As the concept of institutional repository was quite new in Hong Kong in the year of 2002 it would be easier to begin the project in a small scale but with gradual expansion in scope and institutional participation With a tangible repository at hand,
the Library could approach the faculty and university administration, explained and demonstrated what IR was and how they could benefit from it. Another advantage of starting small was that the investment of resources would be relatively small as compared to a large-scale project and the Library could have more freedom to test the water before moving on.