8
WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 26, 1988
BE FACED
"HONG KONG WOULD THEREFORE
WITH THE CHOICE OF EDUCATING FEWER STUDENTS FOR THE SAME COST, OR THE SAME NUMBER OF STUDENTS FOR A GREATER COST," HE SAID.
AS MATTERS STOOD, HE BELIEVED THAT THE BEST WAY FORWARD WAS A SERIOUS EXAMINATION BY ALL CONCERNED OF THE ADOPTION OF A CREDIT UNIT SYSTEM FOR DEGREE COURSES AT TERTIARY INSTITUTIONS.
MAIN
ON THE FUTURE OF PRIVATE SCHOOLS, MR CHEONG SAID THAT THE CONSIDERATION SHOULD CENTRE ON THE QUESTION OF WHICH MODEL WOULD PROVIDE PARENTS WITH MORE CHOICES, AND THE DIRECT SUBSIDY SCHEME MUST BE THE ANSWER.
CREDIT-UNIT SYSTEM ADVOCATED
*
TERTIARY EDUCATION INSTITUTIONS SHOULD BE ENCOURAGED TO MOVE INTO A CREDIT-UNIT SYSTEM WITH A COMMON ENTRY POINT AT POST-FORM THE HON RITA FAN SAID IN THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL TODAY (WEDNESDAY).
THROUGH CONTINUED ASSESSMENT AND ACCUMULATION OF CREDIT UNITS, STUDENTS COULD ENJOY THE FLEXIBILITY OF TAKING A LONGER OR SHORTER TIME TO FINISH THEIR DEGREE.
THAT WAS THE BEST WAY TO "EXTRACT OURSELVES
F FROM MEANINGLESS ARGUMENT ON THE LENGTH OF DEGREE COURSE, SHE SAID IN THE DEBATE ON THE EDUCATION COMMISSION REPORT NO. 3.
MRS FAN SAID HONG KONG'S
STUDENTS DESERVED THE FREEDOM OF CHOICE BY HAVING ALL THE POSSIBLE OPTIONS OF DEGREE COURSES IN LOCAL INSTITUTIONS PRESENTED TO THEM AT ONE POINT THE COMMON ENTRY POINT.
——
UNDERSTANDABLY WANTED TO
HEALTHY
THE TERTIARY INSTITUTIONS, WHICH ATTRACT THE BEST STUDENTS, SHOULD DO SO BY FAIR AND COMPETITION, AND THERE WAS NO VALID REASON FOR ANY INSTITUTIONS ΤΟ USE ADMINISTRATIVE MEASURES TO SNATCH THE CREAM BY OFFERING PLACES TO THESE STUDENTS ONE OR TWO YEARS EARLIER, SHE SAID.
"THE SENSIBLE APPROACH IS TO IMPLEMENT A COMMON ENTRY POINT, WHICH INCIDENTALLY ALSO MEANS A COMMON SELECTION POINT, FOR ALL FIRST DEGREE COURSES, SHE SAID.
MRS FAN ALSO SPOKE AGAINST CHANGING ΤΟ A 3+3 SYSTEM IN SECONDARY SCHOOLS.
/"THE 5+2