TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 12, 1585
DURING A BOAT TOUR OF THE TYPHOON SHELTER, THE PARTY VISITED A FAMILY ON BOARD A FISHING VESSEL TO TAKE A CLOSER LOOK AT THE LIVING ENVIRONMENT OF THE FISHING COMMUNITY IN THE BUSY WATERWAY.
MR JOPLING ALSO VISITED THE ABERDEEN WHOLESALE FISH MARKET TO LEARN ABOUT THE OPERATION OF THE FISH MARKETING ORGANISATION.
FORM 7 ENROLMENT AFFECTED BY CU SCHEME
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THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT TODAY (TUESDAY) CONFIRMED THAT THE CHINESE UNIVERSITY'S PROVISIONAL ACCEPTANCE SCHEME HAD THE EFFECT OF REDUCING ENROLMENT IN FORM 7 CLASSES IN SECONDAR SCHOOLS OFFERING MATRICULATION COURSES.
A DEPARTMENT SPOKESMAN SAID THAT IN A RECENT SURVEY CONDUCTED BY THE DEPARTMENT ON THE EFFECT OF THE CHINESE UNIVERSITY'S PROVISIONAL ACCEPTANCE SCHEME ON FORM 7 STUDENTS IN AIDED SCHOOLS, IT WAS FOUND THAT 112 OUT OF 189 SCHOOLS OPERATING FORM 6 CLASSES HAD STUDENTS JOINING THE CHINESE UNIVERSITY AFTER FINISHING LOWER FORM 6.
+ONE HUNDRED AND THREE SCHOOLS HAD FIVE TO 20 PER CENT OF THEIR FORM 6 STUDENTS JOINING THE CHINESE UNIVERSITY AND NINE REPORTED OVER 20 PER CENT, THE SPOKESMAN SAID,
+ THE SITUATION IS SUFFICIENTLY SERIOUS TO WARRANT OUR CONCERN AS THIS AMOUNTS TO WASTAGE OF PUBLIC FUNDS, HE SAID.
THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT, HE ADDED, HOPED THAT THE WHOLE QUESTION OF SIXTH FORM EXAMINATIONS COULD BE RESOLVED BY THE EDUCATION COMMISSION IN ITS NEXT REPORT.
HKD IC HOLDS FIRST BOARD MEETING *****
A LEADING INDUSTRIAL IST, MR CHRISTOPHER CHENG, WAS ELECTE CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE HONG KONG DESIGN INNOVATION COMPANY LIMITED (HKDIC) AT ITS FIRST MEETING TODAY (TUESDAY).
MR CHENG IS A MEMBER OF THE INDUSTRY DEVELOPMENT BOARD AND MANAGING DIRECTOR OF WING TAI EXPORTERS LIMITED.