WEDNESDAY, MARCH 10, 1993
FROM THE CENTRE, MR PATTEN WALKED TO KAI MAN PATH, DISTRICT'S BUSIEST STREETS, TO HAVE A LOOK AT THE SHOPS.
ONE OF THE
AT
LOCAL A
BEFORE CONCLUDING HIS VISIT, MR PATTEN MET AND DISCUSSED AFFAIRS WITH
BOARD
AND DISTRICT
LEADERS MEMBERS
COMMUNITY RECEPTION AT THE DRAGON BOAT RESTAURANT AT THE TUEN MUN TOWN HALL.
THE GOVERNOR WAS ACCOMPANIED BY THE REGIONAL SECRETARY FOR
TUEN MUN, NEW TERRITORIES, MR ALBERT LAM AND THE DISTRICT OFFICER OF MR PETER LEUNG.
THE
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$100 MILLION GRANT TO OLI PROPOSED
GRANT
TO
FOR PROVISION
THE
THE GOVERNMENT ANNOUNCED TODAY (WEDNESDAY) THAT IT PROPOSED
TO THE OPEN LEARNING $100 MILLION
INSTITUTE (OLI) ESTABLISHMENT OF A GENERAL DEVELOPMENT FUND, SUBJECT TO THE OF FUNDS BY THE FINANCE COMMITTEE OF THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL.
"THE GRANT WILL ENABLE THE INSTITUTE ΤΟ INVEST
THE IN (EXCEPTIONALLY) IN MAJOR AND UPDATING OF COURSES, AND DEVELOPMENT EQUIPMENT, A GOVERNMENT SPOKESMAN SAID.
"THE
IN
OLI
YEAR IS CURRENTLY SPENDING ABOUT $2-3 MILLION A COURSE
BUT NO PROVISION IS MADE DEVELOPMENT
FOR
EXISTING UPDATING COURSES OR TRANSLATING COURSES INTO CHINESE, HE ADDED.
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BY THE BECOMB SELF-
IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE FUNDING ARRANGEMENTS APPROVED FINANCE COMMITTEE ON DECEMBER 14, 1988, THE OLI SHOULD FINANCING AT LEAST ON ITS RECURRENT ACCOUNT BY 1993/94.
"THIS IS TO ENSURE THAT THE INSTITUTE WOULD RESPOND EFFECTIVELY TO THE NEEDS OF WORKING ADULTS, THE SPOKESMAN SAID.
"TO
ASSIST
TI
SELF-FINANCING
THE
THE OLI TO ACHIEVE ITS
GOAL, TO IT ΤΟ GOVERNMENT HAS
ALSO MADE A ONE-OFF GRANT OF $150 MILLION
HE ADDED. ESTABLISH ITS PERMANENT HEADQUARTERS AT HO MAN TIN,'
"
ARTS
PRESENT, AT
THE OLI HAS THREE SCHOOLS SCIENCES, BUSINESS AND ADMINISTRATION, AND SCIENCE AND OFFERING 20 DEGREE PROGRAMMES.
BEEN
THE
SOCIAL
AND TECHNOLOGY
DEVELOPED HAVE FOR ACADEMIC
FIRST 17 OF THESE PROGRAMMES TO BE FULLY
COUNCIL VALIDATED BY THE HONG KONG SUCCESSFULLY
ACCREDITATION.
FIRST YEAR.
AUTUMN
AND THE THIS
THE CURRENT STUDENT ENROLMENT STANDS AT ABOUT 15,000 BATCH OF 150 STUDENTS ARE EXPECTED TO GRADUATE IN
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