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Wednesday, October 17, 1973

"I might add that in examining the Board's targets and proposed

timescale it will be our object to see if these could not be improved on.

I am sure that the Board would endorse this approach. I also hope that with

these basic plans drafted the Board will be able to turn its attention to a

thorough review of the examination system."

On the provision of technical education, the Governor said "the

capacity of Hong Kong to adapt rapidly to changing industrial and commercial

conditions greatly depends on the programme of expansion of technical education."

The present forecast is that in addition to Morrison Hill, technical

institutes at Kwai Chung and Kwun Tong will be opened in September 1975, and

at Cheung Sha Wan and Sen Po Kong in September 1976 and 1977 respectively.

He added: "We will keep the need for further expansion under careful

This may well be necessary but we would like to see the degree of

support from both the public and industry before taking firm decisions."

review.

Referring to tertiary education, the Governor said the University

and Polytechnic Grants Committee was discussing the universities' plan for the

forthcoming quadrennium covering the years 1974-78.

These plans, he said, should achieve an expansion in the two

universities from a capacity of 6,000 to one of 8,400 at least by 1978.

The Polytechnic was making good progress towards its target of

8,000 full-time and 20,000 part-time students by 1978. "In combination these

measures provide for a tripling of facilities in tertiary education by 1978."

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