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has a long tradition, whereas King's College is as yet in its
The latter is built to accommodate 1,000 pupils, but
as it is unlikely that it would be, from the beginning of the new scheme, filled to capacity by secondary classes, it has
been suggested elsewhere that one section of the building be
temporarily set aside for the Government Training College.
As an alternative there might be temporarily s one elementary
classese
17.
The graduate masters at present at Queen's College should be transferred to King's College, though some economy should be effected in staff by the amalgamation of the classes
and the raising of the maximum number per class to 35. The
Commissioners consider that for this education of senior boys
the employment of men teachers is advisable. When the present
Headmaster of King's College retires there would not be any
necessity to fill this appointment, it carries with it a
salary of £1,100 to £1,300.
18.
It will probably be necessary at some future date for
Government to build a primary school to serve the western
district of Hong Kong and to care for the primary classes of
King's and Queen's Colleges. The building of such a school
should be financed out of the sale of the present Queen's
College site, which is extremely valuable.
19.
VICTORIA BRITISH SCHOOL AND QUARRY BAY SCHOOL
These are mixed primary schools which prepare
British children for secondary education at the Central
British School, Kowloon. The schools are at comparatively
close quarters, and in proportion to the number of pupils
are very expensive to the Government to maintain. A considerable
proportion of the pupils of Victoria British School are
children of Government servants.
In the view of the
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