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FRIDAY, MAY 15, 1992

THE SPOKESMAN SAID THE SITING OF THE FUTURE COLLEGE IN THE NEW TERRITORIES WEST WILL ENABLE HONG KONG TO HAVE A BETTER GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION OF TERTIARY INSTITUTIONS, WITH AT LEAST ONE INSTITUTION IN EACH MAIN REGION.

A RECENT POPULATION STUDY SHOWS THAT THE TOTAL POPULATION IN NORTH WEST AND SOUTH WEST NEW TERRITORIES WILL DOUBLE TO 1.25 MILLION IN 20 YEARS, HE ADDED.

CONSTRUCTION OF THE NEW CAMPUS WILL BE FUNDED BY PUBLIC FUNDS AND MONITORED BY THE UPGC.

ESTABLISHED UPGC PROCEDURES WILL APPLY AT ALL STAGES OF THE PROJECT TO ENSURE ADEQUATE CONTROL OVER SUCH MATTERS AS THE APPROVAL OF ARCHITECTURAL PLANS, COST ESTIMATES AND FUNDING OF ALL EXPENSES.

LINGNAN COLLEGE WAS FOUNDED IN 1967 BY A GROUP OF ALUMNI OF THE FORMER LINGNAN UNIVERSITY IN CHINA.

IT WAS FIRST REGISTERED AS A PRIVATE SCHOOL WITH LESS THAN 100 STUDENTS AND LATER BECAME AN APPROVED POST-SECONDARY COLLEGE.

"THE UPGRADING OF LINGNAN COLLEGE IS A REFLECTION OF THE REMARKABLE WORK OF ITS FOUNDERS AS WELL AS ITS SUCCESSIVE GENERATIONS OF STAFF AND STUDENTS," THE SPOKESMAN SAID.

"THEY HAVE BEEN DEDICATED ΤΟ THE PURSUIT OF ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE, A TRADITION WHICH WILL BE CONTINUED AFTER THE COLLEGE ACHIEVES ITS ENHANCED STATUS.

THE LINGNAN COLLEGE BILL WILL BE GAZETTED ON MAY 22 AND INTRODUCED TO THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL ON JUNE 3.

NO EFFORT IS SPARED IN IMPROVING QUALITY OF EDUCATION

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THE GOVERNMENT HAS SPARED NO EFFORTS IN IMPROVING ACCESS ΤΟ EDUCATION AT VARIOUS LEVELS AND IN THE QUALITY OF THE EDUCATION IT PROVIDES, THE SECRETARY FOR EDUCATION AND MANPOWER, MR JOHN CHAN, SAID THIS EVENING (FRIDAY).

"THIS IS REFLECTED IN VARIOUS PROGRAMMES AND ACTIVITIES WHICH ARE BASED ON OUR TWO-PRONGED STRATEGY OF EXPANDING THE LEVEL OF PROVISION IN TERTIARY EDUCATION SECTOR AND RAISING THE QUALITY OF EDUCATION IN OUR PRIMARY AND SECONDARY SCHOOLS, HE SAID.

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MR CHAN WAS SPEAKING AT THE ANNUAL AWARD PRESENTATION JOINTLY ORGANISED BY THE HONG KONG SOCIETY OF ACCOUNTANTS KONG ASSOCIATION OF ACCOUNTING TECHNICIANS.

CEREMONY AND HONG

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