While you've been on holiday this year, you probably didn't realize a whole bunch of Hong Kong children have been busy trying to improve their English.
The children all come from low-income groups and have been improving their English with the help of Summerbridge, a charity that gets much of its funding from Citigroup, Goldman Sachs and Morgan Stanley among others.
Summerbridge's mission is to provide tuition-free intensive English education to financially underprivileged youths, improve the students' English, build students' confidence and self-esteem, encourage a love of learning, and train young leaders committed to community service, says Kelly McAskill, the programme manager of Summerbridge Hong Kong.
With Hong Kong's financial services community reliant on...
