education.
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I quoted the precedent set by the Indian Governmen because, life the Government of Hongkong it had of necessity at first to start Departmental schools. Since 1883 however the Indian Government now seels to correct "the anomaly of the Governmenté
resuming
and ender
the school master's role,
by gradual
and
cautions steps, to assimilate the
educational
organisation of India,
so far as its root principle is con- cerned, with that of England by
unlating private effort in every branch of education.
the educational work
and
confiring
of
the Govern
ment (with the exception, for the present, of the sphere of elementary education for
which departneriai
schools are still wieded) to giving 1 grants in Aid and general
-
supervision
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supervision to effective schools of
des that re
all
grades
require it,
whilst
continuing departmental schools
education.
only.in
for secor
secondary placee where voluntary effort will not or cannot supply what public unter: sto require, or
only until such departmental secondary school,
ly be handed over to private
Carv
sazely
efforts.
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the
If the Right Honourable Secretary of State were to visit donghong
in
in person, he would be.
surprised to find that the educa. tional efforts of the Government, to promote the spread of the English language 20 for only
to make
the
have resulted
ui a complete failure
any tangible impression
the Chinese speaking
of
population. A real Airglish-educa. tion is yet the luxury of the few in this British Colony.
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