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THURSDAY, OCTOBER 26, 1989
KINDERGARTEN EDUCATION WITI! BE SET UP ΤΟ OVERSEE THE IF ANY FURTHER
**MOREOVER, A WORKING PARTY ON NON-GOVERNMENT REPRESENTATIVES WOULD IMPLEMENTATION OF APPROVED POLICIES. TO SEL IMPROVEMENTS WERE POSSIBLE AND то EXPLORE THE POSSIBILITY Or UNIFICATION OF PRE-PRIMARY SERVICES,
HE ADDED.
ON HIGHER EDUCATION, MR LI POINTED OUT THAT CAPACITY OF TERTIARY INSTITUTES OFFERING DEGREE PROGRAMMES WERE ON THE INCREASE.
THE NUMBER AND AND SUB-DEGREE
"THE GOVERNOR ANNOUNCED IN HIS RECENT ADDRESS TO THE LEGCO A NEW TARGET OF PROVIDING DEGREE COURSES FOR OVER 18 PER CENT OF OUR SECONDARY SCHOOL LEAVERS IN 1995.
"A THIRD UNIVERSITY. THE HONG KONG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY. IS BEING ESTABLISHED AND IS EXPECTED TO ADMIT ITS FIRST INTAKES IN 1990-91," HE SAID.
THERE
TAKING DEGREE AND SUB-DEGREE COURSES INTO CONSIDERATION, SHOULD BE ENOUGH TERTIARY PLACES FOR 25 PER CENT OF THE RELEVANT AGE GROUP IN 1995.
"WE HAVE ALSO THE OPEN LEARNING INSTITUTE TO PROVIDE OPEN EDUCATION AT POST-SECONDARY LEVEL IN A LARGE VARIETY OF SUBJECT AREAS." MR LT CONCLUDED.
VBP TO MOVE TO HIGH ISLAND, WHITEHEAD CENTRES
NEW ACCOMMODATION FOR SOME 4,900 VIETNAMESE BOAT PEOPLE (VBP) WILL COME ON STREAM PROGRESSIVELY FROM NEXT WEEK UPON THE COMPLETION OF PARTS OF THE HIGH ISLAND AND WHITEHEAD DETENTION CENTRES.
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'A SERIES OF TRANSFERS IS BEING ARRANGED TO MOVE BOAT PEOPLE OUT FROM THEIR TEMPORARY ACCOMMODATION IN SHEK KWU CHAU AND ON FERRIES, AND ALSO FROM THE ERSKINE CAMP WHICH WILL BE VACATED TO MAKE WAY FOR THE UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY, A GOVERNMENT SPOKESMAN SAID TODAY (THURSDAY).
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"THE GOVERNMENT HAS ALL ALONG PLANNED TO DO ALTERNATIVE ACCOMMODATION BECOMES AVAILABLE.
So ONCE
"THE SERIES OF MOVEMENTS IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN NEXT TUESDAY (OCTOBER 31) AND BE FULLY COMPLETED BY NOVEMBER 17."
THE SPOKESMAN SAID NEW ACCOMMODATION WOULD BE 3,300 VBP AT STAGE I OF THE HIGH ISLAND DETENTION ANOTHER 1,200 VBF AT STAGE 11.
READY FOR SOME CENTRE AND FOR
/IN THE
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