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The following is issued on behalf of the University Grants Committee:
The Review Group on the Hong Kong Institute of Education (HKIEd)'s Development Blueprint, under the University Grants Committee (UGC), held its first meeting on Tuesday (October 9). The group discussed its work plans and also met senior management of HKIEd, including its president-designate, Professor Anthony Cheung. The review group will continue to engage HKIEd during the review process.
"We had a fruitful first meeting and opening dialogue with HKIEd. We approach our task with an open mind and are conscious of the community interest in this issue. We are also conscious of the timeframe for the UGC to advise the government by end 2008," Convenor of the review group Professor John Niland said. "The group appreciates that the outcome of its work will bear on future generations of Hong Kong teachers and students, and welcomes written comments from all interested parties which might facilitate our work."
The UGC last month (September) set up the Review Group on HKIEd in response to the Government's invitation for expert advice on the development blueprint put forward by the institute. Professor Niland, an overseas member of the UGC since 2003, is the Convenor. Mr Irving Koo, a local UGC member since 2003, is the Deputy Convenor. The group will consider the development blueprint in the light of the terms of reference given by the Education Bureau (Annex).
Ends/Thursday, October 11, 2007
Issued at HKT 18:00
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