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SUNDAY, MAY 9, 1993
IMPACT ON HONG KONG RECOGNISED; GOVERNOR
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THE GOVERNOR. THE RT HON CHRISTOPHER PATTEN, BELIEVES THAT HE HAS MANAGED TO ENSURE THAT THE IMPACT ON HONG KONG IS RECOGNISED. WHEN THE UNITED STATES IS CONSIDERING ITS POLICY ON RENEWING CHINA'S MFN STATUS.
SPEAKING TO REPORTERS AT THE AIRPORT THIS (SUNDAY) EVENING UPON HIS RETURN FROM THE UNITED STATES, THE GOVERNOR SAID: "I THINK THAT OUR ARGUMENTS, BOTH OUR ARGUMENTS IN PRINCIPLE AND OUR ARGUMENTS IN TERMS OF THE IMPACT ON HONG KONG, WOULD HAVE BEEN TAKEN INTO ACCOUNT OVER THE LAST DAYS AND WILL BE TAKEN INTO ACCOUNT DURING THE NEXT WEEKS WHEN THE US, IS CONSIDERING ITS POLICY.
"I AM SURE THAT THE VISIT OF WINSTON LORD TO PEKING SHORTLY WILL BE ANOTHER DECISIVE IMPACT IN THE EVOLUTION OF POLICY.'
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DESCRIBING HIS TRIP AS EFFECTIVE AND USEFUL, THE GOVERNOR SAID: "IT GAVE ME THE OPPORTUNITY OF SETTING OUT HONG KONG'S CASE ON TRADE AND IN PARTICULAR ON MEN RENEWAL AT A TIME WHEN THE UNITED STATES IS CONSIDERING ITS FUTURE POLICY ON THOSE MATTERS.
"SO I THINK THE TIME COULDN'T BE BETTER IN GETTING OUR CASE, OUR POSITION, OUR ARGUMENTS, OUR CONCERNS ON THE US, AGENDA.
"I AM SURE THAT IT IS IMPORTANT FOR US TO BE ABLE TO PUT ACROSS OUR CASE IN WASHINGTON AND UNITED STATES FREQUENTLY AND VIGOROUSLY BOTH NOW AND IN THE FUTURE. THAT IS WHAT WE INTEND TO GO ON DOING."
REVISED COLLEGE OF EDUCATION ADMISSION CRITERIA
CRITERIA
IN RESPONSE TO COMMENTS THAT THE REVISED ADMISSION FOR THE COLLEGES OF EDUCATION WOULD LOWER THE STANDARD OF INTAKE, A SPOKESMAN FOR THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT REASSURED THE PUBLIC THAT THE MINIMUM ADMISSION CRITERIA REMAINED FINCHANGED.
THAT IS TO SAY, CANDIDATES MUST HAVE AT LEAST SIX SUBJECTS AT GRADE E OR ABOVE IN THE HONG KONG CERTIFICATE OF EDUCATION EXAMINATION (HRCEE) (CERTIFIED BY THE HKEA) OR EQUIVALENT, AND MUST HAVE A TOTAL OF 11 POINTS OR ABOVE IN THE BEST SIX SUBJECTS.
THE FLEXIBILITY BUILT INTO THE REVISED SYSTEM IS THAT SUBJECTS MAY BE OBTAINED IN NOT MORE THAN TWO SITTINGS WITH FOUR SUBJECTS IN EITHER ONE SITTING.
THE SIX AT LEAST
THIS IS TO ALLOW FOR CANDIDATES WHO MAY HAVE GOOD OVERALL POTENTIAL BUT HAVE SLIPPED IN THE FIRST ATTEMPT OF THE HKCEE THROUGH FACTORS BEYOND THEIR CONTROL.
THIS CONCEPT OF FLEXIBILITY
OTHER
15 IN LINE WITH THE PRACTICE TERTIARY INSTITUTIONS, BOTH LOCAL AND OVERSEAS.
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THERE IS NO EVIDENCE To PROVE THAT STUDENTS WITH PASSES ACCUMULATED OVER ONE OR FAVOURABLE THAN THOSE WHO ACHIEVED PASSES IN ONE SITTING.
THE SUCCESS RATE OF TWO SITTINGS IS LESS
/THE MINIMUM
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