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early newspapers of South China and Hong Kong; and the Times newspaper from 1900 to 1965. Projects are in hand to microfilm a wider range of local newspapers and to build up the collection.

On average, the City Hall library issues 39,000 books a month while the Kowloon public library issues 26,500. During the year under review a total of 822,375 books were issued.

Expansion plans for the libraries are being considered as it is becoming increasingly difficult, in terms of service points, book- stock and staff, to satisfy the growing public demand.

The Colonial Secretariat library houses 10,472 volumes. These include many government publications, books written especially about Hong Kong (including publications by local authors); ref- erence books on such subjects as public administration, sociology, economics and political science; and standard works on the history of the Commonwealth and of the countries of South-East Asia. Apart from being a departmental reference library, it is a useful source for research workers in matters concerning Hong Kong and is available to members of the public by arrangement.

BRITISH COUNCIL

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Two events of artistic importance were contributed by the British Council during the year-a dramatic portrayal of G. B. Shaw by Max Adrian, and performances of horn concertos with the Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra by Barry Tuckwell of the London Symphony Orchestra.

The Council's educational activities continued at a high level. Six post-graduate scholarships were awarded; three scholarships and one grant-in-aid were arranged for the Sino-British Fellowship Trust; a bursary was awarded to a youth leader. Many student enquiries on education in Britain were dealt with in co-operation with the Education Department.

Welfare arrangements for students arriving in Britain continued and more than 1,000 students were met on arrival in London. Two one-day 'Introduction to Britain' courses, held in the summer, were attended by 120 students.

The Council's adviser in English language teaching, who is on secondment to the Education Department, conducted several