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THURSDAY, JULY 21, 1988

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IN ADDITION, MORE THAN 270 HECTARES OF FARM LAND IN SAN TIN, PAT HEUNG, SHEUNG SHUI, FANLING, TA KWU LING AND TAI PO WERE FLOODED, RESULTING IN THE LOSS OF 160 PIGS, 62,200 CHICKENS, 8,000 DUCKS AND 2,100 PAIRS OF PIGEONS.

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"THE DEPARTMENT IS CONDUCTING AN ASSESSMENT

OF THE SCALE OF DAMAGE TO CROPS. THE FINDINGS WILL BE KNOWN IN A FEW DAYS' TIME, THE SPOKESMAN ADDED.

TUITION FEES AT TERTIARY INSTITUTIONS

FEES

THE GOVERNMENT TODAY (THURSDAY) ANNOUNCED THE RECOMMENDED FOR DEGREE AND SUB-DEGREE COURSES AT THE THREE UNIVERSITIES, THE TWO POLYTECHNICS AND THE BAPTIST COLLEGE FOR 1990-91 AND 1991-92.

THE RECOMMENDED FEE LEVELS FOR 1990-91 AND 1991-92 ARE $8,700 AND $10,000 A YEAR FOR DEGREE COURSES AND $6,500 AND $7,500 A YEAR FOR SUB-DEGREE COURSES RESPECTIVELY.

THE HONG KONG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY WILL ADMIT

INTAKE OF ITS FIRST

STUDENTS IN

1991. OCTOBER

THE ACCORDINGLY, RECOMMENDED DEGREE FEES OF $10,000 FOR

WILL ALSO APPLY TO

THESE STUDENTS.

1991-92

FEES ALREADY DETERMINED AND ANNOUNCED FOR THE NEXT ACADEMIC YEARS (1988-89 AND 1989-90) ARE $6,200 AND $7,500 A YEAR DEGREE COURSES AND $4,900 AND $5,700 A YEAR FOR SUB-DEGREE COURSES.

TWO

FOR

WHO CAN

REASONABLE AFFORD

"THE GOVERNMENT'S AIM IS FOR TUITION FEES TO MEET A SHARE OF THE COSTS OF HIGHER EDUCATION AND FOR THOSE IT TO PAY REASONABLE FEES, A GOVERNMENT SPOKESMAN SAID.

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FEES

AWARK THEIR

"THE PRESENT ANNOUNCEMENT INCLUDES THE RECOMMENDED FEES FOR

THIS IS TO MEET A LONG ESTABLISHED 1991-92.

AIM OF DECLARING FOUR YEARS IN ADVANCE SO THAT THE MAJORITY OF STUDENTS MAY BE FROM FIRST ENROLMENT OF

FEES THEY WILL PAY THROUGHOUT COURSE," HE ADDED.

THE

"THE RECOMMENDED FEES FOR 1990-91 AND 1991-92 HAVE BEEN YEAR TO ADJUSTED FROM THE INDICATIVE LEVELS ANNOUNCED IN AUGUST LAST TAKE INTO ACCOUNT ESTIMATED FUTURE INFLATION.

FEES.

"THE SIX INSTITUTIONS HAVE BEEN ADVISED OF THE RECOMMENDED

"THEY MAY