Abstract
In March, 1991, the Hong Kong Government published the School Management Initiative (hereafter the SMI), a scheme modeled on the school-based management strategy. As suggested by the sub-title of the SMI, "Setting the Framework for Quality in Hong Kong Schools", the concern is for improving the quality of schooling. In fact, Chapter 3 of the SMI highlighted some of the characteristics of the effective school studies in a few developed countries. The arguments of the SMI seem to be that if the self-managing school modal advocated elsewhere were adhered to, effective school status could be achieved. This article will evoke the literature on effective schools and school improvement to examine how far this logic is valid.
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