Education in Hong Kong

ESF fees could rise 20pc as subsidy phases out

8 May 2013

Fees for new students entering the English Schools Foundation from 2016 could be more than 20 per cent higher as the government phases out its decades-old subsidy for the foundation. The change is...

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International school sites still needed

5 May 2013

My colleagues and I at the Harbour School appreciate the Education Bureau's efforts to address the shortage of international school placements in Hong Kong through the recent allocation exercise...

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Young fear lack of money will hold them back from middle-class dream

1 May 2013

The education system may need an overhaul to improve opportunities for those stuck in a lower class life, an education researcher suggested after a survey found widespread pessimism among young...

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Hong Kong tops the class in confused policymaking

28 Apr 2013

In Hong Kong's more recent history, there is no better illustration of bureaucratic myopia and confusion of policy objectives than the government's proposal, announced by the financial secretary...

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Troubled England has much to learn from HK's curriculum reforms

15 Apr 2013

There seems to be two ways of reforming the education system. The first is to listen to the views of those who have an interest in what goes on in schools: parents, students, employers and, of...

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Letters to the Editor, April 8, 2013

8 Apr 2013

It would seem on the surface that all Hong Kong students receive the same education, but there are wide disparities - and the stories of the two students in your article are a good example.

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Opinion

Tom Holland

Worrying economic parallels between China and India

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Howard Winn

Elsie Leung caught up in Rusal's byzantine politics

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We cannot afford to spurn economic dividend from inclusive education

The appointment of a retired government stalwart as Equal Opportunities Commissioner raised a few eyebrows. Former health minister Dr York Chow Yat-ngok did not endear himself initially to those...

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Don't deny students in need the benefits of small-class teaching

The administration of Donald Tsang Yam-kuen introduced small-class teaching in Hong Kong's primary schools several years ago, yet the current government seems to be resisting the same approach in...

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Hong Kong must foster the global campuses of the future

The global economy demands employees who can work comfortably together in multinational teams. It is critical that young people possess the tolerance and understanding of different perspectives to...

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John Tsang lacks budgetary vision for better education in Hong Kong

For policymakers, the question often arises, should policy dictate budgets or should budgets dictate policy? For natural-born political leaders, the former is axiomatic. For Hong Kong policymakers...

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Letters to the Editor, March 9, 2013

My father is a dementia patient who cannot recognise people or his surroundings. As we never let him hold any cash or an Octopus card, we have discovered a disturbing fact; Hong Kong's public...

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EDUCATION

Mainland students may see ban on studying at foreign institutions lifted

Hong Kong is considering easing an old rule that bars mainland students from entering a full-time programme with an overseas institution while in the city.

The change would be part of an...

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