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A turning point in the field of education in Hong Kong was
reached in 1971 with the implementation of certain major decisions. These included the abolition of fees in all Chinese language government primary schools and the majority of aided primary schools, and a form of compulsory primary education. Also an- nounced was a post-primary extension programme, aimed at pro- viding three years of aided secondary education for all who seek it, with half of this target to be achieved by 1976. In the sphere of technical education, the Hong Kong Polytechnic is under active planning after the appointment of the first Director, and two more technical institutes, similar to the existing one at Morrison Hill, are also being planned. Another important advancement was the open- ing of the Educational Television Service, providing programmes to third year primary school children in the basic areas of Chinese language, English language, mathematics and social studies. The picture on the previous page shows a group of children being entertained by Tai Ying Mo, 'Big Parrot', at the ETV studios. Big Parrot, actually played by a nine year old boy, appears in the programme series on social studies. Opposite, a cautious bid to answer a question.