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HONG KONG LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL- 15 February 1989

————一九八九年二月十五日

香港立法局

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Management, and an additional mixed-mode stream for the Bachelor of Social Work degree.

Looking beyond the year under review, five new degree courses have come into operation at the beginning of 1988-89. These are a three-year BA Honours degree in Accountancy, a four-year BA degree in Hospitality Management, a three-year BSc degree in Building Surveying, a three-year BSc degree in Land Management, and a three-year BSc degree in Quantity Surveying.

Other courses which are planned for implementation in 1989-90 are MBA, MSc degree in Information Systems, BA degree in Chinese and Translation Studies, BA degree in Clothing Studies, and a BSc degree in Textile Technology and Management.

Sir, as the incoming chairman of the Council of the Hong Kong Polytechnic, it may be timely for me to reiterate a firm belief of the council and that of the management as well that the Hong Kong Polytechnic is here to serve the community. In this context you can rest assured of our continued alert to the changing needs of the community. We have, and will continue to develop close and useful interactions with various commercial and industrial sectors so as to provide the suitable kind of training for our students in preparing them to meet the challenges they will have to face when they graduate. Professor CLARK, the current director, and his management team fully subscribe to this objective and have done a lot of useful work. Examples of some of our future programmes fully demonstrate more intense efforts in working closely with commerce and industry.

First, plans are already well under way to introduce Surface Mount Technology facilities as well as the establishment of a Micro Electronic Design and Fabrication Centre. These would not have been possible without working closely with industry.

Secondly, in recognizing that the more advanced technology countries have moved towards developing integrated systems of manufacturing as a means to improved efficiency and thereby competitiveness, we are actively exploring ways of collaboration with the University of Warwick to facilitate the introduction of advanced courses in Manufacturing Engineering to Hong Kong as soon as possible. The availability of such concepts and courses in Hong Kong will no doubt be of tremendous value to help further develop the competitiveness of our manufacturing industry.

Thirdly, we recognize the need for Hong Kong as an international financial and commercial centre to maintain high proficiency in the use of the English