Year: 1973
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New Asia Life, chronicling activities and updates of New Asia College and its staff and students, bears witness to some of the important moments in the College’s history. The September 1973 issue of New Asia Life opens with the report of Professor Yu Ying-shih (Literature and History/1952), succeeding Professor Y. P. Mei as President of New Asia College back in July.

Another major event for New Asia College in 1973 was its relocation from Farm Road to the current campus in Shatin. The September 1973 issue of New Asia Life contains photographs of the newly built campus. Designed by Dr. Szeto Wai, University Architect, and completed in 1972, the 120-feet, T-shaped Water Tower is the landmark of New Asia College’s Shatin campus. Other initial buildings of the campus included Library (named “Chin Yeh Library” in 1974, renamed Ch’ien Mu Library the following year), Administration Building (now Cheng Ming Building), Arts and Commerce Building (now Humanities Building), Student Hostel Phase I (named “Mu Hostel” in 1974, now Chih Hsing Hall) and Staff Student Centre (named “Lo Chun Hall” in 1974, now Staff Student Centre – Leung Hung Kee Building).

The photographs are followed by a report of farewell activities for the Farm Road campus, co-organized by New Asia College and its Student Union on June 17. In the morning, Mr. Tang Chun-i gave a lecture titled “The Past, Present and Future of New Asia College”. Other activities included an art exhibition, a sports competition, and a variety show.

Results of The Chinese University of Hong Kong’s 1973 Degree Examination and New Asia College’s almanac for 1973-74 was also published in the same issue of New Asia Life. Since its inauguration in 1956, New Asia Life had been a fortnightly publication. Following New Asia College’s relocation to Shatin, New Asia Life became a monthly publication starting from September 1973 and has since been published once a month during the academic year.

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