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The spokesman said that the Government would consider carefully all the points made by the Committee.

"There is much to reflect on in the concerns expressed by the Committee. The Government will wish to examine these points very carefully. We remain committed to securing and improving the enjoyment in Hong Kong of all the rights set out in the Covenant," he said.

Copies of the concluding observations are now available at the Marketing Office of the Information Services Department on the 17th floor, Siu On Centre, 176- 192 Lockhart Road, Wan Chai.

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More student hostels for UGC-funded institutions

The Secretary for Education and Manpower, Mr Joseph W P Wong announced today (Tuesday) a new policy for the provision of publicly-funded student hostels in the degree-awarding UGC-funded institutions.

"Under this new policy, an additional 11,000 hostel places will be provided in six UGC-funded institutions, including the City University of Hong Kong, the Hong Kong Baptist University, and the Hong Kong Polytechnic University which have hitherto not been provided with publicly-funded hostels," Mr Wong said.

The following criteria will be used to calculate the level of provision of publicly-funded student hostels -

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undergraduate students should be given the opportunity to stay in student hostels for at least one year of their courses;

all research postgraduate students should be granted student hostel places;

all non-local students should be granted student hostel places; and

(iv) undergraduate students whose daily travelling time exceeds four hours

should be provided with student hostel places throughout their courses.