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HONG KONG ANNUAL REPORT
127 pupils at Anglo-Chinese secondary schools and thirty three at the Special Classes Centre were assisted in their matriculation studies by maintenance grants amounting to $10,830 a month. The Special Classes Centre exists to prepare selected students who have passed the Hong Kong Chinese School Certificate Examination for entry to the University of Hong Kong.
Higher Studies Overseas. The British Universities Selection Committee appointed by His Excellency the Governor interviews, selects and recommends students who wish to be placed in universities or other institutions of higher education in the United Kingdom. The Students' Branch of the Colonial Office and the Hong Kong Students' Unit in London arrange the placing of these students. The Director of Hong Kong Students in London and his assistant are also responsible for arranging the reception and accommodation of students on arrival, and for advising them on educational or personal problems during their stay in Great Britain.
On 30th September 1959, 1,687 Hong Kong students, the majority of them private students, were known to be pursuing higher studies in the United Kingdom, and a table showing the main category of courses being taken is given at Appendix XIII, Figures for Hong Kong students in other countries are not available.
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From October 1958 to September 1959, 311 students are known to have left for the United Kingdom and the Irish Republic for further studies. This number includes students going for pre- university and nursing courses. During the same period 192 students left for Canada, 665 for Australia and many others for the United States to continue their studies.
Hong Kong House, a residential hostel and social centre for Hong Kong students in London, is controlled by a Board of Governors responsible to the Hong Kong Government. The House, which has accommodation for about 80 students, receives financial support from the Government.
Local Examinations. The Education Department conducts the following local examinations each year:
The Hong Kong School Certificate
The Hong Kong Chinese School Certificate The Joint Primary 6 Examination.
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