From the pages of the South China Morning Post this week in 1969
In a move that probably contributed to the poor standards of English today, the University of Hong Kong did away with the requirement of a pass in the Use of English Examination for admission.
However, all candidates wishing to enter the university were still required to take the examination immediately before entry.
Individual faculties then determined their own minimum requirements as far as the Use of English Examination was concerned.
Some 3,000 students were to sit for the entrance examination for the university between April and May. They were competing for just 725 places.
The Canadian government hardened its 'open door' immigration policy as a result of students riots at normally quiet Sir George Williams University in Montreal and the bombing of the city's stock exchange.
