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EDUCATION
shows the more important examinations and the number of candidates entering for them.
SCHOLARSHIPS AND BURSARIES
In addition to the 314 local Government awards listed in Appendix VI, 8 scholarships and 7 bursaries to British educational institutions were awarded by the United Kingdom Government to candidates from Hong Kong under the Commonwealth Scholar- ships and Fellowships scheme formulated at the Education Con- ference held at Oxford in 1959. Invitations to participate in this scheme were also received from other Commonwealth countries. Hong Kong is also a contributor by awarding 2 scholarships per year tenable at the University of Hong Kong to students of the Commonwealth, and this year two students from Australia received these awards for advanced Chinese studies. 6 places at Northcote Training College have also been awarded to students from North Borneo. 10 departmental scholarships were awarded to officers of the Education Department for training in the United Kingdom. One UNESCO Fellowship, 5 British Council Scholar- ships and 2 fellowships and 5 scholarships from other educational bodies were also awarded for graduate and post-graduate courses in overseas universities.
FINANCE
Appendix VI gives a summary of Government expenditure on education: this amounts to about one sixth of the year's revenue for 1959-60. During the year free places in Government and aided secondary schools were increased from 30% to a maximum of 45%. Fees were also increased by a minimum of $40 to a maximum of $120 per year depending on the level of education. A similar allocation of free places was allowed in the scheme for assisted places in private secondary schools.
LEGISLATION
All government schools are directly controlled by the Director of Education. Other schools, with some exceptions, are subject to the provisions of the Education Ordinance. The exceptions include schools for the children of members of Her Majesty's