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  • because: beneficial to students
    • but: increases financial burden
      • but: government will subsidise
        • Problem: grants and loans are not a sustainable...
      • because: financial facts
    • because: Beneficial to students
    • because: 1 more year of education
    • because: more specialized
      • but: not for all subjects
    • because: general education
      • because: more critical and open-minded
        • because: wide range of topics
          • but: decline in quality
            • because: only easy projects are given
              • Problem: there is no direct relationship of General...
            • because: loses focus of learning
              • because: problems of teaching
                • because: difficult of preparation
                  • because: too vague a concept
              • because: general means not specialized
        • because: ideal of independent thinking
          • Effect: biased materials cause harm in thinking
      • but: assessment of performance in General Education, which...
        • but: TAS is also now used
        • because: assessment is subjective
      • because: not exam-oriented
        • because: healthy body healthy mind
          • but: need good results to get a good job
          • but: GE is also an exam subject
    • because: all round development
      • because: extra-curricular activities
        • but: onlly useful if Uni entrance requirement
        • because: 6 subjects only
    • because: freedom & flexibility
      • because: free combinations
        • but: loss of unpopular subjects
          • but: a progression indeed
      • because: less pressure
        • but: more pressure indeed
          • because: more candidates for university
            • because: HKCEE as a filter
          • because: 1 exam matters more
            • because: 2 exams, better assessment
              • because: HKCEE in fact matters most
        • because: only 1 public exam
  • but: no reason to change
    • because: HK system has good reputation
      • because: qualifications acknowledged
    • but: 3-3-4 is a global education trend
      • because: been practiced for a long time in other countries
        • but: English system not 3-3-4, but still good
The return to the 3-3-4 education system in Hong Kong is an improvement on the previous system
  • but: unfair to the disabled
    • because: truncates basic education
  • but: problematic for teachers
    • because: increases workloads
      • but: not the problem of the system
        • because: necessary to any restructuring
      • because: increasing consultation
        • because: new problems to students
      • because: works of restructuring
    • because: unemployment
      • because: reduction of core subjects
  • but: student have to pay 1 year more university fees
  • but: current system not broken, no need for change
  • but: unfair to students who are not good at maths
    • because: extra year of more difficult maths = more failures