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(b)
(c)
(d)
represent the surest way of delivering the additional numbers within the tight timetable
envisaged, whilst maintaining
whilst maintaining high standards of
quality;
ensure that community requirements for qualified manpower were met over a wide spectrum of subject disciplines; and
be cost-effective in both recurrent and capital
terms.
SUPPORTING PROPOSALS
20.
Achievement of the Government's targets will be
dependent on the availability of resources and on adequate
growth rates in terms of staff, finance and physical plant,
to minimise the practical constraints. These issues have
been considered in detail by the UPGC.
Growth Rates
N
21.
The annual student number growth rates required to
provide 15,000 FYFD places in 1994-95 are shown by
institution and by course level in Annex N. This indicates
that :
(a)
(b)
compared with the original targets, which provided
for overall annual
annual growth of 6.5%, the revised
targets require acceleration to 9.9% overall per year, i.e. a 55% increase,
55% increase, which is high both in
absolute terms and
terms and by comparison with what has
been achieved in other countries;
excluding HKUST and LC, the five existing
institutions will, on average, be required to achieve 6.4% per year;