but to be recognised as a Grant-in-Aid School in Hongkong a school must be a public school and must not refuse admission to any child except on reasonable grounds. I can find no such rule in force in India, and I see no reason for it in Hongkong so long as the Government provides schools for those children who cannot obtain admission into Grant-in-Aid Schools. But the writers wish to place the school under Government management, and the suggestion that there should be any restrictions on admission to a Government School will at once meet with strong opposition. The school, however, cannot flourish except as a Government School, nor can a school for European children, and if the Government undertakes the management both of this school and of one for Europeans (and both are equally necessary) all reasonable grounds for opposition will be removed. There is no single system of education suitable for all countries and I do not see why this Colony should not work out its own system so long as no injustice is done to any section of the community. A further objection may be raised to the Government spending so much money on Secondary Education, but to educate the working classes before educating the upper classes is very like putting the cart before the horse. As the value of the education becomes more appreciated we shall find Chinese endowing the school and thus reducing the expenditure entailed on the Government.
14th. March, 1901.
(sgd.) A. W. Brevia,
Inspector of Schools.
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but to be recognised as a Grant-in-Aid School is Aongkong a school must be a public school and must not refuse admission to any shild except on rassen- able grounds. I can find no such rule in force in India, and I see no reason for it in Hongkong so long as the Government provides schools for those shildren who cannot obtain admission into Grant-in-Aid Schools. Bat the writers wish to place the school ander Government management, and the sug- gestion that there should be any restrictions on admission to a Government School will at once meet with strong opposition. The school, however, cannot flourish except as a Government School, nor can a school for European children, and if the Governsent undertakes the management bath of this school and of one for Europeans (and both are equally necessary) all reasonable grounds for opposition will be removed. There is no single systen of educa- tion suitable for all countries and I do not see why this Colony should not work out its own system so long as no injustice is done to any section of the community. A farther objection may be raised to the Government spending so much money on Secondary Education, but to educate the working slasses before educating the upper classes is very like putting the cart before the horse. As the value of the education becomes more appreciated we shall find Chinese endowing the school and thus reducing the expenditure entailed on the Government.
14th. March, 1901.
(sa.) A. W. Brevia,
Inspector of Schools.
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