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WEDNESDAY, MARCH 30, 1994
"CHINA
THE
USING FERRY SERVICES ARE ALLOCATED TIME SLOTS FOR TERMINAL BERTHING FACILITIES. VESSELS ARRIVING ON SCHEDULE CAN USE THE BERTHS ASSIGNED TO THEM WITHOUT DELAY.
MORK
WAIT UNTIL A BERTH "IF A VESSEL IS LATE, IT WILL HAVE TO BECOMES AVAILABLE. IN SUCH CIRCUMSTANCES, THE WAITING TIME IS NO THAN 15 MINUTES.
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INTRODUCTION OF A-LEVEL EXAM SUBJECTS
DEPENDS ON VARIOUS FACTORS
THE HONG KONG EXAMINATIONS AUTHORITY (HKEA) TAKES INTO A NUMBER OF FACTORS BEFORE INTRODUCING ANY NEW SUBJECTS IN KONG ADVANCED LEVEL EXAMINATION (HKALE).
NEEDS OF
CANDIDATES,
THE
ACCOUNT THE HONG
RESOURCES
IN
THE INCLUDE THESE
THE AND THE PRACTICABILITY OF OFFERING PUBLIC EXAMINATIONS
AVAILABLE,
THAT SUBJECT.
IT
AS THE HKEA DERIVES ITS INCOME MAINLY FROM EXAMINATION FEES, ALSO HAS TO STRIKE A BALANCE BETWEEN OFFERING EXAMINATIONS AND KEEPING CONDUCTING THEIR FEES AFFORDABLE, HAVING REGARD TO THE ACTUAL COST OF THE EXAMINATIONS.
THIS WAS STATED BY THE SECRETARY FOR EDUCATION AND MANPOWER, MR MICHAEL LEUNG, IN A WRITTEN REPLY TO A QUESTION BY THE HON CHEUNG MAN- KWONG IN THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL TODAY (WEDNESDAY).
HKEA OFFERED
AT PRESENT, 14 SUBJECTS THAT ARE CURRENTLY OFFERED BY THE IN THE HONG KONG CERTIFICATE OF EDUCATION EXAMINATION ARE NOT IN THE HKALE.
ALSO DO PHILOSOPHY,
A NUMBER OF COURSES OFFERED IN TERTIARY INSTITUTIONS NOT HAVE A-LEVEL COUNTERPARTS, THAT IS LAW, ARCHITECTURE, EDUCATION, SOCIAL WORK, COMMUNICATION AND PHYSICAL EDUCATION.
NOT REQUIRE COURSES,
DO INSTITUTIONS "TO THE EXTENT THAT TERTIARY SPECIFIC SUBJECTS AS A PRE-REQUISITE FOR ADMISSION TO THEIR
MR LEUNG SAID. THE INTERESTS OF STUDENTS ARE NOT ADVERSELY AFFECTED,
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