Hong Kong schools see ‘crazy’ surge in number of applications from mainland Chinese pupils

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HONG KONG : Hong Kong public secondary schools have reported a surge in the number of pupils seeking in-year admissions from mainland China in recent months, and one district has declared a “full house” with some having to turn away most applicants referred by education authorities.

Chan King-tat, the principal of Pok Oi Hospital Tang Pui King Memorial College and chairman of the Yuen Long District Secondary School Heads Association, said his school was also told by education authorities to admit three pupils from across the border. But Chan explained his institution could only admit one of the three referrals, as the academic performance of two was “not good enough”.

The children of successful applicants are eligible to enrol in Hong Kong public schools free of charge. “Our in-year application this year has doubled, jumping from around 70 last year to 140 this year,” he said. “But we could admit eight of them at most.”

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