A FEW ROUGH NOTES
on
THE GENERAL SUBJECT OF EDUCATION
in
HONG KONG,
208
C. O.
41550
Kowloon is separated from Hong-Kong by the Harbour. There
was no school there where English was taught whereas in
Victoria there are several schools both public and private.
The Belilios Public School supplies such a want as that
suggested by the Colonial Government for Classes are held
therein, confined to European children, and any such pro-
posed school will be a heavy drag on the revenue of the
Colony. The present Reformatory building is out of town,
there are no facilities in the way of conveniences to reach
it and therefore very few children will avail themselves
of such a proposed school. Moreover, if I remember right-
ly, Dr. Wright of the Queen's College has classes exclusive-
ly for European children. A Technical School is wanted in
the Colony, We require Natives who will be content with
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