Education
Prior to 1841, the territory we know today as Hong Kong was an extension of Imperial China for many centuries. The changes would come with the arrival of the British colonialization in 1841. At first Hong Kong's education came from Protestant and Catholic missionaries who provided social services. Italian missionaries began to provide boy-only education to British and Chinese youth in 1843.
Read more about this topic: Christianity In Hong Kong, Welfare and Social Services
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