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have failed trospress mejself with efficient clearness. I will explain
what el
el meant.
In England there
are no Departmental schools, but all Departmental educational efforts 4 of the Government are confined to giving aid to existing voluntary national schools and to c
and to encouraging the starting of such voluntary secondary
to come.
schools or classes as are needed for technical, industrial or artistic purposes. This is what I desire for Hongkong in the doin future. But this cannot possibly be done here for many years For the present the Government must, side by side with the systone of giving grants-in-aid to voluntary schools, continue its Departmental schools, all of which are
emintary
e really.
But whilst the promotion of elementary education is continued
br.
by
by
means of both Departmental and voluntary Grant in sid schools, the promotion of secondary education must be encouraged by
treat W
system
the cheaper Grant in Aid and not by
of Departmental schools . Most particularly it is
desirable not to ence
enerirage
the...
- sisting tendency of screwing up the Departmental schools,
ave
of
Mictoria C
Ovllege),
into a secondar
secondary
school to the neglect and detriment of its elementary English
lish work,
What I recommend therefpe
ivui
effect to assimilate the educational system of Hongkong, 20 far as prin-
of- England, by expanding the system
ciples are concerned,
to that
of Government Grants in Aid in favour of all forms of education and confining therefore depart- mental schools to their present li gitimate sphere of dementary.
education