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EDUCATION
The Evening Institute offers different types of courses designed to make up education deficiencies and improve employment prospects. There are English classes ranging from elementary level to post- school certificate standards; teachers' classes for art, music, hand- work, woodwork, physical education and the teaching of English; post-primary extension classes providing an additional three-year training with a practical bias for those who do not anticipate further education at the secondary school level; and secondary school classes leading to the two school certificate examinations. Rural literacy classes and general background education classes provide fundamental and elementary education with special reference to adult needs and interests. Practical background education classes give adults an opportunity to learn woodwork, housecraft, sewing and knitting. A new middle school course for adults leading to the Chinese school certificate examination started in September. With the inception of this course there now exists for adults in Hong Kong a complete educational ladder leading from the literacy level up to post-secondary studies. The total number of classes is 727 in 70 locations in the rural and urban areas.
The Evening School of Higher Chinese Studies offers to holders of Chinese or English school certificates a three-year course in general arts, leading to a diploma issued by the Education Depart- ment. Subjects include Chinese literature, philosophy, sociology, English language and literature. Most of the students are teachers in the day time.
Education and recreation are combined at the 12 Adult Education and Recreation Centres, which provide a wide variety of recrea- tional, cultural and creative activities for developing a civic sense and personal fulfilment in communal activities. These range from music appreciation and physical education to group study of art, photography and dramatics. Civics talks are well attended and always arouse enthusiastic discussion.
The Department of Extra-Mural Studies of the University of Hong Kong provides about 200 courses for students. Some of the courses are conducted in Cantonese and Mandarin, though the majority are in English. Subjects vary from Oriental studies and a full range of liberal arts and language topics to economics, law and commercial subjects, and include a rapidly growing section
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