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THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 2, 1989

"WE NEED TO ACT QUICKLY AND WE NEED ΤΟ ENFORCE GENTLE PERSUASION IS NOT GOING TO WORK,' HE SAID.

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ON TECHNOLOGY, HE SAID THE PROPOSED ESTABLISHMENT HONG KONG TECHNOLOGY CENTRE WAS GOOD NEWS INDEED.

COMPLIANCE.

OF A NEW

HE HOPED FOCUS WOULD BE ON APPLIED TECHNOLOGY, ON PRODUCT DESIGN AND DEVELOPMENT RATHER THAN ON PURE BASIC RESEARCH.

"WE NEED TO FOSTER

A-

COMMUNITY AND THE PRIVATE SECTOR.

CLOSER LINK BETWEEN THE ACADEMIC

"WE ALSO NEED TO LOOK AT POSSIBLE SCHEMES ΤΟ ENCOURAGE

MANUFACTURERS TO REINVEST IN TECHNOLOGY AND EQUIPMENT, HE SAID.

TERTIARY EXPANSION PROGRAMME A BLESSING FOR YOUNG

THE TARGETS THE GOVERNOR OUTLINED IN HIS POLICY ADDRESS FOR THE PROVISION OF TERTIARY EDUCATION IN THE COMING YEARS ARE A BLESSING FOR OUR YOUNG PEOPLE, THE HON DAVID CHEUNG TOLD THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL TODAY (THURSDAY).

MR CHEUNG SAID IN THE POLICY DEBATE THAT FOR THE PROGRAMME TO SUCCEED, TERTIARY INSTITUTIONS MUST COME "IVORY TOWERS", FOREGO THE NOSTALGIC RECOLLECTIONS OF THE DESIGN NEW PROGRAMMES AND CURRICULA TO SUIT THE NEEDS PEOPLE AND THOSE OF THE COMMUNITY.

OUT

EXPANSION OF THEIR PAST, AND

OF

OUR YOUNG

HE SAID THAT CARE MUST BE TAKEN TO ATTAIN THE HIGHEST ACADEMIC STANDARDS OF INTERNATIONAL STANDING.

POSSIBLE

ASPIRED

WHO THEIR CAREER

NOTING THAT THERE WERE MANY YOUNG WORKING PERSONS TO HIGHER ACADEMIC AND PROFESSIONAL QUALIFICATIONS FOR ADVANCEMENT, MR CHEUNG URGED THE GOVERNMENT TO EXPLORE OPPORTUNITIES FOR BUILDING ON EXISTING FACILITIES, BOTH IN THE PUBLIC AND PRIVATE SECTORS, BY PROVIDING MORE CO-ORDINATED INPUT TO STREAMLINE THE QUALITY OF THESE FACILITIES AND FINANCIAL SUPPORT.

HE WELCOMED WHOLE-DAY PRIMARY SCHOOLING POSITIVE MEASURES WOULD BE TAKEN TO MAKE EDUCATIONALLY MEANINGFUL.

IN SECONDARY

SCHOOL EDUCATION, HE WAS EXPANSION OF TERTIARY EDUCATION WOULD BE AT THE LEVELS OF EDUCATION.

AND HOPED THAT WHOLE-DAY SCHOOLS

WORRIED THAT THE EXPENSE OF LOWER

HE NOTED THAT SECONDARY SCHOOLS WERE STILL WAITING FOR FUNDS RE-INSTATE THE POST OF VICE-PRINCIPAL, TO COMPUTERISE ADMINISTRATION AND TO INCREASE LABOUR-SAVING EQUIPMENT FOR EFFICIENCY.

TO

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