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EDUCATION

courses for teachers of special schools and special classes. In addition, short courses on teaching of physically handicapped children and seminars on speech therapy in the classroom are given to teachers in ordinary schools, and lectures on the education of handicapped children are given to teachers under training in the colleges of educa- tion. The section directs a braille printing press which is operated by the Government Printer. This press prints all the Cantonese braille textbooks and supplies them to schools for the blind under government subsidy at one-tenth the actual cost. As a result schools for the blind can purchase braille books at almost the same cost as standard textbooks.

Plans to expand the facilities for handicapped children in special and ordinary schools are now being considered.

SECONDARY EDUCATION

There are five types of secondary schools: Anglo-Chinese grammar schools, Chinese middle schools, secondary technical schools, second- ary modern schools and pre-vocational schools. The 233 Anglo- Chinese grammar day schools have an enrolment of 184,651 pupils. They offer a five-year course in the usual academic subjects leading to the Hong Kong Certificate of Education (English) examination. Instruction is in English, and Chinese is taught as a second language. Successful certificate of education candidates may enter sixth forms for two years to prepare themselves for entrance to the University of Hong Kong or The Chinese University of Hong Kong. They may also study for the General Certificate of Education at both ordinary and advanced levels. In addition there are 33,269 pupils attending tutorial or evening classes where instruction in secondary level sub- jects, mainly English language, is offered.

The 108 Chinese middle day schools accommodate 51,142 pupils and offer a five-year course in the usual academic subjects leading to the Hong Kong Certificate of Education (Chinese) examination. Instruction is in Chinese, and English is taught as a second language. A number of Chinese middle schools also offer a one-year sixth form matriculation course to prepare students for entrance to The Chinese University of Hong Kong. For those who pass the certificate of education in English or Chinese, higher education is available at the colleges of education and the Technical College.

There are 13 secondary technical schools 12 of which offer a five- year course in English with Chinese taught as a second language. Eight of the schools are government, three are subsidised and two are private. Their total enrolment is 7,905. Like the Anglo-Chinese

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