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Hong Kong’s ethnic minority parents have access to more school information than before
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I refer to the letter from Phyllis Cheung of Hong Kong Unison (“Hong Kong’s ethnic minority parents are battling information gap on schools”, June 7).
The Hong Kong government is committed to encouraging and supporting the early integration of non-Chinese-speaking students into the community, including facilitating their adaptation to the local education system and mastery of the Chinese language. The Education Bureau has stepped up support for non-Chinese-speaking students from the 2014/15 school year, to facilitate their effective learning of the Chinese language and the creation of an inclusive learning environment in schools.
We encourage parents of non-Chinese-speaking students to arrange for their children to study in schools with an immersive Chinese-language environment as early as possible.
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To assist such parents in choosing schools, information on school admissions is published in English and the major ethnic minority languages, as well as in Chinese. Dedicated briefing sessions with simultaneous interpretation services are held for parents of non-Chinese-speakers.
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The bureau also encourages schools to invite parents to visit their premises to learn more about the schools before making their choices.
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