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HONG KONG ANNUAL REPORT, 1954

their general welfare, including the arrangement of suitable contacts and hospitality. Although students are making increasing use of these facilities, there are still some who prefer to make their own arrangements. The following table shows the distribution of students by the courses they follow and the country in which they are studying. Most of them are pursuing courses which are not available locally.

Country*

Courses followed

Source of payment†

U. K.

Canada

Agricultural Sciences

Commercial subjects

11

4

9

6

Education

15

1 Colonial Development and

Welfare Scheme

4 Government Scholarships

Fine Arts, Applied Arts,

Architecture

19

7

2 Government Scholarships

Law

Medical Sciences

61

22 883

35

1 Colonial Development and

Welfare Scheme

3 Colonial Development and

Welfare Scheme

3

5 Colonial Development and

Welfare Scheme

3 Government Scholarships

Philosophy and Humanities,

Arts

12

14

Public Administration

3

Science (general)

14

78

Secretarial

2

Social Sciences

1

Technology and Engineering

Sciences

116

14

Inland revenue

2

Meteorology

4

293

127

6 Sino-British Scholarships

2 Government Scholarships

1 Colonial Development and

Welfare Scheme

2 Colonial Development and

Welfare Scheme

Colonial Development and Welfare Scheme

Colonial Development and Welfare Scheme

* In addition to the figures given 7 students went to Eire for further study, 100 to U.S.A. and 157 to Australia. Figures for Hong Kong students in the Philippines, Formosa, Japan and other countries are not available.

† All students in Canada are privately financed and all those in the United

Kingdom are privately financed except where stated otherwise.

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