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EDUCATION

The Tertiary Institutions

The City University of Hong Kong, founded in 1984 as the City Polytechnic of Hong Kong, has 9 655 full-time, 6 881 part-time and 406 sandwich course students. The four faculties of business, humanities and social sciences, law, and science and technology offer first-degree courses, postgraduate diplomas, and taught master's degree courses, as well as Master of Philosophy and Doctor of Philosophy programmes by research. Diploma and higher diploma courses are offered by the College of Higher Vocational Studies through its divisions of commerce, humanities and social sciences, and technology. There is a School of Graduate Studies to oversee all postgraduate programmes, and seven research centres are engaged in a wide range of research activities.

The Hong Kong Baptist University was founded in 1956 as the Hong Kong Baptist College by the Baptist Convention of Hong Kong. In 1983, it was incorporated under its own ordinance and became fully funded by the government. Since 1986, it has been empowered to award degrees. The University now offers first-degree courses, and taught and research postgraduate courses. It has 4 146 full-time and 600 part- time students in three faculties: arts, science and social sciences; and two schools: business and communication. The university also administers part-time courses, some of which lead to the award of degrees/higher degrees through its School of Continuing Education for the working population of Hong Kong.

Lingnan College was founded in 1967 to continue the traditions of the former Lingnan University in Guangzhou (Canton), China. It offers four honours degree programmes. In December, enrolment was 2 059 full-time and two part-time students. A Master of Philosophy in humanities will be introduced in 1996–97, and Master of Philosophy degrees in Chinese and in business in 1997-98. Student numbers are expected to grow to 2 100 by the academic year 1997–98. The college moved to a new campus at Fu Tei, Tuen Mun, at the start of the 1995-96 academic year, and is expected to become the first fully-residential higher education institution in Hong Kong when all its student hostels are completed in 1996–97.

The Chinese University of Hong Kong was established in 1963 by bringing together New Asia College (founded in 1949), Chung Chi College (1951) and United College (1956). A fourth college, Shaw College, was founded in 1986. The university has 9 400 full-time and 1 060 part-time undergraduate students, and 988 full-time and 1 476 part-time postgraduate students in seven faculties: arts, business administration, education, engineering, medicine, science and social sciences.

The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, established in 1972 as the Hong Kong Polytechnic, offers postgraduate, degree and sub-degree courses in six faculties: applied science and textiles, business and information systems, communication, construction and land use, engineering, and health and social studies. It has close links with industry, commerce and the community; and concurrent work and study are encouraged through part-time and sandwich courses. Enrolment in December was 11 157 on full-time and sandwich courses, and 9 289 on part-time courses.

The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology opened in 1991 as a publicly-funded technological institution dedicated to educating today's men and women with the skills they will need to enhance the economic and social development of Hong Kong and the Asia-Pacific region. It awards bachelor's, master's, and doctoral degrees in three schools: Science, Engineering, and Business and Manage-

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