"Hong Kong was ruled by the British, and there are practical factors such as employment opportunities." Au Pak-kuen notes that such reasons as wanting their children to "acquire the language of university education" might on their own be enough to make parents choose English-medium schools.
「統治者仍為英國人，工作就業等現實的因素擺在那兒」，區伯權分析，或僅就是為讓孩子「銜接大學授課語言」等理由，都有可能讓家長選擇英校。