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MONDAY, MARCH 31, 1986
PLANNING COMMITTEE SOON FOR THIRD UNIVERSITY
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HONG KONG'S THIRD UNIVERSITY, WITH A CAPACITY OF 7 000 PLACES AND ROOM FOR FURTHER DEVELOPMENT UP TO 10 000 PLACES, 1S SCHEDULED TO HAVE ITS FIRST INTAKE OF STUDENTS IN THE 1994-97 TRIENNIUM, A GOVERNMENT SPOKESMAN ANNOUNCED TODAY.
A PLANNING COMMITTEE WOULD SOON BE APPOINTED TO WORK OUT IN DETAIL THE ESTABLISHMENT OF THE UNIVERSITY.
IT WAS INTENDED TO HAVE A LOCAL PERSONALITY AS CHAIRMAN OF THE COMMITTEE, A SENIOR GOVERNMENT OFFICIAL AS THE SECRETARY-GENERAL, AND MEMBERSHIP WOULD INCLUDE LOCAL LAY MEMBERS, OVERSEAS ACADEMICS AND REPRESENTATIVES OF THE EXISTING INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER EDUCATION.
TO HELP THE COMMITTEE HAVE UP-TO-DATE KNOWLEDGE OF LOCAL DEMAND FOR PROFESSIONAL AND TECHNOLOGICAL GRADUATES, THE LOCAL LAY MEMBERS WOULD BE DRAWN MAINLY FROM INDUSTRY AND COMMERCE. IT WAS ALSO HOPED TO HAVE REPRESENTATIVES OF UMELCO.
+ THE OVERSEAS ACADEMICS WILL CONTRIBUTE EXPERIENCE IN THE ESTABLISHMENT OF UNIVERSITIES IN OTHER COUNTRIES, AND WILL REPRESENT THE INTERNATIONAL DIMENSION IN HIGHER EDUCATION, + HE SAID.
*THE PRESENCE OF OVERSEAS ACADEMICS WILL HELP TO ENSURE THE INTERNATIONAL STATUS OF THE NEW UNIVERSITY.+
THE SPOKESMAN SAID THE NEW UNIVERSITY WOULD BE A GROUPING OF PROFESSIONAL SCHOOLS EMPHASISING SCIENCE TECHNOLOGY, MANAGEMENT AND BUSINESS STUDIES.
SEVERAL POSSIBLE SITES WERE BEING CONSIDERED, AND A DECISION WOULD BE MADE BY THE PLANNING COMMITTEE.
HOWEVER,
THE UNIVERSITY SHOULD HAVE EASY ACCESS TO THE METROPOLITAN AREA TO FACILITATE CLOSE CO-ORDINATION WITH BUSINESS, INDUSTRY AND THE GENERAL COMMUNITY.
THE SITE SHOULD ALSO BE LARGE ENOUGH TO ALLOW FOR FURTHER EXPANSION IN THE LONG TERM.
PRESENT FORECASTS INDICATED THAT THE NEW UNIVERSITY WOULD CATER FOR SOME 5 000 STUDENTS BY 1996-97, EXPANDING TO SOME 7 000 STUDENTS BY THE END OF THE CENTURY.
SEVERAL BROAD POLICY GUIDELINES HAD BEEN LAID FOR THE NEW UNIVERSITY, INCLUDING:
* IT SHOULD VALIDATE ITS DEGREE COURSES INTERNALLY;
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IF IT WAS TO BE ESTABLISHED IN STAGES, THE STAGING SHOULD NOT EXTEND OVER TOO LONG A PERIOD; AND
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