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TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 13, 1994

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DURING HIS 15 YEARS' SERVICE IN THE ADMINISTRATIVE GRADE. MR SELDY SERVED IN A NUMBER OF GOVERNMENT OFFICES AND BRANCHES, INCLUDING DISTRICT OFFICES IN TSUEN WAN, WONG TAI SIN AND TUEN NUN, RECREATION AND CULTURE BRANCH AND FINANCE SERVING AS DEPUTY SECRETARY FOR THE TREASURY.

BRANCH, WHERE HE IS NOW

HE HOLDS A MASTER OF ARTS (HONOURS) DEGREE IN CHINESE FROM THE UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH.

MR SELBY IS MARRIED, AND HAS TWO SONS AND ONE DAUGHTER.

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EMB STATEMENT ON STRUCTURE OF TERTIARY EDUCATION

IN RESPONSE TO MEDIA ENQUIRIES CONCERNING A PROPOSAL TO CHANGE THE COURSE STRUCTURE OF HONG KONG'S TERTIARY INSTITUTIONS, THE EDUCATION AND MANPOWER BRANCH ISSUED THE FOLLOWING STATEMENT TODAY (TUESDAY):

"THE SUBJECT IS ALREADY A MATTER OF SETTLED PUBLIC POLICY. GOVERNMENT DOES NOT CONSIDER IT NECESSARY OR DESIRABLE TO CONSIDER FURTHER REVISION TO THE TERTIARY EDUCATION STRUCTURE.

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IN JANUARY 1989, ON THE BASIS OF THE RECOMMENDATIONS EDUCATION COMMISSION REPORT NUMBER 3, GOVERNMENT CONCLUDED THAT STRUCTURE OF TERTIARY EDUCATION SHOULD BE REVISED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE FOLLOWING MAIN DECISIONS

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AT ALL TERTIARY INSTITUTIONS FUNDED BY THE UNIVERSITY AND POLYTECHNIC GRANTS COMMITTEE (UPGC), THE OBJECTIVE SHOULD BE FOR ALL STUDENTS TO BE ACCEPTED FOR FIRST-DEGREE PROGRAMMES AFTER SECONDARY 7, FOLLOWING A TWO-YEAR SIXTH FORM COURSE LEADING TO THE ADVANCED LEVIL EXAMINATION;

INSTITUTION, IN SUBJECT TO THE PROPOSALS ARE

THE LENGTH OF NEW AND EXISTING FIRST-YEAR DEGREE COURSES SHOULD BE DETERMINED BY THE TERTIARY ACCORDANCE WITH EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS, ESTABLISHED PROCEDURES WHEREBY COURSE CONSIDERED AND ASSESSED BY THE UPGC;

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THE LENGTH OF FIRST-DEGREE COURSES AT ALL UPGC-FUNDED INSTITUTIONS SHOULD IN PRINCIPLE BE THE SAME FOR ANY GIVEN SUBJECT; AND

CONSIDERATION

SHOULD BE GIVEN TO THE INTRODUCTION OF JOINT

ADMISSION PROCEDURES AS A MATTER OF PRIORITY.

SPECIAL ARRANGEMENTS WERE MADE ΤΟ GIVE INSTITUTIONS, IN PARTICULAR THE CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG, SUFFICIENT TIME TO EFFECT THE TRANSITION TO THE REVISED STRUCTURE BY THE END OF THE THEN 1994/97 TRIENNIUM.

THE REVISED STRUCTURE HAS SINCE BEEN IMPLEMENTED

IN PHASES. THANKS TO THE EFFORTS OF THE UPGC AND THE INSTITUTIONS, THE TRANSITION WAS FULLY ACCOMPLISHED THIS YEAR, TWO YEARS AHEAD OF SCHEDULE.

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