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　　They strike glamorous¹ poses in posters in shopping malls and on the sides of buses in Hong Kong. But they are not movie stars or supermodels: they are Hong Kong's A-list "tutor kings" and "tutor queens", offering pupils a chance to improve mediocre² grades. Hong Kong Special Administrative³ Region has an established booming tutoring industry. How is that different from the tutor industry in the Chinese Mainland and other regions in Asia?

　　While children in the Chinese mainland are complaining that they have to attend so many after-school tutoring sessions, the truth is, things were not exactly easy for kids in Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, Taiwan region, or even students from Asia in general. So, let’s compare the extra-curricular training course in these different places.

　　Topic2-Harry⁴ Potter Turns 20

　　This June marks the 20th anniversary of J.K. Rowling’s "Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone," the first in a series of one of the most beloved stories of the modern era that spawned⁵ the wildly popular film franchise⁶, a play, and multiple theme parks. Harry Potter Turns 20~!

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