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Government committed to providing quality education
The Government is fully committed to providing quality education and training for the young people in keeping with the changing circumstances of Hong Kong, the Chief Secretary, Mrs Anson Chan, said today Tuesday).
Speaking at the Topping-out Ceremony of the Tuen Mun New Campus of Lingnan College, Mrs Chan said since the announcement of the tertiary education expansion plan in 1989, the proportion of eligible students who had had access to first- year first-degree places had doubled.
She said: "In 1994, we reached our target of providing 18 per cent of our eligible students with first-year first-degree places which amounted to 14,500 places in the local tertiary institutions."
Turning to the College's new campus development project, Mrs Chan said it marked a milestone in the history of the College as it became the first residential liberal arts college in the territory.
"Construction cost of the main campus amounted to $435 million and that of the student hostels, another $107 million, all funded by the Government.
"I am certain that all staff and students will benefit greatly from the new campus," she added.
The new campus will house some of the most advanced academic, administrative and amenities facilities, in addition to providing student hostels, President's Lodge, staff quarters and an auditorium.
End/Tuesday, March 21, 1994
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