XN000022-1984-03-15 — Page 2

THURSDAY, MARCH 15, 1984

GOVERNOR LEAVES FOR PEKING

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THE GOVERNOR, SIR EDWARD YOUDE, LEFT FOR PEKING THIS (THURSDAY) MORNING TO CONTINUE TO TAKE PART IN THE SINO-BRITISH TALS ON THE FUTURE OF HONG KONG.

HE WAS SEEN OFF AT THE AIRPORT BY THE CHIEF SECRETARY, SIR PHILIP HADDON-CAVE, THE SENIOR UNOFFICIAL MEMBER OF THE EXECUTIVE COUNCIL, SIR SZE-YUEN CHUNG, THE SENIOR UNOFFICIAL MEMBER OF THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL, MR ROGER LOBO, AND THE VICE-CHIEF EDITOR OF THE XINHUA NEWS AGENCY (HONG KONG BRANCH), MR TAN GAN.

ACCOMPANYING THE GOVERNOR WERE THE POLITICAL ADVISER, MR ROBIN MCLAREN, AND THE GOVERNMENT CHIEF INTERPRETER, MR Y.P. CHENG.

SIR PHILIP VISITS POLYTECHNIC

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THE DEPUTY TO THE GOVERNOR, SIR PHILIP HADDON-CAVE, TODAY (THURSDAY) VISITED THE HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC'S CAMPUS IN HUNG HOM TO LOOK AT THE INSTITUTE'S LATEST PROGRAMMES AND FACILITIES.

AMONG THE DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMMES IS AN APPLIED RESEARCH PROJECT AIMED AT SUPPORTING THE MANUFACTURE OF HIGH TECHNOLOGY PRODUCTS AND A PLAN TO PROMOTE SELF-STUDY FOR STUDENTS.

DR KEITH LEGG, DIRECTOR OF THE POLYTECHNIC, TOLD SIR PHILIP THAT THE RESEARCH PROGRAMME, ENTITLED COMPUTER-AIDED DESIGN OF ELECTRONIC SYSTEMS, WAS STARTED AFTER THE POLYTECHNIC RECENTLY RECEIVED $1.79 MILLION FROM THE INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT BOARD.

ON THE SELF-STUDY PROGRAMME, DR LEGG SAID SPECIAL EMPHASIS IS BEING PLACED ON IMPROVING THE EFFECTIVENESS OF THE TEACHING AND LEARNING PROCESS.

THIS IS ACHIEVED THROUGH THE USE OF EDUCATION TECHNOLOGY FACILITIES PROVIDED BY THE EDUCATION TECHNOLOGY UNIT, HE SAID.

STUDY PACKAGES AND SELF-LEARNING PROGRAMMES, TO BE PHASED INTO ALL ACADEMIC PROGRAMMES WHERE SUITABLE, ARE BEING PRODUCED TO IMPROVE THE LEARNING PROCESS.

THE UNIT ALSO WORKS CLOSELY WITH THE STUDENT AFFAIRS UNIT IN THE ORGANISATION OF STUDY SKILLS PROGRAMMES FOR STUDENTS, DR LEGG ADDED.

SIR PHILIP ALSO VISITED THE INDUSTRIAL CENTRE WHERE PRACTICAL AND INDUSTRIAL TRAINING IS BEING PROVIDED FOR SEVERAL THOUSAND STUDENTS EACH YEAR.

THE PRIME OBJECTIVE OF THE CENTRE IS TO PROVIDE INTEGRATED THEORECTICAL AND PRACTICAL TRAINING WITH THE MAIN EMPHASIS ON REAL LIFE INDUSTRIAL SITUATIONS, DR LEGG EXPLAINED.

/SIR PHILIP