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Direct linkTse, Thomas Kwan-choi – Education and Urban Society, 2008
School choice programs have proliferated around the world since the 1980s. Following this international trend, the Direct Subsidy Scheme (DSS) was launched in 1991 to revitalize Hong Kong's private school sector. DSS schools receive a similar subsidy per student to that received by aided schools, but they may charge fees and have greater control…
Descriptors: Private Schools, Rhetoric, Democracy, School Choice
Download full textCheung, Alan C. K.; Randall, E. Vance; Tam, Man-Kwan – International Journal of Educational Policy, Research, and Practice: Reconceptualizing Childhood Studies, 2005
This paper addresses the extent to which government policy has helped increase the number and diversity of private secondary schools in Hong Kong, which, in turn, has expanded the options for parental choice. Five indicators were selected to measure this objective. They are as follows: (1) Number of private schools and students enrolled; (2) Types…
Descriptors: Secondary Schools, Private Schools, Foreign Countries, Public Policy
