Note 3 - Academic (Vote 2)

(a) Schools

(1) Staffing costs have been based on the following student/staff ratios agreed by the UPGC ;

91192 92193 93194 94195 95196

Engineering 7 8 9 10 10

Science 5 7 8 9 10

Business & Management 10 12 13 14 14

General Education 7 10 12 13 14

(2)

The overall student/staff ratios in 1995196 will be around 11:l.

(3)

The mix of levels of senior staff conforms to the current UPGC guidelines of 35% Professor + Senior Lecturer, 65% Lecturer/

Assistant Lecturer.

The number of demonstrators in the Schools has been estimated at 10% of the academic staff but it has been assumed that this will build up over the years to 25%. The build up follows the pattern

lo%, 15%, 20% and 25%.

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(5) General expenses for the Schools have been based on $400 per FTE. Equipment has been included in the budgets for the Central- ised Laboratories and the Research and Incubation Centre.

(b) Learning Resources Centre (i) Library

(1)

The staffing estimates for the library envisage operators being established in 1989/90 to procure the necessary book stock to support the courses commencing in 1991. The estimates also include very substantial allocations to the book fund to ensure that the library holdings are sufficient for a university of this magnitude.

(2)

General expenses have been based on the level of the book fund since most expenditure under the heading will be linked to the library holdings.

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ⁱⁱ Commuter Centre

(1) The staffing of the Computer Centre assumes that they will have responsibility for both academic and administrative computing with a requirement for substantial front-loading.

Substantial sums have been included for computer software since experience in other institutions has shown that this is a growing element of expenditure.

(2) The equipment maintenance sums reflect the likely capital investment in equipment.

(iii) Educational Technolog;v Centre (1) The estimates assume that the

hensive service in audio-visual recruit experts in Instructional

Centre will provide a compre- aids (AVA) and will also Development. It will also assume responsibility for maintaining and servicing all AVA equipment, including the language and video laboratories and consequently the Centre has been allocated a team of technicians for this purpose.

(2) Significant sums have been included for equipment mainte- nance based on the likely investment in equipment in the Centre.

(3) General expenses have been based on $300 per FTE.

(iv) LaneuaPe Centre

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Most of the staff in the Language Centre have been costed at demonstra- tor/instructor level and an allocation of approximately $200 per FTE for first year students has been made to General Expenses.

(v) Centralised Laboratories

(1) The staffing of the Centralised Laboratories includes a small nucleus of senior posts to plan and co-ordinate the work of the laboratories and to supervise the large establishment of technicians. The latter has been based on a ratio of one technician to 20 undergraduate students with a mix of 1:2:10 for Chief Technician, Senior Technician and Technician re- spectively.

(2)

General expenses for the laboratories have been based on a per capita figure of $1,000 per FTE for Engineering and Science students.

(vi) Industrial Training Centre

Although the Industrial Training Centre will not commence opera- tions until 1991/92, staff will be required in 1990/91. General Expenses have been based on $1,000 per FTE (for first year Engi- neering students) and it is assumed that equipment will be provided through the capital grant.

(vii) Research Centre

(1)

General expenses have been based on a per capita allowance of $2,000 per FI and the equipment figures have been based on the UPGC per capita figures applied to postgraduate students.

These sums are inadequate and will need to be supplemented from the separate capital equipment grant.

(2)

The equipment maintenance sums are an attempt to reflect the very substantial demands that the research equipment will make on maintenance.

(3)

Research grants have been included for strategic research building up to a total figure of $8 million.

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IV. Note 4 - Maintenance of Premises and Grounds Note 3)

(a) There will be a gradual build up of staff as Phase I of the campus is occu- pied more fully, and substantial growth when Phase II comes on stream.

(b) The estimates for utilities, cleaning, security and maintenance have been estimated using the gross areas of Phases I and II of the campus.

(c) The cost of staff quarters furniture has been estimated on the assumption that some 48% of senior staff will be housed in University-owned quarters and that the cost of furniture for a quarter is currently $50,000.

(d) Provision has been made in 1989/90 and 1990/91 for the University to rent temporary accommodation for the initial planning staff.

(e) For classroom furniture, it has been assumed that this will be provided from the capital building grant and accordingly only a small element is included in the recurrent estimates.

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Note 5 - General Education Expenditure (Vote 4)

(a) The items under this vote have been based largely on the growth in senior staff numbers. The cost of passages has been estimated by using $11,000 per senior staff member and conference attendance/staff development has been based on 1% of the total senior staff expenditure on salaries and superannuation.

(b) It is assumed that the University will appoint advisers and external examin- ers and sums have been included to cover the cost of honoraria and bring- ing individuals to Hong Kong where appropriate.

VI. Note 6 - Student Facilities and Amenities (Vote 51

(a) The establishment includes staff to provide student counselling services, sports and amenities centres staff. Technical support for the maintenance and operation of the sports centre is assumed to be provided within the es- tablishment of the Estates Office. Similarly maintenance of the student residences is included in the repairs and maintenance vote of the Estates Office.

(b) The one line entry for Student Residences relates to the wardens and tutors required. In practice, halls of residence are self balancing, deriving income from the fees of students in residence.

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(c) The funds included under physical education facilities are intended to cover the running costs of the sports centre.

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