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UGC's visit to Guangdong

The University Grants Committee (UGC) delegation which visited Guangdong during April 12-15 returned to Hong Kong last Saturday.

"The visit has enabled us to increase our understanding of higher education institutions and policies on higher education in the Guangdong Province, and to gain a better understanding of the regional socio-economic context within which Hong Kong's higher education system operates," UGC Chairman, Mr Antony Leung, said.

"The delegation visited Dongguan, Shunde and Guangzhou, where members had useful meetings with officials of the Guangdong Provincial Government, and Dongguan and Shunde Municipal Governments," Mr Leung added.

"The discussions focused on current education policy and practice in Guangdong Province, including the funding of higher education, collaboration with industry, etc., and the industrial and economic development of the Pearl River Delta region," he said.

Members of the delegation also visited the Zhongshan University, South China University of Technology and the Polytechnic of Dongguan as well as some high schools and factories in Guangdong Province.

"During all of our meetings we also took the opportunity to explain the role and function of the UGC in Hong Kong's higher education system," Mr Leung said.

Mr Leung concluded that the UGC's visit to Guangdong had been very successful.

"The delegation has initiated a useful dialogue with Guangdong officials and institutions on many educational issues and has a better understanding of the higher education system as well as the industrial and economic development in Guangdong," Mr Leung said.

End/Thursday, April 20, 1995