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(BI) THE UPGC SHOULD BE ASKED TO IMPLEMENT THE ABOVE DECISION IN
ACCORDANCE WITH THE FOLLOWING GUIDELINES-
(I) FOR EXISTING COURSES, THE TRANSITION TO THE COMMISSION'S PROPOSED STRUCTURE SHOULD BE ACHIEVED BY THE END OF THE 1994-97 TRIENNIUM. THIS WOULD ALLOW TIME FOR THE NECESSARY ADJUSTMENTS BY
ALL TERTIARY INSTITUTIONS, IN PARTICULAR CUHK, AND FOR EXTENDING THE TWO-YEAR SIXTH FORM TO ALL TYPES OF SECONDARY SCHOOL:
(II) THE PROGRESS OF THE TRANSITION SHOULD BE MONITORED BY THE
UPGC AND REVIEWED BEFORE 1994:
(III) FOLLOWING THE REVIEW, THE UPGC SHOULD REPORT TO THE GOVERNMENT ON PROGRESS MADE AND MAKE PROPOSALS ON THE DETAILS FOR
THE FINAL STAGES OF IMPLEMENTATION TO TAKE PLACE IN THE 1994-97 TRIENNIUM:
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(IV) NECESSARY CHANGES SHOULD BE BROUGHT ABOUT GRADUALLY WITH FULL
CCONSIDERATION BEING GIVEN TO THE INDIVIDUAL DIFFICULTIES AND
SENSIBILITIES OF PARTICULAR INSTITUTIONS:
(V) IN CONSIDERING ANY NEW COURSES IN THE 1991-94 TRIENNIUM
INCLUDING ENGINEERING AND POSSIBLY ARCHITECTURE AT CUHK (WHICH ARE
THE SUBJECT OF SEPARATE CONSIDERATION BY UPGC) THE UPGC SHOULD TAKE
FULL ACCOUNT OF THE OBJECTIVE OF HAVING A COMMON ENTRY POINT AFTER
SECONDARY 7:
(VI) THE DECISION FOR FIRST DEGREE COURSES AT ALL INSTITUTIONS TO BE
THE SAME LENGTH FOR ANY GIVEN SUBJECT SHOULD BE INTERPRETED CAREFULLY
TAKING INTO ACCOUNT THE COURSE CONTENT OF PROGRAMMES OFFERED AT DIFFERENT INSTITUTIONS AND THE EXISTENCE OF ''SANDWICH' COURSES AT
SOME INSTITUTIONS:
(VII) IN GENERAL, WHERE MORE RESOURCES FOR TERTIARY INSTITUTIONS ARE AVAILABLE, THE FIRST PRIORITY SHOULD BE TO INCREASE THE NUMBER OF STUDENTS ENTERING TERTIARY EDUCATION EACH YEAR: AND
(VIII) ADDITIONAL RESOURCES SHOULD BE PROVIDED FOR THE REMEDIAL
TEACHING OF ENGLISH AT TERTIARY INSTITUTIONS, WHERE THIS CAN BE SHOWN TO BE JUSTIFIED:
(CI) A FURTHER SUBMISSION SHOULD BE MADE TO THE COUNCIL ON 24 JANUARY
1989
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