The number of Hong Kong semi-private schools applying for a tuition fee increase has dropped by more than a quarter against a year ago, with the sector attributing the decline partially to the sluggish economy.
A spokesman for the Education Bureau said on Friday that as of June it had received 40 applications from schools belonging to the direct subsidy scheme (DSS) to adjust tuition fees upwards, a 26 per cent decrease from the 54 recorded last year. The number has not been this low since…
