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limited degree programme at the Polytechnic.

(f) Adult education

(i) Formal education

Adult education is intended to

provide suitable part-time general education primarily

for adults and retrieval education for those who have

missed their chance of a formal education early in

life. As recommended in the 1978 White Paper, a

policy of gradual development in adult education

activities is being carried out, to consolidate existing

activities by improving their quality and extending

their scope. It is envisaged that the demand for

formal part-time education will continue in Hong Kong

even with increasing opportunities for full-time

secondary education and such measures as compulsory

education and related labour legislation.

(ii) Non-formal education The Adult Education and

Recreation Centres are intended to promote non-formal

education through various cultural, social and creative

activities, conducted mainly in the evening and

occasionally at weekends or on holidays.

(v) In achieving the objectives for senior secondary education,

following approved standards of provision apply:

(a) a maximum class size in Forms IV-V of 40 in government and

aided schools and of 45 in private non-profit-making schools;

(b) a maximum class size in Form VI of 30 in government, aided

and private non-profit-making schools;

(c) a teacher: class ratio of 1.3 : 1 in Forms IV-V and

2.0: 1 in Form VI in government and aided schools with