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HONG KONG
CIVIL AFFAIRS FOLICY DIRECTIVES
EDUCATIONAL POLICY
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Revised 2/3/44
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General
1. As in the past, the educational policy of Hong Kong should be directed towards providing for the majority a liberal education in the pupils' vernacular, with sufficient English to serve as a medium
and, for those who can profit by it, an education iñ of intercourse; English to a sufficient standard to satisfy cultural needs and the commercial requirements of a large entrepot,
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So far as may be practicable the previous system of (a) provided; (b) alded; and (c) subsidised schools, together with the compulsory registration of all schools of more than ten pupils, should be re-introduced.
3. The principal modification of the system previously in operation should be the greater participation by Government in the provision of vernacular education both by direct provision of more Government Schools and increased financial support for the subsidised
schools.
In the physical replanning of llong Kong the fullest possible rovision should be made for school playgrounds.
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Teacher Training
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The training of teachers for vernacular and English schools continue to be a primary concern of Government and the re- catablishment of the Northcote Training College and increased
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provision of rural training centree should be undertaken at an early date. The Hong Kong University will continue to provide a limited number of graduates who will become teachers, but these should take
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a post-graduate course in teaching at the Northcote Training College.
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