EDUCATION
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In September 1971, there were 1,117 students in the two-year courses, 15 in the special one-year course, 41 in the specialist third year course, 1,094 trainees in the in-service training courses, and nine in the one-year and 37 in the two-year course for special full-time training of technical teachers.
ADULT EDUCATION
Adult education is provided by the Education Department in the Evening Institute, the Technical College and the Technical Institute Evening Departments, the Evening School of Higher Chinese Studies and 14 adult education and recreation centres.
The Evening Institute offers English courses from elementary to post-certificate level; teachers' classes for art, music, handwork, woodwork, physical education, modern educational dance, modern mathematics and the teaching of English; and secondary school courses leading to the Hong Kong Certificate of Education, both English and Chinese. A three-year post-primary extension course providing additional training with a practical bias is also available for those who do not anticipate further education at the secondary school level. Rural literacy classes and general background classes provide fundamental and elementary education with special reference to adult needs and interests. Practical background education classes give adults an opportunity to learn woodwork, housecraft, sewing and knitting. Adults have a complete educational ladder from the literacy level to post-secondary studies. The total number of classes provided by the Evening Institute is 754 in 79 locations in both urban and rural areas.
The Evening School of Higher Chinese Studies offers a three-year course in general arts leading to a diploma issued by the Education Department. Subjects taught include Chinese literature, philosophy, sociology and English language and literature. Most of the students are primary school teachers. There are 14 classes in two centres.
At the 14 adult education and recreation centres, education and recreation are combined in activities ranging from music apprecia- tion and physical education to group study of art, photography and dramatics. These activities are expressly designed to stimulate crea- tive ability and develop individual talents and are aimed at fostering a community spirit.
Apart from its regular activities, the Adult Education Section has from time to time designed various schemes which aim at serving the community at large. In conjunction with the Prisons Department, several classes giving instruction in general subjects with a moral and