2006 Review - The University of Hong Kong

GROWING WITH
the TIMES
Important progress was made towards extending the Main Campus and recruiting new staff as we prepared for the 2012
introduction of a four-year undergraduate curriculum. We also continued to reform our organisation to make it more
efficient, and appointed our first Archivist.
The University is approaching two significant milestones, our centenary in
2011 and the adoption of a four-year undergraduate curriculum in 2012.
While these represent superb opportunities to celebrate our achievements
and enhance students’ learning experiences, they also require enormous
levels of support. Efforts are gathering pace to meet this demand and the
ambitious deadlines we face.
Our most urgent task is to ensure we have the necessary facilities and
staff available for an additional cohort of undergraduate students. In
2006 we put forth proposals on campus expansion to key stakeholders
in the University and Hong Kong. We also continued with efforts to
enhance efficiency and accountability under reforms that began in 2004.
Our commitment to openness will ensure that the changes we are now
undergoing are conducted in a transparent manner, with input from the
whole community.
Centennial Campus and
Recruitment
The Government’s decision to increase the normative length of
undergraduate education in all Hong Kong tertiary institutions to four
years means our student population will rise by at least one-third from
September 2012. This is both an opportunity and a challenge for the
University. We welcome the many possibilities this opens up for the
curriculum, as outlined in the Preparing for Change chapter. However,
we already experience space constraints with the existing student
population. We now need to press ahead urgently with plans for an
expanded campus.
A westward expansion has been earmarked that would increase space
in the main Pokfulam estate by 50 per cent. Our vision is that this new
campus be sustainable, promote both formal and informal learning and
The Review 2006
The Review 2006