I do have reservation about the accuracy of the 'news'. I never heard there's "grouping of 12" for the interview process. It can't even be qualified as a 'hearsay' report as the columnist seemed to have made little effort in doing a background check.
Please bear in mind, expenses on student not only the monthly tution fees; but also, the lunch boxes charges, transportation, private tutor, after school activities, learn this and learn that.
Be frank, school fee we can have waiver under DSS, but not all the other expenses.
That period of time, most ppl not yet felt or experienced the pain of the current financial turmoil, don't forget in HK the layoff of the major banks only started in Nov, but gradually it became wo ...