EDUCATION REFORMS in Hong Kong have left many students and parents confused.
Increases in university tuition will put a strain on families as parents try to find money to pay the government's proposed $50,000 tuition fee for four years - an amount that far exceeds the $8,750 it currently costs to study Form Seven (which will instead be replaced by the fourth year at university).
Many say that this extra year at university will improve students' overall development.
Some may argue that the United States has adopted such an education system to great effect.
Hong Kong's new venture sounds perfect on paper, but I have doubts about effectiveness.
Students need to be given more opportunities to explore, but forcing an extra year of university on them is not going to help.