TNAG-1836-FCO40-2611-Executive-Council-of-Hong-Kong-memoranda-and-minutes-of-meet-1989 — Page 154

.0

CONFIDENTIAL

FM HONG KONG

TO PRIORITY FCO

TELNO 212

OF 20070OZ JANUARY 89

CONFIDENTIAL

HKB 011/2

2

006052

MDLIAN 0164

TOLS

70JAKA:

TOP COR 1 Q DIST ?

HONG KONG TELNO 4684 : EXECUTIVE COUNCIL AT THE PART I MEETING OF THE EXECUTIVE COUNCIL HELD ON 17 JANUARY 1989, THE GOVERNOR IN COUNCIL ORDERED THAT

J

(A) (AI) IN PRINCIPLE, THE FOLLOWING POLICY PROPOSALS SHOULD BE IMPLEMENTED

(I) AT ALL TERTIARY INSTITUTIONS FUNDED BY THE UPGC, THE OBJECTIVE SHOULD BE FOR ALL STUDENTS TO BE ACCEPTED FOR FIRST DEGREE PROGRAMMES AFTER SECONDARY 7 FOLLOWING A TWO-YEAR SIXTH FORM COURSE LEADING TO

THE ADVANCED (A) LEVEL EXAMINATION OR TO A COMBINATION OF (A) AND INTERMEDIATE

LEVELS:

(1)

(II) THE LENGTH OF NEW AND EXISTING FIRST DEGREE COURSES SHOULD BE DETERMINED BY THE TERTIARY INSTITUTIONS, IN ACCORDANCE WITH EDUCATIONAL REQUIREMENTS, SUBJECT TO THE ESTABLISHMENT PROCEDURES WHEREBY COURSE PROPOSALS ARE CONSIDERED AND ASSESSED BY THE UPGC:

(III) THE LENGTH OF FIRST DEGREE COURSES AT ALL UPGC-FUNDED INSTITUT-

IONS SHOULD IN PRINCIPLE BE THE SAME FOR ANY GIVEN SUBJECT:

(IV) ADDITIONAL RESOURCES SHOULD BE PROVIDED FOR THE REMEDIAL TEACHING OF ENGLISH AT TERTIARY INSTITUTIONS, WHERE THIS CAN BE SHOWN TO BE JUSTIFIED:

(V) THE TERTIARY INSTITUTIONS, IN CONSULTATION WITH THE UPGC, SHOULD CONSIDER

-

(I) AS A MATTER OF PRIORITY, THE INTRODUCTION OF JOINT ADMISSION PROCEDURES:

(II) THE POSSIBILITY OF EXTENDING ACADEMIC TEACHING TIME:

(III) THE ADOPTION OF A CREDIT UNIT SYSTEM: AND

(IV) THE GOVERNMENT SHOULD CONSIDER THE POSSIBILITY OF REDUCING THE

AGE OF ENTRY TO PRIMARY SCHOOL BY UP TO ONE YEAR.

1

PAGE

CONFIDENTIAL