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for the English School Certificate Examination, an increase of 357 over last year; 2,165 entries for the Chinese School Certificate Examination, an increase of 299; and 7,697 entries for the Joint Primary 6 Examination, an increase of 1,423.
Technical Education. The Technical College has now settled down in its new premises, and full use is being made of the additional accommodation and new facilities. Keswick Hall, built with the aid of generous donations, will provide both the College and other public organizations with much needed accommodation in Kowloon for lectures, meetings and social activities. Trade Advisory Committees have been formed for the Building, Com- merce, Textile, Electrical Engineering and Mechanical Engineering Departments. An Advisory Committee has also been set up for the Technical College as a whole.
At the beginning of the session there were 375 full-time and 6,063 part-time students undergoing courses organized by the Technical College. Courses include Mechanical and Electrical Engineering, Building Construction and Plumbing, Naval Architec- ture, Navigation, Telecommunications Engineering, Field Survey- ing, Advanced Structures, Refrigeration, Industrial Chemistry, Textiles, Commerce, Book-keeping and Pitman's Shorthand. Besides these, part-time day release courses are offered for engineering apprentices in Government workshops and commercial engineering firms. There is also another part-time day release course in Industrial Chemistry for laboratory technicians, and special courses are run for Health Inspectors and Fire Brigade officers.
The Victoria Technical School with an enrolment of 501 boys and the Ho Tung Technical School for Girls with an enrolment of 303 provide five-year secondary technical courses, together with specialized courses such as Woodwork, Metal Work and Technical Drawing for boys, and Domestic Science, Embroidery and Needle- work, Pottery and Woodwork for girls.
The Salesian Society runs two schools which provide students with technical and trade courses; and in both of these schools there is a secondary technical school section added to the Artisan Section. There is also a number of private schools and colleges in the Colony offering technical courses at various levels.