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WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 2, 1994

OF THE

то

THE WILL

THE COUNCIL WILL REMAIN THE HIGHEST EXECUTIVE BODY RETITLED

BE INSTITUTION BUT ITS COMPOSITION WILL

RECONSTITUTED INCLUDE AMONG OTHERS THE DEANS, A SENATE NOMINEE, THE CHAIRMAN OF CONVOCATION AND STAFF AND STUDENT REPRESENTATIVES. THE COUNCIL

ADMINISTRATION BE EMPOWERED TO MAKE "STATUTES" FOR THE INTERNAL OF THE UNIVERSITY.

ALSO

THE

CURRENTLY OVER THE OF

CITY POLYTECHNIC WAS FOUNDED IN 1984. IT IS IT HAS OFFERING OVER 11,000 FULL-TIME EQUIVALENT PLACES. YEARS PLAYED A VERY IMPORTANT ROLE IN THE HIGHER EDUCATION SECTOR HONG KONG, WITH PARTICULAR EMPHASIS ON PROFESSIONAL ORIENTED IT WILL

PUBLICLY CONTINUE TO PERFORM ITS UNIQUE ROLE IN THE PROVISION OF HIGHER EDUCATION,

THANK YOU, MR PRESIDENT.

STUDIES.

FUNDED

HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC (AMENDMENT) BILL INTRODUCED TO LEGCO

FOLLOWING IS THE SPEECH BY THE ACTING SECRETARY FOR EDUCATION THE AND MANPOWER, MR LAM WOON-KWONG, IN MOVING THE SECOND READING OF HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC (AMENDMENT) BILL IN THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL TODAY (WEDNESDAY):

MR PRESIDENT,

I MOVE THAT THE HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC (AMENDMENT) BILL BE A SECOND TIME.

READ

ΤΟ

THE BILL PROVIDES FOR THE CHANGE OF THE INSTITUTIONAL TITLE READ "THE HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY" AND THAT OF THE EXECUTIVE THE GOVERNOR WILL REMAIN AS THE TITULAR HEAD TO READ "PRESIDENT", HEAD OF THE INSTITUTION BY ASSUMING THE NEW "CHANCELLOR" POST.

THE

"ACADEMIC BILL PROVIDES FOR THE REPLACEMENT OF THE BY THE SENATE. THE "COUNCIL" WILL REMAIN THE SUPREME GOVERNING

THE BUT THE BILL PROVIDES FOR

CHANGE OF THE INSTITUTION

MORE THE NEW MEMBERSHIP WILL INCLUDE AMONG OTHERS COMPOSITION. MEMBERS, LESS PUBLIC OFFICERS, A STUDENT REPRESENTATIVE, AN ALUMNI AND TWO

STATUES DEANS. THE COUNCIL WILL ALSO BE GIVEN THE POWER TO MAKE FOR THE ADMINISTRATION OF THE UNIVERSITY.

BOARD"

BODY

OF

ITS

LAY

THE HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC WAS FOUNDED IN 1972. IT IS CURRENTLY

THE OFFERING

IT HAS OVER

YEARS 12,000 FULL-TIME EQUIVALENT PLACES. PLAYED A VERY IMPORTANT ROLE IN THE HIGHER EDUCATION SECTOR KONG, WITH PARTICULAR EMPHASIS ON PROFESSIONAL ORIENTED STUDIES.

TO WILL CONTINUE

PERFORM ITS UNIQUE ROLE IN

PUBLICLY THE PROVISION OF HIGHER EDUCATION.

OF HONG IT FUNDED

THANK YOU, MR PRESIDENT.

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