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WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 7, 1990

IN A BID TO FURTHER ENHANCE LINKS AND PARTNERSHIPS WITH INDUSTRY, A NEW BUSINESS AND TECHNOLOGY CENTRE WOULD BE OPENED SOON, WHILE A FURTHER TWO NEW SPECIALIST CENTRES

THE CENTRE FOR TRANSLATION STUDIES AND THE CENTRE FOR PROFESSIONAL AND BUSINESS ENGLISH

MR WERE PROPOSED AND PLANNED DURING THE PAST YEAR, SAID.

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CHRONG

HE PAID TRIBUTE что THE CONTRIBUTION OF THE FORMER SENIOR MEMBER OF THE EXECUTIVE COUNCIL AND FORMER CHAIRMAN OF THE POLYTECHNIC COUNCIL, SIR SZE-YUEN CHUNG, FOR HIS WORK FOR THE POLYTECHNIC AND HIS OUTSTANDING ROLE IN HONG KONG'S SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT.

DEGREE

SIR SZE-YUEN WAS CONFERRED

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FOR

THE POLYTECHNIC'S FIRST HONORARY DOCTOR OF ENGINEERING HONORIS CAUSA LAST YEAR, HE NOTED.

FIRST CONFERMENTS OF

OTHER ACHIEVEMENTS INCLUDED THE PROFESSORSHIPS ON SIX SENIOR STAFF MEMBERS AND THE FIRST AWARD OF THE RESEARCH DEGREE OF MASTER OF PHILOSOPHY.

ANOTHER IMPORTANT STEP FORWARD IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE POLYTECHNIC'S POST-GRADUATE AND RESEARCH ACTIVITY WAS THE UNIVERSITY AND POLYTECHNIC GRANTS COMMITTEE'S DECISION IN APRIL LAST YEAR TO AUTHORISE THE INSTITUTE TO REGISTER CANDIDATES FOR THE RESEARCH DEGREE OF DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY, HE SAID.

SAID OF REGULAR AVERAGE

ON THE EMPLOYMENT OF POLYTECHNIC GRADUATES, MR CHEONG THE 2,875 FULL-TIME GRADUATES, ALMOST 88 PER CENT WERE IN FULL-TIME EMPLOYMENT SIX MONTHS AFTER GRADUATION WITH AN SALARY OF $5,209, WHICH WAS 19.1 PER CENT HIGHER THAN THE 1987 FIGURE.

CITY POLYTECHNIC CONTINUES TO GROW

THE CITY POLYTECHNIC CONTINUED TO GROW DURING THE PERIOD BETWEEN JULY 1988 AND JUNE 1989 WITH THE INTRODUCTION OF 17 NEW COURSES IN OCTOBER 1988 AND THE NUMBER OF FULL-TIME AND STUDENTS INCREASED BY 32 AND 36 PER CENT RESPECTIVELY.

THIS WAS DISCLOSED BY THE HON CHENG HON-KWAN WHEN HE THE CITY POLYTECHNIC OF HONG KONG'S ANNUAL REPORT 1988-89 LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL TODAY (WEDNESDAY).

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THE POLYTECHNIC ADMITTED ITS FIRST 12 MASTER OF PHILOSOPHY RESEARCH STUDENTS AND ALSO GAINED APPROVAL FOR THE INTRODUCTION OF TWO TAUGHT MASTER'S COURSES FROM OCTOBER 1989, HE SAID.

"THE CONSTRUCTION OF PHASE 1 A OF THE PERMANENT CAMPUS IN KOWLOON TONG WAS COMPLETED IN AUGUST 1988. THIS BROUGHT A MAJOR IMPROVEMENT IN TEACHING FACILITIES WHEN FIVE ACADEMIC DEPARTMENTS AND THREE ACADEMIC SUPPORT CENTRES MOVED INTO THE NEW CAMPUS IN OCTOBER 1988," HE ADDED.

/THE POLYTECHNIC