大角咀にある鮮魚行学校が、火曜日に出された通達に基づき、9月1日付で中華基督教会基全小学と統合されることになった。
この57年の歴史を持つ学校は、香港における児童数の減少に伴い、次年度の小学1年生の受け入れ枠がゼロとされた15校のうちの1つであった。校長の施志勁氏は保護者宛ての書簡で、学校の名称や規模は変わるものの、生徒一人ひとりに対する愛情と責任は変わらないと誓った。この統合案は、2カ月前に出された勧告を経て教育局によって承認された。カリキュラムの調整や支援体制を説明するため、保護者向けの説明会が近日中に開催される予定である。
Fifteen Hong Kong public primary schools risk closure after being banned from running subsidised Primary One classes next year due to low enrolment, the highest number in recent years. Education Secretary Christine Choi Yuk-lin warned that more closures loom if operators refuse mergers. Primary One allocation participants dropped by 4000 from last year.
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The head of Hong Kong's Education University has urged school governing bodies to find a 'way out' amid dwindling student numbers. His comments follow an announcement two weeks ago by education authorities that 15 primary schools—a recent record high—cannot operate subsidised Primary One classes due to low enrolment. Lee stressed the need for collective wisdom to explore various solutions.
A subsidiary of China Resources (Holdings), CR Longdation, has acquired the four-star Hotel Cozi Oasis in Kwai Chung for HK$953 million and plans to convert it into student housing with about 900 beds. The deal, the largest hotel transaction of the year, comes amid rising demand following Hong Kong's increase of the non-local student cap to 50 percent.
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A Hong Kong school principal is facing online criticism after a video showed him arguing with two South Asian security guards in Singapore. Viewers are divided on whether the behaviour was rude or racially motivated.