Braemar Hill

25 Jun 2012

Ten-year-old Kaia Herbst, who goes by the Chinese name of Xu Kaili, shrugs it off lightly when asked if she finds learning Putonghua difficult. 'It's easier to write it than speak it,'' says the...

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Keeping it simple

25 Jun 2012

AP Advanced Placement Programme. AP courses are offered by many schools following American curricula to allow top students to earn university credits and help them secure places on competitive...

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Parents hit at mass sackings by school board

3 Oct 2011

The row over a boardroom coup at the prestigious Chinese International School has escalated as a group of disgruntled parents has started to raise questions about the mass sackings.

9:03PM

Students stole from school, court told

16 Aug 2011

Two students broke into the office of their school's vice-principal to steal cash and property, a court has heard.

Yeung Ka-ming, 17, and Hui Chak-pui, 16, broke into the office at...

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All talk and no action on the policy front

2 Apr 2010

As a gesture of its departure from positive non-intervention, the government has identified six key industries as new growth engines for Hong Kong's future development.

5:15PM

school news

18 Jan 2010

Chinese International School and Hong Kong Japanese School

More than 150 people took part in a walk from Braemar Hill to Victoria Park on December 12 as part of the Global Day of...

11:37AM

Opinion

The 1-2 punch heard around the world

5:37PM

Wang Xiangwei

Placating graduates a work in progress

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5:24AM

Hawkers don't need pollution index

A newspaper hawker operating next to a row of bus stops in a busy Causeway Bay street does not need the air pollution index to tell him how bad the air swirling around him is.

The...

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The List

Schools & Families

Study Canada: Canadian Education Centre secondary school seminar. Speaker: Ruth Ann Penny, Branksome Hall boarding school for girls, Toronto. CEC, Room 1216,...

10:30AM

Blind student wins first Passion for Life award

A blind Form 4 student was honoured by the Hong Kong Outstanding Students' Association yesterday with its first Passion for Life award.

9:42AM

Proud day for new university, but hecklers taunt Tsang

Chief Executive Donald Tsang Yam-kuen attended the renaming ceremony of Shue Yan University yesterday, marking the culmination of a 35-year struggle for the institution in becoming the city's...

6:22PM

Wedding anniversary gift gets top marks

Octogenarians Henry Hu Hung-lick and Chung Chi-yung celebrated their 61st wedding anniversary on November 12.

12:17PM

Help out and have some fun

There are many ways to have fun and support Operation Santa Claus in the next few days, so make your choice! (More details on all these events at osc.scmp.com)

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