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WEDNESDAY, MARCH 31, 1993
THE CITY POLYTECHNIC OF HONG KONG OPERATES A MODULAR SCHEME FOR INTERMEDIATE THE DESIGN OF ITS COURSE STRUCTURES, WHICH REPRESENTS AN
THE HONG KONG POSITION SHORT OF A FULL CREDIT UNIT SYSTEM WHEREAS POLYTECHNIC OPERATES
FOR CERTAIN CREDIT UNIT SYSTEM ONLY
POST-
GRADUATE AND POST-EXPERIENCE COURSES.
A
THE
MR CHAN SAID OF THE OTHER TWO DEGREE-AWARDING INSTITUTIONS, ACADEMY FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS ADOPTS THE NORTH AMERICAN SYSTEM UNDER OF WHICH A STUDENT RECEIVES SPECIFIC CREDITS FOR PREDETERMINED HOURS
TOWARDS THE STUDY IN EACH SUBJECT OF HIS CURRICULUM AND THESE COUNT AWARD OF A DEGREE.
THE CREDITS CAN BE TRANSFERRED TO OTHER ACCREDITED INSTITUTIONS THUS ALLOWING THE STUDENT TO SEEK ADVANCED EDUCATION
WORLDWIDE,
INTERNATIONALLY.
CREDIT THE OPEN LEARNING INSTITUTE (OLI) WHICH HAS OPERATED A
ALLOWS STUDENTS MAXIMUM UNIT SYSTEM SINCE IT WAS ESTABLISHED IN 1989,
STUDY FLEXIBILITY IN THE CHOICE OF THE NUMBER AND LEVEL OF COURSES TO IN ANY ONE SEMESTER OR YEAR.
HAVE
WHO
RECOGNISED
STUDENTS SYSTEMS ARE IN PLACE TO ENABLE COMPLETED EQUIVALENT COURSES
CREDIT
TRANSFER
SUCCESSFULLY
IN
INSTITUTIONS TO COUNT THOSE COURSES TOWARDS THEIR OLI DEGREE.
BETWEEN COLUMBIA.
SPECIAL THE
OLI
CREDIT TRANSFER AGREEMENTS INSTITUTIONAL
AND THE OPEN UNIVERSITIES IN BRITAIN
ALSO AND
EXIST BRITISH
HK OFFICIAL TO ATTEND HUMAN RIGHTS CONFERENCE
OFFICIAL,
THE BRITISH DELEGATION TO THE WORLD CONFERENCE ON HUMAN ΤΟ ΒΕ HELD IN
YEAR VIENNA IN JUNE THIS
INCLUDE WILL
GOVERNMENT
CONSTITUTIONAL THE SECRETARY FOR MICHAEL SZE, SAID TODAY (WEDNESDAY).
HONG AFFAIRS,
RIGHTS KONG MR
EXPLAINING
THE POLICY
WOULD
REGARDING HONG KONG GOVERNMENT'S ATTENDANCE AT INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCES, MR SZE SAID EACH CASE BE CONSIDERED ON ITS OWN MERITS,
LOH IN
ΙΝ A WRITTEN REPLY TO A QUESTION BY THE HON CHRISTINE THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL, HE SAID: "HONG KONG GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS WILL
IS CONFERENCE NORMALLY ATTEND WHERE THE SUBJECT MATTER OF THE INTEREST OR CONCERN TO HONG KONG AND WHERE IT IS APPROPRIATE So, MR SZE SAID.
OF ΤΟ DO
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