In education in Hong Kong, this term is not mandatory. Most primary schools are two semesters; Some middle schools have two semesters and some have three semesters; Most universities have two semesters.

Primary and secondary schools in Hong Kong also have two long holidays, summer vacation and winter vacation. Generally speaking, Hong Kong has more holidays than the mainland, but the National Day holiday is not as long as the mainland. Christmas in Hongkong will include Easter and other holidays, but it is not the same as the New Year's winter holiday in Chinese mainland.

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Hong Kong has set up two-year senior high schools (Secondary Four and Secondary Five) to provide students with the most basic education before work; Set up two-year preparatory courses (Form 6 and Form 7) as the course preparation for students before entering the university.

Before the transfer of sovereignty in Hong Kong, most local mainstream middle schools were nominally English middle schools. Except China Chinese, China history and China literature, other subjects such as geography, mathematics and history are taught in English, but in fact they are bilingual. Only textbooks and notes are written in English, and teachers usually teach in Cantonese.

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