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at present 245. Some 60 of these are the university's own graduates and 105 are Chinese. There are also 22 full-time tutors attached to the Government language school.
During 1963 the examinations for the university's degree in mechanical engineering were recognized by the Institution of Mechanical Engineers as conferring exemption from the first two parts of the Institution's examinations. Thus all the university's degrees in professional subjects (medicine, architecture, civil, electrical and mechanical engineering) are now on the same profes- sional footing as those of universities in Britain.
FURTHER EDUCATION OVERSEAS
The Students' Branch of the Department of Technical Co- operation and the Hong Kong Students' Office in London are responsible for helping students find places in universities and other educational institutions in Britain. The Hong Kong Students' Office also arranges for students to be met and accommodated on arrival and helps with advice on educational or personal problems. Students who have completed their studies are given advice on future employment in Hong Kong. A selection committee in London, appointed by the Hong Kong Government, interviews applicants for posts in government service. This procedure enables applicants to know whether their applications have been successful before they return to Hong Kong. The British Council gives advice and help to students both before leaving Hong Kong and in Britain.
From 1st October 1962 to 30th September 1963 the Education Department dealt with 536 applications for educational courses and 150 applications for nursing courses in Britain. During the same period 568 students are known to have left Hong Kong for Britain and the Republic of Ireland for further studies and at the end of September Hong Kong students in Britain numbered 1,809. A table in Appendix VI shows the main categories of their courses. The numbers of Hong Kong students known to have left for the USA, Canada and Australia for further studies are 810, 310 and 405 respectively.
Government maintains Hong Kong House in London as a residential and social centre for Hong Kong students. The house