Education in Hong Kong, Pre-1841 to 1941: Fact and OpinionTo reflect the development and history of education in Hong Kong, the author has collected a wide range of fascinating and illuminating material from different sources, and, wherever appropriate, has included his own commentaries. The book will be a valuable source of reference for educationalists and others who are interested in the development of education in Hong Kong. |
Contents
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Chapter Two Education in PreColonial Hong Kong ?184118601898 | 87 |
Chapter Three Variations on a Missionary Theme 184165 | 139 |
Chapter Four Consolidation Conflict and Control 18651913 | 195 |
Chapter Five Enlargement and Vernacularization 191441 | 341 |
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Page 36 - When I was a child of seven years old, my friends, on a holiday, filled my pocket with coppers. I went directly to a shop where they sold toys for children ; and, being charmed with the sound of a whistle, that I met by the way in the hands of another boy, I voluntarily offered and gave all my money for one.
Page 21 - It is quite impossible for me to describe my emotions when looking for the first time on a class of new pupils. They differ in features as much as others, but there is usually almost a universal expression of passive inanity pervading them. The black but staring, glassy eye, and open mouth, bespeak little more than stupid wonder gazing out of emptiness.