THURSDAY, OCTOBER 4, 1984
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HK MAY HAVE OWN BODY FOR DEGREE VALIDATION
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A PROPOSAL FOR HONG KONG TO HAVE ITS OWN BODY FOR VALIDATION OF DEGREE COURSES, RATHER THAN RELY ON BRITAIN, WAS BEING EXAMINED BY THE GOVERNMENT, THE GOVERNOR, SIR EDWARD YOUDE SAID TODAY.
THE RECOMMENDATION HAD BEEN MADE BY THE UNIVERSITY AND POLYTECHNIC GRANTS COMMITTEE, WHICH FELT THAT HONG KONG SHOULD NO LONGER RELY ON THE UK COUNCIL FOR NATIONAL ACADEMIC AWARDS FOR THIS WORK, SIR EDWARD SAID IN HIS REVIEW OF EDUCATION.
SUCH A BODY OF ITS OWN TO MAINTAIN INTERNATIONALLY ACCEPTED STANDARDS, IF ESTABLISHED, WOULD CONSIST OF BOTH LOCAL AND OVERSEAS MEMBERS AND WAS LIKELY TO BE BOTH MORE RESPONSIVE TO LOCAL NEEDS AND MORE ECONOMICAL TO OPERATE THAN THE PRESENT SYSTEM, HE SAID.
IN HIS REVIEW OF HIGHER EDUCATION, SIR EDWARD SAID ALSO THAT THE EXISTING TWO UNIVERSITIES CONTINUED TO EXPAND AND A NUMBER OF SITES FOR A POSSIBLE THIRD UNIVERSITY HAD BEEN IDENTIFIED.
THE EXECUTIVE COUNCIL WOULD BE CONSULTED NEXT YEAR ON WHETHER PLANNING FOR THIS UNIVERSITY SHOULD PROCEED, HE SAID.
SPEAKING OF THE PRIMARY AND SECONDARY SCHOOL LEVEL, HE SAID ANOTHER MATTER BEING STUDIED BY GOVERNMENT WAS A RECOMMENDATION BY A WORKING PARTY CHAIRED BY THE HON ALEX WU CONCERNING THE PRODUCTION OF TEXTBOOKS WRITTEN IN CHINESE.
+THESE WILL FILL A LONG FELT NEED,+ HE SAID.
THE YEAR HAD BEEN AN EVENTFUL ONE FOR EDUCATION, WITH THE SETTING UP OF AN EDUCATION COMMISSION AND THE FOUNDING OF TWO TERTIARY INSTITUTIONS - THE CITY POLYTECHNIC OF HONG KONG AND THE HONG KONG ACADEMY FOR PERFORMING ARTS.
THE EDUCATION COMMISSION SET UP TO CONSIDER THE REPORT OF THE INTERNATIONAL PANEL WOULD SUBMIT ITS REPORT BEFORE THE END OF THIS MONTH, HE SAID,
THE REPORT WOULD MAKE RECOMMENDATIONS CONCERNING THE FUTURE OF THE JUNIOR SECONDARY EDUCATION ASSESSMENT, LANGUAGE IN EDUCATION, IMPROVEMENTS IN TEACHER PREPARATION AND THE TEACHING SERVICE, OPEN EDUCATION, AND EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH.
THE CITY POLYTECHNIC OF HONG KONG WHICH WILL OPEN ON OCTOBER 8, CATERS FOR 480 FULL-TIME AND 680 PART-TIME STUDENTS.
THE GOVERNOR EXPRESSED THANKS TO THE PLANNING COMMITTEE CHAIRED BY THE HON SIR S.Y. CHUNG AND THE HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC FOR THE ASSISTANCE GIVEN TO THE COMMITTEE.
THE ROYAL HONG KONG JOCKEY CLUB WAS ALSO THANKED FOR MAKING POSSIBLE THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE PERMANENT PREMISES IN WAN CHAI FOR THE ACADEMY FOR PERFORMING ARTS.
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