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(iv) Introduction of degree courses in the Polytechnic and of

part-time degree courses in the universities: In order

to increase further the number of students on degree courses,

the government to ask the universities to prepare proposals

for part-time degree courses, mainly for mature students,

providing a combined total at both universities of about

1,000 students on such courses by the mid-1980s (para 6.7)

and to invite the Polytechnic to prepare proposals for a

limited degree programme (para 6.8).

(v) Polytechnic enrolment and the re-orientation of Polytechnic

and technical institute courses:

Enrolment at the Polytechnic

to be held at about 12,000 full-time equivalent students in

the early 1980s, to prevent overcrowding of the campus;

continued expansion of technician and commercial education to

be provided, however, by transferring some of the Polytechnic's

Diploma and Certificate courses to the technical institutes,

thus enabling the Polytechnic to concentrate a greater

proportion of its work at the Higher Diploma and Higher

Certificate levels (para 6.9).

colleges:

(vi) Restructuring of courses provided by the approved post-secondary

The government to regularise the role of the approved

post-secondary colleges by making financial assistance available

to them on condition they re-structured their courses to

provide two-year courses at the sixth-form level and further

two-year courses leading to professional or other vocational

qualifications at the post-Form VI level (para 6.17); in

addition, such colleges to be permitted to operate one-year

courses on an unassisted basis for those students completing