that the number of children of school age not attending school is about 50,000 but of these not many would attend except under compulsion. Certainly few children
children of bona-fide residents who want education are not receiving it. In this connection it is interesting to note that the average attendance in all schools in the Colony is 97% of the enrolment.
During the year an increasing number of local education officers successfully undertook the responsibility of head-ships formerly held by expatriate officers and the standard generally has been improved with the return of those who have completed courses in England. The inspection side of the department has been strengthened by the appointment of an additional Senior Inspector and an Inspector. All those engaged in this work, whether for English or Vernacular schools, are
are now in a self-contained unit under a Senior Inspector who reports to the Director. This has made it possible to exercise greater supervision and will improve the general standards in all schools. Formerly Inspectors com- bined administrative duties with inspection.
Increased attention has been paid to education for citizenship and schools are being encouraged to take their senior pupils on visits to government departments, commer- cial undertakings and the law courts. Every assistance has been given in these ventures by the departments and firms concerned. Courses in Civics have been given for teachers and pamphlets compiled in the Education Department have been issued from time to time. A group of senior teachers is now engaged in compiling a text-book of Civics for local schools.
Government provides assistance for further education by means of subsidised courses at Northcote Training College and the Rural Training College, where students receive an allowance equivalent to the salary of an uncertificated teacher, and by means of scholarships to the University of Hong Kong where 41 students are entirely or partially maintained. Of these 12 are in the Faculty of Arts, 5 Science, 6 Engineering and 18 Medicine. There is.also a scholarship awarded every three years tenable at any British University.
The University
The University of Hong Kong was incorporated in 1911 and formally opened in 1912. The supreme governing body of the University is the Court, which comprises life members, ex officio members and nominated members, with the Governor as chairman. The Council, which is the executive body, is composed of
of the Chancellor, the
the Vice-Chancellor, the Treasurer, certain Government officials, Chinese members of the Legislative Council, the Deans of the Faculties, two representative of the commercial community, and two
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