Zenith Kindergarten in Kowloon Tong
The kindergarten group accused of ousting well-established preschool Topkids in Tin Shui Wai by outbidding for its site and displacing 521 students has admitted to signing up pupils before the new site is registered with the Education Bureau.
Typical of Hong Kong education’s blatant commercialism, Zenith charged reservation fees of HK$660 for half-day classes and HK$1,150 for full-days from 160 parents who rushed to Zenith to apply for places after Topkids announced its imminent closure, despite doubling their rent to the landlord.
By law, kindergarten operators must register their premises and undergo a number of health and safety checks before accepting pupils.
Source: SCMP
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