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MONDAY, AUGUST 1, 1988
FROM SEPTEMBER 1989, GOVERNMENT ON THE NEW RATE WILL BE EXTENDED TO COVER PLACES.
FINANCIAL
THE COLLEGE'g
ASSISTANCE BASED FINAL YEAR
AS REGARDS FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE TO STUDENTS, AT PRESENT YEAR THREE AND YEAR FOUR STUDENTS ARE ELIGIBLE, ON THE BASIS OF
NEED,
FOR BOTH GRANTS AND LOANS BUT YEAR FIVE STUDENTS ARE ELIGIBLE FOR LOANS ONLY.
WITH EFFECT FROM SEPTEMBER 1989, NEEDY STUDENTE IN YEAR WILL ALSO BE ELIGIBLE TO RECEIVE GRANTS.
THE FINAL
ON THE REQUEST OF THE LINGNAN COLLEGE TO BECOME AN INSTITUTION UNDER THE UNIVERSITY AND POLYTECHNIC GRANTS COMMITTEE (UPGC) SYSTEM, THE SPOKESMAN SAID THAT THE UPGC WOULD BE INVITED TO ADVISE, HAVING REGARD TO THE PRESENT AND PLANNED DEVELOPMENT OF HIGHER EDUCATION IN HONG KONG, ON THE ROLE THAT THE COLLEGE SHOULD PLAY AND ON THE FEASIBILITY AND IMPLICATIONS OF BRINGING IT UNDER THE UPGC SYSTEM.
THE SPOKESMAN ADDED THAT AS THESE ISSUES WOULD REQUIRE CAREFUL CONSIDERATION AND DETAILED CONSULTATION, IT WOULD TAKE SOME TIME BEFORE FIRM CONCLUSIONS COULD BE REACHED.
EASY TRAVEL SCHEME OPERATIONAL AT AIRPORT
PHASE IV OF THE EASY TRAVEL SCHEME COMMENCED TODAY (MONDAY) WHEN THE COMPUTERISATION OF THE IMMIGRATION CONTROL POINT AT THE AIRPORT BECAME OPERATIONAL.
TO MARK THIS OCCASION, THE ACTING DIRECTOR OF IMMIGRATION, MR LAURENCE LEUNG; THE GOVERNMENT DATA PROCESSING MANAGER, DR c.c. GREENFIELD; AND THE OPERATIONS DIRECTOR OF IBM, MR HENRY CHOW, PERFORMED A "PRESS-BUTTON" CEREMONY IN THE COMPUTER ROOM OF THE AIRPORT IMMIGRATION CO TROL POINT THIS AFTERNOON.
A TOTAL OF 10 COMPUTERS HAVE BEEN INSTALLED ΤΟ SERVE THE TERMINALS SET UP AT THE EXISTING 98 ARRIVAL AND DEPARTURE IMMIGRATION COUNTERS, PROVIDING A MODERNISED SYSTEM то FACILITATE TRAVELLING THROUGH THE AIRPORT.
WHEN THE