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WEDNESDAY, JUNE 1, 1988.

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SPECIFIC AUTHORITY TO CONFER HONORARY DEGREES PROPOSED

THE HONG

THE HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC (AMENDMENT) BILL 1988 AND BAPTIST COLLEGE (AMENDMENT) BILL 1988 WERE GIVEN SECOND READINGS IN THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL TODAY (WEDNESDAY).

KONG

MOVING THE SECOND READINGS OF THE

BILLS, THE SECRETARY FOR EDUCATION AND MANPOWER, THE HON RON BRIDGE, EXPLAINED THAT THE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG AND THE CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG WERE SPECIFICALLY AUTHORISED IN THEIR RESPECTIVE ORDINANCES TO CONFER HONORARY DEGREES.

THE CITY POLYTECHNIC ALSO HAD THIS AUTHORITY IN ITS ORDINANCE ALTHOUGH IT HAD NOT YET MADE USE OF IT.

HOWEVER, THERE WAS NOT YET ANY SUCH PROVISION IN THE HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC ORDINANCE OR THE HONG KONG BAPTIST COLLEGE ORDINANCE.

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MR CHAMBERS SAID THE MAIN PURPOSE OF THE TWO BILLS WAS TO RIGHT THIS OMISSION BY GIVING THESE TWO COLLEGES SPECIFIC AUTHORITY TO CONFER HONORARY DEGREES.

ALTHOUGH THE ORDINANCES

ALREADY

AUTHORISED THE COLLEGES то CONFER "ACADEMIC AWARDS' AND "HONORARY AWARDS", IT WAS SUGGESTED WHETHER THE TERM AWARDS" INCLUDED "DEGREES" WAS NOT CLEAR, HE NOTED.

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THE BILLS WERE INTENDED TO CLEAR UP ANY UNCERTAINTY ON THIS

DEBATE ON THE BILLS WAS ADJOURNED.

PROPOSAL TO EXPAND ASSOCIATION'S SERVICES

THE HONG KONG TUBERCULOSIS, CHEST AND HEART DISEASES ASSOCIATION IS PROPOSING TO EXPAND ITS SERVICES TO A WIDER SPECTRUM, DR THE HON CHIU HIN-KWONG SAID IN THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL TODAY (WEDNESDAY).

MOVING THE SECOND READING OF THE HONG KONG TUBERCULOSIS, CHEST AND HEART DISEASES ASSOCIATION INCORPORATION (AMENDMENT) BILL 1988 A PRIVATE BILL DR CHIU SAID THE EXPANSION WAS NECESSARY

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IN ORDER TO MEET THE DEMANDS OF A CHANGING SOCIETY AND TO SERVE THE COMMUNITY BETTER.

"THE SERVICES IT PLANS TO EMBRACE INCLUDE REHABILITATION AND CONVALESCENT SERVICES AS WELL AS MEDICAL TREATMENT FOR PATIENTS IN GENERAL. SURGICAL AND GERIATRICAL INSTITUTIONS," HE SAID.

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