2 primary schools in Hong Kong scheduled to merge because of falling enrolment
- Eastern district’s Salvation Army Ann Wyllie Memorial School and Salvation Army Centaline Charity Fund School earmarked for merger
- Religious organisation confirms merger plans to Post, but says no details will be released until proposal approved by Education Bureau
Two schools run by the Hong Kong branch of the Salvation Army are to merge – the first in the primary sector since officials appealed for educational institutions to consider joining forces because of falling enrolment, the Post has learned.
The Salvation Army in Hong Kong and Macau confirmed on Thursday it planned to merge schools in Chai Wan, in Eastern district.
The district has the highest proportion of elderly people in the city and a declining number of young children.
“The detailed merger plan will be announced after Education Bureau approval,” the religious organisation said. “We are not in the position to supply further information at this point in time.”
Sources said the schools earmarked for merging were the Salvation Army Ann Wyllie Memorial School and the Salvation Army Centaline Charity Fund School.