A government-drafted bill proposes that “academic activities” included as part of the degree programmes offered by local tertiary education institutions should not exceed 15 hours per week, legislator Andrew Chan Chak Mo, who chairs the Legislative Assembly’s (AL) 2nd Standing Committee, said yesterday.
The lawmaker-cum-restaurateur spoke to the media after a closed-door committee meeting with senior officials including Tertiary Education Services Office (GAES) Director Sou Chio Fai.
Chan said that some examples of the “academic activities”, which were given by the officials, included seminars, “conducting research outside” and “gathering information”. He said that students might not have enough time for lessons if they were to participant in “too many such activities”, adding that the bill proposes that such activities should not be a component of a two-year associate certificate course, which is a new type of tertiary qualification programme proposed by the bill.
Lawmaker-cum-restaurateur Andrew Chan Chak Mo (right) speaks to reporters after a closed-door meeting with government officials in the legislative chamber yesterday while lawmaker-cum-businessman Sio Chi Wai, the secretary of the committee, looks on. Photo: Davis Ip
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