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WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 26, 1988
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HE ALSO AGREED THAT BY DOING SO THE UNREASONABLE PRESSURK STUDENTS WHICH AROSE FROM THE NEED ΤΟ TAKE PART IN A NUMBER OF EXAMINATIONS TO MAXIMISE THEIR CHANCES OF ENTRY
TO HIGHER EDUCATION WOULD BE LARGELY RELIEVED.
THE FIERCE COMPETITION BETWEEN TERTIARY INSTITUTIONS WOULD BE EASED ACCORDINGLY.
ON THE LENGTH OF FIRST DEGREE COURSES, MR CHENG STRESSED THE IMPORTANCE OF ADOPTING A CREDIT UNIT SYSTEM IN TERTIARY INSTITUTIONS WHEREBY THE STUDENTS WERE PERMITTED TO MAKE THE BEST USE OF THEIR ACCUMULATED CREDIT UNITS AS WELL AS A MORE FLEXIBLE TIMING.
HE POINTED OUT THAT THE CITY POLYTECHNIC HAD ALREADY ORGANISED COURSES ON A MODULAR BASIS TO ENABLE THE STUDENTS то MAKE WIDER APPLICATIONS OF THEIR STUDIES WITH A BROAD OUTLOOK IN THEIR EDUCATION.
THE HONG KONG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY HAD ALSO DECIDED TO ADOPT THE CREDIT SYSTEM WHICH WOULD MAKE VARIED LENGTH OF INSTRUCTION AND ENHANCED STUDIES POSSIBLE.
THEREFORE, HE WOULD LIKE
TO SEE A SYSTEM OF CREDIT UNIT ACCUMULATION AND TRANSFER WIDELY APPLIED ΤΟ ALL OTHER TERTIARY INSTITUTIONS.
MR CHENG NOTED THAT ANY MODIFICATION TO THE EDUCATION SYSTEM WOULD HAVE, TO SOME EXTENT, FINANCIAL IMPLICATIONS.
HE FELT THAT ANY AVAILABLE RESOURCES THAT WOULD OTHERWISE BE FOR EXTENDING THE YEARS OF DEGREE COURSES COULD WELL BE EFFECTIVELY USED FOR FURTHER DEVELOPMENT OF TERTIARY EDUCATION.
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THE PERCENTAGES OF FIRST DEGREE COURSE PLACES FOR YOUNG PEOPLE IN THE RELEVANT AGE GROUP WERE MUCH LOWER THAN INTERNATIONAL STANDARDS AND SHOULD BE REGARDED AS FAR FROM SATISFACTORY, MR CHENG SAID.
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THIS STAGE
"IT IS THEREFORE ESSENTIAL FOR US AT MEDIUM-TERM TO MAKE
BEST USE OF OUR AVAILABLE PROVIDE MORE OPPORTUNITIES FOR OUR YOUNG PEOPLE ΤΟ HIGHER EDUCATION AND THIS IS ESPECIALLY IMPORTANT AT A ALL SUFFER FROM THE PROBLEM OF BRAIN DRAIN, HE SAID.
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AND IN THE то RESOURCES BENEFIT FROM WHEN WE
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MR CHENG PRAISED THE EDUCATION COMMISSION FOR ITS BROAD VISION AND SENSIBLE RECOMMENDATION FOR FIRST PRIORITY TO BE GIVEN TO INCREASING THE NUMBER OF STUDENTS ENTERING TERTIARY INSTITUTIONS EACH YEAR.
HE SAID HE SUPPORTED THE RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE COMMISSION IN RESPECT OF THE STRUCTURE OF TERTIARY EDUCATION.
THE IMPROVEMENT THAT WOULD EMERGE FROM THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THESE RECOMMENDATIONS, IF ACCEPTED, WOULD BRING ABOUT A UNIFIED SYSTEM OF TERTIARY EDUCATION BEST SUITED TO THE NEEDS OF HONG KONG UNDER THE PRESENT CIRCUMSTANCES.
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