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WEDNESDAY, MARCH 31, 1993

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THESE PROJECTS, AT A COST OF $2,805 MILLION AND THE MAJORITY OF WHICH TO BE COMPLETED BY 1998/9, ARE NOW AT VARIOUS STAGES OF PLANNING AND DESIGN, HE ADDED.

THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE FIRST PROJECT, TRAINING OF THE SHAN PUI RIVER. IS SCHEDULED TO START IN THE MIDDLE OF THIS YEAR.

IN

VIEW OF

THE TIME NEEDED TO COMPLETE SUCH A SUBSTANTIAL PROGRAMME OF FLOOD PREVENTION PROJECTS, THE GOVERNMENT IS TAKING A NUMBER OF SHORT-TERM MEASURES TO DEAL WITH THE FLOODING PROBLEM IN THE INTERIM.

THESE INCLUDED LOCAL DRAINAGE IMPROVEMENT, RIVER MAINTENANCE, FLOODPLAIN MANAGEMENT AND A FLOOD WARNING SYSTEM.

WHILE THE SHORT-TERM MEASURES WILL NOT ALLEVIATE FLOODING ON A REGIONAL SCALE. MR EASON SAID THEY WOULD HELP TO PREVENT FURTHER DETERIORATION OF THE SITUATION AND TO IMPROVE THE CAPACITY LOCAL DRAINAGE SYSTEMS TO COPE WITH LESS SERIOUS FLOODS.

OF SOME

THE FLOOD WARNING INSTALLATIONS SHOULD HELP TO REDUCE THE LOSSES CAUSED BY FLOODING, HE ADDED.

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CREDIT UNIT SYSTEM FOR TERTIARY INSTITUTIONS UNDER CONSIDERATION

THE UNIVERSITY AND POLYTECHNIC GRANTS COMMITTEE (UPGC) PLANS TO SYSTEM OF REVERT TO DETAILED CONSIDERATION OF A MORE COMPREHENSIVE CREDIT ACCUMULATION AND INTER-INSTITUTIONAL CREDIT TRANSFER, CONTEXT OF ITS REVIEW OF THE DEVELOPMENT OF HIGHER EDUCATION 1992-95 TRIENNIUM.

IN THE

IN

THE

PUBLISHED THE COMMITTEE

ITS

HAD

BE

LEFT

EARLIER WHEN THE EDUCATION COMMISSION RECOMMENDATIONS ON THE SUBJECT IN ITS REPORT NO. 3,

SHOULD SYSTEMS DECIDED THAT THE ADOPTION OF CREDIT UNIT INITIALLY TO THE INSTITUTIONS' DISCRETION.

MR

CHIN-SHEK

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

VARYING

CHAN SAID MR

AT PRESENT ALL OF THE NINE DEGREE-AWARDING INSTITUTIONS IN HONG KONG OPERATED THE CREDIT UNIT SYSTEMS TO EXTENTS.

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THE HONG KONG BAPTIST COLLEGE CREDIT UNIT

OF THE SEVEN UPGC-FUNDED INSTITUTIONS, THREE UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY, THE HONG KONG AND THE LINGNAN COLLEGE OPERATE FULLY ON THE BASIS OF SYSTEMS.

-

THE

SYSTEM IN STRUCTURE MORE FLEXIBLE FOR BASIS,

UNIVERSITY IS MOVING TO A CREDIT UNIT CHINESE LINE WITH ITS MOVE TO THE NORMATIVE THREE-YEAR FIRST DEGREE

19 INTRODUCING WHILE

OF HONG KONG UNIVERSITY THE

WHICH ARE ON A UNIT

ARRANGEMENTS,

SOME OF

INTERDISCIPLINARY STUDIES.

/THE CITY