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research work and training of research students. The university is
committed strongly
to research and other academic
In
six
of
activities.
addition to research work conducted in the teaching departments,
research
Institutes Research
Chinese Studies, Science and Technology, and Social Studies.
20.
centres are
operating under the
Competition for university places is intense. Over 20,000
candidates sat the various public examinations in 1985.
as
442
set
Enrolment
and of September 1985 totalled 7,009, including 5,257 full-time
undergraduate part-time
students and 418 full-time and 892
part-time postgraduate students. Virtually all students are Hong
Kong residents. With
annual growth rate an
the at 3%,
student
population will reach 7,000 at the end of the decade. In 1985-6, the Department of Extramural Studies offered more than 1, 100 course
with total enrolment of more than 39,000. Besides general Courses
and those leading to the award of diplomas and certificates, the department also offered correspondence courses, courses by radio and
and self-learning Courses
the packaged in
form of audio
tapes, programmed texts and resource materials.
a
newspaper,
21.
The development of academic buildings, amenities facilities and hostels is programmed to meet the academic requirements of the
next
few years.
Hong Kong's Third University
22.
On the advice of the University and
Grants Polytechnic
Committee (UPGC), the Hong Kong Government decided earlier this year that a third University should be established in the territory for a
first intake
The University
will be
emphasising science,
technology, language and business studies. It will be established
later no
than the
triennium. 1994-97
a
of grouping
schools professional
1992-2000 of 7,000 full-time and
further development up
with
a
capacity by
with
part-time students,
10,000 students.
room
for
equivalent
to
about
23.
the
The appointment of a planning committee for the University in
May 1986 signified the formal
of commencement
the planning of
institution. Sir S Y Chung, Senior member of the Executive Council,
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