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CHINESE VERNACULAR PRIMARY EDUCATION BOARD.
24. On the 7th September, 1911, the Board of Chinese Vernacular Primary Education was constituted by the Governor-in-Council with the following duties:—
(a) to promote efficient Chinese Vernacular Education in the Colony;
(b) to collect funds to supplement a Government subsidy.
The Board consists of the Director of Education (Chairman), the Registrar General, Hon. Dr. Sir Kai Ho Kai, Kt., C.M.G., Hon. Mr. Wei Yuk, C.M.G., Mr. Lau Chu Pak, Mr. Chan Kai Ming, and Mr. Ho Fook.
Up to the end of the year, the Board confined its operation to collecting information and making other preliminary arrangements. It is hoped that the result of its establishment will prove to be a rise in the standard of Vernacular Schools and an increase of such schools in parts of the Colony in which the supply has been hitherto inadequate.
UNIVERSITY OF HONGKONG.
25. The University Ordinance (10 of 1911) was passed in the month of March. But up to the present time, it has not been possible for the University to take practical steps to initiate teaching and to offer any guidance to the schools in the Colony, with a view to preparation for the Matriculation Examination. A minute of the proceedings of the Council and of the Court of the University has been published in local newspapers, in which it appears that both these bodies have advised the Senate of the University to admit as Undergraduates, without examination, students holding any Senior Oxford Local Examination Certificate. I would personally endorse this advice, at least for the first two years of the University's existence. The Senate will thus be fulfilling a very widespread expectation among students who have prepared for this examination with that object in view. In the absence of particular information, present pupils in the local schools are unable to prepare directly for the matriculation examination, which will ultimately be prescribed. The Educational Staffs in the Colony are looking forward with high hopes to the time when they will be part of a system leading by continuous stages from the initial classes in our schools to the degree in our University. The University expects to commence teaching in the autumn of 1912.
HONGKONG TECHNICAL INSTITUTE.
26. The evening classes at this Institution have been open during eight months of the year. The Director, Mr. E. Ralphs, is to be congratulated not merely upon the standard of work done but also upon the improved economy of administration, which has
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CHINESE VERNACULAR PRIMARY EDUCATION BOARD.
24. On the 7th September, 1911, the Board of Chinese Vernacular Primary Education was constituted by the Governor- in-Council with the following duties :—
(a.) to promote efficient Chinese Vernacular Education in
the Colony;
(b.) to collect funds to supplement a Government subsidy.
The Board consists of the Director of Education (Chairman), the Registrar General, Hon. Dr. Sir Kai Ho Kai, Kt., c.M.G., Hon. Mr. Wei Yuk, C.M.G., Mr. Lau Chu Pak, Mr. Chan Kai Ming and Mr. Ho Fook.
Up to the end of the year the Board confined its operation to collecting information and making other preliminary arrangements. It is hoped that the result of its establishment will prove to be a rise in the standard of Vernacular Schools and an increase of such schools in parts of the Colony in which the supply has been hitherto inadequate.
UNIVERSITY OF HONGKONG.
25. The University Ordinance (10 of 1911) was passed in the month of March. But up to the present time it has not been possible for the University to take practical steps to initiate teaching and to offer any guidance to the schools in the Colony, with a view to preparation for the Matriculation Examination. A minute of the proceedings of the Council and of the Court of the University has been published in local newspapers, in which it appears that both these bodies have advised the Senate of the University to admit as Under- graduates, without examination, students holding any Senior Oxford Local Examination Certificate. I would personally endorse this advice, at least for the first two years of the University's existence. The Senate will thus be fulfilling a very widespread expectation among students who have prepared for this examination with that object in view. In the absence of particular information, present pupils in the local schools are unable to prepare directly for the matriculation examination, which will ultimately be prescribed. The Educational Staffs in the Colony are looking forward with high hopes to the time when they will be part of a system leading by continuous stages from the initial classes in our schools to the degree in our University. The University expects to commence teaching in the autumn of 1912.
HONGKONG TECHNICAL INSTITUTE.
26. The evening classes at this Institution have been open during eight months of the year. The Director, Mr. E. Ralphs, is to he congratulate:l not merely upon the standard of work done but also upon the improved economy of administration, which has
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