Complicating matters is the fact that some of the companies operating tutorial centers also run mainstream schools with government accreditation.
Tutorial centers in Hong Kong have been accused of capitalizing on a high-stress, exam-oriented education system.
"The marketing and promotional campaigns of tutorial centers are like a form of psychological warfare," said Mr. Ip, the lawmaker.
While the regulations cover a broad range of sectors, including travel agencies and beauty treatments, it also affects tutorial centers.
He's established nonprofit writing and tutorial centers across the country and, in his spare minutes, helped write two feature movies, "Where the Wild Things Are" and "Away We Go".
Each student will advance at his or her own pace in each subject area through individualized tutorials, student-centered group learning and a cornucopia of new technology and software.
Patients seen by the students are not from the College mentors' practices; rather, they are patients who are selected on the morning of the tutorial at local medical centers by patient interview coordinators who are trained to identify and approach patients about voluntary participation in this educational activity.
BIREC, Bioinformatics Information Resource and eLearning Center, also provides tutorial videos [ 50].
Currently, the center is offering tutorials on the potter's wheel, welding, bas-relief, glass beads, glass-blowing and jewelry.
