HONG KONG LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL -15 March 1989
香港立法局
一九八九年三月十五日
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from the recurrent budget. The total sum for direct grants to projects was, as a result, almost double that of the previous year.
Further improvements were made in equipment, library collection, and computing as well as other support facilities for teaching, learning, and research. As the heart of the institution, the library alone was allocated a budget increase of 25%, and the library collection expanded by 16% to reach a new high of 203 000 volumes. The campus re-development project kept abreast with the overall academic development and expansion in student number. Two new buildings, together with the sub-structure works on two other new buildings, were nearing completion as the year drew to an end. All signs pointed to the successful completion of the entire re-development project by 1991, in time to cater for the needs of the student population of 3 000 by then.
The year 1987-88 has indeed been a productive year for the college. Although this is a proud statement, I do believe that it does not reflect any complacency on the part of the college. I know for sure that the college has been constantly reminding itself that much remains to be done to meet the aspirations of the young people of our community and that, with the continued support of the Government and the community, it must keep on upgrading the standard of its academic work and improving the quality of the higher education it provides.
Sir, as a past student and now a member of the governing bodies, I am proud of the significant achievements of the college since its inception. It is a strong reflection of hard work, careful planning and unfailing support. To end this report, I wish to appeal to all concerned once again the Government, the alumni, and the community at large to give the college their continued and wholehearted support.
Oral answers to questions
School Medical Service Scheme
1. MR. CHUNG asked: Will Government inform this Council whether, under the existing School Medical Service Scheme, a student who is sick could consult a doctor who has joined the scheme and whose clinic is in the vicinity of the home of the student but outside the designated zone of his school?
SECRETARY FOR HEALTH AND WELFARE: Sir, under the existing procedures of the School Medical Service Scheme, a student may register with a