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they

are

too

lessened in value if they

held are

frequently. As I said in the second adjournment debate

on Education Commission Report no. 2 on 18 February this

year, the reforms arising from the Llewellyn Report and

from the first two reports of

reports of the Education Commission

inevitably being achieved at the price of some

disruption and adjustment. After the recent period of

reports and discussion, we could only hold yet another

overall review at the price of more serious and

continued disruption to our education system.

are

S. cap. le

f.

Dr.

Tse in his speech referred to the Commission's present study of the structure of tertiary

education and indicated his willingness to respond to

the Governor's call for co-operation in solving the

problem of degree course length. Mr. Liu Lit-for also Scp.

made some apposite remarks on this head.

He pointed out

that any change to the existing degree course

course structure

will have

for all other educational

implications

sector s. He spoke of the need

consider care fully the

financial implications, not only

of the proposed change

of the University of Hong Kong to four-year degrees, but л

also en parallel changes in the other UPGC-funded

institutions. As you said, Sir,

le

Commission is

is considering

in

your speech, the

a wide range of options and

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