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Appendix C.
HONGKONG TECHNICAL INSTITUTE. (EVENING CONTINUATION CLASSES).
Director's Report, 1908.
A.-EVENING Continuation Classes.
The Evening Continuation Classes opened in May 1906 were continued until May 31st 1907, when they closed for the Summer Vacation.
2. Examinations conducted by the lecturers were held at the end of the session, and certificates were granted to successful students as shewn in Table I. This Table shews that though only a comparatively small number presented themselves for examination the work done by these Students was of a very satisfactory nature.
A prize was presented in each Class to the most successful student. For these prizes our thanks are due to the gentlemen who contributed to the Prize Fund. The names of the Subscribers appear in Table II.
3. An Examination in Shorthand was held in May under the auspices of the Pitman Institute, London. The results of the Examination are set forth in Table III.
The collapse in the Speed Class may be attributed to the fact that, while the Regulations required that only 60 words per minute should be dictated the rate was actually over 70 words per minute.
4. In May a Committee was appointed by His Excellency the Officer Administering the Government to enquire generally into the working of the Evening Continuation Classes and submit proposals for the future organization of such Classes.
The Committee was constituted as follows:
The Honourable Mr. A. W. BREWIN.
The Honourable Dr. Ho KAI, M.B., C.M.. C.M.G.
Dr. G. H. BATESon Wright, D.D. (Oxos.)
E. D. C. WOLFE, Esq., B.A. (Cantab.)
J. F. BOULTON, Esq., a.m.i.c.e.
F. BROWNE, Esq., F.C.S.
Rev. T. W. PEARCE.
The Committee after a thorough investigation of the subject published a Report in August. Their proposals, most of which were eventually adopted by the Government, may be summarized thus :-
I. The Evening Continuation Classes to be styled in future The Hongkong Technical Institute.
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II. The Government of the Institute to consist of-
(a.) The Director.
(b.) The Inspector of Schools.
(c.) The Advisory Committee.
The Technical Institute to be a Sub-Department of the Education Department; the Director to be the official head of the Sub-Department, and to be responsible for the con- duct of the Classes.
The Institute to be subject to regular inspection by the Inspector of Schools, who will furnish an Annual Report to the Government. The Members of the Committee of Inquiry were constituted the Advisory Committee, the Inspector of Schools being ex officio a Mem- ber and the Secretary.