Marketing of education
Sir,—As long as it makes money, morality and consistency go out of the window. The $l5OO tuition fee imposed on overseas students by the National Government in 1979 was reduced to $lOOO by the Labour Government in 1985, and abolished altogether by the same Government in 1987. It is therefore absolutely deplorable for Mr Mike Moore to suggest that education be made available to foreign students as an income-earner (“The Press,” November 20). A 1 per cent share of overseas students in the world would be worth $lOO million, he said. On what ground and principle was the $l5OO fee abolished in the first place? The Government Is obviously so hungry for money that besides sell-
ing off State-owned assets, it even intends to exploit the students from Thailand, the Philippines and Malaysia, instead of providing educational aid to these countries where 50 per cent or more of the population live under the poverty line. — Yours, etc., NG SEOW KONG. November 20,1987.
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