PolyU Library
Journal Call no.AP8.W56
AuthorVeloo, Betsy May.
Article TitleCrossing the border, but not the language barrier : schooling for young immigrants inadequate / Betsy May Veloo.
Is Part OfWindow ; v.4, no.26, 7 Jul 1995, p.10-11, illus.
AbstractComing to Hongkong to join their resident parents, is a dream come true for most of the mainland children who enter the territory under the daily-quota settlement programme. However, they may soon find themselves floundering in an education system, where few understand what they say, and often fails to adequately provide for their special needs.