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EDUCATION

grammar schools, they prepare their pupils for the English School Certificate Examination and suitable candidates can continue their studies either in Form VI or at the Technical College. There are six government and four subsidized secondary technical schools with an enrolment of 5,544 pupils. A total of 21 private technical schools, with an enrolment of 3,850 pupils, mainly give trade training. The conversion of all government secondary modern schools to secondary technical schools was completed at the end of July, but there are 1,791 pupils in a subsidized secondary modern school.

There has been a steady increase in the number of pupils enrolled in all types of secondary schools held in day sessions. In September there were 165,999 such students compared with 150,026 in the previous year. During the school year 12,680 new secondary places were provided in new school buildings.

HIGHER EDUCATION

The University of Hong Kong was established in 1911 with endowments which have since been increased and a grant of land from the government, which also makes substantial recurrent and non-recurrent grants. In 1964-5 the government made capital grants of $2,243,924 and recurrent grants of $13,722,638 towards a total recurrent expenditure of $18,484,000.

Faculties and enrolments are: arts, 1,011; science, 325; medicine, 481; engineering and architecture, 318. The Institute of Oriental Studies has 37 language students, the education diploma and certificate courses 57 students, and the social study courses 31 students. Of this total of 2,203 students, 197 are part-time. Another 20 are external and 734 are women. Most of the undergraduates are Hong Kong Chinese, but many other nationalities are represent- ed, particularly from South-East Asian countries.

In May, 4,161 candidates entered for ordinary and advanced level subjects in the university's matriculation examination, of whom 1,134 fulfilled minimum requirements for entry. A total of 585 undergraduate places were available for new students in the current academic year. The number of full-time teaching posts (including demonstratorships and tutorships) during the year 1965–6 was 274. In addition, the Language School of the Institute of Oriental