Hong Kong Informer

Secretary for Education Eddie Ng joined 15,000 participants in a Standing Committee on Language Education & Research reading event at Hong Kong Stadium today to celebrate World Book Day.   Mr Ng joined primary and secondary school students, their parents, teachers and principals, to set local records for “Most People Telling a Story Together” and [...]

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Secretary for Education Eddie Ng joined 15,000 participants in a Standing Committee on Language Education & Research reading event at Hong Kong Stadium today to celebrate World Book Day.Mr Ng joined primary and secondary school students, their parents, teachers and principals, to set local records for "Most People Telling a Story Together" and "Most People [...]

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The Quality Education Fund Steering Committee today announced the 11 priority themes for the 2013-14 Quality Education Fund applications.   The priority themes include catering for students’ learning diversity; effective learning and teaching of languages; enhancing assessment literacy; values education; creative arts and culture education; healthy lifestyle and positive development of students; and, education for [...]

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The Quality Education Fund Steering Committee today announced the 11 priority themes for the 2013-14 Quality Education Fund applications.The priority themes include catering for students' learning diversity; effective learning and teaching of languages; enhancing assessment literacy; values education; creative arts and culture education; healthy lifestyle and positive development of … Full News here – Hong [...]

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Secretary for Education Eddie Ng is urging all schools in Hong Kong to stay vigilant to prevent the spread of communicable diseases.Mr Ng visited St Francis' Canossian School in Wan Chai today along with Under Secretary for Food & Health Prof Sophia Chan and Assistant Director of Health (Health Promotion) Dr Regina Ching, to inspect [...]

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– Business Management in the Art World: April 8-12, 2013 NEW YORK, April 1, 2013 /PRNewswire/ — Continuing to build on its educational programming in mainland China, Sotheby's Institute of Art will offer an Executive Education course in Hong Kong designed for art world professionals and career changers who are interested in strengthening their business [...]

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The Education Bureau will hold an information expo showcasing the multiple pathways available to secondary school graduates on May 4 and 5, at the Kowloonbay International Trade & Exhibition Centre.   To help candidates of the Hong Kong Diploma of Secondary Education Examination and other students better plan for further studies and career pathways, the [...]

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The Committee on the Promotion of Civic Education today announced three new members and ten re-appointed members for a two-year term starting from April 1. The three new members are Prof Lena Lee, Clement Woo and Wong Wai-kit.   The re-appointed members included Chairman Dr Joseph Lee, Prof Chan Shui-duen, Janice Choi, Chung Yam-cheung, Peter [...]

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Education chiefs are under growing pressure to address the Chinese-language learning needs of minorities after a member of the United Nations team scrutinising Hong Kong’s human-rights performance criticised the local approach. Yuji Iwasawa, a professor of international law at the University of Tokyo, told Hong Kong officials at last week’s hearing in Geneva that because [...]

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Secretary for Education Eddie Ng concluded his visit today to the United States and Canada, where he promoted the latest developments in Hong Kong education.   The visit enhanced the exchange between Hong Kong and the two countries of opportunities for further educational and institutional collaboration.   Mr Ng said the Budget announced last month [...]

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Secretary for Education Eddie Ng started his visit to Canada today, where he will work with officials there on higher education development.   Mr Ng met with Ontario Minister of Training, Colleges & Universities Brad Duguid to exchange views on government policies, including higher education and manpower training, and met with the Council of Ontario [...]

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Education Commission Chairman Dr Moses Cheng today welcomed the Government’s increase in education expenditure, announced in the Financial Secretary’s 2013-14 Budget.   Dr Cheng said he particularly welcomed the injection of $ 5 billion into the Language Fund to further promote bi-literacy and tri-lingualism, bringing Hong Kong’s competitiveness to new heights in the international community. [...]

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The Education Bureau has updated and enhanced the Electronic Advance Application System for Post-secondary Programmes, which helps prospective students to make advance applications for programmes not covered by the Joint University Programmes Admissions System.   Using this one-stop Internet-based service, Hong Kong Diploma of Secondary Education Examination candidates need to complete and submit only one [...]

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The education secretary has promised “special arrangements” to ensure that children in the northern New Territories will get a school place in the district where they live despite intense pressure on schools from cross-border pupils. “We pledge to increase the number of Primary One school places in North District in order to accommodate the wishes [...]

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The new 3+3+4 education system is taking a toll on an unlikely victim: the Red Cross says its blood bank is suffering from a drop in donations collected from secondary schools. University students generally donated blood less often than secondary school pupils did, Dr Lee Cheuk-kwong, a Red Cross Blood Transfusion Service consultant, said yesterday. [...]

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