WEDNESDAY, JUNE 9, 1982
CHER EDUCATION FEE PROPOSALS FOR 1985/86
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THE GOVERNMENT HAS ASKED THE UNIVERSITY AND POLYTECHNIC GRANTS COMMITTEE TO ASSUME CERTAIN LEVELS OF TUITION FEES FOR THE PURPOSE OF CALCULATING GRANTS FOR THE THREE INSTITUTIONS FOR 1985/86.
THE FEES TO BE ASSUMED ARE $4 200 FOR DEGREE COURSES, AND $3 200 FOR FULL-TIME NON-DEGREE COURSES AT THE POLYTECHNIC. THE ACTUAL FEES TO BE CHARGED WILL BE A MATTER FOR THE INSTITUTIONS,
A GOVERNMENT SPOKESMAN SAID THE FEE LEVELS ASSUMED FOR 1985/86, WHICH WERE $600 ABOVE THOSE USED FOR CALCULATING GRANTS FOR 1984/85, WERE IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE POLICY OF GRADUALLY INCREASING THE PROPORTION OF RECURRENT COSTS MET BY TUITION FEES. THE PROPOSALS ALSO TOOK INTO ACCOUNT INFLATION,
+ IT IS EXPECTED THAT AN ESTIMATED $1 200 MILLION IN PUBLIC FUNDS WILL BE SPENT IN 1985/86 TO MEET A SIGNIFICANT PROPORTION OF THE RECURRENT COSTS OF THE THREE INSTITUTIONS, WHEREAS THE REVENUE OF THE INSTITUTIONS FROM THE FEES ASSUMED WILL AMOUNT TO ONLY $90 MILLION, THE SPOKESMAN POINTED OUT.
+THESE CALCULATIONS DO NOT INCLUDE THE CONSIDERABLE COSTS ARISING FROM EXISTING PLANS FOR CAPITAL DEVELOPMENT. SO FAR, APPROXIMATELY $890 MILLION IN PUBLIC FUNDS IS EXPECTED TO BE SPENT ON CAPITAL PROJECTS FOR THE YEARS 1981-86,+ HE ADDED.
MORE THAN HALF OF THE STUDENTS IN THE THREE INSTITUTIONS RECEIVE ASSISTANCE TOWARDS FEES, IN FULL OR IN PART, IN THE FORM OF GRANTS AWARDED UNDER THE STUDENT FINANCE SCHEME. THE LEVEL OF ASSISTANCE PROVIDED UNDER THE SCHEME, WHICH ENSURES THAT NO STUDENT IS DEPRIVED OF A PLACE FOR FINANCIAL REASONS, WILL BE ADJUSTED ACCORDINGLY TO REFLECT THE INCREASE IN FEES.
THE SPOKESMAN SAID IT WAS CURRENT PRACTICE FOR AN ANNUAL DECLARATION TO BE MADE OF THE FEES TO BE CHARGED FOUR YEARS IN ADVANCE, SO THAT STUDENTS ENROLLING FOR A COURSE OF THAT DURATION OR LESS WOULD BE AWARE OF THE FEES PAYABLE THROUGHOUT THE COURSE.
ESSAYS AT AN EXHIBITION
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VISITORS TO THE RECENT CLEAN HONG KONG VISUAL PRESENTATION AT THE CITY HALL MIGHT HAVE NOTICED GROUPS OF STUDENTS BUSILY TAK ING NOTES AS THEY MADE THE IR WAY FROM EXHIBIT TO EXHIBIT.
THE STUDENTS WERE THERE BECAUSE THE EXHIBITION HAD BECOME PART OF THE CURRICULA FOR MANY SCHOOLS DURING ITS SIX-DAY SHOWING.
MR H.. YEUNG. SOCIAL STUDIES TEACHER AT TANG KING PO SCHOOL SEN HIS FORM TWO
THERE ON THE SECOND DAY, JUNE 3.
I SAW A
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