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Primary schools in Hong Kong used to teach cursive English handwriting in the 80s and 90s; I don't know if they still do it now. This is basiclly how we formed the letters: http://handwriting.pearson.com.hk/LEH/LEH_Writing.html (click on the "Cursive script" tab in the page; you can even click the individual letters to watch a Flash video of how the letter is written).

 

Notice how the lowercase "r" is unlike how it's taught in North America.

 

Does anybody know what style that is? And where I can find more reference material of this style?

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@wrighar I was suspecting that it has to do with the UK as well, seeing how Hong Kong was a British colony.

 

Do you know if it has a specific name?

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Could it be a modified / simplified version of the Vere Foster Civil Service Script? It was a style of cursive commonly taught in British schools in the mid-20th century.

 

An exemplar of Civil Service Script here: Vere Foster's New Civil Service Copy-Books

Great find! That does look very similar to what I learned at school in Hong Kong!

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The civil Service script is a simplified derivative script evolved from the standard copperplate handwriting taught for over 100years in English schools. The one originally pointed to looks a lot like a derivative of Palmer and the other, similar rapid business writing styles that came into vogue in the early 20th-century. Yes, the “r” is different, but most other letters are very similar. If I were going to write like that, I’d look up Palmer as well as Rapid Business writing styles. You’ll find lots of exemplars you can mix and match letter forms to find an alphabet you like. Then practice that until it becomes familiar and easy to write.

 

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