NO. 649

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A HISTORICAL MOMENT—NEWLY COMPLETED HSUEHSHAN TUNNEL HAS SHORTENED THE DISTANCE BETWEEN TAIPEI AND YI-LAN TO 30 MINUTES
The Founder of TKU, Dr. Clement Chang (third from the left, the middle row) attended the inauguration ceremony of the Hsuehshan Tunnel, during which he and other governmental dignitaries toasted to the completion of an operation comparable to a David and Goliath’s scale.
The Founder of TKU, Dr. Clement Chang (third from the left, the middle row) attended the inauguration ceremony of the Hsuehshan Tunnel, during which he and other governmental dignitaries toasted to the completion of an operation comparable to a David and Goliath’s scale.

The Founder, Dr. Clement Chang and the President, Dr. Flora Chang of TKU were invited to the inauguration ceremony of the Hsuehshan (Snow Mountain) Tunnel at 10 a.m., June 16. Both of them and several premieres, former and current ones, together with other ministers and officials who had contributed to the completion of this project toasted to the long-anticipated tunnel open to traffic. It was a simple ceremony but it conjured up a great meaning to the Founder as it symbolized a realization of a 17 years old dream.

FOUNDER SPEAKS ABOUT INTEGRATION AT LANYANG

After attending the opening ceremony of Hsuehshan Tunnel on June 16, Dr. Clement Chang, the Founder and Dr. Flora Chang, the President of TKU, came by the Lanyang Campus to deliver the good news personally that it would take only 50 minutes from Lanyang to Taipei Campus. They were welcome by Lanyang’s Youth Ambassadors of Good Will upon their arrival who led them and other accompanying guests such as the former governor of Yi-lan County, Lee Fong-ming and the CEO, Mr. Luo Shui-mu, of Taiwan’s homegrown shoes giant, Aso, who is also a native of Yi-lan to tour the campus. All guests were impressed by Tamkang’s efforts in making the campus so attractive in such a short time and congratulated the Founder on fulfilling his promise of setting up a university in Yi-lan.

A TALE TO TELL WHEN FIVE-TIGER HILL STATUE UNVEILS
Dr. Clement Chang, the Founder, and Dr. Flora Chang led the students, staff and faculty to walk up the Five-Tiger Steps to unveil the Statue of Five Tigers on June 2.
Dr. Clement Chang, the Founder, and Dr. Flora Chang led the students, staff and faculty to walk up the Five-Tiger Steps to unveil the Statue of Five Tigers on June 2.

Along with the opening of the newly built Shao-Mo Memorial Gymnasium on June 2, a unique Statue of Five Tigers (Wu Fu Pei) was unveiled by the Founder, Dr. Clement Chang. He led the students, staff and faculty to walk up the 64 steps (Five-Tiger Steps) to reveal the statue that depicts five tigers chasing each other in a circle, which symbolizes the fearless spirit of Tamkang University. After the ceremony, Dr. Chang gave a speech recounting the stories, entitled Five-tiger Saga, regarding the establishment of the university and Five-tiger Hill where the university is sitting on. The following is the speech:

A SYMBIOSIS—LANYANG CAMPUSE AND TAIPEI-YILAN FREEWAY

For the Founder of TKU, Dr. Clement Chang, the trip back home to Lo-Tong, Yi-lan County on June 16 was unlike no others. He explains:

A RETROSPECTION OF THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE TAIPEI-YILAN FREEWAY—DR. CLEMENT CHANG’S ROLE IN THE COMPLETION OF THE FREEWAY:

1985/8/31—The Association for Yi-lan Folks and Affairs, Taipei Branch, held its second meeting of the 7th Annual Meeting, during which a Construction for the Taipei-Yilan Transport System Commission was inaugurated. The then Chair of the Association, Dr. Clement Chang appointed Jien Wen-hsiau to be the Secretary in Chief of the Commission, who would be responsible for planning and contacts.

WE ARE ALL PART OF LANYANG!

After attending the inauguration ceremony of the Hsuehshan Tunnel on June 16, the Founder of TKU, Dr. Clement Chang, accompanied by Dr. Flora Chang, the President of TKU and Yi-lan’s movers and shakers to visit Lanyang Campus. They provided some phot...

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