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World War) were re-accorded full academic recognition by the Council of the Institute of Electrical Engineers.

FURTHER EDUCATION OVERSEAS

The Students' Branch of the Colonial Office and the Hong Kong Students' Office in London undertake the responsibility of placing students who seek further education in Universities and other institutions in Britain. The adviser to Hong Kong students and his two assistants are also responsible for meeting and arranging accommodation for students on arrival, and for helping them with their educational and personal problems. Advice and help are also given to students by the British Council.

From 1st October 1960 to 30th September 1961, the Education Department dealt with 406 applications for educational courses and 217 applications for nursing courses in Britain. During the same period 434 students are known to have left Hong Kong for Britain and the Republic of Ireland for further study and at the end of September 1961, Hong Kong students in Britain numbered 1,774. A table in Appendix VI shows the main categories of their courses. The numbers of Hong Kong students known to have left for the USA, Canada and Australia for further studies are 1,038, 169 and 977 respectively.

Government maintains Hong Kong House in London as a residential and social centre for Hong Kong students. The House is controlled by a Board of Governors responsible to the Govern- ment and provides hostel accommodation for almost 80 students. Recreational facilities include table tennis, billiards, radio-gramo- phone, television, a photographic dark room and a library. The main lounge provides ample room for dances, concerts and general social activities. The full address of this residential and social centre for Hong Kong men and women studying in the United Kingdom is: Hong Kong House, 74, Lancaster Gate, London, W2. Telephone: AMBASSADOR 3056.

ADULT EDUCATION

Adult Education is provided by the Education Department in the Evening Institute (enrolment of 13,800), the Technical College Evening Department (7,113), the Evening School of Higher Chinese