Tutorial colleges may help with exam preparation, but for savvy students looking to brush up on their English skills, an online English blog is proving to be more useful.
The blog belongs to former English teacher Siu Hoi-yat, whose special approach to English has made him popular with students.
In fact so popular is the blog that despite it being in Cantonese, it was named Best Education Blog at last year's Blog Awards, organised by China Times in Taiwan.
Mr Siu said the idea for the blog came about when his students asked him how they were going to continue learning English when he moved to study in Britain last year.
Mr Siu graduated with a degree in law from University of Hong Kong, but he did not become a lawyer. Instead, he became an English teacher.
'Unlike other subjects, you can't get good marks in English by learning everything by heart,' said Mr Siu, who has developed his some interesting teaching methods.
'To improve your English, it's better to put yourself in an English context, and listen and speak more.'