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The provision of Form VI places in Government and aided schools is in accord with a policy objective established in 1978, of providing subsidised Lower Form VI places for one-third of the pupils entering subsidised Form IV places, with progression to Upper Form VI in schools operating a two-year sixth-form course.
Paragraph 2 (c)
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Admission to institutions of higher education financed by Government is on merit. The number of applicants fulfilling minimum entrance requirements exceeds places available, despite However, the considerable expansion of places in recent years.
the nature and scale of provision at this level are under review.
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In December 1980, full-time enrolments were 5,404 at the Hong Kong University, 5,043 at the Chinese University of
For the 1931-24 Hong Kong and 11,637 at the Polytechnic.
triennium, the target growth rate at the universities will be 4% per annum. This figure is under review. It is thus anticipated that the total university student population will be at least At that date, full-time 11,620 by the academic year 1983-84. enrolment at the Polytechnic will be 12,000. The current review may result in much higher figures.
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bursaries
Financial assistance to needy students at these institutions is available in the form of scholarships, and loans.
Paragraph 2 (d)
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To cater for persons who have not received primary education, or whose primary education has been curtailed, the Adult Education Section of the Education Department makes available a number of retrieval courses, including Chinese literacy classes and Chinese general subjects classes, of such a kind as to afford full opportunity to such persons to further their basic education. Similar courses are also provided by voluntary bodies
Courses at in receipt of financial assistance from Government. a more advanced level are also provided, e.g. those of the
In addition, a number Evening School of Higher Chinese Studies. of private schools operate Chinese literacy classes.
Paragraph 2 (e)
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As indicated in the comments on Article 13 paragraph 2(a), (b) and (c), the development of a system of schools at all levels is actively pursued. A variety of opportunities exist, both within Hong Kong and made available by institutions overseas,
Teaching staff for teachers to pursue professional studies. employed by Government participate in such improvements of conditions of service as affect the Civil Service generally. Salary scales of teaching staff employed in schools in receipt of recurrent subsidy from Government and administered under the relevant Codes of Aid applicable to such schools, are subject to improvement pari passu with those of teaching staff employed in the Civil Service. Conditions of service of teachers in private schools are matters of private contract between employer and employee.
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