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WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 6, 1991

THE SPOKESMAN SAID IT WAS ESTIMATED BY 1994/95 THAT FOUR OUT EVERY FIVE MATRICULANTS WOULD HAVE ACCESS TO DEGREE COURSES; SOME

PROGRAMME WOULD BE RESEARCH 170 NEW COURSES AND

OF

UNDERGRADUATES AND POST-GRADUATES, AND RESEARCH FUNDING INCREASED.

OFFERED TO SUBSTANTIALLY

"BY THEN PHASE II OF THE HONG KONG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE

COLLEGE UPGRADED TECHNOLOGY WILL BE COMPLETED AND THE LINGNAN DEGREE-AWARDING STATUS.

"AS THE GRADUATES

THEMSELVES ARE

AND TO

TO

THE

THE MAIN AND PRIMARY IT IS ONLY RIGHT FOR THOSE WHO CAN AFFORD TO DO SO BENEFICIARIES, CONTRIBUTE A LITTLE MORE TOWARDS THIS PROGRAMME WHICH, EVEN WITH NEW COST RECOVERY TARGETS, REMAINS HEAVILY SUBSIDISED," HE SAID.

AN

PER $300 IN ACTUAL MONEY TERMS, THE REVISION IN 1993/94 REPRESENTS INCREASE OF $450 PER MONTH FOR AN UNDERGRADUATE AND ABOUT

FOR GRANTS AND MONTH FOR A SUB-DEGREE COURSE STUDENT NOT ELIGIBLE LOANS UNDER THE LOCAL STUDENT FINANCE SCHEME.

FOR TERTIARY INDICATIVE

FEES ACTUAL IT HAD ALSO BEEN DECIDED THAT EDUCATION WOULD BE ANNOUNCED ONE YEAR AHBAD, TOGETHER WITH FEE LEVELS FOR THE FOLLOWING THREE YEARS.

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TUNG WAH PRAISED FOR ITS EDUCATIONAL ENDEAVOURS

LADY WILSON TODAY (WEDNESDAY) PAID TRIBUTE TO OF HOSPITALS FOR ITS COMMITMENT TO THE CAUSE OF MENTALLY HANDICAPPED.

GROUP

THE TUNG WAH BDUCATING

THE

TONG

CURRENTLY CHILDREN NEW

SPEAKING AT THE OPENING CEREMONY OF THE GROUP'S TSUI TSIN

WAS OF DIRECTORS BOARD SAID THE SCHOOL, LADY WILSON SPONSORING TWO SPECIAL SCHOOLS FOR THE MENTALLY HANDICAPPED

HAD PLAYED A VERY IMPORTANT PART IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF THESE PREMISES.

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SHE SAID, ADDING THAT "THIS COMMITMENT DESERVES OUR GRATITUDE,

DONATION MADE PARTICULAR THANKS WERE DUE TO MR TSUI TSIN-TONG WHOSE COMPLETION OF THIS PROJECT POSSIBLE.

"THE NEW SCHOOL STANDS AS A TESTIMONY TO HIS GENEROSITY AND THE COMMITMENT OF ALL THOSE INVOLVED,

SHE SAID,

TO

TREMENDOUS

LADY WILSON ALSO SAID THE NEW SCHOOL REPRESENTED A IMPROVEMENT AND WOULD PROVIDE AN EXCELLENT TEACHING ENVIRONMENT.

"AS A TEACHER MYSELF, I KNOW THAT TEACHING MENTALLY HANDICAPPED

BOTH то

TEACHERS AND CHALLENGES CHILDREN POSES PARTICULAR

BE TAKEN REHABILITATION STAFF. THE UNIQUE NEEDS OF BACH CHILD MUST

INTO ACCOUNT," SHE SAID.

/SHE POINTED