Some Hong Kong schools could be given the choice of switching back to teaching in English, 11 years after a "mother tongue" policy ordered them to teach in Chinese.
The proposal, which is before parliament, is aimed at improving English-language standards, which have fallen since Hong Kong ceased to be a British colony in 1997.
It would, if approved, give up to 80 schools where a large proportion of pupils are high-achievers the choice of teaching students in English. More...
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