11 Mar The Pearl Report: International School

HKTHK

回復 Shrimpiggy 的帖子

English is the international language today.  Expats consider all these factors and the lack of school openings is one of the big deterrents.

md23

iamfine 發表於 13-3-13 18:56
The University and Careers Office of ISF has just released an update on university offers for its 2n ...

Frankly, it sounds just ok. Perhaps they will get better in future years.

Shrimpiggy

原帖由 HKTHK 於 13-03-13 發表
回復 Shrimpiggy 的帖子

English is the international language today.  Expats consider all these fact ...

The root cause of this is the government is reluctant to give land to organizations to establish school or other NGO for no direct tax or levy purpose! If there's more land given to IS, I am sure that IS placement should not be an issue! Land is scarce but always go to property developers......don't believe there is no collusion....see how the ex CS and ex CE being charged or being investigated in connection with ....

Shrimpiggy

That's what "long hair" pointed out in this program.

HKTHK

回復 md23 的帖子

Just by virtue of legacy, it will get better over time.  The most interesting question to me is how much better will it be.

FattyDaddy

Shrimpiggy 發表於 13-3-13 22:23
Hk is problematic in Cost of living, pollution, language barrier, yes, all these factors matters when they should have considered before they come to HK! ...

I guess you should know that after 1997 many ex-pats have indeed left Hongkong, and fewer are interested in coming, for the very reasons you mentioned. For those who still naively dream of an "exotic Chinese adventure", they either opt for Singapore or China, the former for the timid ones and the latter for the more adventurous.

Shrimpiggy

原帖由 FattyDaddy 於 13-03-13 發表
I guess you should know that after 1997 many ex-pats have indeed left Hongkong, and fewer are intere ...

don't need to talk about Expats, many locals left Hk and many go to shanghai and Beijing in early 2000 in the hope of being the pioneers of China booms.  a question, why Expats prefers to go to China and Singapore? we are loosing the competitive edge thus less competitive expats deemed to come and the cost of living, pollution,  language barrier are minor considerations if they can have a package higher than in their homeland but lower in tax... ..

caa

Shrimpiggy 發表於 13-3-13 23:30
don't need to talk about Expats, many locals left Hk and many go to shanghai and Beijing in early 20 ...

Don't quite get what you are trying to say. Please could you write in Chinese?

Shrimpiggy

thank you to remind me my weakest in English.

caa

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I meant it. What do u mean by "less competitive expats deemed to come"? Do u mean they are eager or reluctant to come? I happen to know people who determined to leave HK for Singapore entirely due to kids' education and pollution concerns.

Shrimpiggy

no one will frankly tell you  that they can't go elsewhere...

21Ckid

For anyone who knows a lot of expat, you will know the only 2 cities they ever want to live in far east are Hong Kong and Tokyo. No matter how much they want to earn money in China, they want to be stationed in Hong Kong, however much travel they need to go to mainland. 99 out of 100 expats, if they were given choices.

Expats we really want or need (those earning millions, some in USD),  seldom had problems finding IS.

21Ckid

And the less capable expats, those who cannot change head office decision to station that department in Hk rather than in Singapore of Shanghai or Beijing, will then go to these cities.

21Ckid

I don't think the government or we as taxpayers should fund any IS (though i will take that route as well), because it is simply parents' choice. Most IS have lots of luxuries, swimming pool, low students-teacher ratio, big campus, etc against LS, and i can't see how any subsidies are justified.

And no one should worry about expats getting spaces in schools (except those with coloured skin, if i may add). The cases in TV shows are isolated ones. in particular these are low ranking employees mostly. The schools may not be as ideal as they like (sure everyone wants HKIS or GSIS) but they will get one. And most IS can easily expand, if they are willing to move out or expand out of the prestigeous HK island area.

FattyDaddy

21Ckid 發表於 13-3-14 01:00
For anyone who knows a lot of expat, you will know the only 2 cities they ever want to live in far east are Hong Kong and Tokyo ...

This may have been true back in the 80's and 90's, no comments on Tokyo, but Hongkong is no longer the same.

boyboy_mama

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Which school allows Chinese a, please advise.

caa

Though I know v few people, I happen to know people who had kids already studying in international schools HK but chose to transfer to Singapore because they were not satisfied with the schools in HK and there are v good international schools with long history in Singapore. These may be isolated cases though.

caa

UWC in Singapore has primary and secondary whereas only sixth form in HK. Tanglin Trust in Singapore has almost 90 years history and was named one of best British schools by Guardian. I think these are really good IS

shadeslayer

原帖由 caa 於 13-03-14 發表
UWC in Singapore has primary and secondary whereas only sixth form in HK. Tanglin Trust in Singapore ...

However, Singaporeans are not allowed to go to an IS. HK people should considered yourselves lucky.

caa

回復 shadeslayer 的帖子

That's true. But if they accept my kids I would really think about emigrating to Singapore. Just wonder why they have world class international schools with both good facilities and academic results while those in HK are either shabby, lack of facilities or lack of impressing academic results