Constituent college of the Chinese University of Hong Kong
New Asia College is a constituent college of the Chinese University of Hong Kong , a public university in New Territories , Hong Kong .
New Asia College Campus in Ma Liu Shui
Campus
The college locates on a mount in the university with an excellent view to Tide Cove and Ma On Shan . A circular road New Asia Circle (新亞坊) encircles the campus with New Asia Road (新亞路) leading to the central of the university, and United Road to United College , and Cheng Ming Link (誠明徑) to student residences.
History
New Asia College was founded in 1949 by Chinese scholars Ch'ien Mu (Qian Mu), Tang Junyi (Tang Chun-i), and Zhang Pijie (Tchang Pi-kai), in Hong Kong, then a British dependency , after the Communist victory in mainland China .[ 1]
In 1963, the college joined forces with United College and Chung Chi College to form the Chinese University of Hong Kong under a charter granted by the Legislative Council of Hong Kong . The college has since then become a research and educational hub for Confucian philosophy and Chinese studies .[ 1]
Presidents and Heads
Presidents and heads of New Asia College:[ 2]
Presidents (1949–1977)
1. Prof. Ch'ien Mu (1949–1965)
2. Prof. Ou Tsuin-chen [zh ] (1965–1969)
3. Prof. Shen Yi-chen [zh ] (1969–1970)
4. Prof. Mei Yi-pao [zh ] (1970–1973)
5. Prof. Yu Ying-shih (1973–1975)
6. Prof. Chuan Han-sheng (1975–1977)
College heads (1977–present)
7. Prof. Ambrose King (1977–1985)
8. Prof. Lin Tzong-biau [zh ] (1985–1992)
9. Prof. Leung Ping-chung [zh ] (1992–2002)
10. Prof. Henry N. C. Wong [zh ] (2002–2010)
11. Prof. Shun Kwong-loi [zh ] (2010–2013)
12. Prof. Henry N. C. Wong (2014–2020)
13. Prof. Hector Sun-on Chan (2021–present)
Notable alumni
See also
References
External links
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