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Hong Kong Eases School Merger Rules Amid Declining Student Enrollment

Hong Kong education authorities are relaxing enrollment rules for public secondary schools that merge, aiming to encourage consolidation due to falling student numbers. Merged schools will be exempt from submitting "survival plans" for three years, even if they don't meet student quotas.

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