XN000022-1990-08-11 — Page 5

SATURDAY, AUGUST 11, 1990

"IT IS ENVISAGED THAT THE BOARDS WILL BEGIN HEARING APPEALS BY MID SEPTEMBER.

"ANY PERSON WHO WISHES TO SUBMIT AN APPEAL MAY DO SO ON A FORM SENT TO HIM BY THE RELEVANT MUNICIPAL COUNCIL WHEN INFORMING HIM OF THE COUNCIL'S DECISION IN HIS CASE, THE SPOKESMAN SAID.

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TECHNOLOGICAL-ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENTS CALL FOR BETTER EDUCATED WORKFORCE

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HONG KONG HAS PLANS TO EXPAND TERTIARY EDUCATION ON A MASSIVE SCALE MAINLY BECAUSE THE TERRITORY'S TECHNOLOGICAL AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENTS CALL FOR A BETTER EDUCATED WORKFORCE.

THE DIRECTOR OF EDUCATION, MR Y.T. LI, SAID THIS TODAY (SATURDAY) AT THE OFFICIAL OPENING OF THE AUSTRALIAN EDUCATION EXHIBITION.

THE GOVERNOR, HE SAID, ANNOUNCED THESE PLANS LAST OCTOBER TO INCREASE THE PROVISION OF FIRST-YEAR, FIRST-DEGREE PLACES FROM ABOUT 7,000 IN 1990 TO ABOUT 15,000 IN 1995.

MR LI SAID THIS WOULD MEAN THAT THE PROVISION RATE OF FIRST DEGREE PLACES FOR THE RELEVANT AGE GROUP WOULD RISE FROM THE PRESENT EIGHT PER CENT TO 18 PER CENT BY THAT TIME.

"DESPITE THIS EXPANSION, WE WILL CONTINUE ΤΟ ATTACH A GREAT DEAL OF IMPORTANCE TO THE OPPORTUNITIES OFFERED TO HONG KONG STUDENTS FOR FURTHER STUDIES OVERSEAS, HE SAID.

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AUSTRALIA, HE SAID, IS ONE OF THE FAVOURITE COUNTRIES WITH HONG KONG STUDENTS AS IT IS NOT TOO FAR AWAY AND HAS THE ADVANTAGE BEING CLOSE TO THE OTHER ASIAN COUNTRIES.

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"THE EXCELLENT QUALITY OF EDUCATION OFFERED BY AUSTRALIAN INSTITUTIONS IS WELL KNOWN AS IS THE FRIENDLINESS OF THE PEOPLE, HE ADDED.

AUSTRLIAN

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