Nurturing Talented Students

49. Our education system attaches great importance to raising education standards as well as helping students develop to their full potential. We want to train a large pool of talents for tomorrow's Hong Kong. Since 1999, the Government has approved the establishment of seven quality private schools and 24 Direct Subsidy Scheme schools. Subsidised schools with distinct characteristics or an outstanding performance record have been encouraged to join the Direct Subsidy Scheme.

50. It is expected that within three to five years our education system will become more flexible, with a more diversified curriculum offering a wider choice to students. We need to better nurture the various talents or exceptional abilities of students. This we can do by implementing curriculum reforms that accord better with a student's abilities and thus provide a more equitable learning environment.