SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 27, 1988
MR LEE POINTED OUT THAT THE INCOME FOR 1987-88 WOULD NOT BR AFFECTED, ALTHOUGH FOR 1988-89 IT MIGHT BE SLIGHTLY LESS THAN THE ORIGINAL FORECAST, IF THE INTEREST RATES OF MAJOR WORLD CURRENCIES WERE TO REMAIN AT THE PRESENT LOW LEVEL.
WILL BE CENTRALISED NEW TERRITORIES
AS FROM MARCH 1, COLLECTION OF DONATIONS AT THE TRUST FUNDS SECTION OF THE CITY .AND ADMINISTRATION. DONATIONS CAN ALSO BE MADE AT ANY BRANCHES OF THE HONGKONG BANK, HANG SENG BANK AND HANG LUNG BANK.
OLI SETS UP FIVE SUB-COMMITTEES
THE PLANNING COMMITTEE FOR THE OPEN LEARNING INSTITUTE (OLI) OF HONG KONG HAS SET UP FIVE SUB-COMMITTEES TO CARRY OUT DETAILED WORK RELATING TO THE SETTING UP OF THE INSTITUTE FOR THE FIRST INTAKE OF STUDENTS LATE NEXT YEAR.
AT A TWO-DAY MEETING WHICH ENDED TODAY (SATURDAY), PLANNING COMMITTEE, CHAIRED BY LEGISLATIVE COUNCILLOR, MR HON-KWAN, DECIDED THAT EACH SUB-COMMITTEE SHOULD BE CHAIRED LOCAL MEMBER OF THE COMMITTEE.
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MR CHENG HIMSELF WILL CHAIR THE CENTRAL GENERAL MATTERS SUB-COMMITTEE, WHICH WILL DEVISE THE ADMINISTRATIVE AND LEGAL FRAMEWORK OF THE OLI.
HE WILL ALSO HEAD A SPECIAL "SEARCH" SUB-COMMITTEE WHICH HAS BEEN CHARGED WITH THE VITAL TASK OF RECRUITING THE OLI'S FIRST DIRECTOR.
MR CARLOS CHEUNG HON-KAU IS то LEAD THE ACADEMIC AND CURRICULUM PLANNING SUB-COMMITTEE AND MR SAMUEL WONG PING-WAI HAS ACCEPTED THE CHAIRMANSHIP OF THE FINANCE SUB-COMMITTEE.
THE RECRUITMENT OF SENIOR STAFF OTHER THAN THE DIRECTOR AND THE DETAILS OF STAFF TRAINING AND CONDITIONS OF SERVICE WILL BE THE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE STAFF AND CONDITIONS OF SERVICE SUB-COMMITTEE, CHAIRED BY MR TSIM TAK-LUNG.
THE PLANNING COMMITTEE ALSO AGREED ON A PROGRAMME OF WORK DESIGNED TO ENSURE THAT ITS TASK WILL BE COMPLETED ON SCHEDULE.
THIS PROGRAMME WILL REQUIRE ALL THE SUB-COMMITTEES ΤΟ START WORK ALMOST IMMEDIATELY. THE SUB-COMMITTEES WILL REPORT BACK TO THE FULL PLANNING COMMITTEE EVERY TWO MONTHS.
THE PLANNING COMMITTEE ITSELF INTENDS TO MAKE A PROGRESS REPORT TO THE GOVERNOR BY THE END OF THIS YEAR.
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