Videos in English, Hindi and Nepali help Hong Kong’s ethnic minorities understand city’s education system
- NGO rolls out explainers in bid to overcome challenges from low level of Chinese language ability in segments of local community
An NGO has rolled out video explainers in three languages to help ethnic minorities navigate Hong Kong’s education system.
Unison said many of the city’s ethnic minorities only had a low level of Chinese language ability, leading to obstacles in further studies, employment and access to social services.
“From our outreach and daily contacts with ethnic minorities, we find that some of them are not familiar with the local education system or school application procedures,” the group said. “Minority parents find it hard to navigate the system due to language barriers and difficulty accessing information.”
To empower the parents to make informed decisions about their children’s education, Unison on Thursday launched the first series of its kind titled “You, Your Child and School”. The series contains six videos in three languages: English, Urdu/Hindi and Nepali.
The series explains to parents the basics of the Hong Kong education system as well as the application procedures for kindergartens and primary schools.
“This is the time when parents do have to look for schools,” executive director Phyllis Cheung Fung-mei said. “We hope this is timely so parents know where to get information.”
