(Hong Kong Comprehensive News) The low birth rate of Hong Kong and the trend of immigration, the school -age population has continued to decrease, and local schools face the crisis of lack of incomplete students.
Comprehensive Hong Kong Sing Tao Daily reported on Saturday (September 3) that the latest published 2022 primary school overview shows that according to the calculation of about 534 primary schools in Hong Kong, about 11 % of primary schools must be reduced, and a total of 63 schools have subtracted in primary school.Do not wait one or three classes, and five schools have two classes.
Zhu Guoqiang, a member of the education community of the Hong Kong Legislative Council, believes that the tide of shrinking class is affected by the three major factors, including the issue of immigration, aging population, and long -term failure to clear the customs.He said that the reduction of the class was expected, but the situation was worrying. There was a crisis of "killing schools" and it would also fight the morale of teachers.He believes that the Hong Kong Government has long -term absorbing students in the Greater Bay Area and dealing with the aging of the population.
The Hong Kong Education Bureau said that the 6 -year -old school -age population will be reduced from about 58,000 people this year to about 48,000 in 2027. The students' population continues to decline in structural decline in the future, rather than temporarily fluctuating.
The Hong Kong Education Bureau said that it cannot take the temporary maintenance status as a transitional measure. It will discuss with the academic community to study and consolidate and integrate school resources.Essence
