2019年4月25日 星期四

從荒山到大學城 From Barren Hills to University Town

本月4日,英國約克大學歷史系的Miles Taylor教授到訪中大。他正在撰寫有關1960年代世界各地大學校園發展的論文,中大是其研究對象之一。大學檔案主管曾柳歡女士當日接待Taylor教授,除了展示大學展覽廳内有關校園發展的影片外,更分享中大從荒山到大學城的故事,如早期校園選址、三所創校成員書院匯聚沙田的過程、校園設計與規劃等。曾女士亦向Taylor教授介紹相關的歷史資源,例如1960年代至1970年代的校長報告書、1964年《香港中文大學校園發展計劃初步報告》、不同年代《香港中文大學概況》内的中大地圖等,希望有助Taylor教授的研究。

中大坐擁全港最大大學校園。依山而建,前臨吐露港,環境秀逸令人喜愛。其實中大面貌在過去半世紀不斷蛻變,校園裏的一草一木、一磚一瓦皆有來歷,值得中大人和社會大眾發掘和細味。

On 4 April, Professor Miles Taylor from the Department of History, University of York, U.K. visited CUHK. He was writing a paper on the university campus development around the world in 1960s, and CUHK was one of his research objects. Ms. Sintra Tsang the University Archivist received Professor Taylor on that day. She showed him the campus development video in the University Gallery, and shared the story “from barren hills to University town”, including the selection of campus location in the early days, the unification of three founding Colleges in the Shatin campus, as well as the campus design and planning, etc. Ms. Tsang also introduced Professor Taylor some relevant historical resources for his research, such as the Vice-Chancellor’s Reports in 1960s and 1970s, CUHK Development Plan Preliminary Report published in 1964, and campus maps in CUHK Calendars of different periods.

Built on a hillside and adjacent to Tolo Harbour, CUHK has the largest and most stunning university campus in Hong Kong. The landscape of CUHK has been constantly changing in the past half century, therefore the stories behind the architecture in the campus are worth exploring and savouring.


英國約克大學歷史系的Miles Taylor教授到訪中大 (4/4/2019) –
大學檔案主管曾柳歡女士贈與Taylor教授有關校園發展的出版物
Professor Miles Taylor from the Department of History, University of York, U.K. visited CUHK (4/4/2019) –
Ms. Sintra Tsang the University Archivist presented publications about CUHK campus development to Professor Taylor
香港中文大學籌備委員會討論校園校址及建築文件 (1961) (香港政府檔案處藏,參考編號HKRS457-3-14) – 中大籌備委員會提出五個選址方案,分別是香港島、威菲路軍營(今九龍公園)、龍翔道、清水灣道,和紅梅谷(大圍),而當時委員會建議新亞書院和聯合書院搬到紅梅谷,與崇基學院相隔一段距離。香港政府檔案處藏有更多有關1960年代至1970年代中大校園發展的檔案,例如檔案類別HKRS338
Chinese University of Hong Kong – Appointment of a Preparation Committee to Consider the Sites and Buildings for the Proposed University (1961) (Source: Government Records Service, HKSAR Government. Record ID: HKRS457-3-14) – The Committee proposed five locations for the new Chinese University i.e. Hong Kong Island, Whitfield Barracks (now the site of Kowloon Park), Lung Cheung Road, Clearwater Bay Road, and Southern End of Shatin Valley (Tai Wai), and recommended the last one, where a distance apart from Chung Chi College. The Government Records Service has kept quite a lot of records about CUHK’s campus development in 1960s-1970s, such as the record series HKRS338.
《香港中文大學概況》内的中大地圖 (1968) – 其時崇基早已遷入沙田校址,新亞書院在九龍,聯合書院在港島。
中大的行政單位分佈於九龍旺角數處,直至1969年遷入沙田。
The map “Location of the Various Institutions of the Chinese University of Hong Kong” in CUHK Calendar (1968) –
Chung Chi College was already on the Shatin Campus, New Asia College was in Kowloon, and United College was on Hong Kong Island. The offices of CUHK were in Mongkok, Kowloon and later moved into the Shatin campus in 1969.

《香港中文大學概況》内的建設計劃全圖 (1975) – 新亞書院和聯合書院均已遷入沙田校址。
The “Master Development Plan” in CUHK Calendar (1975) –
New Asia College and United College had moved into the Shatin Campus.
《香港中文大學概覽及統計資料》内的中大地圖 (2009)
The campus map in CUHK Facts & Figures (2009)