'Your papers, please' must never be heard in America
A Hong Kong performing arts school will offer a Cantonese opera degree in the latest effort to preserve the traditional art form designated as a key cultural heritage.
"My first reaction is this is a very good thing. This is something I really hope for," Yuen told The Associated Press in a phone interview, adding that the program's success depends on the quality of its faculty and curriculum.
He said he has often lost promising youngsters to parents who force them to focus on their academic studies in their secondary school years as they prepare for university admission.
