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Peer reviewedPost, David – Sociology of Education, 1994
Reviews recent changes in Hong Kong's policy to extend free and compulsory education to the first three years of secondary schooling. Examines the consequences of this expansion and finds that the changes in public policy had a substantial impact on the ability of young people, especially girls, to go to secondary school, regardless of income.…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Compulsory Education, Educational Policy, Females
