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In order to establish the comparability of qualifications and to share experience of quality assurance methods gained worldwide, the Council continued its overseas liaison activities. During the year the Council continued to strengthen its links with higher education organisations and individuals outside Hong Kong, including the PRC and Taiwan. The HKCAA continued to administer the International Network for Quality Assurance Agencies in Higher Education whose membership numbered 70 organisations from 36 different countries.
Following the recommendations of the Education Commission's Report No. 5 regarding the development of an Institute of Education and the upgrading of teachers' qualifications, the HKCAA provided advice to Government on qualifications and training for the teaching profession. In particular, it carried out consultancy studies covering the four teacher education colleges and the Institute of Language in Education and participated in the work of the Advisory Committee on Teacher Education and Qualifications and its subcommittees.
Developments in some of Hong Kong's professional bodies resulted in the HKCAA being asked to advise on accreditation methods. It worked with the Hong Kong Institution of Engineers and the Hong Kong Society of Accountants to provide information and advice about qualifications and the way in which they could be evaluated.
Finally, I would like to take this opportunity to thank the Chairman and members of the Council for their outstanding services made during the year and their continued contributions to the development of higher education in Hong Kong during the year.
End/Wednesday, March 8, 1995