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EDUCATION
Nine secondary technical schools give a five-year course in English with Chinese taught as a second language. Six of the schools are government, two are subsidized and one is private. Their total enrolment is 6,192. Like the Anglo-Chinese grammar schools they prepare their pupils for the Certificate of Education Examination (English) and suitable candidates can continue their studies either in Form VI or at the Technical College. Five subsidized secondary modern schools with an enrolment of 3,611 offer a three-year secondary course with a practical bias. There are also 12 private and two subsidized secondary schools, with a total enrolment of 2,904, which offer some form of technical or trade training not leading to the Certificate of Education examination.
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There has been a steady increase in the number of pupils enrolled in all types of secondary schools operated during the day. In Septem- ber there were 213,224 such students compared with 198,972 in the previous year. During the school year 5,815 new secondary places were provided in new school buildings.
HIGHER EDUCATION
The University of Hong Kong was established in 1911 with a land grant from the Government and endowments which have since been increased. Substantial grants are also made by the Govern- ment towards the university's annual recurrent and non-recurrent expenditure.
Faculties and enrolments are: arts, 887; science, 437; medicine, 596; engineering and architecture, 479; social sciences, 248. In addition, the Chinese Language School has 40 language students, the education diploma and certificate courses 94 students, and the social study courses seven students. Of this total of 2,788 students, 323 are part-time, 13 are external and 776 are women. Most of the undergraduates are Hong Kong Chinese, but many other nationali- ties are represented, particularly from South-East Asian countries. A total of 751 undergraduate places were available for new students in the academic year 1967-8.
The number of full-time teaching posts (including demonstra- torships and tutorships) at the beginning of the academic year 1968-9 was 363. In addition, the Chinese Language School has 12