Hong Kong education authorities will tighten the requirements for public secondary schools to continue operating as the student population declines by raising the minimum enrolment number and cutting some of the alternative options allowing them to survive starting in September. Members of the sector said on Tuesday they expected the new measures would speed up…
The number of Primary One pupils in Hong Kong will drop by 23 per cent over six years, education authorities have predicted, while announcing plans to tighten rules to make it harder for under-enrolled, government-funded schools to survive. Deputy Secretary for Education Ida Lee Bik-sai said on Wednesday that the number of Primary One students…
Hong Kong’s finance chief has crossed swords with lawmakers over the decision to axe a HK$2,500 (US$320) grant given annually to nearly 800,000 students, with the legislator for the educational functional constituency refuting the government’s claims the sector had been consulted over the move. At least four lawmakers expressed disapproval over the decision to scrap…
Hong Kong’s finance chief has crossed swords with lawmakers over the decision to axe a HK$2,500 (US$320) grant given annually to nearly 800,000 students, with the legislator for the educational functional constituency refuting the government’s claims the sector had been consulted over the move. At least four lawmakers expressed disapproval over the decision to scrap…
Hong Kong’s public secondary schools can breathe a sigh of relief for survival with a net increase of 10 Form One classes recorded this academic year, thanks to a baby boom in the Year of the Dragon in 2012 and an influx of children whose parents arrived from mainland China under talent schemes. But the…