Section 4, Article 19 of the Constitution of the People's Republic of China (promulgated in 1982), put an end to ambiguity by stipulating: "The state encourages collective economic organizations, state enterprises and institutions, and other sectors of society to establish educational institutions of various types in accordance with the law."
一九八二年中共全國人代會通過的《中華人民共和國憲法》第十九條第四款規定：「國家鼓勵…… 及其他社會力量依法舉辦各種教育事業」，為私人興學打開一條模糊的門縫。