Journal Call no. | AP8.V37 |
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Author | Au, Christine. |
Article Title | New immigrants : compulsory education not compulsory for immigrants / Christine Au. |
Is Part Of | Varsity ; no.38, Dec 1997, p.22, illus. |
Abstract | According to the 9-year compulsory education system, every school-aged child in Hong Kong is entitled to a place in school. However, the entitlement does not apply to some 64,000 Mainland immigrant children. The article features the problems they encounter in finding a place in school and in learning English. |