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Government and four subsidized secondary technical schools with an enrolment of 2,330, and 17 private technical schools with an enrolment of 2,446 which mainly give trade training.

Secondary Modern Schools. There are five secondary modern schools. The first two were started in 1960. Four are now operating fully with three forms, while one which began in 1961 recently added an extension providing wood and metal workshops, a science laboratory and other special rooms. The secondary modern schools provide a three-year course of secondary education with a practical bias leading either to direct entry to apprenticeships or employ- ment, or to further technical or vocational training. The total enrolment in these schools is 3,850.

Special Classes Centre. This provides instruction in English for pupils who have passed the Hong Kong Chinese school certificate and wish to enter the University of Hong Kong. Fifty-nine students are enrolled.

POST-SECONDARY EDUCATION

The Technical College opened the 1962-3 session in September with record enrolment figures of 828 full-time students and -8,221 students in part-time and evening classes. This was an overall increase of 981 students. The college comprises departments of building, mechanical and production engineering, mathematics and science, commerce, textiles, electrical and telecommunications engineering, and navigation (with marine engineering). It provides full-time courses leading to its own diplomas and to the associate membership examinations of many British professional institutions such as the Institutions of Mechanical, Electrical and Structural Engineers, the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors, the Institute of Builders and the Textile Institute. Students are also prepared for the examinations of the Australian Society of Accountants and the City and Guilds of London Institute. The standard required for entry to full-time classes is the Hong Kong school certificate and applicants outnumber the places available by about five to one. Instruction is in English except in a few evening classes.

Part-time day and evening courses leading to the college ordinary and higher certificate, and to the City and Guilds of London Institute qualifications, provide instruction in mechanical,