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Education

The Study Subsidy Scheme for Designated Professions/Sectors, launched in 2015-16, subsidises students to pursue designated full-time, locally accredited self-financing undergraduate programmes in selected disciplines. It was regularised in 2018-19, with the number of subsidised places increased from about 1,000 to about 3,000 per cohort. Eligible current students of the designated programmes will also receive the subsidy from that year. The scheme will be expanded from 2019-20 to subsidise about 2,000 students per cohort to pursue designated full-time, locally accredited self-financing sub-degree programmes in selected disciplines. Eligible current students of the designated programmes will also receive the subsidy.

The Non-means-tested Subsidy Scheme for Self-financing Undergraduate Studies in Hong Kong. was launched in 2017-18. It provides an annual subsidy of around $30,000, subject to adjustment based on the composite CPI, to eligible students pursuing full-time, locally accredited local and non-local self-financing undergraduate programmes, including top-up degree programmes, offered in Hong Kong by 16 eligible institutions. The subsidy applies to Hong Kong students who have attained '33222 in the HKDSE for enrolment in eligible first-year- first-degree programmes, and those with relevant sub-degrees for enrolment in eligible top-up degree programmes. In the 2018-19 academic year, about 17,000 students are subsidised.

Governance of Post-secondary Institutions

All UGC-funded universities, the Open University and the HKAPA are statutory bodies governed by their own ordinances. Eleven approved post-secondary colleges are registered under and governed by the Post Secondary Colleges Ordinance. Each post-secondary institution has its own structure of governance, normally including a governing body, called the council or board of governors, and a body to regulate academic affairs, called the senate or academic board.

Vocational and Professional Education and Training and Adult Education

The Task Force on Promotion of Vocational and Professional Education and Training (VPET) was established in April to promote VPET. It comprises members from a diversity of backgrounds: schools, parents and employers, as well as the community service and labour sectors. It advises the government on how VPET can be better promoted through career and life planning education in secondary schools to cater for students' diverse abilities and interests, and how best to foster closer business-school collaboration.

Vocational Training Council

The VTC is a statutory body that offers VPET for school leavers and adult learners. It provided some 250,000 full-time and part-time places during 2017-18.

Quality-assured, internationally recognised full-time and part-time courses up to master degree level are available for students completing Secondary 3 education or above, covering applied science, design, engineering, hospitality, child care, elderly and community services, business

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'3322' refers to level 3 for Chinese Language and English Language and level 2 for Mathematics Compulsory Part and Liberal Studies.

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