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current review of post-secondary and technical education.
The
2.66 The Chinese University of Hong Kong The Chinese University
of Hong Kong was inaugurated in 1963 as a federal university in
which the principal language of instruction is Chinese. It is a
self-governing corporation which draws its income mainly from
government grants. The university comprises three constituent
colleges Chung Chi, New Asia and United. The campus covers more
than 110 hectares of land near Sha Tin in the New Territories.
university's four faculties offer a wide range of four-year courses
leading to Bachelor degrees. Of the 4,444 undergraduates enrolled
in 1980-81, approximately 24 per cent were in arts, 20 per cent
in business administration, 28 per cent in science, and 28 per cent
in social science. Of the approximately 5,000 students fulfilling
the undergraduate entry requirements in 1980-81, 1,185 (23.7 per
cent) were admitted. The graduate school offers instruction ranging
from one to three years through 20 divisions. The Chinese University
also has a strong research programme. Its Department of Extramural
Studies offers more than 1,000 courses in many subjects, most of
them conducted in Cantonese or Mandarin: the department also provides
courses by newspaper with the help of six leading Chinese and English
newspapers. A Faculty of Medicine is to be opened in 1981.
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Student places at the Chinese University grew from 2,437
in 1970-71 to 5,083 in 1979-80. Further expansion at 4 per cent per
annum would result in about 5,490 places in 1983-84 and 6,175 places
in 1986-87.
2.68 Post-secondary colleges A number of institutions in
Hong Kong provide (or claim to provide) courses of a post-
secondary standard and character. Some have been exempted from the
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