TNAG-0534-FCO40-629-UK-aid-to-Hong-Kong-Polytechnic-and-technical-institutions-1975 — Page 238

Beedier we

j

2

by July 1974 were apparently about 85 higher than July 1973. They now appear to be at most only a little above the July 1973 level). The approval for Phase I was made on the understanding that subsequent progress of the programme would be reviewed in early January 1975 by the Executive Council to see what funds were likely to be available for the implementation of Phase II.

40

In submitting its original recommendations, the Committee made a number of points, the most important of which was that overall planning and expansion depends on square-footage norms and on space-utilisation surveys and student capacity surveys to be carried out by the Polytechnic. These surveys have now been carried out by the Polytechnic, and the results together with relatively advanced planning for Phase I have made it possible to formulate views as to how further development should be organised.

5.

Working primarily on United Kingdom norms, the Jatim Polytechnic space survey showed the following number of

places (i.e. seats or student stations) which will be available by the time Phase I is completed in mid-1976:

New building (Phase I

Workshops

2

·

❤

•

•

Laboratories

499

•

655

lasford Common and general use

•

3140

4294

Existing Hung Hom buildings

(excluding temporary classrooms)

Workshops/Laboratories

Common and general use

Total

16500

1500

6294

to indi

6.

A crude student capacity can be calculated by taking the number of seats, applying to them the utilisation rates based on a 44-hour teaching week and turning that into the capacity available for students working a 25-hour teaching-contact week which is a generally acceptable figure for maximum contact-hours. It appears unlikely that the utilisation rates by 1976 can be higher than 35% for workshops and laboratories and 50% for general use areas, unless the administrative staff is considerably strengthened (which will be difficult before 1976). However, the Committee is determined to ensure that improvement in utilisation will continue until the rates. of 60% for workshops/laboratories and 75% for general teaching space are more nearly achieved, probably in a further two to three years beyond 1976.i.e. post-1978.

17. On ...

}