I REFER to the letter headlined, 'Inconvenient', which appeared in the South China Morning Post, on September 22.
As a form seven student, I disagree with the writer's viewpoint that it is unfair for the prospectuses of Hong Kong's tertiary institutions to be shared among every three form seven students.
Environmental protection is very important and it is very wasteful for each form seven student to be allowed his or her own copy. After all, the prospectuses will be used for reference purposes for only a very short period of time, during which students choose which tertiary programme they want to pursue.
After seventh-formers have made their choice, they won't need the prospectuses any longer. This is simply a waste of paper. Is it right that we should have to sacrifice so much wood, a valuable natural resource, for the sake of convenience? In addition, sharing the prospectuses helps save taxpayers' money. The money saved can be used for some other purpose by the Government.
There is plenty of time for the prospectuses to be circulated, because applications do not have to be submitted to the Joint University and Polytechnic Admissions System (JUPAS) until November.
I hope this arrangement continues in future years.
