Door to being assertive

Ming Kei College 16 Oak Street Tai Kok Tsui, Kowloon PRINCIPAL Hui Chin-yim of Ming Kei College hopes his 'open door' policy, which enables students to see him without prior appointment, would prompt them to be assertive when confronting authority.

'My door is always open to students. If they want to discuss anything, they can just walk in. This is to encourage them to approach the highest authority with confidence when they have problems and make use of their bargaining skills. Another goal is to train them to be firm even in the presence of authority.' There were times when students wanted to set up a new interest club or needed funds to organise some activity, the principal said.

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