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Hong Kong Higher Education To Make a Difference To Move with the Times University Grants Committee January 2004 EXECTIVE SUMMARY This document sets out that the University Grants Committee (UGC): (a) sees the Hong Kong higher education sector serving as ‘the education hub of the region’, driving forward the economic and social development of Hong Kong, in the context of our unique relationship with Mainland China and the region; (b) takes a strategic approach to Hong Kong’s higher education system, by developing an interlocking system where the whole higher education sector is viewed as one force, with each institution fulfilling a unique role, based on its strengths; (c) works with institutions to ensure that each provides excellent teaching in all areas relevant to its role; (d) aims to promote “international competitiveness” where it occurs in institutions, understanding that all will contribute to this endeavour and that some institutions will have more internationally competitive centres than others; and (e) values a role-driven yet deeply collaborative system of higher education where each institution has its own role and purpose, while at the same time being committed to extensive collaboration with other institutions in order that the system can sustain a greater variety of offerings at a high level of quality and with improving efficiency. 1 INTRODUCTION The aim of this document is