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DRAFT SPEECH BY HON WONG PO-YAN, OBE, JP LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL 29.5.85

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Statement on the Hong Kong Baptist College Annual Report July 1983 June 1984

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Tabled before this Council today is the audited statement of accounts and annual report of activities of the Hong Kong Baptist College for the year 1983-84.

The Council of the Hong Kong Baptist College, being an executive statutory body comprising of members from the Board of Governors of the College, the Academic Board and experienced personalities from the commercial and industrial sectors, has functioned very well. Amongst other things, the Council is most satisfied that the College has established an effective management system to ensure that public funds allocated to the College are spent in the best possible ways. This has brought about optimum improvements to the quality of the College's academic work and directly benefitting the deserving students who aspire for better higher education.

Although it was not until November 1983 that the College came under the auspices of the University and Polytechnic Grants Committee, government funding received since then has already made a very significant impact on the staff and support facilities for the College's academic programmes. While the College truly appreciates the support of the Government, it is equally gratifying that support by well-wishers from the community is still continuing. Private donations have been received for a variety of purposes, including the setting up of scholarships and bursaries, the development of the library and the campus and also for research purposes.

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