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1991.
A Chinese
and 5 of secondary schools should be met by
Textbooks Committee was established whose task will be to ensure
that an adequate supply of good quality textbooks will be available
to schools wishing to adopt Chinese as the medium of instruction.
59.
The Education Commission, set up in April 1984 to co-ordinate
and give consolidated advice on educational policy in Hong Kong,
released its second report in September.
The report contains
far-reaching recommendations for sixth form education, pre-school
education, teacher preparation, open education and the financing of
the education system. Public comment has been invited on its
proposals and considerable debate has been generated. The Hong Kong
Government expects to make decisions on the implementation of the
report's recommendations in early 1987, following completion of the
period of public consultation.
60.
In 1986 the Hong Kong Government announced its intention to
establish a third university in the territory. A committee to
oversee the planning of the new institution has now been established
with distinguished Local and overseas membership.
The new
university will be a grouping of professional schools emphasising
science, technology management and business studies.
It is
expected that it will admit its first students in the early 1990s by
which time the
the number of first-year, first degree places available
to Hong Kong students will have risen to 8,300 compared with the
present figure of 4,200.
61.
Hong Kong now has five degree awarding institutions: the Hong Kong and Chinese universities, the two polytechnics and the Baptist
College. In 1986 there were 16,000 students
on degree courses and
additional programmes will be introduced this year. At present, proposals for new degree Courses at Hong Kong Polytechnic, City Polytechnic and Baptist College are assessed by the United Kingdom
Council for National Academic Awards. A Planning Committee on
Academic Awards has been appointed to make recommendations on the
establishment of a system
for validation of courses within Hong
Kong.
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