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EDUCATION

include Chinese literature, philosophy, sociology and English lan- guage and literature. Most of the students are primary school teachers.

At the 12 Adult Education and Recreation Centres, education and recreation are combined in activities ranging widely from music appreciation and physical education to group study of art, pho- tography and dramatics. Civics talks are well attended and always arouse lively discussion.

The Department of Extra-Mural Studies of the University of Hong Kong provided over 280 evening and day-time courses for adult students. During the period July 1966 to June 1967, 5,347 attended regular courses and 3,368 attended public lectures, seminars and conferences. Some of these courses are conducted in Cantonese and Mandarin but the majority are in English. Subjects vary from Oriental studies through a full range of liberal arts and language courses to economics, law and commerce, and include a rapidly growing section of vocational and professional courses leading to a number of qualifications, including the LLB of the University of London. A popular series of free public evening lectures on the Hong Kong economic scene was also given.

The Department of Extra-Mural Studies of the Chinese Univer- sity had an enrolment of almost 8,000 students during the period April 1966 to March 1967. It offered a total of 195 courses ranging from cultural subjects and topics of general interest to commercial courses. In addition, certificate courses in Chinese history, librarian- ship, computer programming and transistor technology were pro- vided in the autumn of 1967. The majority of the courses are con- ducted in Cantonese or Mandarin.

EXAMINATIONS

There are five local school examinations, one conducted by the Education Department, one each by the Hong Kong English and Chinese School Certificate syndicates, one by the University of Hong Kong and one by the Chinese University of Hong Kong.

The Secondary School entrance examination is a competitive examination to select pupils for places in government and aided secondary schools and for subsidized places in private secondary