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WEDNESDAY, MAY 13, 1992
HE WILL VISIT THE CONTAINER TERMINAL, EXCHANGE, TAI PO INDUSTRIAL ESTATE AND
EASTERN
HARBOUR TUNNEL, CONVENTION
AND
EXHIBITION CENTRE.
IN ADDITION, THE COMMISSIONER OF POLICE WILL FACILITIES AND BRIEF HIM ON THE SECURITY SITUATION.
SHOW HIM BORDER
GOVERNOR VISITS UNIVERSITY
THE GOVERNOR, LORD WILSON, TODAY (WEDNESDAY) HONG KONG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY (HKUST).
HE CONGRATULATED THE COUNCIL AND THE STAFF OF ON THEIR RAPID PROGRESS TOWARDS ESTABLISHING HKUST AS CENTRES OF ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE.
THE
VISITED THE
UNIVERSITY ONE OF ASIA'S
LORD WILSON SAID: "AN IMMENSE AMOUNT HAS BEEN ACHIEVED IN A VERY SHORT TIME. THE ESTABLISHMENT OF THE RESEARCH, TEACHING AND STUDENT ACCOMMODATION FACILITIES IS IMPRESSIVE ENOUGH. BUT, EVEN MORE IMPORTANT, HKUST HAS BEGUN TO ESTABLISH A REPUTATION FOR ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE. I CONGRATULATE THE COUNCIL AND THE STAFF OF THE UNIVERSITY ON ALL THEY HAVE ACHIEVED.
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LORD WILSON SAID HKUST PLAYED A VITAL ROLE IN HONG KONG'S DRIVE TO INCREASE THE NUMBER OF PLACES IN TERTIARY EDUCATION то KEEP PACE WITH THE DEMAND FROM SCHOOL LEAVERS.
"IN 1989 WE SET OURSELVES THE TARGET OF EXPANDING EDUCATION TO THE POINT WHERE WE COULD PROVIDE PLACES FOR 18% 17-20 AGE GROUP.
TERTIARY OF THE
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"WE SHALL ACHIEVE THIS TARGET IN 1995. WE EXPANDED FROM ABOUT 5,000 FIRST-YEAR FIRST DEGREE PLACES OVER 10,000 PLACES NOW. WE ARE ON TARGET FOR 14,500 PLACES BY 1995."
LORD WILSON EMPHASISED THE NEED FOR A CAREFULLY CO-ORDINATED DEVELOPMENT OF THE EDUCATION SYSTEM.
"THIS MEANS MAINTAINING A BALANCE BETWEEN ALL SECTORS OF THE EDUCATION SYSTEM AND IMPROVING ACADEMIC STANDARDS.
THE CHAIRMAN OF THE UNIVERSITY COUNCIL, SIR S.Y. CHUNG, AND THE VICE-CHANCELLOR, PROFESSOR CHIA-WEI WOO, ESCORTED LORD WILSON ON A TOUR OF THE CHEMISTRY RESEARCH LABORATORIES, COMPUTER FACILITIES AND THE POSTGRADUATE AND UNDERGRADUATE HALLS.
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