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exceeding $1,200 per annum and, in addition, maintenance grants of up to $1,600 per annum may be made to needy students. In September there were 871 students in the two-year courses, 17 in the special one-year courses, 224 in the one-year courses and 1,062 in the in-service training courses.
The Department of Education of the University of Hong Kong offers a one-year full-time and a two-year part-time course to gradu- ates, leading to a diploma or certificate in education, in which a total of 57 students are currently enrolled (including referred students), of whom 14 are in the day diploma course and 43 in the evening certificate course, respectively. The Graduate School of the Chinese University of Hong Kong was established at the beginning of the academic year 1966-7, and admitted students for postgraduate studies in its five divisions, namely, Chinese history, Chinese philosophy, Chinese linguistics and literature, geography, and business administration. All divisions offer courses of two years' duration leading to a master's degree. During the year, 11 members of this faculty were sent overseas to the United Kingdom and United States for further studies and research.
EXAMINATIONS
There are five local school examinations, one conducted by the Education Department, one each by the Hong Kong English and Chinese School Certificate Syndicates, one by the University of Hong Kong and one by the Chinese University of Hong Kong.
The Secondary School Entrance Examination is a competitive examination to select pupils for places in government and aided secondary schools and for subsidized places in private secondary schools. It is conducted by the Education Department and an examination committee is appointed to advise the Director on general policy. All primary schools are invited to participate. Entrance from each school is limited to 60 per cent of its primary six pupils, but this percentage may be increased up to 100 per cent where justified by previous examination results. Scholarships for a full secondary school course are awarded on the results of the examination.
The Hong Kong English School Certificate Examination is conducted by a syndicate of representatives from participating