The Review 2005

T HE R E V I EW 2 0 0 5 My colleagues and I are also determined to ensure we get the best value for money. People are our greatest resource, also our greatest investment. Over the past two years we have been reviewing our human resources management system with the view of producing a more flexible system that enables us to recruit and retain good staff who can make valuable contributions to the University. The first phase, dealing with academic staff, has been completed. The second phase is now underway focusing on non-academic staff. Concerns have been raised on some of the issues being reviewed, many were due to misunderstandings, and as a result we have enhanced our internal communications. I want to reassure the University family that we will continue to strive to be an employer that values the input of all. The University of Hong Kong is counting down to its Centenary celebrations in 2011 with a dynamic programme to invigorate the curriculum and campus. We want to build upon our impressive past achievements and excel in the many new frontiers that are opening up to teachers, scholars and researchers this century. Equally, we will continue to produce leaders in every field in Hong Kong who can help their city maintain its position as one of themost exciting and enterprising cities in the world. With an enlarged campus, an increasingly multi-disciplinary, international approach to teaching and learning and research, an expanded team of talented staff, an efficient use of our finances and continued support from the community, we will have laid the groundwork for a spectacular celebration of our 100th anniversary, and beyond. Professor Lap-Chee Tsui Vice-Chancellor December 2005 Facing page: The University released its first Sustainability Report in 2005, making us one of the few universities in the world to publish such a report. Electricity consumption was highlighted as a concern.