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WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 30, 1987

Planning Committee for the Open Learning Institute of Hong Kong

Terms of reference

Annex A

Having regard to the Government's intention that an Open Learning Institute be

be established, with a provisional target date for first student admissions of 1989, the Planning Committee is invited -

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(2)

to recommend . for executive of the necessary For its

matter of priority, appointment the first chief Institute and other

other key staff establishment and to report recruitment to allow the target date for first student admissions to be met;

on the costs of their

to produce a detailed implementation plan, including in particular advice on

(a) the administrative framework for the operation

and regulation of the Institute;

(b) the legislation required for the Institute;

(c) the academic profile and development plans of

the Institute;

(d) the recruitment of staff for the Institute and the fixing of staff salary scales and conditions of service;

(e) the financing of the Institute's programmes;

(f) the site or sites required for the Institute and its major resource and administrative centre; and

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(g) a strategy for staff training.

(3) in producing the plan, to take into account

(4)

(5)

(6)

(a) the availability of contributory effort within

the participating institutions;

(b) the immediate availability of material from both

local and overseas sources; and

(c) the potential educational uses O E any

developments in cable television;

to advise, in consultation with

with the

the UPGC, on the Future relationship between the Institute's own programme and the extra-mural Or part-time courses

of other institutions;

education

to conduct such surveya as may be required to asness атеав of demand and need for open programdies; and

to advise on any other relevant matters.

/Annex B