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Hong Kong parents turn to summer school options in Asia amid soaring airfares
Hong Kong parents are shifting from traditional summer schools in Britain and North America to Asian alternatives due to rising airfares driven by the war in Iran. Applications for British summer schools fell by 35% this year, according to Samuel Chan Sze-ming of education consultancy Britannia StudyLink.
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