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WEDNESDAY, MARCH 31, 1993

THE CITY POLYTECHNIC OF HONG KONG OPERATES A MODULAR SCHEME FOR INTERMEDIATE THE DESIGN OF ITS COURSE STRUCTURES, WHICH REPRESENTS AN

THE HONG KONG POSITION SHORT OF A FULL CREDIT UNIT SYSTEM WHEREAS POLYTECHNIC OPERATES

FOR CERTAIN CREDIT UNIT SYSTEM ONLY

POST-

GRADUATE AND POST-EXPERIENCE COURSES.

A

THE

MR CHAN SAID OF THE OTHER TWO DEGREE-AWARDING INSTITUTIONS, ACADEMY FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS ADOPTS THE NORTH AMERICAN SYSTEM UNDER OF WHICH A STUDENT RECEIVES SPECIFIC CREDITS FOR PREDETERMINED HOURS

TOWARDS THE STUDY IN EACH SUBJECT OF HIS CURRICULUM AND THESE COUNT AWARD OF A DEGREE.

THE CREDITS CAN BE TRANSFERRED TO OTHER ACCREDITED INSTITUTIONS THUS ALLOWING THE STUDENT TO SEEK ADVANCED EDUCATION

WORLDWIDE,

INTERNATIONALLY.

CREDIT THE OPEN LEARNING INSTITUTE (OLI) WHICH HAS OPERATED A

ALLOWS STUDENTS MAXIMUM UNIT SYSTEM SINCE IT WAS ESTABLISHED IN 1989,

STUDY FLEXIBILITY IN THE CHOICE OF THE NUMBER AND LEVEL OF COURSES TO IN ANY ONE SEMESTER OR YEAR.

HAVE

WHO

RECOGNISED

STUDENTS SYSTEMS ARE IN PLACE TO ENABLE COMPLETED EQUIVALENT COURSES

CREDIT

TRANSFER

SUCCESSFULLY

IN

INSTITUTIONS TO COUNT THOSE COURSES TOWARDS THEIR OLI DEGREE.

BETWEEN COLUMBIA.

SPECIAL THE

OLI

CREDIT TRANSFER AGREEMENTS INSTITUTIONAL

AND THE OPEN UNIVERSITIES IN BRITAIN

ALSO AND

EXIST BRITISH

HK OFFICIAL TO ATTEND HUMAN RIGHTS CONFERENCE

OFFICIAL,

THE BRITISH DELEGATION TO THE WORLD CONFERENCE ON HUMAN ΤΟ ΒΕ HELD IN

YEAR VIENNA IN JUNE THIS

INCLUDE WILL

GOVERNMENT

CONSTITUTIONAL THE SECRETARY FOR MICHAEL SZE, SAID TODAY (WEDNESDAY).

HONG AFFAIRS,

RIGHTS KONG MR

EXPLAINING

THE POLICY

WOULD

REGARDING HONG KONG GOVERNMENT'S ATTENDANCE AT INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCES, MR SZE SAID EACH CASE BE CONSIDERED ON ITS OWN MERITS,

LOH IN

ΙΝ A WRITTEN REPLY TO A QUESTION BY THE HON CHRISTINE THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL, HE SAID: "HONG KONG GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS WILL

IS CONFERENCE NORMALLY ATTEND WHERE THE SUBJECT MATTER OF THE INTEREST OR CONCERN TO HONG KONG AND WHERE IT IS APPROPRIATE So, MR SZE SAID.

OF ΤΟ DO

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