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How Hong Kong’s non-Chinese-speaking ethnic minority pupils can benefit from targeted government budget support
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The 2018-19 Hong Kong budget has earmarked HK$500 million for a steering committee under the chief secretary to strengthen support for ethnic minorities and enhance collaboration within the government.
Hong Kong Unison suggests that part of the HK$500 million be used to develop a systematic Chinese curriculum and make such teaching materials widely available to non-Chinese-speaking (NCS) students. The government should also inform the public about the structure and accountability of the steering committee and how ethnic minorities will be consulted on the formulation or revision of policies.
The budget also proposed an additional recurrent expenditure of HK$2 billion to achieve quality education on initiatives such as enhancing the professional development of teachers and strengthening support for kindergartens.
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