Question 12
Reply by the Hon. Michael Leung, JF, Director of Education, to a Legislative Council Question by the Hon. Chan Ying-lun
on 23 January 1985
Question:
Can Government inform this Council whether action is being taken to monitor private tutorial schools and whether complaints have been received from the public on malpractices involving these institutes?
sir,
The Education Department registers all schools
falling within the ambit of the Education Ordinance.
Private tutorial classes are included if they fall within
the definition of a school in the Ordinance, which is an institution, organisation or establishment which provides education for twenty or more persons during any one day, whether or not at the same time.
All registered schools are supervised by the Department through regular inspections. This includes the investigation of any complaints received and remedial action
required.
Private tutorial schools do not form a special category under the Education Ordinance. Complaints involving private tutorial classes have been received from time to
time. However, the great majority of them have been found
to fall outside the ambit of the Ordinance.