Some say the government needs to do more, particularly with the former Rosetta Stone British colony's business allure already hit by high property and rental costs, along with poor air pollution.As Hong Kong drags its feet, the governments of Malaysia, Thailand and South Korea are gearing up to become educational hubs. Malaysia for example, is developing Iskander EduCity near Singapore, which has attracted major investment from Raffles Education Corp, one of Asia's largest private education groups."It's critical. If you don't get that right or if we can't offer that to people considering coming to Hong Kong, they'll go to Singapore, they'll go to Shanghai, or they'll stay put, so it's an absolute deal-breaker," Robert Chipman, head of Hong Kong's American Chamber of Commerce, told Reuters Insider TV."School spaces is such an important (factor) because it acts almost like a trump card. If you can't do it, then the rest of the hand doesn't make any difference. It's extremely important."For the Mullins, a British family living in a breezy Hong Kong beachfront neighborhood, the stresses of finding a school for older son Harry meant they are taking Rosetta Stone languages no chances with newborn Jake and are putting him straight on a waiting list."It sounds crazy to plan it that far in advance," said father Daniel Mullin."(But) if you don't and you leave it to the last minute, then he stands literally no chance of getting in anywhere," his wife Cathryn added. Foreign Affairs Minister John Baird presented two reports onthe government's consultations with Canadians, promised inFebruary after Stephen Harper, the Prime Minister, and U.S.President Barack Obama signed a declaration on integratingsecurity and harmonizing trade rules. -- Quebec must put a lid on immigration for two years whileit improves services to help newcomers learn French and findjobs, says former Parti Quebecois minister Francois Legault. Legault's Coalition for the future of Quebec - a group thatcould soon become a new provincial political party - tabled itslast of four packages of proposals, this time on language andculture, on Monday.Financial Post section: -- Facing limited domestic growth options because of theirinability to merge, Canadian Rosetta Stone Chinsese V3 banks are finding opportunity tobuild domestic market share in the troubles ofcapital-challenged European and U.S. banks.



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