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WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 21, 1992

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IMPROVEMENTS TO JOINT STUDENT ADMISSION SYSTEM UNDER WAY

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JOINT UNIVERSITY AND POLYTECHNIC ADMISSION SYSTEM (JUPAS) ON THE WHOLE ACHIEVED THE DESIRED OBJECTIVE OF GIVING STUDENTS CHOICE OF PROGRAMME AND MORE COMPLETE INFORMATION ON WHICH то THEIR CHOICE.

THIS WAS STATED BY THE SECRETARY FOR EDUCATION AND MANPOWER, MR JOHN CHAN, IN A WRITTEN REPLY TO A QUESTION BY THE HON MRS SELINA CHOW IN THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL TODAY (WEDNESDAY),

IT HAS ALSO ELIMINATED THE PROBLEM OF WASTAGE OF PLACES RESULTING FROM MULTIPLE ENROLMENTS, HE ADDED.

MR CHAN SAID STEPS WERE BEING TAKEN TO IMPROVE THE EXISTING ADMISSION PROCEDURES IN THE LIGHT OF WORKING EXPERIENCE THIS YEAR.

"WITH THE CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG CHANGING OVER TO POST-SECONDARY 7 ENTRY IN 1994, THE JUPAS SYSTEM WILL BE GREATLY SIMPLIFIED, HE NOTED.

"IT WILL OPERATE ON A ONE-YEAR CYCLE, USING AN ITERATIVE COMPUTER PROGRAMME TO MATCH STUDENTS AND PROGRAMMES WITH A VIEW ΤΟ GIVING EACH STUDENT THE OFFER BEST SUITED TO HIM OR HER.

"STUDENTS WILL NOT BE REQUIRED TO MAKE THEIR CHOICES OF STUDY PROGRAMMES UNTIL NOVEMBER OF THEIR YEAR IN SECONDARY 7.

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"THE WHOLE ADMISSION PROCEDURE WILL BE COMPLETED IN AUGUST FOLLOWING YEAR, LEAVING AMPLE TIME FOR STUDENTS TO TAKE ORIENTATION PROGRAMMES AND OTHER PRE-TERM ACTIVITIES."

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AT THE CHINESE OFFERS

UNDER THE EXISTING SYSTEM, SOME STUDENTS ARE ADMITTED OF SECONDARY 6 TO THE FOUR-YEAR DEGREE PROGRAMMES OF THE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG, WHILE SOME OTHERS RECEIVE CONDITIONAL OF PLACES ON DEGREE PROGRAMMES OFFERED BY THE OTHER FUNDED BY THE UNIVERSITY AND POLYTECHNIC GRANTS COMMITTEE TERTIARY INSTITUTIONS.

STUDENTS WHO HAVE RECEIVED SUCH CONDITIONAL OFFERS AND WHO SATISFY THE ACADEMIC REQUIREMENTS ARE GIVEN THE OPTION TO ACCEPT OR REJECT THE OFFERS AT THE END OF SECONDARY 7.

"THIS IS FOLLOWED BY TWO FURTHER ROUNDS OF OFFERS WHICH ARE MADE ON THE BASIS OF APPLICANTS' ACADEMIC RESULTS AND COURSE PREFERENCES, MR CHAN SAID.

"A THIRD ROUND INSTITUTIONS DIRECT TO AVAILABLE.

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OF OFFERS IS THEN MADE BY REMAINING APPLICANTS

INDIVIDUAL

IF PLACES ARE STILL

MR CHAN ADMITTED THAT SOME CONFUSION HAD ARISEN UNDER THE PRESENT SYSTEM LARGELY BECAUSE MANY STUDENTS WHO HAD NOT RECEIVED CONDITIONAL OFFERS AT THE END OF SECONDARY 6 CHOSE TO APPROACH THE INSTITUTIONS DIRECT AND, IN THE PROCESS, SOMETIMES GAINED THE WRONG IMPRESSION THAT THEY HAD BEEN GIVEN PLACES.

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