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Admission to engineering faculties
Following is a question Dr the Hon Samuel Wong and a written reply by the Secretary for Education and Manpower, Mr Joseph Wong, in the Legislative Council today (Wednesday):
Question:
Reply:
Will the Government inform this Council of:
(a)
(b)
Mr President,
(a)
(b)
the respective numbers of students admitted to various Departments in the Engineering Faculty (including the Department of Computer Studies) in each of the tertiary institutions in the 1995/96 academic year; and
the number of the above students who are already in possession of a Higher Diploma or Certificate in Engineering, as well as the number of such students who have been admitted directly to study in the second year of their programmes, in each of the tertiary institutions?
The breakdown on the number of students admitted to various Departments in the Faculty of Engineering including the Department of Computer Studies in each of the seven tertiary institutions funded by the University Grants Committee (UGC) in the 1995-96 academic year is at Annex A.
The number of students among those in Annex A who already possess a Higher Diploma or Certificate in Engineering and also those who are admitted directly to study in the second year of their programmes are at Annex B.
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