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1 Christian Schools in Chinese Culture—Hong Kong Scenario
GCSC Geneva, 2012

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3 Comparison China --- 9,597,000 sq km with a population of about 1.3 billions Hong Kong --- 1,100 sq km with a population of about 7.0 millions

4 Chinese Culture Confucius (Confucianism) Mencius (Mengzi)

5 Schooling in Chinese Culture
Confucian teaching Communist ideology Mission/religious schools emerged in the late and after Ching Dynasty

6 Characteristics Schooling for upward mobility
Academic performance is no. 1 Competitive and students under great pressure Character building Political propaganda, Mainland China

7 Christian Schools in China Is it Possible???

8 Hong Kong

9 Hong Kong Scenario

10 History Borrowed Land, British Colony
Returned to China on July 1, 1977 Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Western Style with Chinese Culture Characteristics

11 Schooling in Hong Kong Over 1200 kindergartens, from age 3 to 5
About 800 primary schools About 400 secondary schools 8 public funded universities, one with Baptist background; two private universities, one performing art academy; 6 private tertiary institutes offering approved degrees

12 Types of Schools All kindergartens are private, can opt for government fee subsidy paid for parents Primary and secondary schools are divided into Government schools Fully aided schools Direct subsidy schools Private independent schools International schools

13 Schools small in physical size

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15 Christian Influence in schooling
Nearly half of the kindergartens, primary and secondary schools are either operated by Catholic or Protestant (Christian denominations, churches or groups)--- 50% and 50% Most “Christian schools” do not have all Christian teachers --- Church/religious and Evangelical Christian schools

16 Christian Schools in Hong Kong
Christian schools have a good reputation Not difficult to find Christian teachers, many Christians believe that being teachers have great opportunity to spread the gospel

17 Emphasis of spiritual dimension, character building and academic excellence---holistic
Many young people become Christians in Christian schools A good opportunity to reach out to non-Christian parents Support to Christian families

18 Christian schools (including church/religious schools) are very independent and divided. It is difficult to gather them together . Christian Schools Association X

19 Christian Teachers’ Training
Research Institute for Christian Education (RICE) offers training for Christian teachers in Christian schools education. Founded by Schools for Christ Foundation which is founded by Dr Paul Pang, now also the President of RICE

20 Challenges in the Future
More Christian teachers will be trained in Christian school education We don’t know for how long can schools maintain the status quo

21 The essence of Christianity is fundamentally contradictory to Communism
The impact of secularization, even among Christians


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