of Commerce withdrew its annual. grant of $10,000. 'The grant $1,000 which the Chinese. Chamber 'Commerce has. "made. for some Years was not pald during 1699, but the committee of the 'Chamber ow negotiating with the University for' the conversion of what. was. teneral grant into a special fund for Sacholarahip or scholarships, 'There are difficulties to be met in the "housing problem as well. Al: though the University requires, that students live in' approved balls hostels, nearly' a vqusrter of—the students registered last spring. were of #0 provided for. Yet the Unie voralty hostels were full.
"Among the details of the plan is the establishment of 'a bureau to enable direct buying and selling of fea. A publicity' organ has to. be formed 40 spread information abroad concerning the quality of China. For unless foreign buyers know the high quality of China tea they may continue. preferring' Ceslon!
no, time fo make appeals zor hel antares Fat tat the Yet those fo whom the responsibil has been committed cannot. sit idly and watch the University stagnate, "This" much at least certain, they say. If the demand for admission to dhe University continues to increase, that demand an be met only by new buildings and increased stof. 'Te will be unfortunate: if the University' has to. refuse admission fo those who, on the standard of its rather oxaeling conditions, have qualified for admission to the Uni= versity. But the University wilt have other alternative, versity is in need of funds to com. plete the buildings and grounds at Shek Pei on the eastern outskirts of the ity, the grant will hasten the work of completion. Some of the buildings will be ready for use in the autumn term, when the Schools Jot Agriculture, Science and Engineering will be moved there.
The new campus is located in the open. country with beautiful surroundings, the background being! formed by superb mountain and river} views. Funds for the construction expenses are secured in part from taxes on imported cement and fertillers.
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