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RECREATION AND THE ARTS
One Hornby Trust Scholarship and 10 Hornby Trust Bursaries were awarded for training overseas in the teaching of English and for short English courses. Acting for the Sino-British Fellowship Trust, the council arranged six scholarships for post-graduate studies in Britain. The council also completed placing and travel arrangements for nine British Commonwealth fellows and scholars from Hong Kong going to Britain.
A new British Council Centre was set up in Wan Chai, in May, 1977, to accom- modate the administrative offices, the library and the English Language Teaching Institute. This new centre was officially opened by the Governor in April, 1978. The council is conducting English language courses at the centre, both for teachers of English and for students who wish to take part in the First and Proficiency Certificates Examinations of the Cambridge Local Examination Syndicate. A total of 17,000 students attended various courses during 1978 and special English courses also were arranged for some commercial firms.
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