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WEDNESDAY, MAY 24, 1989

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OPEN LEARNING IS AN INNOVATIVE CONCEPT

INSTITUTE (OLI) NOT THE LOCAL PEOPLE WHO ALSO LAID A MORE SOLID SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT, THE HON

OPEN LEARNING THE ESTABLISHMENT OF THE ONLY PROVIDED NEW LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES FOR

HIGHER EDUCATION, BUT WISHED TO RECEIVE FOUNDATION FOR OUR FUTURE ECONOMIC AND ROSANNA TAM SAID TODAY (WEDNESDAY).

SPEAKING DURING THE RESUMED DEBATE ON THE OPEN LEARNING INSTITUTE OF HONG KONG BILL 1989 IN THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL, SAID SHE SUPPORTED AND WELCOMED THE INTRODUCTION OF THE THE HONG KONG COMMUNITY ATTACHED RESOURCES.

MRS TAM

BILL

GREAT

IMPORTANCE

то

BECAUSE MANPOWER

NOTHING COULD BETTER MEET THE NEEDS OF OUR FUTURE THAN MANPOWER TRAINING, SHE SAID.

SHE ALSO

APPRECIATED

DEVELOPMENT

BY THE MADE AS WELL AS THE LEGCO AD HOC

THE DILIGENT EFFORTS PLANNING COMMITTEE HEADED BY THE HON CHENG HON-KWAN LEADERSHIP OF DR THE HON HENRIETTA IP, CONVENER OF THE GROUP, WHICH HAD CONTRIBUTED TO THE SUCCESSFUL SCRUTINY OF THE BILL.

BILL WHICH MERIT WITH BY THE

AUTHORITIES

"HOWEVER, THERE ARE STILL SOME AREAS IN THE OUR CONCERN AND HAVE TO BE CAREFULLY DEALT CONCERNED," SHE SAID.

THE GOVERNMENT

*ACCORDING TO THE PRESENT PROPOSAL,

WILL MEET AND ITS OPERATING THE INITIAL CAPITAL OUTLAY IN SETTING UP THE OLI,

IS THE AIM OF THE GOVERNMENT EXPENSES IN THE FIRST FOUR YEARS. THE OLI

BECOME SELF-FINANCING FOUR INAUGURATION, WHILE THE DIRECTOR OF AUDIT, BY ARRANGEMENTS, CAN EXAMINE THE ACCOUNTS OF THE OLI FINANCIALLY INDEPENDENT.

SHOULD

WAY

THAT YEARS AFTER ITS OF ADMINISTRATIVE BEFORE IT BECOMES

CLEARLY THE SCHEME "NEVERTHELESS, THE BILL HAS NOT SPELT OUT

BECOMES SELF-FINANCING. NOR OF FINANCIAL CONTROL ON THE OLI WHEN IT HAS IT MENTIONED HOW PUBLIC INTERESTS CAN BE PROPERLY PROTECTED.

"ONLY WITH A PROPER SYSTEM OF CONTROL CAN PUBLIC

SHE STRESSED.

SAFEGUARDED,

A

INTERESTS BE

FINANCIAL

IN

MRS TAM HOPED THAT THE GOVERNMENT WOULD, UPON THE COMPLETION OF

REVIEW COMPREHENSIVE

OF THE

AND CONSTITUTIONAL RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THE GOVERNMENT AND STATUTORY BODIES, CONSIDER

WHETHER FINDINGS THE LIGHT OF THE

IT

то MAKE WAS NECESSARY

CHANGES

ORDINANCE SO THAT

COULD AMENDMENTS

INTRODUCED.

ΤΟ THE

RELEVANT

ANY BE

"THE PROVISION OF HIGHER EDUCATION THROUGH OPEN LEARNING IS

ON A IT BRINGS

NEW ERA IN INNOVATIVE CONCEPT IN HONG KONG, DEVELOPMENT OF OUR HIGHER EDUCATION SYSTEM,

AN

THE

T

SHE SAID.

MRS TAM