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FRIDAY, JULY 27, 1990

POR THE HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC AND THE CITY POLYTECHNIC OF HONG KONG, THE LEVEL OF DEGREE PLACES OFFERED, WITHIN A TOTAL POPULATION OF 25,200 FTE STUDENTS, WILL BE INCREASED FROM 40 PER CENT TO 65 PER CENT. THE TWO POLYTECHNICS WILL TOGETHER PROVIDE 4,970 FIRST YEAR FIRST DEGREE PLACES.

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TO ACHIEVE A STUDENT POPULATION OF 4,000 FTE, PROVIDING 1,110 FIRST YEAR FIRST DEGREE PLACES.

ANOTHER 690 FIRST YEAR FIRST DEGREE PLACES WILL BE PROVIDED BY LINGNAN COLLEGE WHICH WILL BE UPGRADED TO A DEGREE AWARDING INSTITUTION WITH A TOTAL STUDENT POPULATION OF 2,000 FTE.

THE SPOKESMAN POINTED OUT THAT UPGC'S PLAN WOULD REPRESENT THE SUREST WAY OF DELIVERING THE ADDITIONAL NUMBERS WITHIN THE TIGHT TIMETABLE ENVISAGED, WHILE MAINTAINING THE HIGHEST STANDARDS OF QUALITY.

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"THE UPGC WILL ALSO BE MONITORING THE PLAN CLOSELY AND WILL CONSIDERING MEASURES TO ACHIEVE MAXIMUM COST-EFFECTIVENESS, SUCH AS THROUGH THE REVIEW OF STUDENT: STAFF RATIO, AND TO ENSURE VALUE FOR MONEY GENERALLY.

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**THE GOVERNMENT IS SATISFIED THAT UPGC'S RECOMMENDATION WILL ENSURE THAT INCREASED PROVISION OF PLACES WILL NOT BE ACHIEVED AT EXPENSE OF QUALITY. THIS ALSO TAKES INTO ACCOUNT THE NEED BALANCED GROWTH BETWEEN THE UNIVERSITY AND NON-UNIVERSITY SECTORS, ADDED.

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AS A RESULT OF THE DECISION то FURTHER EXPAND TERTIARY EDUCATION AND THE UPGC'S RECOMMENDATION TO LIMIT DEGREE PLACES AT THE TWO POLYTECHNICS TO 65 PER CENT, SOME OF THE EXISTING AND PLANNED SUB- DEGREE LEVEL COURSES HAVE TO BE TRANSFERRED FROM THE TWO POLYTECHNIS TO THE VOCATIONAL TRAINING COUNCIL (VTC) SO THAT BY 1996-97, 16,200 SUB-DEGREE FTES WILL BE PROVIDED WITH THE TWO POLYTECHNICS EACH PROVIDING 4,725 AND THE VTC 6, 750.

"TO PUT THIS INTO EFFECT, A NUMBER OF PROPOSALS ON NEW FACILITIES AND EXPANSION OF EXISTING ONES FOR THE VTC WERE ACCEPTED BY THE EXECUTIVE COUNCIL," THE SPOKESMAN SAID.

A NEW TECHNICAL COLLEGE WILL BE BUILT AT TSING YI TO PROVIDE ACCOMMODATION FOR 3,400 FTE. THE BUILDING WILL BE DESIGNED IN SUCH WAY TO ALLOW FOR FUTURE EXPANSION.

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THE CHAI WAN TECHNICAL INSTITUTE WILL BE EXPANDED AND UPGRADED TO A TECHNICAL COLLEGE TO ACCOMMODATE A FURTHER 3,350 FTE.

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THE REMAINING SEVEN TECHNICAL INSTITUTES OF THE VOCATIONAL TRAINING COUNCIL WILL AF MODIFIED AND EXPANDED

TAKE ON THE TECHNICIAN COURSES DPCANTED FROM THE HAI WAN TECHNICAL INSTITUTE.

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A NEW TRAINING CENTRE COMPLEX SITUATED AT POKFULAM WILL CONSTRUCTED BY AUGUST 1992 TO ACCOMMODATE ALL THE CRAFT COURSES DISPLACED FROM THE EIGHT TECHNICAL INSTITUTES.

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