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FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 27, 1987

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PROVISIONAL HONG KONG COUNCIL FOR

ACADEMIC ACCREDITATION

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THE GOVERNMENT ANNOUNCED TODAY (FRIDAY) THE ESTABLISHMENT OF THE PROVISIONAL HONG KONG COUNCIL FOR ACADEMIC ACCREDITATION RESPONSIBLE FOR PREPARING THE FORMAL ESTABLISHMENT OF THE HONG KONG COUNCIL FOR ACADEMIC ACCREDITATION (HKCAA).

THE CHAIRMAN OF THE PLANNING COMMITTEE ON ACADEMIC AWARDS, DR DAVID BETHEL, HAS BEEN APPOINTED THE CHAIRMAN OF THE PROVISIONAL COUNCIL.

DR BETHEL IS THE FORMER DIRECTOR OF LEICESTER POLYTECHNIC IN THE UK AND IS CURRENTLY A MEMBER OF THE UNIVERSITY AND POLYTECHNIC GRANTS COMMITTEE. HE HEADED THE PLANNING COMMITTEE SET UP LAST YEAR TO ADVISE THE GOVERNMENT ON HOW FULL LOCAL VALIDATION OF DEGREES AWARDED BY NON-UNIVERSITY EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS IN HONG KONG MIGHT BEST BE ARRANGED AND MANAGED.

A LOCAL ENGINEER AND A MEMBER OF THE PLANNING COMMITTEE, DR RAYMOND HO, HAS BEEN APPOINTED VICE-CHAIRMAN OF THE PROVISIONAL COUNCIL. DR HO IS PRESIDENT OF THE HONG KONG INSTITUTION OF ENGINEERS AND A MEMBER OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY POLYTECHNIC OF HONG KONG.

THE OTHER LOCAL LAY MEMBERS OF THE PROVISIONAL COUNCIL ARE: MR GRAHAM CHENG CHENG-HSUN, AN INDUSTRIALIST AND CHAIRMAN OF THE HONG KONG EXAMINATIONS AUTHORITY; DR JAMES WONG SAI-WING, AN INDUSTRIALIST AND A MEMBER OF THE TEXTILES ADVISORY BOARD; MRS ALICE PIERA LAM LEE KIU-YUE, A BANKER AND A MEMBER OF THE PLANNING COMMITTEE FOR THE HONG KONG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY;

AND MR STEPHEN LAU, A BANKER AND THE FORMER MANAGER OF THE GOVERNMENT DATA PROCESSING AGENCY.

PROVISIONAL HEAD OF THE JAMES, DEAN

THREE OTHER OVERSEAS ACADEMICS APPOINTED TO THE COUNCIL ARE: PROFESSOR J.E. SPENCE, PROFESSOR AND DEPARTMENT OF POLITICS, UNIVERSITY OF LEICESTER; MR F.C. OF FACULTY OF APPLIED SCIENCE, ROYAL MELBOURNE INSTITUTE TECHNOLOGY; AND DR MALCOLM FRAZER, CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER OF THE UNITED KINGDOM COUNCIL FOR NATIONAL ACADEMIC AWARDS.

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THE REMAINING MEMBERS ARE FIVE LOCAL ACADEMICS FROM THE UNIVERSITIES, THE TWO POLYTECHNICS AND THE HONG KONG BAPTIST COLLEGE.

FACULTY OF LAW, OF THE GRADUATE OF HONG KONG;

THEY ARE PROFESSOR D.M.B. EVANS, DEAN OF THE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG; PROFESSOR S.W. TAM, DEAN SCHOOL AND PROFESSOR OF CHEMISTRY, CHINESE UNIVERSITY DR 9.A. REID, ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR (ACADEMIC) OF THE HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC DR CYRIL CANNON, ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR (ACADEMIC PLANNING) OF THE CITY POLYTECHNIC OF HONG KONG; AND DR H.S. HOUSTON, ACADEMIC VICE-PRESIDENT, THE HONG KONG BAPTIST COLLEGE.

/THE PROVISIONAL