News reports of school events and activities, comments and discussion of education policies found in newspapers are significant sources documenting education history. They complement publications by government and schools, and fill the gaps and holes in fragmentary records kept in archives. Announcements of admission and examination, reports of inter-school ball games and athletics competition, and joint fundraising activities provide a broader view of school life beyond individual school histories. A collection of Chinese newspaper clippings of the immediate pre-war years (1938-41) particularly document activities of the growing number of Chinese private schools in Hong Kong, which was not easily found in other publications.

Newspaper Clippings deposited in this Collection include those on Events, Sports and Activities, Announcements and Advertisements, Education Administration and Policy, selected from English and Chinese newspapers.