Home>News Center>Life
             
     

    Commuting to school: A Tale of Two Cities
    (China Daily)
    Updated: 2005-03-21 08:39

    An interesting phenomenon is emerging at the Shenzhen/Hong Kong border.

    Thousands of children from Shenzhen are flocking across to school, to be educated in a city they do not live in.

    The youngsters are going to Hong Kong for what their parents say a better education.

    Other children are being sent to private schools in Shenzhen which are similar to Hong Kong schools.

    Each morning at 6 am, 11-year-old Fan Weimin gets up from his bed in Shenzhen. After getting ready and eating breakfast, he waves goodbye to his mother at 7 am at the Luohu Checkpoint.

    After passing a series of exit procedures at the Passport-check Office, Fan gets on a school bus on the other side of the Luohu bridge and sets off to school in Hong Kong as usual.

    Around 4 pm, Fan's mother returns to the Luohu Bridge to collect him and take him home.

    This has been the routine for Fan, the son of a Hong Kong businessman, for two years. Fan, who has a Hong Kong residency permit, is one of nearly 3,000 children who live in Shenzhen and commute to Hong Kong for their education via the Luohu bridge, according to a local government survey. The morning scene is quite unique.

    Most of the children are from families consisting of a Hong Kong father and a mainland mother. The latter does not usually have the legal right to live in Hong Kong.

    Some of the parents are Hong Kong people who have businesses and houses in Shenzhen where everyday prices and house prices are far cheaper than in Hong Kong.

    But they still send their children away to school in Hong Kong each day, as they think the quality of education there is better than in Shenzhen.

    Hong Kong's advanced education system has better English results and many courses recognized internationally. A former primary school student in Shenzhen, Fan said he prefers his school in Hong Kong where he receives less homework and the teachers are nicer to him.

    It is more expensive to go to school in Shenzhen than in Hong Kong. Hong Kong offers nine years of free education, including some expenses like books and travel.

    The quality of the State education in Shenzhen means some parents are willing to pay for private schools in the city to ensure a decent education instead of sending their children to Hong Kong.

    According to a survey by the Shenzhen Education Studies Institution published in the Southern Metropolis News, of 2,339 pupils with Hong Kong residency permits who actually reside in Shenzhen and also go to school there, 41 per sent of parents are willing to send the child to a private Shenzhen school which has the same education system as in Hong Kong and provides Hong Kong approved certificates.



    Earth Vision opens in Japan
    Diving prince Tian Liang's new fling revealed in hot kiss
    Jay Chow's 'Snail' recommended as patriotic
      Today's Top News     Top Life News
     

    Rice reaffirms US observes one-China policy

     

       
     

    Mine gas explosion kills 60 in Shanxi

     

       
     

    Sudan 1 found in 3 more KFC menu items

     

       
     

    Japanese earthquake kills 1, injures 381

     

       
     

    Annan unveils sweeping UN reforms

     

       
     

    Commuting to school: A Tale of Two Cities

     

       
      Commuting to school: A Tale of Two Cities
       
      US parents keep greater control on kids' online deeds
       
      Brain-damaged woman's feeding tube removed
       
      Japan:No compensation for Chinese 'comfort women'
       
      Where is love?
       
      Bjork: You Ask The Questions
       
     
      Go to Another Section  
     
     
      Story Tools  
       
      Feature  
      Chen Ning Yang, 82, to marry a 28-year-old woman  
    Advertisement
             
    亚洲人成无码网站| 佐佐木明希一区二区中文字幕| 久久99中文字幕久久| 久久久久无码精品国产不卡| 天堂网在线最新版www中文网| 国产亚洲3p无码一区二区| 国产精品无码无卡无需播放器| 伊人蕉久中文字幕无码专区| 无码国内精品久久人妻麻豆按摩| 亚洲一区AV无码少妇电影☆| 中文字幕av在线| 亚洲午夜福利精品无码| 狠狠噜天天噜日日噜无码| 亚洲综合无码AV一区二区| 久久亚洲精品中文字幕三区| 亚洲Av无码乱码在线znlu| 人妻中文字系列无码专区| 红桃AV一区二区三区在线无码AV| 欧美精品中文字幕亚洲专区| 亚洲不卡无码av中文字幕| 精品无码国产一区二区三区AV | 无码精品国产dvd在线观看9久| 亚洲国产精品无码久久久久久曰| 精品无码一区在线观看| 无码人妻少妇久久中文字幕蜜桃| 久久久久久国产精品无码下载| 最近免费中文字幕大全免费| 美丽姑娘免费观看在线观看中文版 | 中文精品无码中文字幕无码专区| AV无码人妻中文字幕| 熟妇人妻中文字幕| 久久中文字幕精品| 人妻中文无码久热丝袜| 中文字幕亚洲乱码熟女一区二区| 无码国产成人午夜电影在线观看| a级毛片无码兔费真人久久| 国产亚洲精品a在线无码| 久久无码精品一区二区三区| 人妻少妇精品无码专区动漫| 久久精品中文无码资源站| 人妻少妇久久中文字幕一区二区|