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July 1970 to June 1971, 5,548 attended regular courses and 372 attend- ed public lectures, seminars and conferences. Some of these courses are conducted in Cantonese and Mandarin but the majority are in English. Subjects vary from oriental studies through a full range of liberal arts and language courses to economics, law and commerce, and include a rapidly growing section of vocational and professional courses leading to a number of qualifications, including a Diploma in Management Studies which is recognised by the British Institute of Management.
The University of Hong Kong conducts its own advanced level examination, the standard of which is similar to that of the GCE advanced level. Entry to the university is generally dependent upon successful results in this examination. In May, 4,135 candidates entered for the examination, of whom 2,357 fulfilled minimum requirements for entry.
The Chinese University of Hong Kong was inaugurated in October 1963 as a federal university in which the principal language of instruction is Chinese. It comprises Chung Chi College, New Asia College and United College. The university is situated on 330 acres of land on the Tai Po Road near Sha Tin. It is anticipated that by December 1972, New Asia College and United College, which are now located in Kowloon and Hong Kong Island, will be on the new
campus.
The Chinese University at present has three faculties and the total undergraduate enrolment in September 1971 was 2,412. The enrol- ment in each faculty is: arts 685, science 709, commerce and social science 1,018. During the year 488 students graduated from the university-16 Masters of Arts, one Master of Science, eight Masters of Business Administration, 146 Bachelors of Arts, 68 Bachelors of Business Administration, 127 Bachelors of Social Science, and 122 Bachelors of Science. In the matriculation examination held in the summer of 1971, a total of 6,519 candidates sat and 2,127 passed. The total number of freshmen for the academic year 1971-2 was 647.
The Graduate School of the university was established in Septem- ber 1966, and admits students for two years of postgraduate studies in arts, science, business administration, and social science leading to a Master's degree. Up to October 1971, 109 students had been awarded Master's degrees. In the current academic year, there are 100 students in the school.
The School of Education, inaugurated in September 1965, offers a one-year full-time and a two-year part-time postgraduate course