Bulletin Autumn‧Winter 2001

•Greate r Flexibilit y i nUniversity Admission Mr. Eddy Yeung, senior assistant registrar, pointed ou t that the JUPAS Sub-system fo r School Principals' Nomination s was approved for implementation by the Heads of Universities Committee i n 1997. Under the scheme, secondary school principals can recommend fo r admission t o local universities students wh o stand out i n non-academic areas. The Chinese University initiated the Self-recommendation Scheme i n 1998 t o provide a new application channel for students wh o excel i n extracurricular activities. A n d then i n 2001, it launched the C U HK Sports Scholarship Scheme t oencourage Ho ng Kong' s outstanding athletes to pursue university studies. Awardees are required to be members o fthe Hong Kong Team or Youth Team, o routstanding athletes i n interschool competitions. The scheme gives these young people the opportunity to realize their full potential in sports and academic studies at The Chinese University. Mr. Yeung indicated that the University has plans t oopen up more admissions channels to encourage the development o f multiple intelligences i n secondaryschool students. The message t o students, teachers, and parents i s that non-academic abilities should not be neglected i na y o u n g person's development. I n th e long run, he said, universities an d secondary schools w i l l have to wo rk together to reform their curriculum structures. Schools should no t implement subject streaming too early on as that wo u ld limit the students' choices when they apply for university admission, whereas universities should make their admission requirements more flexible. Winners of Sports Scholarships 200 1 Awardee Previous Secondary School Major Subject at CU Speciality in Sports Miss Wong Hoi Wun Belilios Public School Hotel management Swimming Miss Grace Chiang Diocesan Girls' School Music Track and field Miss Cheung Yuen Lan Hoi Ping Chamber o f Commerce Secondary School Chinese medicine Volleyball Miss Chan Sin Yu Law Ting Pong Secondary School Professional accountancy Swimming Miss Leung Ling Cheung NT. Heung Yee Kuk Yuen Long District Secondary School English Swimming Miss L o HangChi Diocesan Girls' School Government and public administration Swimming Mr. Pang Yin Hay La Salle College Information engineering Tennis Mr. Tsang Sau Yin Wa Ying College innovation and design engineering Volleyball Mr. Leung Hoi Ke i Queen's College Physical education and sports science Volleyball Miss Man Ka Ki Tak Oi Secondary School Biochemistry Basketball Working Towards Flexible Admission Policies and a nIdeal Curriculum Structure 13