The government has drawn up a new administrative regulation enabling students of schools in Hengqin run by Macau organisations to fully enjoy the Macau government’s free education.
Secretary for Administration and Justice André Cheong Weng Chon and Education and Youth Development Bureau (DSEDJ) Director Kong Chi Meng made the announcement during a press conference at Government Headquarters on Friday.
A school with kindergarten and primary school classes at the Macau New Neighbourhood (MNN) residential estate on Zhuhai’s Hengqin island, run by Macau’s Hou Kong Middle School, will start operating in the upcoming 2024/25 academic year.
The school, officially known as Hengqin School Affiliated to Hou Kong Middle School, accepts students who are Macau, Hong Kong and Taiwan residents, or those holding foreign nationality.
Cheong said on Friday that after considering that a school run by a Macau organisation in Hengqin will start operating in the upcoming 2024/25 academic year, the government has drawn up the new administrative regulation, enabling its students to fully enjoy Macau’s free education.
This undated handout photo released by Macau Urban Renewal Limited (MUR) early this month shows a part of the primary school in the Macau New Neighbourhood (MNN) residential estate in Hengqin.
Secretary for Administration and Justice André Cheong Weng Chon (right) and Education and Youth Development Bureau (DSEDJ) Director Kong Chi Meng look on during Friday’s Executive Council press conference at Government Headquarters. – Photo courtesy of TDM
