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Unaided Schools.

9. In 1931 there were 617 unaided Vernacular schools with 30,423 children and 122 unaided English schools with 7,401 children.

TABLE SHOWING NUMBER OF SCHOOLS AND SCHOLARS FOR

THE YEAR 1931.

GOVERNMENT SCHOOLS GRANT IN AID AND SUBSIDIZED UNAIDED SCHOOLS CLASS OF INSTITUTIONS No. of Institutions No. on Roll No. of Institutions No. on Roll No. of Institutions No. on Roll ENGLISH: Secondary 4 2,336 10 4,580 160 Primary 12 1,757 2 398 121 7,241 Vocational 1 686 Total 17 4,779 12 4,978 122 7,401 VERNACULAR: Secondary 1 262 Primary 1,002 296 19,398 617 30,423 Vocational Total 1,002 204 19,546 617 30,423 Grand Total of No. of Institutions Grand Total of No. on Roll 1,072 68,593

The University.

10. The University of Hong Kong was incorporated under a local University Ordinance, 1911, and opened in 1912, is a residential University and open to students of both sexes.

11. The University hostels are three in number--Lugard Hall, Eliot Hall and May Hall. There are also three recognized hostels for men, St. John's Hall, Morrison Hall and Ricci Hall. No University hostel at present exists for women students.

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