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HONG KONG LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL 15 February 1989

香港立法局 —————— 一九八九年二月十五日

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following a further report in April by the Director of Audit on the results of value for money studies.

The City Polytechnic of Hong Kong Annual Report with Financial Report July 1987- June 1988

MR. CHENG HON-KWAN: Sir, as the chairman of the Council of the City Polytechnic of Hong Kong, I have great pleasure in laying before this Council to-day its Annual Report and Financial Report, the fourth since its establishment in January 1984.

The report covers the development of the City Polytechnic during the period from July 1987 to June 1988, a period marked by a continued growth in the number of courses on offer and in its student population, an advancement of research work as well as remarkable progress in its campus construction work.

During the year, total student enrolment in the City Polytechnic increased by 24% to some 5 200, about half of whom were on full-time courses. Two degree and three postgraduate diploma courses were successfully introduced for admission in October 1987, making a total of 26 on offer at all levels. The year also saw the active preparation to admit the first candidates for the research degree of Master of Philosophy in October 1988, which heralds an era of advanced study and research work to which this young and thriving institution is committed.

In October 1987, the City Polytechnic held its second academic awards ceremony, presided over the first time by you yourself, Sir, at which some 500 awards were conferred. This number represented an increase of four times over the previous year, but has since itself been exceeded by the total of 1 100 awards conferred at the third ceremony last December, outside the period covered by this report. The steady build-up in the number of our graduates has made it appropriate for an alumni association to be set up.

Construction of the initial phase of the permanent campus at Kowloon Tong proceeded during the year. By June 1988, the main academic building in the first part of this early phase was near completion, with furnishing and fitting out being carried out in order for it to be brought into use in October 1988. Meanwhile, the development of the main part of the campus was well on schedule to meet the target date of full occupation in October this year, when the City Polytechnic will move there in its entirety.