香港基础教育国际化亟需制度创新

香港民建联成员、前立法会议员郭玲丽针对香港打造"国际教育枢纽"的目标提出三项关键建议，包括完善18岁以下未成年人的监护人制度、建立住宿保障规范以及推广普通话发展1。郭玲丽深耕香港教育二十余年，她指出香港高等教育发展良好——八大院校中已有五所大学跻身世界前列——但基础教育国际化仍处起步阶段1。

郭玲丽强调，完善监护人制度是基础教育国际化的核心问题1。她指出，18岁以下未成年人在香港就医或处理警务事务均需监护人签字确认1，而英国、美国、加拿大、新加坡及中国内地均已建立针对18岁以下未成年人的监护人制度1。当前香港国际化教育主要以国际学校为载体，多数海外家长选择私立学校或国际学校1。要吸引更多海外中小学生，香港需要通过法律与制度创新来解决这些基础性障碍1。

Hong Kong's ambition to establish itself as an international education hub requires addressing fundamental gaps in its primary and secondary education system, according to policy recommendations from a local education advocate.1 Ko Ling-li, a member of the Democratic Alliance for the Betterment and Progress of Hong Kong and former legislator, has identified three critical areas that need reform to internationalize basic education: establishing a comprehensive guardianship system for minors under 18, creating standardized residential accommodation protections, and promoting Mandarin Chinese development.1

The urgency of these reforms stems from the disparity between Hong Kong's strong higher education sector and its underdeveloped international basic education landscape.1 While five of Hong Kong's eight universities rank among the world's leading institutions, the city's primary and secondary education internationalization remains in its early stages and requires both legal and institutional innovation to attract overseas students.1 Ko, who has focused on Hong Kong's education sector for over two decades, emphasizes that the lack of a proper guardianship framework represents the core obstacle.1 Under current Hong Kong regulations, minors under 18 require guardian authorization for medical treatment and police matters, yet no formal guardianship system exists comparable to those established in the United Kingdom, United States, Canada, Singapore, and mainland China.1 Currently, international education in Hong Kong operates primarily through international schools, with most overseas parents opting for private or international institutions.1