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THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 28, 1985

THE AUTHORITIES CONCERNED WERE ALSO REFUSING TO REVISE CERTAIN PROVISIONS IN THE EDUCATION ORDINANCE AND EDUCATION REGULATIONS WHICH HINDERED THE PROMOTION OF CIVIC EDUCATION, HE ADDED.

MR SZETO URGED THE EDUCATION COMMISSION TO CONSIDER AND PLAN FUTURE REFORMS AND DEVELOPMENTS IN EDUCATION FROM A MORE FAR-SIGHTED VIEWPOINT, TAKING INTO ACCOUNT NEW FACTORS APART FROM THE LLEWELLYN REPORT.

THIRD UNIVERSITY COULD TRAIN COMMUNITY LEADERS

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HONG KONG IS CURRENTLY IN URGENT NEED OF AN INSTITUTE OF HIGHER EDUCATION WHICH IS SPECIALLY DESIGNED TO TAKE UP THE IMPORTANT TASK OF SOLVING NEW PROBLEMS AND COMING UP WITH SOLUTIONS THROUGH ACADEMIC RESEARCHES, DR THE HON DANIEL TSE SAID AT THE ANNUAL POLICY DEBATE TODAY (THURSDAY).

DR TSE SAID HE WELCOMED GOVERNMENT'S DECISION TO PLAN FOR THE SETTING UP OF A THIRD UNIVERSITY AND RECOMMENDED THAT IT SHOULD BE PURPOSELY DESIGNED TO BE CLOSELY TIED TO THE TOTAL DEVELOPMENT IN HONG KONG.

HE SAID: THE PROBLEMS AND CHALLENGES WHICH MODERN HONG KONG IS FACING ARE DIVERSIFIED AND INTRICATE.

+REFORM OF THE POLITICAL SYSTEM, ECONOMY PLANNING, LAW ENFORCEMENT, FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT, COMMERCIAL AND INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENTS SOCIAL CHANGES. CULTURAL IMPACTS AND EVEN THE APPLICATION OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY ARE INTERRELATED AND INTERACTIVE.+

+WE MUST MAKE IT A POINT TO TRAIN UP LEADERS FOR OUR COMMUNITY WHO ARE INTELLECTUALLY CAPABLE OF INTEGRATION IN THE SPHERE OF KNOWLEDGE, PSYCHOLOGICALLY ALERT TO THE STATE OF AFFAIRS IN THE COMMUNITY, EMOTIONALLY COMMITTED TO THE DEMANDS OF THE SOCIETY WITH A SENSE OF BELONGING,+ HE STRESSED.

DR TSE ALSO CALLED ON THE GOVERNMENT TO SET UP A RESEARCH GRANTS COMMITTEE TO DEAL SPECIALLY WITH ALLOCATION OF FUNDS TO EXISTING INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER EDUCATION IN SUPPORT OF ACADEMIC AND PROFESSIONAL RESEARCHES, SO AS TO UPGRADE THEIR QUALITY AND STANDARD.

+SINCE GOVERNMENT HAS ALREADY SPENT A SUBSTANTIAL SUM TO FINANCE THE FIVE EXISTING INSTITUTES OF HIGHER EDUCATION, IT WILL BE A WASTE NOT TO LET THEM ACTIVELY DEVELOP THEIR POTENTIALS IN ACADEMIC RESEARCHES SIMPLY FOR THE SAKE OF ECONOMISING,+ HE SAID.

/+WHEN FUNDS