WEDNESDAY, JUNE 8, 1994
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HKCAA RESPONSIBLE FOR LOCAL ACADEMIC ACCREDITATION
THE HONG KONG COUNCIL FOR ACADEMIC ACCREDITATION (HKCAA) IS NOT INTENDED TO ACCREDIT ACADEMIC COURSES OFFERED BY INSTITUTIONS OUTSIDE HONG KONG, THE SECRETARY FOR EDUCATION AND MANPOWER, MR MICHAEL LEUNG, SAID TODAY (WEDNESDAY).
IN A WRITTEN REPLY TO A QUESTION BY THE HON ERIC LI IN THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL, MR LEUNG SAID THE PRIME RESPONSIBILITY OF НКСАА, AS HONG KONG'S INDEPENDENT ACCREDITING AUTHORITY, WAS TO
TO UNDERTAKE ACADEMIC ACCREDITATION IN RELATION то LOCAL NON-SELF-ACCREDITING TERTIARY INSTITUTIONS.
"NEVERTHELESS, THE HKCAA MAINTAINS REGULAR LIAISON WITH EDUCATIONAL AUTHORITIES IN
CHINA, INCLUDING THE STATE EDUCATION COMMISSION AND THE ACADEMIC DEGREES COMMITTEE OF THE STATE COUNCIL, HE SAID.
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MR LEUNG POINTED OUT THAT THE RKCAA HAD VISITED THESE AUTHORITIES AND HAD BEEN INVITED TO A NUMBER OF SEMINARS AND MEETINGS ON THE EVALUATION OF QUALITY IN HIGHER EDUCATION.
ALSO SENIOR OFFICIALS FROM THE STATE EDUCATION COMMISSION AND THE ACADEMIC DEGREES COMMITTEE HAD VISITED THE HKCAA AND TAKEN PART IN AN HKCAA SEMINAR IN HONG KONG LAST YEAR.
"THESE ACTIVITIES HAVE ENHANCED MUTUAL UNDERSTANDING AND FACILITATED EXCHANGE OF INFORMATION ON ACADEMIC STANDARDS,' MR LEUNG
SAID.
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RAIL DEVELOPMENT STRATEGY NEARS COMPLETION
A DECISION ON THE NORTHWEST NEW TERRITORIES RAILWAY CANNOT BE MADE UNTIL THE RAILWAY DEVELOPMENT STRATEGY HAS BEEN FINALISED, THR SECRETARY FOR TRANSPORT, MR HAIDER BARMA, SAID TODAY (WEDNESDAY).
"THIS IS FAST NEARING COMPLETION AND ENVISAGES A RAIL-LINK IN THE WESTERN CORRIDOR AS A STRATEGIC INFRASTRUCTURAL PROJECT," HE SAID.
THE LIKELY ALIGNMENT IS THROUGH THE NORTHWEST NEW TERRITORIES FROM THE BORDER TO THE URBAN AREA VIA KAM TIN AND WITH A SPUR LINE ΤΟ TIN SHUI WAI AND LINKING NORTH TUEN MUN.
IN HIS WRITTEN REPLY TO DR THE HON TANG SIU-TONG'S QUESTION IN THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL, MR BARMA SAID: "ONCE A DECISION ON THE RAILWAY IS TAKEN, WE WILL CARRY OUT ENGINEERING STUDIES TO CONFIRM THE DETAILED ALIGNMENT.
"THE TARGET DATE IS TO COMMISSION THIS NEW RAILWAY SYSTEM BY 2001 BUT WE WILL EXPLORE ALL PRACTICAL MEANS TO ACCELERATE THIS."
/MR BARMA