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WEDNESDAY, APRIL 28, 1982

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HE SAID OF THE 17 000, ABOUT 6 000 WERE OFFICERS AND THE STANDARDS OF TRAINING PROVIDED FOR OFFICERS AT THE HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC MEETS THE REQUIREMENTS LAID DOWN IN THE CONVENTION.

+THE TRAINING OF RATINGS IN HONG KONG FALLS FAR SHORT OF THE STANDARD REQUIRED UNDER THE CONVENTION, THERE IS NO INSTITUTION IN HONG KONG THAT IS ADEQUATELY EQUIPPED AND STAFFED FOR THE FULL RANGE OF PRE-SEA TRAINING FOR RATINGS REQUIRED UNDER THE CONVENTION,+ HE SAID.

MR JEAFFRESON SAID THAT OF THE 11 000 SERVING NON-OFFICER SEAMEN, ABOUT A HALF HAD SUFFICIENT EXPERIENCE TO QUALIFY FOR A CERTIFICATE UNDER THE TRANSITIONAL PROVISIONS LAID DOWN IN THE CONVENTION.

TIMING OF UNIVERSITY EXAMINATION RESULTS

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A REQUEST BY DR THE HON HARRY FANG FOR THE RESULTS OF THE HIGHER AND ADVANCED LEVEL EXAMINATIONS TO BE ANNOUNCED AT THE SAME TIME COULD BE PUT TO THE EXAMINATIONS AUTHORITY, THE DIRECTOR OF EDUCATION, THE HON COLVYN HAYE, SAID TODAY (WEDNESDAY) AT THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL.

MR HAYE WAS REPLYING TO A QUESTION BY DR FANG WHO HAD ASKED IF THE GOVERNMENT WOULD REQUEST THE EXAMINATIONS AUTHORITY TO ANNOUNCE THE RESULTS OF THE HIGHER LEVEL AND THE ADVANCED LEVEL EXAMINATIONS AT THE SAME TIME.

THIS WAS SO THAT SUCCESSFUL CANDIDATES IN THE A-LEVEL EXAMINATION WHO WERE UNABLE TO ENTER HONG KONG UNIVERSITY WOULD NOT HAVE TO WAIT A WHOLE YEAR BEFORE APPLYING FOR ADMISSION TO THE CHINESE UNIVERSITY WHICH CLOSED APPLICATIONS BEFORE THE A-LEVEL RESULTS WERE PUBLISHED, DR FANG HAD SAID.

THE DIRECTOR SAID + CANNOT SAY WHETHER THE CHINESE UNIVERSITY WILL ACCEPT A FORTNIGHT'S DELAY - FOR THIS IS WHAT IT MEANS, WITH H-LEVEL RESULTS COMING OUT IN EARLY JULY AND A-LEVELS IN MID-JULY - BUT OF COURSE IT CAN BE ASKED.

+AS TO CUHK CLOSING ITS ENTRY LIST BEFORE A-LEVEL RESULTS ARE PUBLISHED, THE UNIVERSITY IS THE AUTHORITY FOR ITS OWN ADMISSION POLICIES. AGAIN, WE CAN ASK FOR CONSIDERATION OF HIGHER AND ADVANCED LEVEL CANDIDATES IN THE SAME YEAR, TO MEET THE PROBLEM DESCRIBED BY DR FANG.+

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