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Written by: Chen Jingqi
2020-05-23 23:51
Last update date: 2020-05-23 23:51Hong Kong has caused a lot of disturbances one after another recently. Among them, the DSE History Section has a question about Sino-Japanese relations, which led to the examination and assessment bureau finally announcing the test questions; It is expected that after the vote, the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress will be authorized to start the legislative work, which will be listed in Annex III of the Basic Law. The relevant legislation will be implemented in Hong Kong as soon as August.
Some college advisors said that the past situation is currently a low season for enquiry for enrollment. However, due to the recent political environment and academic issues, enquiries for enrollment have increased sharply in recent days. . Another director of further education revealed that during the enquiry, some parents once said that "the faster the better, the better", so earlier this year, they also assisted students to transfer to foreign countries.
The National People's Congress opened on Saturday (22nd), and the "Hong Kong version of the National Security Law" was included in the agenda. After voting for the legislation of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress, Annex III of the Basic Law will be published and implemented in Hong Kong. (Profile picture)
Parents inquired for further education in Thailand after severe European epidemic
Regarding recent enquiries on further studies, Chen Siming, the founder of the College of Continuing Education, said that based on the current political environment, economic factors and academic freedom, I believe that studying in Hong Kong will cause some pressure. He pointed out that in the past, this period was the low season for enquiries about higher education, but the number of enquiries received recently increased sharply, and once described "from 7 o'clock in the morning to the phone to the evening, the number of enquiries on the 4th and 5th is equal to 1 to 2 Monthly inquiries. "
Chen Siming continued that parents mainly inquired about the progress of studies in the UK, and also had questions about receiving studies in Australia and Canada. However, due to the severely affected epidemic in Europe and the high barriers to higher education in the United Kingdom, the number of inquiries to Thailand has recently increased. Chen explained that there are well-known traditional international schools in the UK, such as the Harrow International School in Thailand. The entrance fee threshold is relatively low, about 300,000 Hong Kong dollars a year, which is 100,000 yuan cheaper than the UK, so many parents will also consider it.
Chen Siming, the founder of the British Sense Education Center, said that in response to a series of recent situations, overseas enquiries for further studies have exploded. (Profile picture / photo by Wu Weihao)
Chen Siming said that the Harrow International School of Thailand also provided special arrangements for the situation in Hong Kong, saying that if the outbreak of the epidemic is eased, once the local customs clearance measures in Europe are relaxed, Hong Kong students who have already entered the school can drop out at any time and receive a certain amount of withdrawal Arrangement.
Some parents hope that their children will go abroad “as fast as possible.”
Yao Daheng, the director of Hopeland Academic progression, also said that enquiries for further education have soared recently, which is 20 to 30% more than before. Yao pointed out that since the social incident last year, many parents have received enquiries about overseas studies, but in response to the outbreak, there have been signs of decline in February and March this year, but the situation has changed recently, and many British schools have promised that if this year 9 The school was unable to open in May and was able to go through the refund procedures, so many parents have already signed up for their children, and some even said that "the sooner the better," he revealed that he also assisted in handling individual transfers to local students earlier this year.
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