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【明報專訊】THE ENGLISH SCHOOLS FOUNDATION (ESF) has revealed its talks with the government may take a favourable turn. It is optimistic that its funding (which has been frozen at $280 million a year for twelve years) will go up to $400 million a year and expects that to be finalised by September next year.

ESF schools are reluctant to join the Direct Subsidy Scheme. In fact, if they do so, they will have to operate under the local school system and, as a result, lose much of their competitive advantage. Nor would they position themselves as international schools. They want to charge tuition that is on a par with international schools', get funding from the government and remain outside Hong Kong's school system. The ESF's turf is like a