A government-drafted bill proposes to give the chief executive the power to close any local privatelyowned higher education institution if their teaching standards have “obviously declined”, Tertiary Education Services Office (GAES) Director Sou Chio Fai said yesterday.
Sou talked to reporters after attending a closed-door meeting of the Legislative Assembly’s (AL) 2nd Standing Committee’s about the bill, which proposes that the chief executive should also be able to close higher education institutions which have “seriously violated” official regulations.
Asked by reporters who would determine whether an institution’s teaching standards have “obviously declined”, Sou said his office would look into the matter comprehensively, adding that it would take thirdparty evaluations into account.
Tertiary Education Services Office (GAES) Director Sou Chio Fai talks to reporters after attending yesterday’s committee meeting. Photo: Davis Ip
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