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EDUCATION

studies. Concurrent work and study are encouraged by providing part-time and sandwich courses, and the polytechnic has close links with industry, commerce and the community in general. Enrolment in October was 10 935 on full-time and sandwich courses and 16 005 on part-time courses.

Hong Kong Baptist College was founded in 1956 by the Baptist Convention of Hong Kong. Since 1983 it has been incorporated under its own Ordinance and fully funded by the government. In 1986 it became a degree-granting institution. It has 3 490 full-time and 1294 part-time students in five faculties and schools: arts, business, communication, science and social sciences.

The City Polytechnic of Hong Kong, founded in 1984, has 7040 full-time, 5 540 part-time and 336 sandwich course students. The three faculties of business, humanities and social sciences, and science and technology offer first degree courses, and master's degrees by research or teaching. Diploma and higher diploma courses are offered by the College of Higher Vocational Studies, with divisions of commerce, humanities and social sciences, and technology.

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The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology was incorporated in 1988 and admitted its first 831 students in October 1991. Three schools - science, engineering, and business and management offer first and advanced degrees. The fourth school, hu- manities and social science, offers advanced degrees and provides general education to all undergraduates.

The Open Learning Institute of Hong Kong (OLI) was established in 1989 as the seventh degree-granting institution. It is funded initially by a government subvention, with the aim of becoming self-financing by 1993-4. The OLI provides distance learning courses for adults who missed the chance of continuing beyond the secondary level, and for working people who want to obtain a further qualification or study for personal development. It operates an open access policy. By April 1991, about 16 500 students were actively pursuing their studies. Degree programmes are offered in three schools: science and technology, business and administration, and arts and social sciences.

Lingnan College was founded in 1967 to continue the tradition of Lingnan University, founded in Canton in 1888. In July 1991, the college began to receive funding through the UPGC. It has three faculties - arts, business and social sciences - and a general education division. In October, enrolment was 1 354 full-time students, of whom 161 were pursuing honours degree studies, and 1 193 were honours diploma students. Enrolment is planned to increase to 1 800 by 1994, when the college is expected to be relocated to a new campus.

Each institution publishes detailed information about admission criteria, courses, staff and other matters in its annual report, calendar and prospectus.

(Appendix 24 gives additional data about these institutions.)

Post-secondary Colleges

Shue Yan College, registered in 1976 under the Post Secondary Colleges Ordinance, operates a four-year diploma programme. Its faculties of arts, social science and business include 13 departments, offering day and evening courses to 3 373 students. The college receives no public funding, but its students may apply for government grants and loans.

Adult Education

Many formal and informal opportunities are available for adults to study in their spare time, either for personal development or to update knowledge and skills relevant to their

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