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ΤΟ "MANY PEOPLE WHO HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE VERY COMPETITIVE TERTIARY INSTITUTIONS CAN EDUCATION THROUGH ENROLMENT WITH THE OLI.'
ALSO, BY USING
A VARIETY OF
"
GET
ADMITTED ΤΟ OUR NOW FURTHER THEIR
INSTRUCTIONAL MEANS, THE OLI THE PACE ALLOWED STUDENTS TO STUDY IN THE STYLE, IN THE PLACE AND AT THAT BEST SUITED THEIR INDIVIDUAL NEEDS, DR IP SAID.
"I THINK THE ONE MOST IMPORTANT FEATURE OF THE ENTIRE CONCEPT
ITS OPENNESS, IT OF OPEN LEARNING RELATES TO
ACCESS PROVIDES
ΤΟ
REGARDLESS HIGHER EDUCATION FOR PEOPLE
OF THEIR PREVIOUS ACADEMIC
ATTAINMENTS."
BEEN INFORMED
THAT THE OLI WOULD
DR IP SAID HER GROUP HAD ACCEPT THE TRANSFER OF CREDITS ACQUIRED FROM RECOGNISED WHETHER LOCAL OR OVERSEAS, FOR THE PURPOSE OF PARTIAL STUDIES LEADING TO AN ACADEMIC AWARD BY THE OLI.
CREDITS.
IT HAS EXPECTED OTHER INSTITUTIONS TO SIMILARLY
INSTITUTIONS,
EXEMPTION FROM
RECOGNISE ITS
DR IP SAID THE WHILE THE GROUP UNDERSTOOD THAT THE OLI COURSES IT HOPED THAT WOULD NOT BE OPEN ONLY TO PEOPLE LIVING IN HONG KONG, PRIORITY WOULD BE GIVEN TO LOCAL STUDENTS SEEKING ADMISSION.
"AS THE OLI BECOMES MORE DEVELOPED, OPPORTUNITIES CAN EXTENDED TO STUDENTS OUTSIDE HONG KONG, SHE SAID.
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THEN BE
OLI'S
DR IP ALSO SAID THAT GOVERNMENT WOULD INITIALLY MEET THE
THERE WOULD SETTING UP COSTS AND SUBVENT ITS OPERATING EXPENSES, AND
THE OLI'S ESTIMATES BE PROVISION FOR THE SUBMISSION AND APPROVAL OF UNTIL 1993-94 WHEN THE OLI WAS EXPECTED TO BE SELF-FINANCING.
VIEW THAT THE IT HAD BECOME
ACCORDING TO DR IP, THE LEGCO GROUP WAS OF THE OLI SHOULD BE SUBJECT TO FINANCIAL CONTROL EVEN AFTER SELF-FINANCING, IN ORDER TO SAFEGUARD THE PUBLIC'S INTERESTS.
FINANCIAL
AN
SHE SAID THE GROUP ACCEPTED THE ADMINISTRATION'S ADVICE THAT OVERALL REVIEW OF THE CONSTITUTIONAL AND
RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN GOVERNMENT AND RELEVANT STATUTORY BODIES WAS BEING UNDERTAKEN,
GOVERNMENT AND IF THE REVIEW FAVOURED THE INCORPORATION OF A ROLE FOR
STATUTORY BODIES, IN THE LEGISLATION
SUITABLE RELEVANT AMENDMENTS COULD BE INTRODUCED TO THE OLI ORDINANCE.
OF THE
THEIR VALUABLE DR IP PAID TRIBUTE TO AD HOC GROUP MEMBERS FOR
HON LEUNG WAI-TUNG WHO HAD EFFORTS, IN PARTICULAR THE
MADE VERY THIS SUBSTANTIAL CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE SCRUTINY OF THE CHINESE TEXT OF
BILL.
POINTS RAISED OF AND THAT THEY WOULD
SHE HOPED THAT THE MANY USEFUL AND CONSTRUCTIVE ON THE CHINESE TEXT WILL NOT BE LOST SIGHT PROVE TO BE OF USE FOR FUTURE CHINESE LEGISLATION.
MEANWHILE, A