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SUPPLEMENTARIES TO QUESTION NUMBER 8

IN LEGCO ON 15th JUNE 1988

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DR. TSE:

Sir, I am glad to hear that Lingnan has made

substantial progress since 1981.

Could the

Secretary of Education and Manpower inform this

Council whether the CNAA now considers that the

levels of the Lingnan College Higher Diploma and

ļe Honours Diploma courses are comparable to those

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of the Polytechnic courses and if so, would

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Government be prepared to give the Lingnan Higher le

Diploma and Honours Diplomas the promised

recognitions for the purpose of Civil Service

appointments, as stipulated in the 1978 White

Paper?

SECRETARY

FOR

EDUCATION

AND MANPOWER:

Sir, the CNAA's comments did include comments which

were to the effect that the quality of the courses

did now compare with those of the Polytechni

cofand

the Baptist College. Sir, recognition by the Civil

Service I think goes a bit beyond the original

question; it certainly goes beyond my own expertise

but I will refer this question to the Secretary for

the Civil Service.

MR. CHENG:

Sir, in the last paragraph of his answer, the

Secretary said the Lingnan College's proposal has

considerable implications for the longer-term role