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THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 26, 1987
MORE STUDENTS GOING TO JAPAN FOR STUDY
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INCREASING NUMBERS OF LOCAL STUDENTS HAVE BEEN GOING TO JAPAN TO FURTHER THEIR STUDIES IN UNIVERSITIES AND PROFESSIONAL SCHOOLS, THE DIRECTOR OF EDUCATION, MR Y.T. LI, SAID TODAY (THURSDAY).
SPEAKING AT A +LECTURE ON EDUCATION+ ORGANISED BY THE CONSULATE GENERAL OF JAPAN AND THE JAPAN SOCIETY OF HONG YONG, WHICH IS CELEBRATING ITS 25TH ANNIVERSARY, MR LI SAID SUCH A DEVELOPMENT WAS A HEALTHY SIGN.
THIS WAS BECAUSE HONG KONG, BEING AN INTERNATIONAL CENTRE. NEEDED TO HAVE A WORKFORCE FAMILIAR WITH THE TECHNOLOGICAL ADVANCEMENTS MADE IN DEVELOPED COUNTRIES, ESPECIALLY ONE SO ADVANCED AS JAPAN,
MR LI SAID THAT SUCH STUDENT MOBILITY, WHICH WOULD RESULT IN A GREATER INPUT OF DIFFERENT INNOVATIVE IDEAS, WOULD NOT ONLY HELP STRENGTHEN HONG KONG IN ITS INTERNATIONAL POSITION, BUT WOULD ALSO PROMOTE GREATER UNDERSTANDING OF DIFFERENT CULTURES, AND CULTIVATE FRIENDSHIP AND GOODWILL.
THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT HAS BEEN ASSISTING THE CONSULATE GENERAL OF JAPAN IN ADMINISTERING THE JAPANESE GOVERNMENT MONBUSHO SCHOLARSHIPS.
+THE ARRANGEMENTS HAVE WORKED SMOOTHLY AND AS A RESULT MANY LOCAL STUDENTS HAVE BENEFITTED FROM AN EDUCATION IN JAPAN,+ MR LI SAID.
MR LI SAID HE WAS SURF HONG KONG STUDENTS WOULD FIND THEIR EDUCATION IN JAPAN MOST REWARDING BECAUSE OF THE COUNTRY'S TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS AND ALSO BECAUSE ITS EDUCATION SYSTEM WAS SIMILAR TO HONG KONG'S.
HE ADDED THAT THE FRUCATION DEPARTMENT WOULD CONTINUE TO SUPPORT THE SCHOLARSHIP SCHEME AND EXPRESSED THE HOPE THAT MANY MORE LOCAL STUDENTS WOULD BENEFIT FROM IT.
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