https://www.scmp.com/rss/9707/feed en https://assets.i-scmp.com/static/img/icons/scmp-meta-1200x630.png https://www.scmp.com More than 10 years ago on this very page, I posed the question: "Are we losing our advantage in English?" Today, this is no longer a question; it is reality. The government's policy of mother-tongue education has produced a generation of students with less competence in English and, even more seriously, less impetus to learn about the outside world. In different ways, we are witnessing the consequences of this inward-looking turn. The use of English as a medium for communication has always been... https://www.scmp.com/comment/insight-opinion/article/1857974/hong-kong-must-change-how-english-taught-raise-standards?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/comment/insight-opinion/article/1857974/hong-kong-must-change-how-english-taught-raise-standards?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 14 Sep 2015 06:45:15 +0000 Economic fusion involving Hong Kong, Taiwan and the mainland is by now an old story. Investment from Hong Kong and Taiwan has fuelled the mainland's growth; in turn mainland markets and resources are making Hong Kong and Taiwan companies rich. The economies are complementary, not competitive. In the field of creative endeavour, however, Greater China has existed as three solitudes. That may be changing, as comparative literature don Zhang Longxi reports. I had my doubts before I went to see 18... https://www.scmp.com/article/439155/staging-precedent?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/article/439155/staging-precedent?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 23 Dec 2003 16:00:00 +0000 The July 1 mass demonstration was a true sign of the times, a clear indication of the discontent felt by people across all Hong Kong's social strata. It lodged a strong protest against the government's rush to pass the Article 23 legislation. As the Hong Kong Bar Association put it on Friday, the national security bill is widely perceived to be 'a real threat to the rights and freedoms of the residents of Hong Kong, in particular, to their freedom of political expression and of seeking... https://www.scmp.com/article/421102/peoples-right-know?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/article/421102/peoples-right-know?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 08 Jul 2003 16:00:00 +0000 Having taught at Peking University, Harvard and the University of California, I always thought that a college education was a four-year period of progression. When I came to Hong Kong, I was baffled to find a three-year system and a very different kind of higher education. I am sure Hong Kong students are just as intelligent and willing to learn as those elsewhere, but they are being short-changed. I am told they get an extra year in secondary school, which is supposed to be the equivalent... https://www.scmp.com/article/419118/students-need-four-years?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/article/419118/students-need-four-years?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 19 Jun 2003 16:00:00 +0000