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(g) Secretary for Chinese Affairs (Chairman).
53. The committee met twice at the Secretariat for Chinese Affairs.
54. The following contributions were made from the Temples Fund during the year 1936:
$16,000.00 to the Chinese Public Dispensaries Fund.
$27,104.41 to the Tung Wah Hospital.
$200.00 to the Children's Playground Association.
$500.00 to the Society for the Protection of Children.
$1,200.00 to Home for the Aged.
$500.00 to St. John Ambulance Brigade.
ABERDEEN INDUSTRIAL SCHOOL.
(Table XXXIV).
55. The School has been built to accommodate 300 boys. 50 of whom are nominated by Government, 150 by the Executive Committee and 100 by the Salesian Society, managers of the School. With the exception of Government nominees, candidates for admission must possess a parental residential qualification of five years' residence in the Colony. Pupils are divided into two categories, students and artisans. The minimum age for admission of students is eight years and the maximum age for apprenticeship is fourteen years. Students follow the Government school programme for vernacular schools and no boy is permitted to be apprenticed to a trade until he has completed the fourth year Primary course. Artisans who have been apprenticed continue their general studies concurrently with their vocational training. Pupils are accepted twice a year in February and September. The length of the artisan apprenticeship course is three to five years. School fees are $150 per annum and these include board, lodging, uniform, and tuition.
56. The first annual distribution of prizes was held in the school building on the 19th May. His Excellency the Governor very kindly attended and, before giving away the prizes, unveiled a bronze bust of Sir Robert Ho Tung, a generous benefactor to whom the school owes a deep debt of gratitude. After the distribution ceremony, the visitors were able to make a tour of the buildings and to inspect an exhibition of the work performed by the pupils. The exhibition was of a very high standard and it was little short of incredible that such good results had been obtained after only one year's tuition.
57. A certain amount of damage to school property was caused by the typhoon of 17th August, the most serious item being the complete demolition of an iron shed which had been
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(g) Secretary for Chinese Affairs (Chairman).
53. The committee met twice at the Secretariat for Chinese Affairs.
54. The following contributions
Temples Fund during the year 1936:
were made from the
$16,000.00 to the Chinese Public Dispensaries Fund.
$27,104.41 to the Tung Wah Hospital.
$ 200.00 to the Children's Playground Association.
$
500.00 to the Society for the Protection of Children.
$ 1,200.00 to Home for the Aged.
$
500.00 to St. John Ambulance Brigade.
ABERDEEN INDUSTRIAL SCHOOL.
(Table XXXIV).
55. The School has been built to accominodate 300 boys. 50 of whom are nominated by Government, 150 by the Executive Committee and 100, by the Salesian Society, managers of the School. With the exception of Government nominees. candidates for admission must possess a parental residential qualification of five years residence in the Colony. Pupils are divided into two categories, students and artisans. The minimum age for admission of students is eight years and the maximum age for apprenticeship is fourteen years. Students follow the Government school programme for vernacular schools and no boy is permitted to be apprenticed to a trade until he has completed the fourth year Primary course. Artisans who have been apprenticed continue their general studies concurrently with their vocational training. Pupils are accepted twice a year in February and September. The length of the artisan apprenticeship course is three to five years. School fees are $150 per annun and these include board, lodging, uniformı and tuition.
56. The first annual distribution of prizes was held in the school building on the 19th May. His Excellency the Governor very kindly attended and, before giving away the prizes. unveiled a bronze bust of Sir Robert Ho Tung, a generous benefactor to whom the school owes a deep debt of gratitude. After the distribution ceremony the visitors were able to make a tour of the buildings and to inspect an exhibition of the work performed by the pupils. The exhibition was of a very high standard and it was little short of incredible that such good results had been obtained after only one year's tuition.
57. A certain amount of damage to school property was caused by the typhoon of 17th August, the most serious item being the complete demolition of an iron shed which had been
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