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FRIDAY, OCTOBER 17, 1986

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MEMBERS APPOINTED TO AWARDS PLANNING COMMITTEE

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THE GOVERNMENT TODAY (FRIDAY) ANNOUNCED THE APPOINTMENTS OF 11 MEMBERS TO THE PLANNING COMMITTEE ON ACADEMIC AWARDS FÖR A PERIOD OF NINE MONTHS FROM OCTOBER 1, 1986.

THIS FOLLOWS THE APPOINTMENT OF THE CHAIRMAN OF THE PLANNING COMMITTEE, DR DAVID BETHEL, A BRITISH ACADEMIC.

THE COMMITTEE COMPRISES FIVE LOCAL AND TWO OVERSEAS ACADEMICS AS WELL AS FOUR LAY MEMBERS.

LOCAL ACADEMICS ARE PROFESSOR D.M.E. EVANS, DEAN OF THE FACULTY OF LAW OF THE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG; PROFESSOR TAM SHANG-WAI, PROFESSOR OF CHEMISTRY AT THE CHINESE UNIVERSITY: DR JOHN CLARK, DIRECTOR OF THE HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC, DR I.C. CANNON, ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR (ACADEMIC PLANNING) OF THE CITY POLYTECHNIC OF HONG KONG AND DR DANIEL TSE, PRESIDENT OF THE HONG KONG BAPTIST COLLEGE AND MEMBER OF THE EXECUTIVE AND LEGISLATIVE COUNCILS.

TWO OVERSEAS ACADEMICS WHO HAVE AGREED TO JOIN THE PLANNING COMMITTEE ARE PROFESSOR J.E. SPENCE AND MR F.C. JAMES.

PROF SPENCE WAS SENIOR PRO-VICE-CHANCELLOR OF THE UNIVERSITY OF LEICESTER AND IS VISITING PROFESSOR AT THE UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN. HE HAS SERVED THE UNITED KINGDOM COUNCIL FOR NATIONAL ACADEMIC AWARDS AS A SPECIALIST MEMBER FOR SOME YEARS.

MR JAMES IS THE FOUNDATION DE AN OF THE FACULTY OF APPLIED SCIENCE AT THE ROYAL MELBOURNE INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY AND HAS EXPERIENCE IN ASSESSING HIGHER EDUCATION COURSES.

THE FOUR LAY MEMBERS APPOINTED ARE MR GRAHAM CHENG, A MEMBER OF THE UNIVERSITY AND POLYTECHNIC GRANTS COMMITTEE AND THE CHAIRMAN OF THE HONG KONG EXAMINATION AUTHORITY DR HO CHUNG-TAI, A CIVIL ENGINEER BY TRAINING WHO HAS SERVED ON A NUMBER OF COMMITTEES OF THE TWO POLYTECHNICS AND THE VOCATIONAL TRAINING COUNCIL MR THOMAS LEE, A FORMER DIRECTOR OF SOCIAL WELFARE; AND DR WONG SAI-WING, AN INDUSTRIALIST AND A MEMBER OF THE TEXTILES ADVISORY BOARD WITH TEACHING EXPERIENCE IN AN OVERSEAS UNIVERSITY.

THE PLANNING COMMITTEE ON ACADEMIC AWARDS WAS FORMED EARLIER THIS YEAR TO CONSIDER IN DETAIL HOW FULL LOCAL VALIDATION OF DEGREES AWARDED BY NON-UNIVERSITY EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS IN HONG KONG MIGHT BEST BE ARRANGED AND MANAGED, AND TO MAKE COST RECOMMENDATIONS TO THE GOVERNMENT WITHIN NINE MONTHS OF THE COMMITTEE'S ESTABLISHMENT.

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