Hong Kong public secondary schools can offer foreign languages to younger pupils
[South China Morning Post] - 01/22/2025
Government offering HK$250,000 in funding for each school to launch foreign language courses for Form One to Three from next academic year.
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[RTHK] - 22/01/2025
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[South China Morning Post] - 22/01/2025
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[South China Morning Post] - 22/01/2025
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[RTHK] - 22/01/2025
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[South China Morning Post] - 22/01/2025
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[South China Morning Post] - 22/01/2025
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