also almost doubled. By March 1970 there were 44 communist controlled schools
established in the Colony in 90 separate premises providing, between them, 21,164
places. liowever, as many of the schools are bi-ressional the declared enrolment
to the Education Department at that time was as high as 28,197 or 2.4% of the
student enrolment in the Colony. The communist schools claimed to cater for
19,200 primary students and 6,200 secondary studenis.
The Present Position and Current Expansion Plans
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22.
The latest figures available, which show the position as at September
1971, give the total declared student population in communist schools as 32,655,
or some ?.6% of the Colony's student population. These students attend a total
of 42 communist schools, operating from 90 different premises. The student
figures are shown on the graph at Annex 'A'. They do not give a completely
accurate picture however, since most communist schools house excess students the
number of which is conservatively estimated at 5% of the total. In addition there
are approximately 3,200 pupils studying at unregistered communist schools in the
Walled city and Union premises. Based on the figures therefore, the total
estimated student population in communist schools is in the region of 37,700, or
some 3.1% of the total student population.
23.
The most ambitious project of the current expansion phase is the build-
ing of a school by the Workers' Children's Education Promotion Association
(W.C.E.P.A.) on the periphery of Tsz Wan Shan Rosettlement Estate. The school
caters for some 2,000 students (1,000 in each of two sessions) and will probably
operate a smaller evening school as well. To finance the project, the W.C.E.P.A.
launched a fund-raising dive with a target of HK$1 million. This was heavily
over-subscribed, and after deducting the cost of the new school, there is still a
large balance left for further expansion. Another communist controlled school,
the Hueng To Middle School, has also moved into the Tsz Wan Shan area. This school
took over the promises of an existing school and now has around 500 students.
There are plans for a new building to be erected on the same site however, and this
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