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WEDNESDAY, MARCH 10, 1993

FROM THE CENTRE, MR PATTEN WALKED TO KAI MAN PATH, DISTRICT'S BUSIEST STREETS, TO HAVE A LOOK AT THE SHOPS.

ONE OF THE

AT

LOCAL A

BEFORE CONCLUDING HIS VISIT, MR PATTEN MET AND DISCUSSED AFFAIRS WITH

BOARD

AND DISTRICT

LEADERS MEMBERS

COMMUNITY RECEPTION AT THE DRAGON BOAT RESTAURANT AT THE TUEN MUN TOWN HALL.

THE GOVERNOR WAS ACCOMPANIED BY THE REGIONAL SECRETARY FOR

TUEN MUN, NEW TERRITORIES, MR ALBERT LAM AND THE DISTRICT OFFICER OF MR PETER LEUNG.

THE

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$100 MILLION GRANT TO OLI PROPOSED

GRANT

TO

FOR PROVISION

THE

THE GOVERNMENT ANNOUNCED TODAY (WEDNESDAY) THAT IT PROPOSED

TO THE OPEN LEARNING $100 MILLION

INSTITUTE (OLI) ESTABLISHMENT OF A GENERAL DEVELOPMENT FUND, SUBJECT TO THE OF FUNDS BY THE FINANCE COMMITTEE OF THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL.

"THE GRANT WILL ENABLE THE INSTITUTE ΤΟ INVEST

THE IN (EXCEPTIONALLY) IN MAJOR AND UPDATING OF COURSES, AND DEVELOPMENT EQUIPMENT, A GOVERNMENT SPOKESMAN SAID.

"THE

IN

OLI

YEAR IS CURRENTLY SPENDING ABOUT $2-3 MILLION A COURSE

BUT NO PROVISION IS MADE DEVELOPMENT

FOR

EXISTING UPDATING COURSES OR TRANSLATING COURSES INTO CHINESE, HE ADDED.

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BY THE BECOMB SELF-

IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE FUNDING ARRANGEMENTS APPROVED FINANCE COMMITTEE ON DECEMBER 14, 1988, THE OLI SHOULD FINANCING AT LEAST ON ITS RECURRENT ACCOUNT BY 1993/94.

"THIS IS TO ENSURE THAT THE INSTITUTE WOULD RESPOND EFFECTIVELY TO THE NEEDS OF WORKING ADULTS, THE SPOKESMAN SAID.

"TO

ASSIST

TI

SELF-FINANCING

THE

THE OLI TO ACHIEVE ITS

GOAL, TO IT ΤΟ GOVERNMENT HAS

ALSO MADE A ONE-OFF GRANT OF $150 MILLION

HE ADDED. ESTABLISH ITS PERMANENT HEADQUARTERS AT HO MAN TIN,'

"

ARTS

PRESENT, AT

THE OLI HAS THREE SCHOOLS SCIENCES, BUSINESS AND ADMINISTRATION, AND SCIENCE AND OFFERING 20 DEGREE PROGRAMMES.

BEEN

THE

SOCIAL

AND TECHNOLOGY

DEVELOPED HAVE FOR ACADEMIC

FIRST 17 OF THESE PROGRAMMES TO BE FULLY

COUNCIL VALIDATED BY THE HONG KONG SUCCESSFULLY

ACCREDITATION.

FIRST YEAR.

AUTUMN

AND THE THIS

THE CURRENT STUDENT ENROLMENT STANDS AT ABOUT 15,000 BATCH OF 150 STUDENTS ARE EXPECTED TO GRADUATE IN

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