5
in
4.
outside Chinese territory there is a sustained
effort on the part of the Central Government of
China at Nanking to achieve some measure of control
over the education of the Chinese youth. In
care
Hong Kong, so close to the revolutionary centre at Canton, the greatest/is necessary to prevent the
successful interference by the Kuo Min Tang, the
Chinese National Party, in the educational sphere,
and to keep Chinese political issues out of the
schools.
Strength of Educational Service in Hong Kong.
(Estimates 1934).
1 Cadet Officer (Class I).
2 Inspectors of English Schools
tt Vernacular
11
British Teaching Staff.
2 Headmasters.
3 Senior Masters
'28 Masters.
✔
1 Head Mistress
Senior Mistresses
47 Mistresses
!!
Non British Teaching Staff.
1 Head Teacher.
✓ 1 Lecturer.
44 University Trained
3
#1
Headmaster Technical School
Masters. Trained
Mistresses.
3 Carpentry Instructors. 55 Anglo Chinese Masters. 1 Teacher of Singing. ✓59 Vernacular Masters.
4 Various Instructors
12 Mistresses
1 Head Teacher (Womens
School).
1 Senior Vernacular Mistress 14 Vernacular Mistresses
897
195.
In 1930 there were 100 British Teaching Staff and
186
366 Non British Teaching Staff.
There has therefore
been a decrease in the former of 11 and an increase
in the latter of $9.
The service is entirely a Hong Kong Service. In
addition there are missionary and private schools
some of which receive assistance from Government
funds in the shape of grants in aids.
[ On occasion staff is provided by transfers
from other Colmies,
are
and mumbus
transferable to other colonies]
?
the staff
The