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II A

B

on the

To provide advice to the UPGC following policy proposals relating to the revised structure of tertiary education :-

(a)

(b)

(c)

(d)

(e)

at all tertiary institutions funded by the University and Polytechnic Grants Committee (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;

the length of new and existing first degree courses should be determined by the tertiary institutions, in accordance with educational requirements, subject to the established procedures whereby course proposals are considered and assessed by the UPGC;

the length of first degree courses at all UPGC-funded institutions should in principle be the same for any given subject;

additional resources should be provided for the remedial teaching of English at tertiary institutions, where this can be shown to be justified; and

the

tertiary institutions, in consultation with the UPGC, should consider

(i)

as

a

matter

introduction

procedures;

of priority the of joint admission

(ii) the possibility of extending academic

teaching time; and

(iii) the adoption of a credit unit system.

In providing such advice, the Sub-Committee is required to have regard to the following guidelines :-

for existing courses,

(a)

to

the

proposed

the

structure

transition

be achieved by the end of the triennium. This will allow time necessary adjustments by all institutions, in particular University of Hong Kong, and

should 1994-97

for the tertiary

the Chinese for

extending

the two year sixth form to all types of secondary school;

(b)

the progress of the transition should monitored by the UPGC and reviewed before 1994;

be