Parents and advocates worry that school closures in Hong Kong, due to low enrollment, disproportionately affect students with special educational needs. They argue that currently struggling, smaller institutions often provide specialized care superior to better-funded ones.

The rising number of schools facing closure due to insufficient enrolment has raised concerns over the impact on students with special educational needs (SEN), with parents saying such at-risk institutions provided better care and instruction for their children than those whose survival is secure. Marcia Ng Mun-chi, co-founder and executive director of the Hong Kong Association for Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD), recently raised concerns following the Education Bureau’s...