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examination periods, by which children can spend an hour or so on
weekday evenings in classrooms set aside to provide a quiet place for
study. In 1980 there were 190 such rooms, providing accommodation for
some 8,500 students. The rooms are supervised by responsible adults
(mostly teachers), but coaching and private tuition are not allowed
within the rooms. A number of such rooms are made available in public
libraries: these are popular because of their greater comfort and the
ready accessibility of reference books.
Extra-curricular activities
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Up to about ten years ago few schools provided extensive
extra-curricular activities for their pupils. However, most school
authorities have now come to appreciate the value of cultural,
recreational and sporting activities both in their own right and as
complementary to the curriculum. Although bisessionalism has inhibited
such development in the primary sector, a wide variety of extra-
curricular activities now flourishes in many secondary schools. In
several cases there has been a broadening of interests and activities
as a result either of requests by pupils or, more significantly, of
initiative taken by pupils themselves an encouraging sign of a growing
willingness among young people to do more for themselves. The Department
vigorously encourages the development, of extra-curricular activities
wherever possible, and particular attention is paid to this aspect in
the training of teachers by the colleges of education.
The CYC movement
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With the aim of involving young people in various community
projects, the Department launched a Community Youth Club (CYC) movement
in 1977: this grew out of a particularly successful series of school
projects connected with the former Clean Hong Kong Campaigns. The upper
age group limit for membership was extended to Form VI in 1978-79 and
the total membership is now almost 50,000. Apart from participating in
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