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WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 26, 1988
LENGTH FOR MOST DEGREE "AS TO THE SUGGESTION THAT THE BASIC
BE THREE YEARS, THIS COURSES OF A SIMILAR NATURE IS TO BE FIXED TO
FREEDOM OF THE TERTIARY EDUCATIONAL WILL INFRINGE ON THE ACADEMIC
DEFEND THEIR INSTITUTIONS ESPECIALLY THE UNIVERSITIES, WHICH USUALLY AUTONOMY VIGOROUSLY,
"EACH SUCH INSTITUTION HAS ITS OWN FINE TRADITION AND STANDARDISATION IS HARDLY DESIRABLE."
COMPLETE
AND PROBABLE SACRIFICE UNIVERSITY'S FOUR-YEAR BASIC SO HARD FOR MIGHT NOT BE IN THE BEST
ACHIEVE
OBJECTIVES
FOR INSTANCE, THE LACK OF FLEXIBILITY OF THE FINE TRADITIONS OF THE CHINESE SYSTEM OF BILINGUAL AND BROAD-BASED EDUCATION, FOSTERED OVER 25 YEARS WITH A SUCCESSFUL RECORD,
MIGHT KONG AND INTERESTS OF HONG PRODUCING DIFFERENT KINDS OF GRADUATES.
NOT
THE
OF
MR POON PREFERRED OPTION C OF THE
WHOLE IN-DEPTH REVIEW
THE OF
SITUATION
DISCUSSIONS.
REPORT PENDING AN OVERALL
IN
OF THE LIGHT
RECENT
"THERE IS NO REASON WHY THE 'FREEDOM TO CHOOSE' SHOULD BE TAKEN HONG KONG, ESPECIALLY AWAY FROM THE STUDENTS TO ENTER UNIVERSITY IN
BEEN AGREED IN PRINCIPLE BY NOW WHEN A JOINT ADMISSION SCHEME HAS
THAT BOTH THE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG AND THE CHINESE UNIVERSITY SO
SYSTEM OF THE CHINESE THE DISRUPTION OF THE PROVISIONAL ACCEPTANCE
HE CONTINUED. UNIVERSITY IS GREATLY REDUCED BY SUCH PROPOSED CHANGE,
MR
POON
ALSO
DOUBTED GRANTS COMMITTEE
THE NEED TO
GRANT
FOR THE FUNDS FOR
UNIVERSITY
AND
ALL
TERTIARY
POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTIONS FOR FOUR YEAR COURSES AFTER FORM 7 UNLESS
WAS FULLY YEAR REQUEST FOR THE ADDITIONAL
ANY PARTICULAR JUSTIFIED AND FINANCES
PERMITTED.
THIS WAS BECAUSE
SUCH TERTIARY PARTICULAR ROLES IN HIGHER EDUCATION AND ALL WAS UNNECESSARY.
INSTITUTIONS
HAD THEIR
TRYING TO STEREOTYPE THEM
COMMON ENTRY POINT FOR UNIVERSITIES SUPPORTED
ADMISSION
THE EDUCATION COMMISSION'S RECOMMENDATION THAT JOINT
BY ALL UPGC-FUNDED TERTIARY INSTITUTIONS PROCEDURES BE INTRODUCED
HON-KWAN IN WITH A UNIFIED ENTRY POINT WAS WELCOMED BY THE HON CHENG THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL TODAY (WEDNESDAY).
NO.
SPEAKING IN THE
DEBATE ON
REPORT ENTRY
TO
THE EDUCATION COMMISSION 3, MR CHENG SAID HE WAS CONVINCED THAT THE PROPOSED UNIFIED SYSTEM AFTER FORM 7 WOULD ENABLE A WORTHWHILE SIXTH FORM EDUCATION BE DEVELOPED WITH A BROADENED CURRICULUM.
/HE ALSO