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WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 26, 1988

"AN ADDED ADVANTAGE OF SUCH A TWO-YEAR MATRICULATION COURSE

BENEFIT BY EQUIPPING

THAT SECONDARY SCHOOL STUDENTS CAN

IS

THEMSELVES AFTERWARDS

WITH ONE MORE YEAR OF SCHOOLING EVEN IF THEY HAVE TO WORK AND ENJOY A BETTER CHANCE OF MEETING THE DEMAND FOR GRADUATES AT LEVEL.

THAT

'STUDENTS CAN ALSO BUILD UP

ΤΟ WISH THEMSELVES IF THEY INSTITUTE IN FUTURE," HE SAID.

A MORE CONCRETE FOUNDATION FOR PURSUE STUDIES AT THE OPEN LEARNING

FIRST

·

DEGREE COURSES

-

-

MR HO SAID HELP EXPEDITE THE EXPENDITURE ON

AS FOR THE QUESTION OF THE LENGTH OF WHETHER THEY SHOULD BE THREE-YEAR OR FOUR-YEAR COURSES IT WAS OBVIOUS THAT A SHORTER COURSE LENGTH WOULD TRAINING OF QUALIFIED PERSONNEL AND REDUCE GOVERNMENT UNIVERSITY EDUCATION.

WAS THE QUALITY OF EDUCATION AT

BUT HE STRESSED THAT WHAT REALLY COUNTED THE STUDENTS ADMITTED WHICH, IN TURN, DEPENDED UPON THE THE SECONDARY OR EVEN THE PRIMARY LEVELS.

ON THE OTHER HAND, SHOULD BE RESPECTED.

HE SAID THE

AUTONOMY OF

THE

UNIVERSITIES

RECOMMENDED

BE

IN

INTRODUCED

CERTAIN THE то

IN HIS OPINION, THE LENGTH OF FIRST DEGREE COURSES FOR

FLEXIBILITY AS WITH SUBJECTS COULD BE HANDLED

SYSTEM

PERHAPS REPORT AND A CREDIT UNIT

MIGHT SUPPLEMENT THAT PARTICULAR RECOMMENDATION.

PROBLEMS IN DIRECT SUBSIDY SCHEME

* * * * *

THE ATTEMPT BY THE EDUCATION COMMISSION TO ANSWER THE NEED FOR

KONG'S SECONDARY SCHOOLS WAS IMPROVING STANDARDS IN HONG

WELCOME, IT, THE HON HUI BUT THE QUESTION THAT REMAINED WAS HOW TO GO ABOUT YIN-FAT SAID IN THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL TODAY (WEDNESDAY).

MR HUI NOTED THAT THE INTRODUCTION OF THE NINE-YEAR COMPULSORY

DEMAND THE INCREASING

BY PARENTS FOR EDUCATION HAD GIVEN RISE TO BETTER EDUCATION FOR THEIR CHILDREN.

SCHEME, IN

то INCENTIVE

ALLOWING

HE SAID THE PROPOSED DIRECT SUBSIDY PARENTS TO OBTAIN HIGHER QUALITY SCHOOLING, NOT ONLY FULFILLED A GROWING SOCIAL

BUT ALSO PROVIDED

NEED,

FEE

EDUCATION

SCHOOLS

DEVELOPMENT THROUGH MORE FREEDOM BEING GIVEN TO THE SECONDARY

CHARGING, STUDENT RECRUITMENT AND SETTING THE

IN RESPECT OF

CURRICULUM.

THE DIRECT