MONDAY,
FR 31, 1983
CITY POLYTECHNIC COURSES START NEXT OCTOBER
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THE CITY POLYTECHNIC OF HONG KONG WILL BEGIN TO PROVIDE COURSES FROM OCTOBER NEXT YEAR.
FINANCIAL ARRANGEMENTS FOR THE PLANNING COMMITTEE OF THE POLYTECHNIC TO ACQUIRE TEMPORARY PREMISES WITH A BANK LOAN HAVE BEEN ENDORSED BY THE EXECUTIVE COUNCIL AND THE FINANCE COMMITTEE OF THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL.
A SPOKESMAN SAID TODAY THE GOVERNMENT WOULD UNDERTAKE TO INCLUDE THE ANNUAL FINANCING CHARGES AS PART OF THE POLYTECHNIC'S ANNUAL RECURRENT EXPENDITURE AND TO MAKE GOOD ANY CAPITAL LOSS, IF ANY, AT THE TIME OF DISPOSAL OF THE BUILDING.
THE COMMERCIAL BLOCK, TO BE ACQUIRED AT A COST OF OVER $200 MILLION, WILL BE USED AS TRANSITORY ACCOMMODATION FOR THE POLYTECHNIC UNTIL ITS PERMANENT CAMPUS ON TAT CHEE AVENUE IN KOWLOON TONG BECOMES AVAILABLE FOR USE BY 1988, THE SPOKESMAN SAID.
IT IS EXPECTED THAT THE POLYTECHNIC WILL CATER FOR SOME 700 FULL-TIME AND EQUIVALENT PART-TIME (FTE) STUDENTS IN 1984-85, AND BUILD UP ITS CAPACITY TO THE APPROVED TARGET OF 8 000 FTÉ STUDENTS IN 1994-95, HE SAID.
ITS FIRST STUDENTS WILL BEGIN TO JOIN THE WORKFORCE IN 1987. AND BY 1990 SOME 9 500 GRADUATES AT VARIOUS LEVELS WILL BE AVAILABLE TO MEET THE STRONG DEMAND FOR TECHNICALLY TRAINED MANPOWER.
THE INSTITUTION WILL BE FUNDED THROUGH THE UNIVERSITY AND POLYTECHNIC GRANTS COMMITTEE, AND FOR THE ACADEMIC YEAR 1983-84, THE COMMITTEE HAS RECOMMENDED A RECURRENT GRANT TOTALLING ABOUT $73 MILLION, INCLUDING THE COST OF FINANCING THE LOAN.
HK GETS WORLD RECOGNITION IN LIGHTING
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THE HONG KONG ILLUMINATION COMMITTEE HAS RECENTLY BEEN ELECTED A FULL MEMBER OF THE INTERNATIONAL COMMISSION ON ILLUMINATION (C. I.E.), GIVING HONG KONG WORLD RECOGNITION IN THE FIELD OF LIGHTING.
AS A RESULT, HONG KONG CAN NOW JOIN THE 35 MEMBER COUNTRIES ON THE COMMISSION IN PUBLISHING INTERNATIONAL RECOMMENDATIONS AND TECHNICAL REPORTS, AND GENERALLY PROMOTING THE SCIENCE AND APPLICATION OF LIGHTING IN ALL ITS FORMS.
/THE ELECTION