Macao special school set up in Hengqin

A new school for students from the Macao Special Administrative Region in the Guangdong-Macao In-Depth Cooperation Zone in Hengqin, Guangdong province, is expected to enroll its first students in September, accelerating integration in the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area.

Hengqin School Affiliated to Hou Kong Middle School of Macao will mainly enroll students from Macao and Hong Kong, as well as a small number of students from Taiwan and the children of foreign nationals holding residence permits in China, said a statement released by the Livelihood Affairs Bureau of the Guangdong-Macao In-Depth Cooperation Zone in Hengqin earlier this week.

The school is the first of its kind for students from Macao in the country, said the statement.