At first, the local government stipulated that one hour a day of French had to be taught in Chinese schools. They soon changed it to two hours, then upped it to three, and in 1964 they simply forbade Chinese schools from accepting students under the age of 14.
最早當地政府規定僑校一天要教一小時法文，不久增加為兩小時，後來又變成三小時，一九六四年後乾脆不准僑校收十四歲以下的學生。