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told us that he is considering the substitution of a nominal registration fee for school fees.
Secondary Education
6. There has been steady progress (see enrolment figures annexed) and there is now roughly one secondary/secondary
In Despatch technical place for every three primary places. No. 464 of 7 October we commented on the admirable progress in the field of primary education and suggested that the same objectives should now be pursued at secondary and technical levels. We were then unaware that in his speech to the Legislative Council on 1 October the Governor had stated that, now the objectives in primary education were so near to attainment, it was time to reconsider targets (already overtaken) for the provision of government and aided places in post-primary institutions; and that new targets were already under examination.
7. Given the strong industrial orientation of the Hong Kong economy, it seems clear that future development of post-primary education should have a pronounced technical bias.
Technical Education
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Currently, facilities for technical education are at three levels. Junior technical schools (a recent development) provide pre-vocational education from the age of 12 at the skilled operative level; technical institutes provide for the training of craftsmen; the Technical College privides courses leading to College and overseas diplomas and to associate membership examinations of many British professional
institutions.
9. There has been much open discussion in Hong Kong of the need for greatly expanded facilities in technical education. The chief proponent has been Dr. S. Y. Cheung, a Member of the Legislative Council. There appeared to be divided opinions in Hong Kong as to the priorities whether they lie in the field of training skilled operatives and craftsmen or of providing more advanced courses in technology.
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