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WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 30, 1987

MEMBERSHIP OF OPEN LEARNING INSTITUTE

PLANNING COMMITTEE ANNOUNCED

THE GOVERNMENT ANNOUNCED TODAY (WEDNESDAY) THE MEMBERSHIP OF THE PLANNING COMMITTEE FOR THE OPEN LEARNING INSTITUTE OF HONG KONG

(OLI) WHICH WILL BE ESTABLISHED WITH EFFECT FROM JANUARY 1, 1988.

MR CHENG HON-KWAN HAS BEEN APPOINTED CHAIRMAN OF

COMMITTEE.

THE PLANNING

A TOTAL OF 16 LOCAL AND OVERSEAS ACADEMICS, LAY MEMBERS AND GOVERNMENT REPRESENTATIVES HAVE BEEN APPOINTED TO SERVE INITIALLY ON THE PLANNING COMMITTEE FOR ONE YEAR.

ANNOUNCING THIS AT A PRESS CONFERENCE, DEPUTY SECRETARY FOR EDUCATION AND MANPOWER, MR ANDREW WELLS, SAID THE PLANNING COMMITTER WOULD BEGIN WORK SHORTLY WITH A VIEW то MEETING THE PROVISIONAL TARGET DATE FOR FIRST STUDENT ADMISSIONS INTO THE OLI IN 1989.

"THE COMMITTEE'S TERMS OF REFERENCE REQUIRE IT то PRODUCE A DETAILED IMPLEMENTATION PLAN, COVERING THE ADMINISTRATIVE FRAMEWORK, LEGISLATION, ACADEMIC PROFILE, FINANCING, SITING AND STAFFING OF THE OLI AND TO RECOMMEND FOR APPOINTMENT THE OLI'S FIRST CHIEF EXECUTIVE, MR WELLS SAID.

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THE GOVERNMENT'S DECISION TO SET UP THE PLANNING COMMITTEE FOR THE OLI WAS ANNOUNCED BY THE GOVERNOR IN HIS ANNUAL POLICY ADDRESS TO THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL ON OCTOBER 7.

"THE INTENTION 19 THAT THE OLI WILL OFFER DEGRER AND SUB-DEGREE COURSES AND WILL ADMIT ITS FIRST STUDENTS IN 1989.

"IT WILL BE HONG KONG'S SIXTH DEGREE AWARDING INSTITUTION AND WILL CONSIDERABLY INCREASE LOCAL OPPORTUNITIES FOR POST-SECONDARY AND TERTIARY EDUCATION.

"IT WILL FUNCTION AS A CONSORTIUM OF PARTICIPATING INSTITUTIONS, AS RECOMMENDED BY THE EDUCATION COMMISSION IN ITS REPORT NO. 2, PUBLISHED IN SEPTEMBER 1986," MR WELLS EXPLAINED.

THE CHAIRMAN DESIGNATE, MR CHENG HON-KWAN, A LEGISLATIVE COUNCILLOR, HAS A WIDE KNOWLEDGE OF THE TRAINING NEEDS OF INDUSTRY WELL AS CONSIDERABLE EXPERIENCE OF HIGHER EDUCATION POLICY.

HE IS DEPUTY CHAIRMAN OF THE CITY POLYTECHNIC COUNCIL AND DEPUTY CHAIRMAN OF THE PLANNING COMMITTEE FOR THE HONG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY.

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