Born in Hong Kong but living on the mainland: for the city’s cross-border commuter schoolchildren, obstacles to development remain

For around three years, social worker Alex Lui Lap-shan has been trying to get a teenager to return to school in Hong Kong after dropping out when in Primary Six.But because of the teen’s special situation – as a Hong Kong-born child living in Shenzhen with his mainland Chinese mother and older brother – Lui’s hands are tied.“When I visited him at home, the child locked himself in his room,” the Hong Kong social worker says.Lui adds that the single mother is not always contactable and often…

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Peace Chiu For around three years, social worker Alex Lui Lap-shan has been trying to get a teenager to return to school in Hong Kong after dropping out when in Primary Six.But because of the teen’s special situation – as a Hong Kong-born child living in Shenzhen with his mainland Chinese mother and older brother – Lui’s hands are tied.“When I visited him at home, the child locked himself in his room,” the Hong Kong social worker says.Lui adds that the single mother is not always contactable and often… https://ift.tt/eA8V8J June 08, 2019 at 02:00AM