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Wednesday, January 16, 1974
CALL FOR ADULT EDUCATION EXPANSION
Adult Education in Hong Kong needs a large, generous expansion
policy if the quality of life of the people is to be improved and if
wider opportunities, educational and cultural, are to be available.
This was stated today by the Deputy Director of Education (Administration), Mr. C.J.G. Lowe, at the graduation ceremony of the
Evening School of Higher Chinese Studies.
Mr. Lowe said the Evening School of Higher Chinese Studies
remained one of the oldest, if not the oldest, of the adult education
facilities provided by the Education Department.
He deliberately linked the Evening School with adult education
because "that is its true function."
The school operates an intensive three-year ourse in the
evening on a part-time basis. The course is designed to provide an
opportunity for post-secondary studies in Chinese Literature, philosophy,
philology, English Language and Literature, Chinese Classics and Poetry.
The school has 23 lecturers, among whom are many Chinese scholars, and 380 students in 14 classes. Six of the classes are held at King's
College and the other eight at the Grantham College of Education.
The
Many students travel long distances to attend the course. attraction is the chance to study Chinese culture at a high level with well-
qualified and experienced lecturers," Mr. Lowe said.
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