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of primary school leavers go on to Government or aided schools or to subsidised places in private schools, and another 57%

or so find places in private secondary schools.

Given the

strong industrial orientation of the Hong Kong economy,

increasing emphasis is being given to post-primary technical

education.

Technical Education

16.

Currently, facilities for technical education are at

three levels. Junior technical schools (a recent develop-

ment) 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 provides

courses leading to College and overseas diplomas and to

associate membership examinations of many British professional

institutions.

17. A Polytechnic Planning Committee was set up last year

under the Chairmanship of P.Y. Tang, an industrialist and

member of Executive Council, to investigate the requirements

of higher technical education. This committee has been

working hard to devise suitable procedures for the creation

of a second institution complementary to the existing

Technical College. It is intended that both should operate

under a new system of administrative control to ensure a

proper degree of flexibility and co-ordination between the two.

Universities

18. Hong Kong has two Universities.

The University of

Hong Kong (of which Kenneth Robinson is Vice-Chancellor) was

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