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Schools which receive Grant-in-aid or subsidy from
Government must be passed as efficient by the inspectors of schools
as a condition of continuance of such grant or subsidy.
4. Schools and Scholars.
from
There is no free education in Hong Kong, and fees range
per month (1/3) in private vernacular schools to $10 per month
There are,
in the secondary departments of Government schools.
however, numerous scholarships from Government, private individuals
and bequests which enable 12% of the pupils to receive free education
while 4% are partially exempt from fees.
(b) Various races are represented in the population of Hong
Kong which totals 1,050,000 excluding some 770,000 refugees who
poured in during 1940 and 1941.
Taking the former figure as the population in 1940, there
would be some 175,000 children of school age (5-14 years) and of
these 120,000 (or 70%) were enrolled in various schools.
represented in this figure were,
The races
...
British (including Europeans & Americans) Indian: Boys
663
200
Girls
:::
113 *
Portuguese
11,600 %
Chinese
106,000
118,576
(c)
(approximate figures)
Schools are classified as (1) Government, (2) Aided,
(3) Subsidised and (4) Unaided, and their numbers according to the
latest available figures were:
Government.
Aided and Subsidised. Unaided but inspected.
22 295
972
1,289
(a) These schools are divided as follows:
(1) Primary:
(a) European (Government Military & Private) (b) Asiatic English (Government Aided and
Unaided).
(c) Asiatic Vernacular (Urban & Rural, sub-
sidised & unaided)