[New Oriental Education & Technology Group Inc. Letterhead]
February 16, 2011
VIA EDGAR AND FACSIMILE
Larry Spirgel, Assistant Director
Christine Adams, Senior Staff Accountant
Terry French, Accountant Branch Chief
Division of Corporation Finance
Securities and Exchange Commission
100 F Street, N.E.
Washington, D.C. 20549
| Re: | New Oriental Education & Technology Inc. (the “Company”) |
Form 20-F for the Fiscal Year Ended May 31, 2010 (“2010 20-F”)
Filed October 14, 2010
File No. 1-32993
Dear Mr. Spirgel, Ms. Adams and Mr. French:
The Company has received the letter dated February 8, 2011 from the staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Staff”) regarding the 2010 20-F. The Company would like to request an extension to the deadline for responding to the letter. We will provide our response to the letter via EDGAR as soon as possible, and in any event no later than March 15, 2011.
If you have any additional questions or comments regarding the 2010 20-F, please contact the Company’s U.S. counsel, Z. Julie Gao of Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom, at (852) 3740 4850. Thank you very much.
| Very truly yours, |
| /s/ Louis T. Hsieh |
| Louis T. Hsieh |
| President and Chief Financial Officer |
| cc: | Michael Minhong Yu, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer |
Z. Julie Gao, Esq., Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom, Hong Kong
Elsie Zhou, Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu CPA Ltd., Beijing