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industries and firms the target figure was almost in sight at the end of the year.

The reader is directed to Chapter 18 for an account of research work in the University during 1959.

The Post-Secondary Colleges in Hong Kong are post-war institutions, the initial impetus to their establishment being the influx of students and university staffs from China during the years 1947-50. These colleges now help to satisfy the growing demand for higher education in the Chinese language.

A draft Ordinance for Post-Secondary Colleges was prepared during the year. The Bill has been framed to meet the needs of the colleges and to improve their status, as well as to assist them to achieve recognition at a higher level in the future. Post- Secondary College Grant Regulations were also drawn up to provide terms for financial assistance to the colleges, to ensure satisfactory conditions for staff, and to provide adequate financial control.-A Joint Establishment Board was set up in August 1959 to advise the Director of Education on the staffing of colleges, and to assist in assessing grants for establishments. A grant Colleges Diploma Board is also envisaged.

Scholarships. Twenty government scholarships, amounting to $36,500 a year and tenable at the University of Hong Kong, were awarded to six Arts, three Engineering, five Medical and six Science students on the results of the 1959 Hong Kong Matricu- lation Examination.

Thirty nine government bursaries, amounting to $110,500 a year and tenable at the University of Hong Kong, were awarded to Students in financial need, including five taking the Diploma course in Education, twenty one taking the Arts course and thirteen taking the Science course, to enable them to be trained as secondary school teachers. Nine government bursaries amount- ing to $17,400 a year were also awarded for the Social Study course at the University of Hong Kong for the purpose of training more social workers.

Thirteen government scholarships, amounting to $18,500 a year and twenty nine government bursaries amounting to $38,900 a year, tenable at Chinese post-secondary day colleges, were awarded to suitable students who passed the 1959 Hong Kong Chinese School Certificate Examination.

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