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TRANSCRIPT
Hong Kong is a city and former British colony in southeastern China Vibrant and densely populated itrsquos a major port and global financial center famed for its tower-studded skyline Itrsquos also known for its lively food scene ndash from Cantonese dim sum to extravagant high tea ndash and its shopping with options spanning chaotic Temple Street Night Market to the cityrsquos innumerable bespoke tailors
Dialing code +852
ISO code HKG
Weather 29degC Wind S at 10 kmh 79 Humidity
Local time Tuesday 810 PM
Currency Hong Kong dollar
Hong Kong is known as the Worlds Food Fair and dining out is one of the most popular things to do as a tourist From roadside stalls to world-class restaurants Hong Kong offers a wide variety of choices when it comes to dining out
Many of the restaurants in Hong Kong have been influenced by both Eastern and Western cultures In just this one city food enthusiasts can indulge in all kinds of authentic cuisines from Japan Korea Thailand Malaysia Singapore Vietnam India Europe and America With such a wide variety of food Hong Kong has truly become a gourmet eating paradise
LAND MARKSHong Kong Disneyland is a theme park
located on reclaimed land in Pennys Bay
Lantau Island It is the first theme park
located inside the Hong Kong Disneyland
Resort and is owned and managed by the
Hong Kong International Theme
Parks Wikipedia
Address Lantau Island Hong Kong
Area 28 ha
Opened September 12 2005
Hours
Closing soon middot 1030AMndash9PM
Phone +852 3550 3388
Owners The Walt Disney
Company Government of Hong Kong
Victoria Peak is a
mountain in the
western half of Hong
Kong Island It is
also known as
Mount Austin and
locally as The Peak
Remote monastery
with a giant Buddha
statue offering
gardens lookouts amp
a vegetarian
restaurant
Ocean Park Hong Kong commonly known as Ocean Park is a marine mammal park oceanarium animal theme park and amusement park situated in Wong ChukHang and Nam Long Shan in the Southern District of Hong Kong
The Clock Tower is a landmark in Hong Kong It is located on the southern shore of TsimSha Tsui Kowloon It is the only remnant of the original site of the former Kowloon Station on the Kowloon-Canton Railway
Lantau Island the largest of Hong Kongs islands lies at the mouth of the Pearl River Its mountainous interior traversed by the 70km LantauTrail from Mui Wo (Silver Mine Bay) includes 934m-high Lantau Peak Po Lin Monastery is the site of the bronze Tian Tan Buddha a 34m-tall statue on a hilltop reached by a long stairway
Tian Tan Buddha also known as the Big Buddha is a large bronze statue of Buddha Shakyamuni completed in 1993 and located at NgongPing Lantau Island in Hong Kong
INVENTIONS IN HONGKONG
OLED (organic light-emitting diode)
What do Samsung Sony LG and Mitsubishi
have in common Other than having the
same goal of dominating the world market
with ldquoAsian priderdquo all of these companies
have actually been adopting the same
technology called OLED (organic light-
emitting diode) Which ironically explains the
second similarity between these companies
the questionably short timespan of its
products
2Nano-technology Anti-bacterial Face Mask
Locals have long prided
themselves over the ldquoHong Kong
spiritrdquo often manifested in their
perseverance and ability to adapt
to all situations And in this case
the nano-technology face mask
is an incarnation of the latter
11 years ago when SARS
terrorised the city everyone were
forced to wear mask Yet as
shielded as one might seem
regular disposable masks
actually does not filter all
impurities from the air let alone
the micrscopic viruses
3SolSource Solar CookingLiving in a metropolis
for too long and you thought starting a fire is as
easy as a twist and turn Introducing the
SolSource Solar Grill which would not have existed
if that is really the case
Created by engineers from the Hong Kong
Company One Earth Designs Limited the solar grill
concentrates the solar beam into one focal point
thus heating up the cooking utensils This shiny
satellite-looking cooking station weights only about
20 kg and can heat up a litre of water within 10 to
15 minutes
4Silverlit Nano Falcon toy helicopter
In Hong Kong itrsquos rare for things to be included in the Guinness Book of World Records except maybe the longest elevator the longest bridge and well the smallest Disneyland
But a toy company just managed to do so Hong Kong toy industry giant Silverlit has invented the Worlds smallest infrared control helicopter --Nano Falcon It measures only 319 inches long by 200 inches high and 088 inches wide It weighs in at only 11g
5Cancer-curing Metal
Based DrugsThe word
ldquocancerrdquo reeks of terror and
death and that is true for it
kills over 13000 people in
just a year being one of the
major causes of mortality in
Hong Kong
However recently Hong
Kong has become the
centre in overseeing a
global research of inventing
a metal based drug that can
help cure cancer with the
The University of Hong
Kong taking up the leading
role
EDUCATION IN HONGKONG
HISTORY
Education in Hong Kong is largely modelledon that of the United Kingdom particularly the English system It is overseen by the Education Bureau and the Social Welfare Department
Small village Chinese schools were observed by the British missionaries when they arrived circa 1843[3] Anthony Sweeting believes those small village schools existed in Chek Chue (modern-day town of Stanley) Shek Pai Wan Heung Kong Tsai (modern-dayAberdeen) and Wong NaiChong on Hong Kong Island although proofs are no longer available[4]
One of the earliest schools with reliable records was Li Ying College established in 1075 in present-day New Territories[5] By 1860 Hong Kong had 20 village schools Chinese who were wealthy did not educate their children in Hong Kong instead they sent them to major Chinese cities such as Canton for traditional Chinese education[5]
The changes came with the arrival of the British in 1841 At first Hong Kongs education came from Protestant and Catholicmissionaries who provided social services Italian missionaries began to provide boy-only education to British and Chinese youth in 1843[6]
By 1861 Frederick Stewart would become The
Founder of Hong Kong Education for integrating a
modern western-style education model into
the Colonial Hong Kong school system[7] In 1862 the
first government school Queens College (then
Government Central School) was set up with Stewart
serving as the first Headmaster
One of the much contested debate was whether schools should offer Vernacular education teaching in Chinese at all[4] Education was considered a luxury for the elite and the rich The first school to open the floodgate of western medical practice to East Asia was the Hong Kong College of Medicine for Chinese The London Missionary Society and Sir James Cantlie started the Hong Kong College of Medicine for Chinese in 1887 (although the for Chinese was later dropped from the name)[8] In addition the London Missionary Society founded Ying Wa Girls School in 1900 Belilios Public School was a girls secondary school founded in 1890 ndash the first government school in Hong Kong that provided bilingual education in English and Chinese The push for Chinese education in a British system did not begin until the rise of social awareness of the Chinese community following the 1919 May Fourth Movementand 1934 New Life Movement in China[4][5] Educating the poor did not become a priority until they accounted for the majority of the population Financial issues were addressed in the 1970s[9] A small group of South Asian Hong Kongers marched through Centraldemanding more schooling in the English language on 3 June 2007[10] In the 201314 school year there are 569 primary schools 514 secondary day schools and 61 special schools
SCHOOLING
In the past Hong Kong education was closely modeled on the UK system This is hardly surprising since Hong Kong was administered by Britain from 1841 to 1997 when the former UK colony was handed back to China However since 1997 the education system taught in local schools has undergone a series of changes While some of these changes have reflected different language of instruction policies there have also been changes to the senior secondary curriculum The new model brought in at the beginning of the 200910 academic year is now more in line with those found in China and even the USA
Kindergartens
Since 1997 there have been changes to a lot of kindergartens as a way of professionalizing them Most of the changes have involved minimum teaching qualifications for both kindergarten teaching staff and principals As the government has also placed more emphasis on the importance of early childhood education the curriculum in kindergarten has now been designed to provide a sound foundation for students
Primary Education
The majority of local Primary schools in Hong Kong
are Chinese medium of instruction and the primary
curriculum covers a wide range of subjects including
Social Studies Science Chinese English
Mathematics Music Arts and Physical Education
Students are allocated to Secondary schools through
their performance in three examinations taken in
Primary 5 and Primary 6 Schools are extremely
competitive and parents naturally have a strong
preference for their child to be allocated to a top or
higher band school
Recently primary school numbers have been shrinking causing the closure of some schools and resulting in the need for some teacher redundancies
Class numbers are traditionally much higher in Hong Kong than they are in Western countries An average class in both primary and secondary school could have over 35 students and it can be as many as 45 The shrinking enrollments have seen a lot of debate about smaller class sizes but so far the numbers of students in a class have not been greatly reduced
Secondary EducationThe first year of secondary school known as Form or Secondary One follows six years of primary education Forms 1 ndash 3 have compulsory attendance and in junior secondary the learning is broader without students choosing specific study areas
The majority of local secondary schools became Chinese medium of instruction (CMI) after the Handover in 1997 However since then many have gone back to an English medium of instruction (EMI) In 2013 112 out of 400 secondary schools were EMI
Students in Forms 4-6 now prepare for the HKDSE the
examinations for which are held at the end of Form 6 There are
four core subjects ndash English Mathematics Chinese and Liberal
Studies Students then choose two or three elective subjects from
a choice of 20 There are also some applied learning subjects
modeled on the idea of the BTEC and six other modern foreign
languages which can also form part of the studentsrsquo choices
International school students do not take local public
examinations Once the UKGCSEA-levels were popular among
many of Hong Kongrsquos international schools but now
the International Baccalaureate (IB) is a much more common
programme Some schools mix the two programmes retaining
IGCSE for 16 year olds while using the IB Diploma at the higher
secondary level Many country-specific international schools
teach a syllabus from their own country Students also might take
the SAT or IELTS in order to gain entry to an overseas university
Tertiary Education
Tertiary education is important in Hong Kong
There are eight universities and several other
tertiary institutions without university status All
the tertiary institutions offer a range of
programmes including undergraduate and
post-graduate degrees as well as Associate
degrees and Higher Diplomas
The number of places available for undergraduate degrees is substantially less than the number of students who actually fulfill the entry requirements for general admission to university From the beginning of the academic year 2012 most courses were extended to four years in line with the governmentrsquos policy of 3 + 3 + 4 (three years of junior secondary followed by three years of senior secondary then 4 years of university) For students who fail to gain entrance to a degree programme studying an Associate degree or a Higher diploma which may articulate with a degree course later on is a popular option It is also sometimes possible to gain a course transfer form a successfully completed Higher diploma or Associate degree into an overseas degree programme with some credit transfer
Of the Hong Kong universities The University of Hong Kong and the Chinese University of Hong Kong have the best reputations The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology has been developing a strong name in the areas of Technology and Business
Adult EducationLife-long learning has become a popular catch cry from the government and certainly taking a course seems to be a common activity among the adult population The majority of the universities have schools which offer non-degree adult learning courses and there are a range of other institutions as well offering professional general education and interest courses Language courses especially English Mandarin and Japanese are common and many adults study as a means of improving their prospects in the employment market The government has even established a scheme which enables adult learners to apply for course fee reimbursement for approved courses There is also the Open University of Hong Kong run along similar lines to the UK one which gives many people opportunities to study for a degree
SCHOOL FACILITIES
REFERENCES
Jump up^ Basic Law ndash Anthem
Jump up^ Should there be any discrepancy between the English and Chinese versions of this notice the ENGLISH VERSION SHALL PREVAIL The Legislative Council Commission 12 December 2015 Note Cantonese is the de facto standard of Chinese used
httpswwwgooglecomphsearchq=hongkongamptbm=ischamptbo=uampsource=univampsa=Xampved=0ahUKEwjticKckO_NAhWENJQKHVcdDXMQsAQIMAampbiw=1366ampbih=667
eferences[edit]
The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species Mammals of Hong Kong IUCN 2001 Retrieved 22 May 2007[dead link]
Mammal Species of the World Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History 2005 Archived from the original on 27 April 2007 Retrieved 22 May 2007
Animal Diversity Web University of Michigan Museum of Zoology 1995ndash2006 Retrieved 22 May 2007
Wiltshire Trea [First published 1987] (republished amp reduced 2003) Old Hong Kong ndashVolume One Central Hong Kong Text Form Asia books Ltd Page 8 ISBN Volume One 962-7283-59-2
Jump up^ Ingrams Harold Hong Kong (Her Majestys Stationery Office London 1952) p213
^ Jump up toa b Eh Net Eh Net Hong Kong History Retrieved on 21 February 2007
THANK YOU FOR WATCHING
Submitted by Group 4
Eballar Roselyn B
Bongcayao Jiselle T
Relente Darlyn T
Lim Perlyn T
Ruego Lady Gie
Silvio Sylvia
Hong Kong is known as the Worlds Food Fair and dining out is one of the most popular things to do as a tourist From roadside stalls to world-class restaurants Hong Kong offers a wide variety of choices when it comes to dining out
Many of the restaurants in Hong Kong have been influenced by both Eastern and Western cultures In just this one city food enthusiasts can indulge in all kinds of authentic cuisines from Japan Korea Thailand Malaysia Singapore Vietnam India Europe and America With such a wide variety of food Hong Kong has truly become a gourmet eating paradise
LAND MARKSHong Kong Disneyland is a theme park
located on reclaimed land in Pennys Bay
Lantau Island It is the first theme park
located inside the Hong Kong Disneyland
Resort and is owned and managed by the
Hong Kong International Theme
Parks Wikipedia
Address Lantau Island Hong Kong
Area 28 ha
Opened September 12 2005
Hours
Closing soon middot 1030AMndash9PM
Phone +852 3550 3388
Owners The Walt Disney
Company Government of Hong Kong
Victoria Peak is a
mountain in the
western half of Hong
Kong Island It is
also known as
Mount Austin and
locally as The Peak
Remote monastery
with a giant Buddha
statue offering
gardens lookouts amp
a vegetarian
restaurant
Ocean Park Hong Kong commonly known as Ocean Park is a marine mammal park oceanarium animal theme park and amusement park situated in Wong ChukHang and Nam Long Shan in the Southern District of Hong Kong
The Clock Tower is a landmark in Hong Kong It is located on the southern shore of TsimSha Tsui Kowloon It is the only remnant of the original site of the former Kowloon Station on the Kowloon-Canton Railway
Lantau Island the largest of Hong Kongs islands lies at the mouth of the Pearl River Its mountainous interior traversed by the 70km LantauTrail from Mui Wo (Silver Mine Bay) includes 934m-high Lantau Peak Po Lin Monastery is the site of the bronze Tian Tan Buddha a 34m-tall statue on a hilltop reached by a long stairway
Tian Tan Buddha also known as the Big Buddha is a large bronze statue of Buddha Shakyamuni completed in 1993 and located at NgongPing Lantau Island in Hong Kong
INVENTIONS IN HONGKONG
OLED (organic light-emitting diode)
What do Samsung Sony LG and Mitsubishi
have in common Other than having the
same goal of dominating the world market
with ldquoAsian priderdquo all of these companies
have actually been adopting the same
technology called OLED (organic light-
emitting diode) Which ironically explains the
second similarity between these companies
the questionably short timespan of its
products
2Nano-technology Anti-bacterial Face Mask
Locals have long prided
themselves over the ldquoHong Kong
spiritrdquo often manifested in their
perseverance and ability to adapt
to all situations And in this case
the nano-technology face mask
is an incarnation of the latter
11 years ago when SARS
terrorised the city everyone were
forced to wear mask Yet as
shielded as one might seem
regular disposable masks
actually does not filter all
impurities from the air let alone
the micrscopic viruses
3SolSource Solar CookingLiving in a metropolis
for too long and you thought starting a fire is as
easy as a twist and turn Introducing the
SolSource Solar Grill which would not have existed
if that is really the case
Created by engineers from the Hong Kong
Company One Earth Designs Limited the solar grill
concentrates the solar beam into one focal point
thus heating up the cooking utensils This shiny
satellite-looking cooking station weights only about
20 kg and can heat up a litre of water within 10 to
15 minutes
4Silverlit Nano Falcon toy helicopter
In Hong Kong itrsquos rare for things to be included in the Guinness Book of World Records except maybe the longest elevator the longest bridge and well the smallest Disneyland
But a toy company just managed to do so Hong Kong toy industry giant Silverlit has invented the Worlds smallest infrared control helicopter --Nano Falcon It measures only 319 inches long by 200 inches high and 088 inches wide It weighs in at only 11g
5Cancer-curing Metal
Based DrugsThe word
ldquocancerrdquo reeks of terror and
death and that is true for it
kills over 13000 people in
just a year being one of the
major causes of mortality in
Hong Kong
However recently Hong
Kong has become the
centre in overseeing a
global research of inventing
a metal based drug that can
help cure cancer with the
The University of Hong
Kong taking up the leading
role
EDUCATION IN HONGKONG
HISTORY
Education in Hong Kong is largely modelledon that of the United Kingdom particularly the English system It is overseen by the Education Bureau and the Social Welfare Department
Small village Chinese schools were observed by the British missionaries when they arrived circa 1843[3] Anthony Sweeting believes those small village schools existed in Chek Chue (modern-day town of Stanley) Shek Pai Wan Heung Kong Tsai (modern-dayAberdeen) and Wong NaiChong on Hong Kong Island although proofs are no longer available[4]
One of the earliest schools with reliable records was Li Ying College established in 1075 in present-day New Territories[5] By 1860 Hong Kong had 20 village schools Chinese who were wealthy did not educate their children in Hong Kong instead they sent them to major Chinese cities such as Canton for traditional Chinese education[5]
The changes came with the arrival of the British in 1841 At first Hong Kongs education came from Protestant and Catholicmissionaries who provided social services Italian missionaries began to provide boy-only education to British and Chinese youth in 1843[6]
By 1861 Frederick Stewart would become The
Founder of Hong Kong Education for integrating a
modern western-style education model into
the Colonial Hong Kong school system[7] In 1862 the
first government school Queens College (then
Government Central School) was set up with Stewart
serving as the first Headmaster
One of the much contested debate was whether schools should offer Vernacular education teaching in Chinese at all[4] Education was considered a luxury for the elite and the rich The first school to open the floodgate of western medical practice to East Asia was the Hong Kong College of Medicine for Chinese The London Missionary Society and Sir James Cantlie started the Hong Kong College of Medicine for Chinese in 1887 (although the for Chinese was later dropped from the name)[8] In addition the London Missionary Society founded Ying Wa Girls School in 1900 Belilios Public School was a girls secondary school founded in 1890 ndash the first government school in Hong Kong that provided bilingual education in English and Chinese The push for Chinese education in a British system did not begin until the rise of social awareness of the Chinese community following the 1919 May Fourth Movementand 1934 New Life Movement in China[4][5] Educating the poor did not become a priority until they accounted for the majority of the population Financial issues were addressed in the 1970s[9] A small group of South Asian Hong Kongers marched through Centraldemanding more schooling in the English language on 3 June 2007[10] In the 201314 school year there are 569 primary schools 514 secondary day schools and 61 special schools
SCHOOLING
In the past Hong Kong education was closely modeled on the UK system This is hardly surprising since Hong Kong was administered by Britain from 1841 to 1997 when the former UK colony was handed back to China However since 1997 the education system taught in local schools has undergone a series of changes While some of these changes have reflected different language of instruction policies there have also been changes to the senior secondary curriculum The new model brought in at the beginning of the 200910 academic year is now more in line with those found in China and even the USA
Kindergartens
Since 1997 there have been changes to a lot of kindergartens as a way of professionalizing them Most of the changes have involved minimum teaching qualifications for both kindergarten teaching staff and principals As the government has also placed more emphasis on the importance of early childhood education the curriculum in kindergarten has now been designed to provide a sound foundation for students
Primary Education
The majority of local Primary schools in Hong Kong
are Chinese medium of instruction and the primary
curriculum covers a wide range of subjects including
Social Studies Science Chinese English
Mathematics Music Arts and Physical Education
Students are allocated to Secondary schools through
their performance in three examinations taken in
Primary 5 and Primary 6 Schools are extremely
competitive and parents naturally have a strong
preference for their child to be allocated to a top or
higher band school
Recently primary school numbers have been shrinking causing the closure of some schools and resulting in the need for some teacher redundancies
Class numbers are traditionally much higher in Hong Kong than they are in Western countries An average class in both primary and secondary school could have over 35 students and it can be as many as 45 The shrinking enrollments have seen a lot of debate about smaller class sizes but so far the numbers of students in a class have not been greatly reduced
Secondary EducationThe first year of secondary school known as Form or Secondary One follows six years of primary education Forms 1 ndash 3 have compulsory attendance and in junior secondary the learning is broader without students choosing specific study areas
The majority of local secondary schools became Chinese medium of instruction (CMI) after the Handover in 1997 However since then many have gone back to an English medium of instruction (EMI) In 2013 112 out of 400 secondary schools were EMI
Students in Forms 4-6 now prepare for the HKDSE the
examinations for which are held at the end of Form 6 There are
four core subjects ndash English Mathematics Chinese and Liberal
Studies Students then choose two or three elective subjects from
a choice of 20 There are also some applied learning subjects
modeled on the idea of the BTEC and six other modern foreign
languages which can also form part of the studentsrsquo choices
International school students do not take local public
examinations Once the UKGCSEA-levels were popular among
many of Hong Kongrsquos international schools but now
the International Baccalaureate (IB) is a much more common
programme Some schools mix the two programmes retaining
IGCSE for 16 year olds while using the IB Diploma at the higher
secondary level Many country-specific international schools
teach a syllabus from their own country Students also might take
the SAT or IELTS in order to gain entry to an overseas university
Tertiary Education
Tertiary education is important in Hong Kong
There are eight universities and several other
tertiary institutions without university status All
the tertiary institutions offer a range of
programmes including undergraduate and
post-graduate degrees as well as Associate
degrees and Higher Diplomas
The number of places available for undergraduate degrees is substantially less than the number of students who actually fulfill the entry requirements for general admission to university From the beginning of the academic year 2012 most courses were extended to four years in line with the governmentrsquos policy of 3 + 3 + 4 (three years of junior secondary followed by three years of senior secondary then 4 years of university) For students who fail to gain entrance to a degree programme studying an Associate degree or a Higher diploma which may articulate with a degree course later on is a popular option It is also sometimes possible to gain a course transfer form a successfully completed Higher diploma or Associate degree into an overseas degree programme with some credit transfer
Of the Hong Kong universities The University of Hong Kong and the Chinese University of Hong Kong have the best reputations The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology has been developing a strong name in the areas of Technology and Business
Adult EducationLife-long learning has become a popular catch cry from the government and certainly taking a course seems to be a common activity among the adult population The majority of the universities have schools which offer non-degree adult learning courses and there are a range of other institutions as well offering professional general education and interest courses Language courses especially English Mandarin and Japanese are common and many adults study as a means of improving their prospects in the employment market The government has even established a scheme which enables adult learners to apply for course fee reimbursement for approved courses There is also the Open University of Hong Kong run along similar lines to the UK one which gives many people opportunities to study for a degree
SCHOOL FACILITIES
REFERENCES
Jump up^ Basic Law ndash Anthem
Jump up^ Should there be any discrepancy between the English and Chinese versions of this notice the ENGLISH VERSION SHALL PREVAIL The Legislative Council Commission 12 December 2015 Note Cantonese is the de facto standard of Chinese used
httpswwwgooglecomphsearchq=hongkongamptbm=ischamptbo=uampsource=univampsa=Xampved=0ahUKEwjticKckO_NAhWENJQKHVcdDXMQsAQIMAampbiw=1366ampbih=667
eferences[edit]
The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species Mammals of Hong Kong IUCN 2001 Retrieved 22 May 2007[dead link]
Mammal Species of the World Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History 2005 Archived from the original on 27 April 2007 Retrieved 22 May 2007
Animal Diversity Web University of Michigan Museum of Zoology 1995ndash2006 Retrieved 22 May 2007
Wiltshire Trea [First published 1987] (republished amp reduced 2003) Old Hong Kong ndashVolume One Central Hong Kong Text Form Asia books Ltd Page 8 ISBN Volume One 962-7283-59-2
Jump up^ Ingrams Harold Hong Kong (Her Majestys Stationery Office London 1952) p213
^ Jump up toa b Eh Net Eh Net Hong Kong History Retrieved on 21 February 2007
THANK YOU FOR WATCHING
Submitted by Group 4
Eballar Roselyn B
Bongcayao Jiselle T
Relente Darlyn T
Lim Perlyn T
Ruego Lady Gie
Silvio Sylvia
LAND MARKSHong Kong Disneyland is a theme park
located on reclaimed land in Pennys Bay
Lantau Island It is the first theme park
located inside the Hong Kong Disneyland
Resort and is owned and managed by the
Hong Kong International Theme
Parks Wikipedia
Address Lantau Island Hong Kong
Area 28 ha
Opened September 12 2005
Hours
Closing soon middot 1030AMndash9PM
Phone +852 3550 3388
Owners The Walt Disney
Company Government of Hong Kong
Victoria Peak is a
mountain in the
western half of Hong
Kong Island It is
also known as
Mount Austin and
locally as The Peak
Remote monastery
with a giant Buddha
statue offering
gardens lookouts amp
a vegetarian
restaurant
Ocean Park Hong Kong commonly known as Ocean Park is a marine mammal park oceanarium animal theme park and amusement park situated in Wong ChukHang and Nam Long Shan in the Southern District of Hong Kong
The Clock Tower is a landmark in Hong Kong It is located on the southern shore of TsimSha Tsui Kowloon It is the only remnant of the original site of the former Kowloon Station on the Kowloon-Canton Railway
Lantau Island the largest of Hong Kongs islands lies at the mouth of the Pearl River Its mountainous interior traversed by the 70km LantauTrail from Mui Wo (Silver Mine Bay) includes 934m-high Lantau Peak Po Lin Monastery is the site of the bronze Tian Tan Buddha a 34m-tall statue on a hilltop reached by a long stairway
Tian Tan Buddha also known as the Big Buddha is a large bronze statue of Buddha Shakyamuni completed in 1993 and located at NgongPing Lantau Island in Hong Kong
INVENTIONS IN HONGKONG
OLED (organic light-emitting diode)
What do Samsung Sony LG and Mitsubishi
have in common Other than having the
same goal of dominating the world market
with ldquoAsian priderdquo all of these companies
have actually been adopting the same
technology called OLED (organic light-
emitting diode) Which ironically explains the
second similarity between these companies
the questionably short timespan of its
products
2Nano-technology Anti-bacterial Face Mask
Locals have long prided
themselves over the ldquoHong Kong
spiritrdquo often manifested in their
perseverance and ability to adapt
to all situations And in this case
the nano-technology face mask
is an incarnation of the latter
11 years ago when SARS
terrorised the city everyone were
forced to wear mask Yet as
shielded as one might seem
regular disposable masks
actually does not filter all
impurities from the air let alone
the micrscopic viruses
3SolSource Solar CookingLiving in a metropolis
for too long and you thought starting a fire is as
easy as a twist and turn Introducing the
SolSource Solar Grill which would not have existed
if that is really the case
Created by engineers from the Hong Kong
Company One Earth Designs Limited the solar grill
concentrates the solar beam into one focal point
thus heating up the cooking utensils This shiny
satellite-looking cooking station weights only about
20 kg and can heat up a litre of water within 10 to
15 minutes
4Silverlit Nano Falcon toy helicopter
In Hong Kong itrsquos rare for things to be included in the Guinness Book of World Records except maybe the longest elevator the longest bridge and well the smallest Disneyland
But a toy company just managed to do so Hong Kong toy industry giant Silverlit has invented the Worlds smallest infrared control helicopter --Nano Falcon It measures only 319 inches long by 200 inches high and 088 inches wide It weighs in at only 11g
5Cancer-curing Metal
Based DrugsThe word
ldquocancerrdquo reeks of terror and
death and that is true for it
kills over 13000 people in
just a year being one of the
major causes of mortality in
Hong Kong
However recently Hong
Kong has become the
centre in overseeing a
global research of inventing
a metal based drug that can
help cure cancer with the
The University of Hong
Kong taking up the leading
role
EDUCATION IN HONGKONG
HISTORY
Education in Hong Kong is largely modelledon that of the United Kingdom particularly the English system It is overseen by the Education Bureau and the Social Welfare Department
Small village Chinese schools were observed by the British missionaries when they arrived circa 1843[3] Anthony Sweeting believes those small village schools existed in Chek Chue (modern-day town of Stanley) Shek Pai Wan Heung Kong Tsai (modern-dayAberdeen) and Wong NaiChong on Hong Kong Island although proofs are no longer available[4]
One of the earliest schools with reliable records was Li Ying College established in 1075 in present-day New Territories[5] By 1860 Hong Kong had 20 village schools Chinese who were wealthy did not educate their children in Hong Kong instead they sent them to major Chinese cities such as Canton for traditional Chinese education[5]
The changes came with the arrival of the British in 1841 At first Hong Kongs education came from Protestant and Catholicmissionaries who provided social services Italian missionaries began to provide boy-only education to British and Chinese youth in 1843[6]
By 1861 Frederick Stewart would become The
Founder of Hong Kong Education for integrating a
modern western-style education model into
the Colonial Hong Kong school system[7] In 1862 the
first government school Queens College (then
Government Central School) was set up with Stewart
serving as the first Headmaster
One of the much contested debate was whether schools should offer Vernacular education teaching in Chinese at all[4] Education was considered a luxury for the elite and the rich The first school to open the floodgate of western medical practice to East Asia was the Hong Kong College of Medicine for Chinese The London Missionary Society and Sir James Cantlie started the Hong Kong College of Medicine for Chinese in 1887 (although the for Chinese was later dropped from the name)[8] In addition the London Missionary Society founded Ying Wa Girls School in 1900 Belilios Public School was a girls secondary school founded in 1890 ndash the first government school in Hong Kong that provided bilingual education in English and Chinese The push for Chinese education in a British system did not begin until the rise of social awareness of the Chinese community following the 1919 May Fourth Movementand 1934 New Life Movement in China[4][5] Educating the poor did not become a priority until they accounted for the majority of the population Financial issues were addressed in the 1970s[9] A small group of South Asian Hong Kongers marched through Centraldemanding more schooling in the English language on 3 June 2007[10] In the 201314 school year there are 569 primary schools 514 secondary day schools and 61 special schools
SCHOOLING
In the past Hong Kong education was closely modeled on the UK system This is hardly surprising since Hong Kong was administered by Britain from 1841 to 1997 when the former UK colony was handed back to China However since 1997 the education system taught in local schools has undergone a series of changes While some of these changes have reflected different language of instruction policies there have also been changes to the senior secondary curriculum The new model brought in at the beginning of the 200910 academic year is now more in line with those found in China and even the USA
Kindergartens
Since 1997 there have been changes to a lot of kindergartens as a way of professionalizing them Most of the changes have involved minimum teaching qualifications for both kindergarten teaching staff and principals As the government has also placed more emphasis on the importance of early childhood education the curriculum in kindergarten has now been designed to provide a sound foundation for students
Primary Education
The majority of local Primary schools in Hong Kong
are Chinese medium of instruction and the primary
curriculum covers a wide range of subjects including
Social Studies Science Chinese English
Mathematics Music Arts and Physical Education
Students are allocated to Secondary schools through
their performance in three examinations taken in
Primary 5 and Primary 6 Schools are extremely
competitive and parents naturally have a strong
preference for their child to be allocated to a top or
higher band school
Recently primary school numbers have been shrinking causing the closure of some schools and resulting in the need for some teacher redundancies
Class numbers are traditionally much higher in Hong Kong than they are in Western countries An average class in both primary and secondary school could have over 35 students and it can be as many as 45 The shrinking enrollments have seen a lot of debate about smaller class sizes but so far the numbers of students in a class have not been greatly reduced
Secondary EducationThe first year of secondary school known as Form or Secondary One follows six years of primary education Forms 1 ndash 3 have compulsory attendance and in junior secondary the learning is broader without students choosing specific study areas
The majority of local secondary schools became Chinese medium of instruction (CMI) after the Handover in 1997 However since then many have gone back to an English medium of instruction (EMI) In 2013 112 out of 400 secondary schools were EMI
Students in Forms 4-6 now prepare for the HKDSE the
examinations for which are held at the end of Form 6 There are
four core subjects ndash English Mathematics Chinese and Liberal
Studies Students then choose two or three elective subjects from
a choice of 20 There are also some applied learning subjects
modeled on the idea of the BTEC and six other modern foreign
languages which can also form part of the studentsrsquo choices
International school students do not take local public
examinations Once the UKGCSEA-levels were popular among
many of Hong Kongrsquos international schools but now
the International Baccalaureate (IB) is a much more common
programme Some schools mix the two programmes retaining
IGCSE for 16 year olds while using the IB Diploma at the higher
secondary level Many country-specific international schools
teach a syllabus from their own country Students also might take
the SAT or IELTS in order to gain entry to an overseas university
Tertiary Education
Tertiary education is important in Hong Kong
There are eight universities and several other
tertiary institutions without university status All
the tertiary institutions offer a range of
programmes including undergraduate and
post-graduate degrees as well as Associate
degrees and Higher Diplomas
The number of places available for undergraduate degrees is substantially less than the number of students who actually fulfill the entry requirements for general admission to university From the beginning of the academic year 2012 most courses were extended to four years in line with the governmentrsquos policy of 3 + 3 + 4 (three years of junior secondary followed by three years of senior secondary then 4 years of university) For students who fail to gain entrance to a degree programme studying an Associate degree or a Higher diploma which may articulate with a degree course later on is a popular option It is also sometimes possible to gain a course transfer form a successfully completed Higher diploma or Associate degree into an overseas degree programme with some credit transfer
Of the Hong Kong universities The University of Hong Kong and the Chinese University of Hong Kong have the best reputations The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology has been developing a strong name in the areas of Technology and Business
Adult EducationLife-long learning has become a popular catch cry from the government and certainly taking a course seems to be a common activity among the adult population The majority of the universities have schools which offer non-degree adult learning courses and there are a range of other institutions as well offering professional general education and interest courses Language courses especially English Mandarin and Japanese are common and many adults study as a means of improving their prospects in the employment market The government has even established a scheme which enables adult learners to apply for course fee reimbursement for approved courses There is also the Open University of Hong Kong run along similar lines to the UK one which gives many people opportunities to study for a degree
SCHOOL FACILITIES
REFERENCES
Jump up^ Basic Law ndash Anthem
Jump up^ Should there be any discrepancy between the English and Chinese versions of this notice the ENGLISH VERSION SHALL PREVAIL The Legislative Council Commission 12 December 2015 Note Cantonese is the de facto standard of Chinese used
httpswwwgooglecomphsearchq=hongkongamptbm=ischamptbo=uampsource=univampsa=Xampved=0ahUKEwjticKckO_NAhWENJQKHVcdDXMQsAQIMAampbiw=1366ampbih=667
eferences[edit]
The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species Mammals of Hong Kong IUCN 2001 Retrieved 22 May 2007[dead link]
Mammal Species of the World Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History 2005 Archived from the original on 27 April 2007 Retrieved 22 May 2007
Animal Diversity Web University of Michigan Museum of Zoology 1995ndash2006 Retrieved 22 May 2007
Wiltshire Trea [First published 1987] (republished amp reduced 2003) Old Hong Kong ndashVolume One Central Hong Kong Text Form Asia books Ltd Page 8 ISBN Volume One 962-7283-59-2
Jump up^ Ingrams Harold Hong Kong (Her Majestys Stationery Office London 1952) p213
^ Jump up toa b Eh Net Eh Net Hong Kong History Retrieved on 21 February 2007
THANK YOU FOR WATCHING
Submitted by Group 4
Eballar Roselyn B
Bongcayao Jiselle T
Relente Darlyn T
Lim Perlyn T
Ruego Lady Gie
Silvio Sylvia
Victoria Peak is a
mountain in the
western half of Hong
Kong Island It is
also known as
Mount Austin and
locally as The Peak
Remote monastery
with a giant Buddha
statue offering
gardens lookouts amp
a vegetarian
restaurant
Ocean Park Hong Kong commonly known as Ocean Park is a marine mammal park oceanarium animal theme park and amusement park situated in Wong ChukHang and Nam Long Shan in the Southern District of Hong Kong
The Clock Tower is a landmark in Hong Kong It is located on the southern shore of TsimSha Tsui Kowloon It is the only remnant of the original site of the former Kowloon Station on the Kowloon-Canton Railway
Lantau Island the largest of Hong Kongs islands lies at the mouth of the Pearl River Its mountainous interior traversed by the 70km LantauTrail from Mui Wo (Silver Mine Bay) includes 934m-high Lantau Peak Po Lin Monastery is the site of the bronze Tian Tan Buddha a 34m-tall statue on a hilltop reached by a long stairway
Tian Tan Buddha also known as the Big Buddha is a large bronze statue of Buddha Shakyamuni completed in 1993 and located at NgongPing Lantau Island in Hong Kong
INVENTIONS IN HONGKONG
OLED (organic light-emitting diode)
What do Samsung Sony LG and Mitsubishi
have in common Other than having the
same goal of dominating the world market
with ldquoAsian priderdquo all of these companies
have actually been adopting the same
technology called OLED (organic light-
emitting diode) Which ironically explains the
second similarity between these companies
the questionably short timespan of its
products
2Nano-technology Anti-bacterial Face Mask
Locals have long prided
themselves over the ldquoHong Kong
spiritrdquo often manifested in their
perseverance and ability to adapt
to all situations And in this case
the nano-technology face mask
is an incarnation of the latter
11 years ago when SARS
terrorised the city everyone were
forced to wear mask Yet as
shielded as one might seem
regular disposable masks
actually does not filter all
impurities from the air let alone
the micrscopic viruses
3SolSource Solar CookingLiving in a metropolis
for too long and you thought starting a fire is as
easy as a twist and turn Introducing the
SolSource Solar Grill which would not have existed
if that is really the case
Created by engineers from the Hong Kong
Company One Earth Designs Limited the solar grill
concentrates the solar beam into one focal point
thus heating up the cooking utensils This shiny
satellite-looking cooking station weights only about
20 kg and can heat up a litre of water within 10 to
15 minutes
4Silverlit Nano Falcon toy helicopter
In Hong Kong itrsquos rare for things to be included in the Guinness Book of World Records except maybe the longest elevator the longest bridge and well the smallest Disneyland
But a toy company just managed to do so Hong Kong toy industry giant Silverlit has invented the Worlds smallest infrared control helicopter --Nano Falcon It measures only 319 inches long by 200 inches high and 088 inches wide It weighs in at only 11g
5Cancer-curing Metal
Based DrugsThe word
ldquocancerrdquo reeks of terror and
death and that is true for it
kills over 13000 people in
just a year being one of the
major causes of mortality in
Hong Kong
However recently Hong
Kong has become the
centre in overseeing a
global research of inventing
a metal based drug that can
help cure cancer with the
The University of Hong
Kong taking up the leading
role
EDUCATION IN HONGKONG
HISTORY
Education in Hong Kong is largely modelledon that of the United Kingdom particularly the English system It is overseen by the Education Bureau and the Social Welfare Department
Small village Chinese schools were observed by the British missionaries when they arrived circa 1843[3] Anthony Sweeting believes those small village schools existed in Chek Chue (modern-day town of Stanley) Shek Pai Wan Heung Kong Tsai (modern-dayAberdeen) and Wong NaiChong on Hong Kong Island although proofs are no longer available[4]
One of the earliest schools with reliable records was Li Ying College established in 1075 in present-day New Territories[5] By 1860 Hong Kong had 20 village schools Chinese who were wealthy did not educate their children in Hong Kong instead they sent them to major Chinese cities such as Canton for traditional Chinese education[5]
The changes came with the arrival of the British in 1841 At first Hong Kongs education came from Protestant and Catholicmissionaries who provided social services Italian missionaries began to provide boy-only education to British and Chinese youth in 1843[6]
By 1861 Frederick Stewart would become The
Founder of Hong Kong Education for integrating a
modern western-style education model into
the Colonial Hong Kong school system[7] In 1862 the
first government school Queens College (then
Government Central School) was set up with Stewart
serving as the first Headmaster
One of the much contested debate was whether schools should offer Vernacular education teaching in Chinese at all[4] Education was considered a luxury for the elite and the rich The first school to open the floodgate of western medical practice to East Asia was the Hong Kong College of Medicine for Chinese The London Missionary Society and Sir James Cantlie started the Hong Kong College of Medicine for Chinese in 1887 (although the for Chinese was later dropped from the name)[8] In addition the London Missionary Society founded Ying Wa Girls School in 1900 Belilios Public School was a girls secondary school founded in 1890 ndash the first government school in Hong Kong that provided bilingual education in English and Chinese The push for Chinese education in a British system did not begin until the rise of social awareness of the Chinese community following the 1919 May Fourth Movementand 1934 New Life Movement in China[4][5] Educating the poor did not become a priority until they accounted for the majority of the population Financial issues were addressed in the 1970s[9] A small group of South Asian Hong Kongers marched through Centraldemanding more schooling in the English language on 3 June 2007[10] In the 201314 school year there are 569 primary schools 514 secondary day schools and 61 special schools
SCHOOLING
In the past Hong Kong education was closely modeled on the UK system This is hardly surprising since Hong Kong was administered by Britain from 1841 to 1997 when the former UK colony was handed back to China However since 1997 the education system taught in local schools has undergone a series of changes While some of these changes have reflected different language of instruction policies there have also been changes to the senior secondary curriculum The new model brought in at the beginning of the 200910 academic year is now more in line with those found in China and even the USA
Kindergartens
Since 1997 there have been changes to a lot of kindergartens as a way of professionalizing them Most of the changes have involved minimum teaching qualifications for both kindergarten teaching staff and principals As the government has also placed more emphasis on the importance of early childhood education the curriculum in kindergarten has now been designed to provide a sound foundation for students
Primary Education
The majority of local Primary schools in Hong Kong
are Chinese medium of instruction and the primary
curriculum covers a wide range of subjects including
Social Studies Science Chinese English
Mathematics Music Arts and Physical Education
Students are allocated to Secondary schools through
their performance in three examinations taken in
Primary 5 and Primary 6 Schools are extremely
competitive and parents naturally have a strong
preference for their child to be allocated to a top or
higher band school
Recently primary school numbers have been shrinking causing the closure of some schools and resulting in the need for some teacher redundancies
Class numbers are traditionally much higher in Hong Kong than they are in Western countries An average class in both primary and secondary school could have over 35 students and it can be as many as 45 The shrinking enrollments have seen a lot of debate about smaller class sizes but so far the numbers of students in a class have not been greatly reduced
Secondary EducationThe first year of secondary school known as Form or Secondary One follows six years of primary education Forms 1 ndash 3 have compulsory attendance and in junior secondary the learning is broader without students choosing specific study areas
The majority of local secondary schools became Chinese medium of instruction (CMI) after the Handover in 1997 However since then many have gone back to an English medium of instruction (EMI) In 2013 112 out of 400 secondary schools were EMI
Students in Forms 4-6 now prepare for the HKDSE the
examinations for which are held at the end of Form 6 There are
four core subjects ndash English Mathematics Chinese and Liberal
Studies Students then choose two or three elective subjects from
a choice of 20 There are also some applied learning subjects
modeled on the idea of the BTEC and six other modern foreign
languages which can also form part of the studentsrsquo choices
International school students do not take local public
examinations Once the UKGCSEA-levels were popular among
many of Hong Kongrsquos international schools but now
the International Baccalaureate (IB) is a much more common
programme Some schools mix the two programmes retaining
IGCSE for 16 year olds while using the IB Diploma at the higher
secondary level Many country-specific international schools
teach a syllabus from their own country Students also might take
the SAT or IELTS in order to gain entry to an overseas university
Tertiary Education
Tertiary education is important in Hong Kong
There are eight universities and several other
tertiary institutions without university status All
the tertiary institutions offer a range of
programmes including undergraduate and
post-graduate degrees as well as Associate
degrees and Higher Diplomas
The number of places available for undergraduate degrees is substantially less than the number of students who actually fulfill the entry requirements for general admission to university From the beginning of the academic year 2012 most courses were extended to four years in line with the governmentrsquos policy of 3 + 3 + 4 (three years of junior secondary followed by three years of senior secondary then 4 years of university) For students who fail to gain entrance to a degree programme studying an Associate degree or a Higher diploma which may articulate with a degree course later on is a popular option It is also sometimes possible to gain a course transfer form a successfully completed Higher diploma or Associate degree into an overseas degree programme with some credit transfer
Of the Hong Kong universities The University of Hong Kong and the Chinese University of Hong Kong have the best reputations The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology has been developing a strong name in the areas of Technology and Business
Adult EducationLife-long learning has become a popular catch cry from the government and certainly taking a course seems to be a common activity among the adult population The majority of the universities have schools which offer non-degree adult learning courses and there are a range of other institutions as well offering professional general education and interest courses Language courses especially English Mandarin and Japanese are common and many adults study as a means of improving their prospects in the employment market The government has even established a scheme which enables adult learners to apply for course fee reimbursement for approved courses There is also the Open University of Hong Kong run along similar lines to the UK one which gives many people opportunities to study for a degree
SCHOOL FACILITIES
REFERENCES
Jump up^ Basic Law ndash Anthem
Jump up^ Should there be any discrepancy between the English and Chinese versions of this notice the ENGLISH VERSION SHALL PREVAIL The Legislative Council Commission 12 December 2015 Note Cantonese is the de facto standard of Chinese used
httpswwwgooglecomphsearchq=hongkongamptbm=ischamptbo=uampsource=univampsa=Xampved=0ahUKEwjticKckO_NAhWENJQKHVcdDXMQsAQIMAampbiw=1366ampbih=667
eferences[edit]
The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species Mammals of Hong Kong IUCN 2001 Retrieved 22 May 2007[dead link]
Mammal Species of the World Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History 2005 Archived from the original on 27 April 2007 Retrieved 22 May 2007
Animal Diversity Web University of Michigan Museum of Zoology 1995ndash2006 Retrieved 22 May 2007
Wiltshire Trea [First published 1987] (republished amp reduced 2003) Old Hong Kong ndashVolume One Central Hong Kong Text Form Asia books Ltd Page 8 ISBN Volume One 962-7283-59-2
Jump up^ Ingrams Harold Hong Kong (Her Majestys Stationery Office London 1952) p213
^ Jump up toa b Eh Net Eh Net Hong Kong History Retrieved on 21 February 2007
THANK YOU FOR WATCHING
Submitted by Group 4
Eballar Roselyn B
Bongcayao Jiselle T
Relente Darlyn T
Lim Perlyn T
Ruego Lady Gie
Silvio Sylvia
Ocean Park Hong Kong commonly known as Ocean Park is a marine mammal park oceanarium animal theme park and amusement park situated in Wong ChukHang and Nam Long Shan in the Southern District of Hong Kong
The Clock Tower is a landmark in Hong Kong It is located on the southern shore of TsimSha Tsui Kowloon It is the only remnant of the original site of the former Kowloon Station on the Kowloon-Canton Railway
Lantau Island the largest of Hong Kongs islands lies at the mouth of the Pearl River Its mountainous interior traversed by the 70km LantauTrail from Mui Wo (Silver Mine Bay) includes 934m-high Lantau Peak Po Lin Monastery is the site of the bronze Tian Tan Buddha a 34m-tall statue on a hilltop reached by a long stairway
Tian Tan Buddha also known as the Big Buddha is a large bronze statue of Buddha Shakyamuni completed in 1993 and located at NgongPing Lantau Island in Hong Kong
INVENTIONS IN HONGKONG
OLED (organic light-emitting diode)
What do Samsung Sony LG and Mitsubishi
have in common Other than having the
same goal of dominating the world market
with ldquoAsian priderdquo all of these companies
have actually been adopting the same
technology called OLED (organic light-
emitting diode) Which ironically explains the
second similarity between these companies
the questionably short timespan of its
products
2Nano-technology Anti-bacterial Face Mask
Locals have long prided
themselves over the ldquoHong Kong
spiritrdquo often manifested in their
perseverance and ability to adapt
to all situations And in this case
the nano-technology face mask
is an incarnation of the latter
11 years ago when SARS
terrorised the city everyone were
forced to wear mask Yet as
shielded as one might seem
regular disposable masks
actually does not filter all
impurities from the air let alone
the micrscopic viruses
3SolSource Solar CookingLiving in a metropolis
for too long and you thought starting a fire is as
easy as a twist and turn Introducing the
SolSource Solar Grill which would not have existed
if that is really the case
Created by engineers from the Hong Kong
Company One Earth Designs Limited the solar grill
concentrates the solar beam into one focal point
thus heating up the cooking utensils This shiny
satellite-looking cooking station weights only about
20 kg and can heat up a litre of water within 10 to
15 minutes
4Silverlit Nano Falcon toy helicopter
In Hong Kong itrsquos rare for things to be included in the Guinness Book of World Records except maybe the longest elevator the longest bridge and well the smallest Disneyland
But a toy company just managed to do so Hong Kong toy industry giant Silverlit has invented the Worlds smallest infrared control helicopter --Nano Falcon It measures only 319 inches long by 200 inches high and 088 inches wide It weighs in at only 11g
5Cancer-curing Metal
Based DrugsThe word
ldquocancerrdquo reeks of terror and
death and that is true for it
kills over 13000 people in
just a year being one of the
major causes of mortality in
Hong Kong
However recently Hong
Kong has become the
centre in overseeing a
global research of inventing
a metal based drug that can
help cure cancer with the
The University of Hong
Kong taking up the leading
role
EDUCATION IN HONGKONG
HISTORY
Education in Hong Kong is largely modelledon that of the United Kingdom particularly the English system It is overseen by the Education Bureau and the Social Welfare Department
Small village Chinese schools were observed by the British missionaries when they arrived circa 1843[3] Anthony Sweeting believes those small village schools existed in Chek Chue (modern-day town of Stanley) Shek Pai Wan Heung Kong Tsai (modern-dayAberdeen) and Wong NaiChong on Hong Kong Island although proofs are no longer available[4]
One of the earliest schools with reliable records was Li Ying College established in 1075 in present-day New Territories[5] By 1860 Hong Kong had 20 village schools Chinese who were wealthy did not educate their children in Hong Kong instead they sent them to major Chinese cities such as Canton for traditional Chinese education[5]
The changes came with the arrival of the British in 1841 At first Hong Kongs education came from Protestant and Catholicmissionaries who provided social services Italian missionaries began to provide boy-only education to British and Chinese youth in 1843[6]
By 1861 Frederick Stewart would become The
Founder of Hong Kong Education for integrating a
modern western-style education model into
the Colonial Hong Kong school system[7] In 1862 the
first government school Queens College (then
Government Central School) was set up with Stewart
serving as the first Headmaster
One of the much contested debate was whether schools should offer Vernacular education teaching in Chinese at all[4] Education was considered a luxury for the elite and the rich The first school to open the floodgate of western medical practice to East Asia was the Hong Kong College of Medicine for Chinese The London Missionary Society and Sir James Cantlie started the Hong Kong College of Medicine for Chinese in 1887 (although the for Chinese was later dropped from the name)[8] In addition the London Missionary Society founded Ying Wa Girls School in 1900 Belilios Public School was a girls secondary school founded in 1890 ndash the first government school in Hong Kong that provided bilingual education in English and Chinese The push for Chinese education in a British system did not begin until the rise of social awareness of the Chinese community following the 1919 May Fourth Movementand 1934 New Life Movement in China[4][5] Educating the poor did not become a priority until they accounted for the majority of the population Financial issues were addressed in the 1970s[9] A small group of South Asian Hong Kongers marched through Centraldemanding more schooling in the English language on 3 June 2007[10] In the 201314 school year there are 569 primary schools 514 secondary day schools and 61 special schools
SCHOOLING
In the past Hong Kong education was closely modeled on the UK system This is hardly surprising since Hong Kong was administered by Britain from 1841 to 1997 when the former UK colony was handed back to China However since 1997 the education system taught in local schools has undergone a series of changes While some of these changes have reflected different language of instruction policies there have also been changes to the senior secondary curriculum The new model brought in at the beginning of the 200910 academic year is now more in line with those found in China and even the USA
Kindergartens
Since 1997 there have been changes to a lot of kindergartens as a way of professionalizing them Most of the changes have involved minimum teaching qualifications for both kindergarten teaching staff and principals As the government has also placed more emphasis on the importance of early childhood education the curriculum in kindergarten has now been designed to provide a sound foundation for students
Primary Education
The majority of local Primary schools in Hong Kong
are Chinese medium of instruction and the primary
curriculum covers a wide range of subjects including
Social Studies Science Chinese English
Mathematics Music Arts and Physical Education
Students are allocated to Secondary schools through
their performance in three examinations taken in
Primary 5 and Primary 6 Schools are extremely
competitive and parents naturally have a strong
preference for their child to be allocated to a top or
higher band school
Recently primary school numbers have been shrinking causing the closure of some schools and resulting in the need for some teacher redundancies
Class numbers are traditionally much higher in Hong Kong than they are in Western countries An average class in both primary and secondary school could have over 35 students and it can be as many as 45 The shrinking enrollments have seen a lot of debate about smaller class sizes but so far the numbers of students in a class have not been greatly reduced
Secondary EducationThe first year of secondary school known as Form or Secondary One follows six years of primary education Forms 1 ndash 3 have compulsory attendance and in junior secondary the learning is broader without students choosing specific study areas
The majority of local secondary schools became Chinese medium of instruction (CMI) after the Handover in 1997 However since then many have gone back to an English medium of instruction (EMI) In 2013 112 out of 400 secondary schools were EMI
Students in Forms 4-6 now prepare for the HKDSE the
examinations for which are held at the end of Form 6 There are
four core subjects ndash English Mathematics Chinese and Liberal
Studies Students then choose two or three elective subjects from
a choice of 20 There are also some applied learning subjects
modeled on the idea of the BTEC and six other modern foreign
languages which can also form part of the studentsrsquo choices
International school students do not take local public
examinations Once the UKGCSEA-levels were popular among
many of Hong Kongrsquos international schools but now
the International Baccalaureate (IB) is a much more common
programme Some schools mix the two programmes retaining
IGCSE for 16 year olds while using the IB Diploma at the higher
secondary level Many country-specific international schools
teach a syllabus from their own country Students also might take
the SAT or IELTS in order to gain entry to an overseas university
Tertiary Education
Tertiary education is important in Hong Kong
There are eight universities and several other
tertiary institutions without university status All
the tertiary institutions offer a range of
programmes including undergraduate and
post-graduate degrees as well as Associate
degrees and Higher Diplomas
The number of places available for undergraduate degrees is substantially less than the number of students who actually fulfill the entry requirements for general admission to university From the beginning of the academic year 2012 most courses were extended to four years in line with the governmentrsquos policy of 3 + 3 + 4 (three years of junior secondary followed by three years of senior secondary then 4 years of university) For students who fail to gain entrance to a degree programme studying an Associate degree or a Higher diploma which may articulate with a degree course later on is a popular option It is also sometimes possible to gain a course transfer form a successfully completed Higher diploma or Associate degree into an overseas degree programme with some credit transfer
Of the Hong Kong universities The University of Hong Kong and the Chinese University of Hong Kong have the best reputations The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology has been developing a strong name in the areas of Technology and Business
Adult EducationLife-long learning has become a popular catch cry from the government and certainly taking a course seems to be a common activity among the adult population The majority of the universities have schools which offer non-degree adult learning courses and there are a range of other institutions as well offering professional general education and interest courses Language courses especially English Mandarin and Japanese are common and many adults study as a means of improving their prospects in the employment market The government has even established a scheme which enables adult learners to apply for course fee reimbursement for approved courses There is also the Open University of Hong Kong run along similar lines to the UK one which gives many people opportunities to study for a degree
SCHOOL FACILITIES
REFERENCES
Jump up^ Basic Law ndash Anthem
Jump up^ Should there be any discrepancy between the English and Chinese versions of this notice the ENGLISH VERSION SHALL PREVAIL The Legislative Council Commission 12 December 2015 Note Cantonese is the de facto standard of Chinese used
httpswwwgooglecomphsearchq=hongkongamptbm=ischamptbo=uampsource=univampsa=Xampved=0ahUKEwjticKckO_NAhWENJQKHVcdDXMQsAQIMAampbiw=1366ampbih=667
eferences[edit]
The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species Mammals of Hong Kong IUCN 2001 Retrieved 22 May 2007[dead link]
Mammal Species of the World Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History 2005 Archived from the original on 27 April 2007 Retrieved 22 May 2007
Animal Diversity Web University of Michigan Museum of Zoology 1995ndash2006 Retrieved 22 May 2007
Wiltshire Trea [First published 1987] (republished amp reduced 2003) Old Hong Kong ndashVolume One Central Hong Kong Text Form Asia books Ltd Page 8 ISBN Volume One 962-7283-59-2
Jump up^ Ingrams Harold Hong Kong (Her Majestys Stationery Office London 1952) p213
^ Jump up toa b Eh Net Eh Net Hong Kong History Retrieved on 21 February 2007
THANK YOU FOR WATCHING
Submitted by Group 4
Eballar Roselyn B
Bongcayao Jiselle T
Relente Darlyn T
Lim Perlyn T
Ruego Lady Gie
Silvio Sylvia
Lantau Island the largest of Hong Kongs islands lies at the mouth of the Pearl River Its mountainous interior traversed by the 70km LantauTrail from Mui Wo (Silver Mine Bay) includes 934m-high Lantau Peak Po Lin Monastery is the site of the bronze Tian Tan Buddha a 34m-tall statue on a hilltop reached by a long stairway
Tian Tan Buddha also known as the Big Buddha is a large bronze statue of Buddha Shakyamuni completed in 1993 and located at NgongPing Lantau Island in Hong Kong
INVENTIONS IN HONGKONG
OLED (organic light-emitting diode)
What do Samsung Sony LG and Mitsubishi
have in common Other than having the
same goal of dominating the world market
with ldquoAsian priderdquo all of these companies
have actually been adopting the same
technology called OLED (organic light-
emitting diode) Which ironically explains the
second similarity between these companies
the questionably short timespan of its
products
2Nano-technology Anti-bacterial Face Mask
Locals have long prided
themselves over the ldquoHong Kong
spiritrdquo often manifested in their
perseverance and ability to adapt
to all situations And in this case
the nano-technology face mask
is an incarnation of the latter
11 years ago when SARS
terrorised the city everyone were
forced to wear mask Yet as
shielded as one might seem
regular disposable masks
actually does not filter all
impurities from the air let alone
the micrscopic viruses
3SolSource Solar CookingLiving in a metropolis
for too long and you thought starting a fire is as
easy as a twist and turn Introducing the
SolSource Solar Grill which would not have existed
if that is really the case
Created by engineers from the Hong Kong
Company One Earth Designs Limited the solar grill
concentrates the solar beam into one focal point
thus heating up the cooking utensils This shiny
satellite-looking cooking station weights only about
20 kg and can heat up a litre of water within 10 to
15 minutes
4Silverlit Nano Falcon toy helicopter
In Hong Kong itrsquos rare for things to be included in the Guinness Book of World Records except maybe the longest elevator the longest bridge and well the smallest Disneyland
But a toy company just managed to do so Hong Kong toy industry giant Silverlit has invented the Worlds smallest infrared control helicopter --Nano Falcon It measures only 319 inches long by 200 inches high and 088 inches wide It weighs in at only 11g
5Cancer-curing Metal
Based DrugsThe word
ldquocancerrdquo reeks of terror and
death and that is true for it
kills over 13000 people in
just a year being one of the
major causes of mortality in
Hong Kong
However recently Hong
Kong has become the
centre in overseeing a
global research of inventing
a metal based drug that can
help cure cancer with the
The University of Hong
Kong taking up the leading
role
EDUCATION IN HONGKONG
HISTORY
Education in Hong Kong is largely modelledon that of the United Kingdom particularly the English system It is overseen by the Education Bureau and the Social Welfare Department
Small village Chinese schools were observed by the British missionaries when they arrived circa 1843[3] Anthony Sweeting believes those small village schools existed in Chek Chue (modern-day town of Stanley) Shek Pai Wan Heung Kong Tsai (modern-dayAberdeen) and Wong NaiChong on Hong Kong Island although proofs are no longer available[4]
One of the earliest schools with reliable records was Li Ying College established in 1075 in present-day New Territories[5] By 1860 Hong Kong had 20 village schools Chinese who were wealthy did not educate their children in Hong Kong instead they sent them to major Chinese cities such as Canton for traditional Chinese education[5]
The changes came with the arrival of the British in 1841 At first Hong Kongs education came from Protestant and Catholicmissionaries who provided social services Italian missionaries began to provide boy-only education to British and Chinese youth in 1843[6]
By 1861 Frederick Stewart would become The
Founder of Hong Kong Education for integrating a
modern western-style education model into
the Colonial Hong Kong school system[7] In 1862 the
first government school Queens College (then
Government Central School) was set up with Stewart
serving as the first Headmaster
One of the much contested debate was whether schools should offer Vernacular education teaching in Chinese at all[4] Education was considered a luxury for the elite and the rich The first school to open the floodgate of western medical practice to East Asia was the Hong Kong College of Medicine for Chinese The London Missionary Society and Sir James Cantlie started the Hong Kong College of Medicine for Chinese in 1887 (although the for Chinese was later dropped from the name)[8] In addition the London Missionary Society founded Ying Wa Girls School in 1900 Belilios Public School was a girls secondary school founded in 1890 ndash the first government school in Hong Kong that provided bilingual education in English and Chinese The push for Chinese education in a British system did not begin until the rise of social awareness of the Chinese community following the 1919 May Fourth Movementand 1934 New Life Movement in China[4][5] Educating the poor did not become a priority until they accounted for the majority of the population Financial issues were addressed in the 1970s[9] A small group of South Asian Hong Kongers marched through Centraldemanding more schooling in the English language on 3 June 2007[10] In the 201314 school year there are 569 primary schools 514 secondary day schools and 61 special schools
SCHOOLING
In the past Hong Kong education was closely modeled on the UK system This is hardly surprising since Hong Kong was administered by Britain from 1841 to 1997 when the former UK colony was handed back to China However since 1997 the education system taught in local schools has undergone a series of changes While some of these changes have reflected different language of instruction policies there have also been changes to the senior secondary curriculum The new model brought in at the beginning of the 200910 academic year is now more in line with those found in China and even the USA
Kindergartens
Since 1997 there have been changes to a lot of kindergartens as a way of professionalizing them Most of the changes have involved minimum teaching qualifications for both kindergarten teaching staff and principals As the government has also placed more emphasis on the importance of early childhood education the curriculum in kindergarten has now been designed to provide a sound foundation for students
Primary Education
The majority of local Primary schools in Hong Kong
are Chinese medium of instruction and the primary
curriculum covers a wide range of subjects including
Social Studies Science Chinese English
Mathematics Music Arts and Physical Education
Students are allocated to Secondary schools through
their performance in three examinations taken in
Primary 5 and Primary 6 Schools are extremely
competitive and parents naturally have a strong
preference for their child to be allocated to a top or
higher band school
Recently primary school numbers have been shrinking causing the closure of some schools and resulting in the need for some teacher redundancies
Class numbers are traditionally much higher in Hong Kong than they are in Western countries An average class in both primary and secondary school could have over 35 students and it can be as many as 45 The shrinking enrollments have seen a lot of debate about smaller class sizes but so far the numbers of students in a class have not been greatly reduced
Secondary EducationThe first year of secondary school known as Form or Secondary One follows six years of primary education Forms 1 ndash 3 have compulsory attendance and in junior secondary the learning is broader without students choosing specific study areas
The majority of local secondary schools became Chinese medium of instruction (CMI) after the Handover in 1997 However since then many have gone back to an English medium of instruction (EMI) In 2013 112 out of 400 secondary schools were EMI
Students in Forms 4-6 now prepare for the HKDSE the
examinations for which are held at the end of Form 6 There are
four core subjects ndash English Mathematics Chinese and Liberal
Studies Students then choose two or three elective subjects from
a choice of 20 There are also some applied learning subjects
modeled on the idea of the BTEC and six other modern foreign
languages which can also form part of the studentsrsquo choices
International school students do not take local public
examinations Once the UKGCSEA-levels were popular among
many of Hong Kongrsquos international schools but now
the International Baccalaureate (IB) is a much more common
programme Some schools mix the two programmes retaining
IGCSE for 16 year olds while using the IB Diploma at the higher
secondary level Many country-specific international schools
teach a syllabus from their own country Students also might take
the SAT or IELTS in order to gain entry to an overseas university
Tertiary Education
Tertiary education is important in Hong Kong
There are eight universities and several other
tertiary institutions without university status All
the tertiary institutions offer a range of
programmes including undergraduate and
post-graduate degrees as well as Associate
degrees and Higher Diplomas
The number of places available for undergraduate degrees is substantially less than the number of students who actually fulfill the entry requirements for general admission to university From the beginning of the academic year 2012 most courses were extended to four years in line with the governmentrsquos policy of 3 + 3 + 4 (three years of junior secondary followed by three years of senior secondary then 4 years of university) For students who fail to gain entrance to a degree programme studying an Associate degree or a Higher diploma which may articulate with a degree course later on is a popular option It is also sometimes possible to gain a course transfer form a successfully completed Higher diploma or Associate degree into an overseas degree programme with some credit transfer
Of the Hong Kong universities The University of Hong Kong and the Chinese University of Hong Kong have the best reputations The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology has been developing a strong name in the areas of Technology and Business
Adult EducationLife-long learning has become a popular catch cry from the government and certainly taking a course seems to be a common activity among the adult population The majority of the universities have schools which offer non-degree adult learning courses and there are a range of other institutions as well offering professional general education and interest courses Language courses especially English Mandarin and Japanese are common and many adults study as a means of improving their prospects in the employment market The government has even established a scheme which enables adult learners to apply for course fee reimbursement for approved courses There is also the Open University of Hong Kong run along similar lines to the UK one which gives many people opportunities to study for a degree
SCHOOL FACILITIES
REFERENCES
Jump up^ Basic Law ndash Anthem
Jump up^ Should there be any discrepancy between the English and Chinese versions of this notice the ENGLISH VERSION SHALL PREVAIL The Legislative Council Commission 12 December 2015 Note Cantonese is the de facto standard of Chinese used
httpswwwgooglecomphsearchq=hongkongamptbm=ischamptbo=uampsource=univampsa=Xampved=0ahUKEwjticKckO_NAhWENJQKHVcdDXMQsAQIMAampbiw=1366ampbih=667
eferences[edit]
The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species Mammals of Hong Kong IUCN 2001 Retrieved 22 May 2007[dead link]
Mammal Species of the World Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History 2005 Archived from the original on 27 April 2007 Retrieved 22 May 2007
Animal Diversity Web University of Michigan Museum of Zoology 1995ndash2006 Retrieved 22 May 2007
Wiltshire Trea [First published 1987] (republished amp reduced 2003) Old Hong Kong ndashVolume One Central Hong Kong Text Form Asia books Ltd Page 8 ISBN Volume One 962-7283-59-2
Jump up^ Ingrams Harold Hong Kong (Her Majestys Stationery Office London 1952) p213
^ Jump up toa b Eh Net Eh Net Hong Kong History Retrieved on 21 February 2007
THANK YOU FOR WATCHING
Submitted by Group 4
Eballar Roselyn B
Bongcayao Jiselle T
Relente Darlyn T
Lim Perlyn T
Ruego Lady Gie
Silvio Sylvia
INVENTIONS IN HONGKONG
OLED (organic light-emitting diode)
What do Samsung Sony LG and Mitsubishi
have in common Other than having the
same goal of dominating the world market
with ldquoAsian priderdquo all of these companies
have actually been adopting the same
technology called OLED (organic light-
emitting diode) Which ironically explains the
second similarity between these companies
the questionably short timespan of its
products
2Nano-technology Anti-bacterial Face Mask
Locals have long prided
themselves over the ldquoHong Kong
spiritrdquo often manifested in their
perseverance and ability to adapt
to all situations And in this case
the nano-technology face mask
is an incarnation of the latter
11 years ago when SARS
terrorised the city everyone were
forced to wear mask Yet as
shielded as one might seem
regular disposable masks
actually does not filter all
impurities from the air let alone
the micrscopic viruses
3SolSource Solar CookingLiving in a metropolis
for too long and you thought starting a fire is as
easy as a twist and turn Introducing the
SolSource Solar Grill which would not have existed
if that is really the case
Created by engineers from the Hong Kong
Company One Earth Designs Limited the solar grill
concentrates the solar beam into one focal point
thus heating up the cooking utensils This shiny
satellite-looking cooking station weights only about
20 kg and can heat up a litre of water within 10 to
15 minutes
4Silverlit Nano Falcon toy helicopter
In Hong Kong itrsquos rare for things to be included in the Guinness Book of World Records except maybe the longest elevator the longest bridge and well the smallest Disneyland
But a toy company just managed to do so Hong Kong toy industry giant Silverlit has invented the Worlds smallest infrared control helicopter --Nano Falcon It measures only 319 inches long by 200 inches high and 088 inches wide It weighs in at only 11g
5Cancer-curing Metal
Based DrugsThe word
ldquocancerrdquo reeks of terror and
death and that is true for it
kills over 13000 people in
just a year being one of the
major causes of mortality in
Hong Kong
However recently Hong
Kong has become the
centre in overseeing a
global research of inventing
a metal based drug that can
help cure cancer with the
The University of Hong
Kong taking up the leading
role
EDUCATION IN HONGKONG
HISTORY
Education in Hong Kong is largely modelledon that of the United Kingdom particularly the English system It is overseen by the Education Bureau and the Social Welfare Department
Small village Chinese schools were observed by the British missionaries when they arrived circa 1843[3] Anthony Sweeting believes those small village schools existed in Chek Chue (modern-day town of Stanley) Shek Pai Wan Heung Kong Tsai (modern-dayAberdeen) and Wong NaiChong on Hong Kong Island although proofs are no longer available[4]
One of the earliest schools with reliable records was Li Ying College established in 1075 in present-day New Territories[5] By 1860 Hong Kong had 20 village schools Chinese who were wealthy did not educate their children in Hong Kong instead they sent them to major Chinese cities such as Canton for traditional Chinese education[5]
The changes came with the arrival of the British in 1841 At first Hong Kongs education came from Protestant and Catholicmissionaries who provided social services Italian missionaries began to provide boy-only education to British and Chinese youth in 1843[6]
By 1861 Frederick Stewart would become The
Founder of Hong Kong Education for integrating a
modern western-style education model into
the Colonial Hong Kong school system[7] In 1862 the
first government school Queens College (then
Government Central School) was set up with Stewart
serving as the first Headmaster
One of the much contested debate was whether schools should offer Vernacular education teaching in Chinese at all[4] Education was considered a luxury for the elite and the rich The first school to open the floodgate of western medical practice to East Asia was the Hong Kong College of Medicine for Chinese The London Missionary Society and Sir James Cantlie started the Hong Kong College of Medicine for Chinese in 1887 (although the for Chinese was later dropped from the name)[8] In addition the London Missionary Society founded Ying Wa Girls School in 1900 Belilios Public School was a girls secondary school founded in 1890 ndash the first government school in Hong Kong that provided bilingual education in English and Chinese The push for Chinese education in a British system did not begin until the rise of social awareness of the Chinese community following the 1919 May Fourth Movementand 1934 New Life Movement in China[4][5] Educating the poor did not become a priority until they accounted for the majority of the population Financial issues were addressed in the 1970s[9] A small group of South Asian Hong Kongers marched through Centraldemanding more schooling in the English language on 3 June 2007[10] In the 201314 school year there are 569 primary schools 514 secondary day schools and 61 special schools
SCHOOLING
In the past Hong Kong education was closely modeled on the UK system This is hardly surprising since Hong Kong was administered by Britain from 1841 to 1997 when the former UK colony was handed back to China However since 1997 the education system taught in local schools has undergone a series of changes While some of these changes have reflected different language of instruction policies there have also been changes to the senior secondary curriculum The new model brought in at the beginning of the 200910 academic year is now more in line with those found in China and even the USA
Kindergartens
Since 1997 there have been changes to a lot of kindergartens as a way of professionalizing them Most of the changes have involved minimum teaching qualifications for both kindergarten teaching staff and principals As the government has also placed more emphasis on the importance of early childhood education the curriculum in kindergarten has now been designed to provide a sound foundation for students
Primary Education
The majority of local Primary schools in Hong Kong
are Chinese medium of instruction and the primary
curriculum covers a wide range of subjects including
Social Studies Science Chinese English
Mathematics Music Arts and Physical Education
Students are allocated to Secondary schools through
their performance in three examinations taken in
Primary 5 and Primary 6 Schools are extremely
competitive and parents naturally have a strong
preference for their child to be allocated to a top or
higher band school
Recently primary school numbers have been shrinking causing the closure of some schools and resulting in the need for some teacher redundancies
Class numbers are traditionally much higher in Hong Kong than they are in Western countries An average class in both primary and secondary school could have over 35 students and it can be as many as 45 The shrinking enrollments have seen a lot of debate about smaller class sizes but so far the numbers of students in a class have not been greatly reduced
Secondary EducationThe first year of secondary school known as Form or Secondary One follows six years of primary education Forms 1 ndash 3 have compulsory attendance and in junior secondary the learning is broader without students choosing specific study areas
The majority of local secondary schools became Chinese medium of instruction (CMI) after the Handover in 1997 However since then many have gone back to an English medium of instruction (EMI) In 2013 112 out of 400 secondary schools were EMI
Students in Forms 4-6 now prepare for the HKDSE the
examinations for which are held at the end of Form 6 There are
four core subjects ndash English Mathematics Chinese and Liberal
Studies Students then choose two or three elective subjects from
a choice of 20 There are also some applied learning subjects
modeled on the idea of the BTEC and six other modern foreign
languages which can also form part of the studentsrsquo choices
International school students do not take local public
examinations Once the UKGCSEA-levels were popular among
many of Hong Kongrsquos international schools but now
the International Baccalaureate (IB) is a much more common
programme Some schools mix the two programmes retaining
IGCSE for 16 year olds while using the IB Diploma at the higher
secondary level Many country-specific international schools
teach a syllabus from their own country Students also might take
the SAT or IELTS in order to gain entry to an overseas university
Tertiary Education
Tertiary education is important in Hong Kong
There are eight universities and several other
tertiary institutions without university status All
the tertiary institutions offer a range of
programmes including undergraduate and
post-graduate degrees as well as Associate
degrees and Higher Diplomas
The number of places available for undergraduate degrees is substantially less than the number of students who actually fulfill the entry requirements for general admission to university From the beginning of the academic year 2012 most courses were extended to four years in line with the governmentrsquos policy of 3 + 3 + 4 (three years of junior secondary followed by three years of senior secondary then 4 years of university) For students who fail to gain entrance to a degree programme studying an Associate degree or a Higher diploma which may articulate with a degree course later on is a popular option It is also sometimes possible to gain a course transfer form a successfully completed Higher diploma or Associate degree into an overseas degree programme with some credit transfer
Of the Hong Kong universities The University of Hong Kong and the Chinese University of Hong Kong have the best reputations The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology has been developing a strong name in the areas of Technology and Business
Adult EducationLife-long learning has become a popular catch cry from the government and certainly taking a course seems to be a common activity among the adult population The majority of the universities have schools which offer non-degree adult learning courses and there are a range of other institutions as well offering professional general education and interest courses Language courses especially English Mandarin and Japanese are common and many adults study as a means of improving their prospects in the employment market The government has even established a scheme which enables adult learners to apply for course fee reimbursement for approved courses There is also the Open University of Hong Kong run along similar lines to the UK one which gives many people opportunities to study for a degree
SCHOOL FACILITIES
REFERENCES
Jump up^ Basic Law ndash Anthem
Jump up^ Should there be any discrepancy between the English and Chinese versions of this notice the ENGLISH VERSION SHALL PREVAIL The Legislative Council Commission 12 December 2015 Note Cantonese is the de facto standard of Chinese used
httpswwwgooglecomphsearchq=hongkongamptbm=ischamptbo=uampsource=univampsa=Xampved=0ahUKEwjticKckO_NAhWENJQKHVcdDXMQsAQIMAampbiw=1366ampbih=667
eferences[edit]
The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species Mammals of Hong Kong IUCN 2001 Retrieved 22 May 2007[dead link]
Mammal Species of the World Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History 2005 Archived from the original on 27 April 2007 Retrieved 22 May 2007
Animal Diversity Web University of Michigan Museum of Zoology 1995ndash2006 Retrieved 22 May 2007
Wiltshire Trea [First published 1987] (republished amp reduced 2003) Old Hong Kong ndashVolume One Central Hong Kong Text Form Asia books Ltd Page 8 ISBN Volume One 962-7283-59-2
Jump up^ Ingrams Harold Hong Kong (Her Majestys Stationery Office London 1952) p213
^ Jump up toa b Eh Net Eh Net Hong Kong History Retrieved on 21 February 2007
THANK YOU FOR WATCHING
Submitted by Group 4
Eballar Roselyn B
Bongcayao Jiselle T
Relente Darlyn T
Lim Perlyn T
Ruego Lady Gie
Silvio Sylvia
2Nano-technology Anti-bacterial Face Mask
Locals have long prided
themselves over the ldquoHong Kong
spiritrdquo often manifested in their
perseverance and ability to adapt
to all situations And in this case
the nano-technology face mask
is an incarnation of the latter
11 years ago when SARS
terrorised the city everyone were
forced to wear mask Yet as
shielded as one might seem
regular disposable masks
actually does not filter all
impurities from the air let alone
the micrscopic viruses
3SolSource Solar CookingLiving in a metropolis
for too long and you thought starting a fire is as
easy as a twist and turn Introducing the
SolSource Solar Grill which would not have existed
if that is really the case
Created by engineers from the Hong Kong
Company One Earth Designs Limited the solar grill
concentrates the solar beam into one focal point
thus heating up the cooking utensils This shiny
satellite-looking cooking station weights only about
20 kg and can heat up a litre of water within 10 to
15 minutes
4Silverlit Nano Falcon toy helicopter
In Hong Kong itrsquos rare for things to be included in the Guinness Book of World Records except maybe the longest elevator the longest bridge and well the smallest Disneyland
But a toy company just managed to do so Hong Kong toy industry giant Silverlit has invented the Worlds smallest infrared control helicopter --Nano Falcon It measures only 319 inches long by 200 inches high and 088 inches wide It weighs in at only 11g
5Cancer-curing Metal
Based DrugsThe word
ldquocancerrdquo reeks of terror and
death and that is true for it
kills over 13000 people in
just a year being one of the
major causes of mortality in
Hong Kong
However recently Hong
Kong has become the
centre in overseeing a
global research of inventing
a metal based drug that can
help cure cancer with the
The University of Hong
Kong taking up the leading
role
EDUCATION IN HONGKONG
HISTORY
Education in Hong Kong is largely modelledon that of the United Kingdom particularly the English system It is overseen by the Education Bureau and the Social Welfare Department
Small village Chinese schools were observed by the British missionaries when they arrived circa 1843[3] Anthony Sweeting believes those small village schools existed in Chek Chue (modern-day town of Stanley) Shek Pai Wan Heung Kong Tsai (modern-dayAberdeen) and Wong NaiChong on Hong Kong Island although proofs are no longer available[4]
One of the earliest schools with reliable records was Li Ying College established in 1075 in present-day New Territories[5] By 1860 Hong Kong had 20 village schools Chinese who were wealthy did not educate their children in Hong Kong instead they sent them to major Chinese cities such as Canton for traditional Chinese education[5]
The changes came with the arrival of the British in 1841 At first Hong Kongs education came from Protestant and Catholicmissionaries who provided social services Italian missionaries began to provide boy-only education to British and Chinese youth in 1843[6]
By 1861 Frederick Stewart would become The
Founder of Hong Kong Education for integrating a
modern western-style education model into
the Colonial Hong Kong school system[7] In 1862 the
first government school Queens College (then
Government Central School) was set up with Stewart
serving as the first Headmaster
One of the much contested debate was whether schools should offer Vernacular education teaching in Chinese at all[4] Education was considered a luxury for the elite and the rich The first school to open the floodgate of western medical practice to East Asia was the Hong Kong College of Medicine for Chinese The London Missionary Society and Sir James Cantlie started the Hong Kong College of Medicine for Chinese in 1887 (although the for Chinese was later dropped from the name)[8] In addition the London Missionary Society founded Ying Wa Girls School in 1900 Belilios Public School was a girls secondary school founded in 1890 ndash the first government school in Hong Kong that provided bilingual education in English and Chinese The push for Chinese education in a British system did not begin until the rise of social awareness of the Chinese community following the 1919 May Fourth Movementand 1934 New Life Movement in China[4][5] Educating the poor did not become a priority until they accounted for the majority of the population Financial issues were addressed in the 1970s[9] A small group of South Asian Hong Kongers marched through Centraldemanding more schooling in the English language on 3 June 2007[10] In the 201314 school year there are 569 primary schools 514 secondary day schools and 61 special schools
SCHOOLING
In the past Hong Kong education was closely modeled on the UK system This is hardly surprising since Hong Kong was administered by Britain from 1841 to 1997 when the former UK colony was handed back to China However since 1997 the education system taught in local schools has undergone a series of changes While some of these changes have reflected different language of instruction policies there have also been changes to the senior secondary curriculum The new model brought in at the beginning of the 200910 academic year is now more in line with those found in China and even the USA
Kindergartens
Since 1997 there have been changes to a lot of kindergartens as a way of professionalizing them Most of the changes have involved minimum teaching qualifications for both kindergarten teaching staff and principals As the government has also placed more emphasis on the importance of early childhood education the curriculum in kindergarten has now been designed to provide a sound foundation for students
Primary Education
The majority of local Primary schools in Hong Kong
are Chinese medium of instruction and the primary
curriculum covers a wide range of subjects including
Social Studies Science Chinese English
Mathematics Music Arts and Physical Education
Students are allocated to Secondary schools through
their performance in three examinations taken in
Primary 5 and Primary 6 Schools are extremely
competitive and parents naturally have a strong
preference for their child to be allocated to a top or
higher band school
Recently primary school numbers have been shrinking causing the closure of some schools and resulting in the need for some teacher redundancies
Class numbers are traditionally much higher in Hong Kong than they are in Western countries An average class in both primary and secondary school could have over 35 students and it can be as many as 45 The shrinking enrollments have seen a lot of debate about smaller class sizes but so far the numbers of students in a class have not been greatly reduced
Secondary EducationThe first year of secondary school known as Form or Secondary One follows six years of primary education Forms 1 ndash 3 have compulsory attendance and in junior secondary the learning is broader without students choosing specific study areas
The majority of local secondary schools became Chinese medium of instruction (CMI) after the Handover in 1997 However since then many have gone back to an English medium of instruction (EMI) In 2013 112 out of 400 secondary schools were EMI
Students in Forms 4-6 now prepare for the HKDSE the
examinations for which are held at the end of Form 6 There are
four core subjects ndash English Mathematics Chinese and Liberal
Studies Students then choose two or three elective subjects from
a choice of 20 There are also some applied learning subjects
modeled on the idea of the BTEC and six other modern foreign
languages which can also form part of the studentsrsquo choices
International school students do not take local public
examinations Once the UKGCSEA-levels were popular among
many of Hong Kongrsquos international schools but now
the International Baccalaureate (IB) is a much more common
programme Some schools mix the two programmes retaining
IGCSE for 16 year olds while using the IB Diploma at the higher
secondary level Many country-specific international schools
teach a syllabus from their own country Students also might take
the SAT or IELTS in order to gain entry to an overseas university
Tertiary Education
Tertiary education is important in Hong Kong
There are eight universities and several other
tertiary institutions without university status All
the tertiary institutions offer a range of
programmes including undergraduate and
post-graduate degrees as well as Associate
degrees and Higher Diplomas
The number of places available for undergraduate degrees is substantially less than the number of students who actually fulfill the entry requirements for general admission to university From the beginning of the academic year 2012 most courses were extended to four years in line with the governmentrsquos policy of 3 + 3 + 4 (three years of junior secondary followed by three years of senior secondary then 4 years of university) For students who fail to gain entrance to a degree programme studying an Associate degree or a Higher diploma which may articulate with a degree course later on is a popular option It is also sometimes possible to gain a course transfer form a successfully completed Higher diploma or Associate degree into an overseas degree programme with some credit transfer
Of the Hong Kong universities The University of Hong Kong and the Chinese University of Hong Kong have the best reputations The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology has been developing a strong name in the areas of Technology and Business
Adult EducationLife-long learning has become a popular catch cry from the government and certainly taking a course seems to be a common activity among the adult population The majority of the universities have schools which offer non-degree adult learning courses and there are a range of other institutions as well offering professional general education and interest courses Language courses especially English Mandarin and Japanese are common and many adults study as a means of improving their prospects in the employment market The government has even established a scheme which enables adult learners to apply for course fee reimbursement for approved courses There is also the Open University of Hong Kong run along similar lines to the UK one which gives many people opportunities to study for a degree
SCHOOL FACILITIES
REFERENCES
Jump up^ Basic Law ndash Anthem
Jump up^ Should there be any discrepancy between the English and Chinese versions of this notice the ENGLISH VERSION SHALL PREVAIL The Legislative Council Commission 12 December 2015 Note Cantonese is the de facto standard of Chinese used
httpswwwgooglecomphsearchq=hongkongamptbm=ischamptbo=uampsource=univampsa=Xampved=0ahUKEwjticKckO_NAhWENJQKHVcdDXMQsAQIMAampbiw=1366ampbih=667
eferences[edit]
The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species Mammals of Hong Kong IUCN 2001 Retrieved 22 May 2007[dead link]
Mammal Species of the World Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History 2005 Archived from the original on 27 April 2007 Retrieved 22 May 2007
Animal Diversity Web University of Michigan Museum of Zoology 1995ndash2006 Retrieved 22 May 2007
Wiltshire Trea [First published 1987] (republished amp reduced 2003) Old Hong Kong ndashVolume One Central Hong Kong Text Form Asia books Ltd Page 8 ISBN Volume One 962-7283-59-2
Jump up^ Ingrams Harold Hong Kong (Her Majestys Stationery Office London 1952) p213
^ Jump up toa b Eh Net Eh Net Hong Kong History Retrieved on 21 February 2007
THANK YOU FOR WATCHING
Submitted by Group 4
Eballar Roselyn B
Bongcayao Jiselle T
Relente Darlyn T
Lim Perlyn T
Ruego Lady Gie
Silvio Sylvia
3SolSource Solar CookingLiving in a metropolis
for too long and you thought starting a fire is as
easy as a twist and turn Introducing the
SolSource Solar Grill which would not have existed
if that is really the case
Created by engineers from the Hong Kong
Company One Earth Designs Limited the solar grill
concentrates the solar beam into one focal point
thus heating up the cooking utensils This shiny
satellite-looking cooking station weights only about
20 kg and can heat up a litre of water within 10 to
15 minutes
4Silverlit Nano Falcon toy helicopter
In Hong Kong itrsquos rare for things to be included in the Guinness Book of World Records except maybe the longest elevator the longest bridge and well the smallest Disneyland
But a toy company just managed to do so Hong Kong toy industry giant Silverlit has invented the Worlds smallest infrared control helicopter --Nano Falcon It measures only 319 inches long by 200 inches high and 088 inches wide It weighs in at only 11g
5Cancer-curing Metal
Based DrugsThe word
ldquocancerrdquo reeks of terror and
death and that is true for it
kills over 13000 people in
just a year being one of the
major causes of mortality in
Hong Kong
However recently Hong
Kong has become the
centre in overseeing a
global research of inventing
a metal based drug that can
help cure cancer with the
The University of Hong
Kong taking up the leading
role
EDUCATION IN HONGKONG
HISTORY
Education in Hong Kong is largely modelledon that of the United Kingdom particularly the English system It is overseen by the Education Bureau and the Social Welfare Department
Small village Chinese schools were observed by the British missionaries when they arrived circa 1843[3] Anthony Sweeting believes those small village schools existed in Chek Chue (modern-day town of Stanley) Shek Pai Wan Heung Kong Tsai (modern-dayAberdeen) and Wong NaiChong on Hong Kong Island although proofs are no longer available[4]
One of the earliest schools with reliable records was Li Ying College established in 1075 in present-day New Territories[5] By 1860 Hong Kong had 20 village schools Chinese who were wealthy did not educate their children in Hong Kong instead they sent them to major Chinese cities such as Canton for traditional Chinese education[5]
The changes came with the arrival of the British in 1841 At first Hong Kongs education came from Protestant and Catholicmissionaries who provided social services Italian missionaries began to provide boy-only education to British and Chinese youth in 1843[6]
By 1861 Frederick Stewart would become The
Founder of Hong Kong Education for integrating a
modern western-style education model into
the Colonial Hong Kong school system[7] In 1862 the
first government school Queens College (then
Government Central School) was set up with Stewart
serving as the first Headmaster
One of the much contested debate was whether schools should offer Vernacular education teaching in Chinese at all[4] Education was considered a luxury for the elite and the rich The first school to open the floodgate of western medical practice to East Asia was the Hong Kong College of Medicine for Chinese The London Missionary Society and Sir James Cantlie started the Hong Kong College of Medicine for Chinese in 1887 (although the for Chinese was later dropped from the name)[8] In addition the London Missionary Society founded Ying Wa Girls School in 1900 Belilios Public School was a girls secondary school founded in 1890 ndash the first government school in Hong Kong that provided bilingual education in English and Chinese The push for Chinese education in a British system did not begin until the rise of social awareness of the Chinese community following the 1919 May Fourth Movementand 1934 New Life Movement in China[4][5] Educating the poor did not become a priority until they accounted for the majority of the population Financial issues were addressed in the 1970s[9] A small group of South Asian Hong Kongers marched through Centraldemanding more schooling in the English language on 3 June 2007[10] In the 201314 school year there are 569 primary schools 514 secondary day schools and 61 special schools
SCHOOLING
In the past Hong Kong education was closely modeled on the UK system This is hardly surprising since Hong Kong was administered by Britain from 1841 to 1997 when the former UK colony was handed back to China However since 1997 the education system taught in local schools has undergone a series of changes While some of these changes have reflected different language of instruction policies there have also been changes to the senior secondary curriculum The new model brought in at the beginning of the 200910 academic year is now more in line with those found in China and even the USA
Kindergartens
Since 1997 there have been changes to a lot of kindergartens as a way of professionalizing them Most of the changes have involved minimum teaching qualifications for both kindergarten teaching staff and principals As the government has also placed more emphasis on the importance of early childhood education the curriculum in kindergarten has now been designed to provide a sound foundation for students
Primary Education
The majority of local Primary schools in Hong Kong
are Chinese medium of instruction and the primary
curriculum covers a wide range of subjects including
Social Studies Science Chinese English
Mathematics Music Arts and Physical Education
Students are allocated to Secondary schools through
their performance in three examinations taken in
Primary 5 and Primary 6 Schools are extremely
competitive and parents naturally have a strong
preference for their child to be allocated to a top or
higher band school
Recently primary school numbers have been shrinking causing the closure of some schools and resulting in the need for some teacher redundancies
Class numbers are traditionally much higher in Hong Kong than they are in Western countries An average class in both primary and secondary school could have over 35 students and it can be as many as 45 The shrinking enrollments have seen a lot of debate about smaller class sizes but so far the numbers of students in a class have not been greatly reduced
Secondary EducationThe first year of secondary school known as Form or Secondary One follows six years of primary education Forms 1 ndash 3 have compulsory attendance and in junior secondary the learning is broader without students choosing specific study areas
The majority of local secondary schools became Chinese medium of instruction (CMI) after the Handover in 1997 However since then many have gone back to an English medium of instruction (EMI) In 2013 112 out of 400 secondary schools were EMI
Students in Forms 4-6 now prepare for the HKDSE the
examinations for which are held at the end of Form 6 There are
four core subjects ndash English Mathematics Chinese and Liberal
Studies Students then choose two or three elective subjects from
a choice of 20 There are also some applied learning subjects
modeled on the idea of the BTEC and six other modern foreign
languages which can also form part of the studentsrsquo choices
International school students do not take local public
examinations Once the UKGCSEA-levels were popular among
many of Hong Kongrsquos international schools but now
the International Baccalaureate (IB) is a much more common
programme Some schools mix the two programmes retaining
IGCSE for 16 year olds while using the IB Diploma at the higher
secondary level Many country-specific international schools
teach a syllabus from their own country Students also might take
the SAT or IELTS in order to gain entry to an overseas university
Tertiary Education
Tertiary education is important in Hong Kong
There are eight universities and several other
tertiary institutions without university status All
the tertiary institutions offer a range of
programmes including undergraduate and
post-graduate degrees as well as Associate
degrees and Higher Diplomas
The number of places available for undergraduate degrees is substantially less than the number of students who actually fulfill the entry requirements for general admission to university From the beginning of the academic year 2012 most courses were extended to four years in line with the governmentrsquos policy of 3 + 3 + 4 (three years of junior secondary followed by three years of senior secondary then 4 years of university) For students who fail to gain entrance to a degree programme studying an Associate degree or a Higher diploma which may articulate with a degree course later on is a popular option It is also sometimes possible to gain a course transfer form a successfully completed Higher diploma or Associate degree into an overseas degree programme with some credit transfer
Of the Hong Kong universities The University of Hong Kong and the Chinese University of Hong Kong have the best reputations The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology has been developing a strong name in the areas of Technology and Business
Adult EducationLife-long learning has become a popular catch cry from the government and certainly taking a course seems to be a common activity among the adult population The majority of the universities have schools which offer non-degree adult learning courses and there are a range of other institutions as well offering professional general education and interest courses Language courses especially English Mandarin and Japanese are common and many adults study as a means of improving their prospects in the employment market The government has even established a scheme which enables adult learners to apply for course fee reimbursement for approved courses There is also the Open University of Hong Kong run along similar lines to the UK one which gives many people opportunities to study for a degree
SCHOOL FACILITIES
REFERENCES
Jump up^ Basic Law ndash Anthem
Jump up^ Should there be any discrepancy between the English and Chinese versions of this notice the ENGLISH VERSION SHALL PREVAIL The Legislative Council Commission 12 December 2015 Note Cantonese is the de facto standard of Chinese used
httpswwwgooglecomphsearchq=hongkongamptbm=ischamptbo=uampsource=univampsa=Xampved=0ahUKEwjticKckO_NAhWENJQKHVcdDXMQsAQIMAampbiw=1366ampbih=667
eferences[edit]
The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species Mammals of Hong Kong IUCN 2001 Retrieved 22 May 2007[dead link]
Mammal Species of the World Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History 2005 Archived from the original on 27 April 2007 Retrieved 22 May 2007
Animal Diversity Web University of Michigan Museum of Zoology 1995ndash2006 Retrieved 22 May 2007
Wiltshire Trea [First published 1987] (republished amp reduced 2003) Old Hong Kong ndashVolume One Central Hong Kong Text Form Asia books Ltd Page 8 ISBN Volume One 962-7283-59-2
Jump up^ Ingrams Harold Hong Kong (Her Majestys Stationery Office London 1952) p213
^ Jump up toa b Eh Net Eh Net Hong Kong History Retrieved on 21 February 2007
THANK YOU FOR WATCHING
Submitted by Group 4
Eballar Roselyn B
Bongcayao Jiselle T
Relente Darlyn T
Lim Perlyn T
Ruego Lady Gie
Silvio Sylvia
4Silverlit Nano Falcon toy helicopter
In Hong Kong itrsquos rare for things to be included in the Guinness Book of World Records except maybe the longest elevator the longest bridge and well the smallest Disneyland
But a toy company just managed to do so Hong Kong toy industry giant Silverlit has invented the Worlds smallest infrared control helicopter --Nano Falcon It measures only 319 inches long by 200 inches high and 088 inches wide It weighs in at only 11g
5Cancer-curing Metal
Based DrugsThe word
ldquocancerrdquo reeks of terror and
death and that is true for it
kills over 13000 people in
just a year being one of the
major causes of mortality in
Hong Kong
However recently Hong
Kong has become the
centre in overseeing a
global research of inventing
a metal based drug that can
help cure cancer with the
The University of Hong
Kong taking up the leading
role
EDUCATION IN HONGKONG
HISTORY
Education in Hong Kong is largely modelledon that of the United Kingdom particularly the English system It is overseen by the Education Bureau and the Social Welfare Department
Small village Chinese schools were observed by the British missionaries when they arrived circa 1843[3] Anthony Sweeting believes those small village schools existed in Chek Chue (modern-day town of Stanley) Shek Pai Wan Heung Kong Tsai (modern-dayAberdeen) and Wong NaiChong on Hong Kong Island although proofs are no longer available[4]
One of the earliest schools with reliable records was Li Ying College established in 1075 in present-day New Territories[5] By 1860 Hong Kong had 20 village schools Chinese who were wealthy did not educate their children in Hong Kong instead they sent them to major Chinese cities such as Canton for traditional Chinese education[5]
The changes came with the arrival of the British in 1841 At first Hong Kongs education came from Protestant and Catholicmissionaries who provided social services Italian missionaries began to provide boy-only education to British and Chinese youth in 1843[6]
By 1861 Frederick Stewart would become The
Founder of Hong Kong Education for integrating a
modern western-style education model into
the Colonial Hong Kong school system[7] In 1862 the
first government school Queens College (then
Government Central School) was set up with Stewart
serving as the first Headmaster
One of the much contested debate was whether schools should offer Vernacular education teaching in Chinese at all[4] Education was considered a luxury for the elite and the rich The first school to open the floodgate of western medical practice to East Asia was the Hong Kong College of Medicine for Chinese The London Missionary Society and Sir James Cantlie started the Hong Kong College of Medicine for Chinese in 1887 (although the for Chinese was later dropped from the name)[8] In addition the London Missionary Society founded Ying Wa Girls School in 1900 Belilios Public School was a girls secondary school founded in 1890 ndash the first government school in Hong Kong that provided bilingual education in English and Chinese The push for Chinese education in a British system did not begin until the rise of social awareness of the Chinese community following the 1919 May Fourth Movementand 1934 New Life Movement in China[4][5] Educating the poor did not become a priority until they accounted for the majority of the population Financial issues were addressed in the 1970s[9] A small group of South Asian Hong Kongers marched through Centraldemanding more schooling in the English language on 3 June 2007[10] In the 201314 school year there are 569 primary schools 514 secondary day schools and 61 special schools
SCHOOLING
In the past Hong Kong education was closely modeled on the UK system This is hardly surprising since Hong Kong was administered by Britain from 1841 to 1997 when the former UK colony was handed back to China However since 1997 the education system taught in local schools has undergone a series of changes While some of these changes have reflected different language of instruction policies there have also been changes to the senior secondary curriculum The new model brought in at the beginning of the 200910 academic year is now more in line with those found in China and even the USA
Kindergartens
Since 1997 there have been changes to a lot of kindergartens as a way of professionalizing them Most of the changes have involved minimum teaching qualifications for both kindergarten teaching staff and principals As the government has also placed more emphasis on the importance of early childhood education the curriculum in kindergarten has now been designed to provide a sound foundation for students
Primary Education
The majority of local Primary schools in Hong Kong
are Chinese medium of instruction and the primary
curriculum covers a wide range of subjects including
Social Studies Science Chinese English
Mathematics Music Arts and Physical Education
Students are allocated to Secondary schools through
their performance in three examinations taken in
Primary 5 and Primary 6 Schools are extremely
competitive and parents naturally have a strong
preference for their child to be allocated to a top or
higher band school
Recently primary school numbers have been shrinking causing the closure of some schools and resulting in the need for some teacher redundancies
Class numbers are traditionally much higher in Hong Kong than they are in Western countries An average class in both primary and secondary school could have over 35 students and it can be as many as 45 The shrinking enrollments have seen a lot of debate about smaller class sizes but so far the numbers of students in a class have not been greatly reduced
Secondary EducationThe first year of secondary school known as Form or Secondary One follows six years of primary education Forms 1 ndash 3 have compulsory attendance and in junior secondary the learning is broader without students choosing specific study areas
The majority of local secondary schools became Chinese medium of instruction (CMI) after the Handover in 1997 However since then many have gone back to an English medium of instruction (EMI) In 2013 112 out of 400 secondary schools were EMI
Students in Forms 4-6 now prepare for the HKDSE the
examinations for which are held at the end of Form 6 There are
four core subjects ndash English Mathematics Chinese and Liberal
Studies Students then choose two or three elective subjects from
a choice of 20 There are also some applied learning subjects
modeled on the idea of the BTEC and six other modern foreign
languages which can also form part of the studentsrsquo choices
International school students do not take local public
examinations Once the UKGCSEA-levels were popular among
many of Hong Kongrsquos international schools but now
the International Baccalaureate (IB) is a much more common
programme Some schools mix the two programmes retaining
IGCSE for 16 year olds while using the IB Diploma at the higher
secondary level Many country-specific international schools
teach a syllabus from their own country Students also might take
the SAT or IELTS in order to gain entry to an overseas university
Tertiary Education
Tertiary education is important in Hong Kong
There are eight universities and several other
tertiary institutions without university status All
the tertiary institutions offer a range of
programmes including undergraduate and
post-graduate degrees as well as Associate
degrees and Higher Diplomas
The number of places available for undergraduate degrees is substantially less than the number of students who actually fulfill the entry requirements for general admission to university From the beginning of the academic year 2012 most courses were extended to four years in line with the governmentrsquos policy of 3 + 3 + 4 (three years of junior secondary followed by three years of senior secondary then 4 years of university) For students who fail to gain entrance to a degree programme studying an Associate degree or a Higher diploma which may articulate with a degree course later on is a popular option It is also sometimes possible to gain a course transfer form a successfully completed Higher diploma or Associate degree into an overseas degree programme with some credit transfer
Of the Hong Kong universities The University of Hong Kong and the Chinese University of Hong Kong have the best reputations The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology has been developing a strong name in the areas of Technology and Business
Adult EducationLife-long learning has become a popular catch cry from the government and certainly taking a course seems to be a common activity among the adult population The majority of the universities have schools which offer non-degree adult learning courses and there are a range of other institutions as well offering professional general education and interest courses Language courses especially English Mandarin and Japanese are common and many adults study as a means of improving their prospects in the employment market The government has even established a scheme which enables adult learners to apply for course fee reimbursement for approved courses There is also the Open University of Hong Kong run along similar lines to the UK one which gives many people opportunities to study for a degree
SCHOOL FACILITIES
REFERENCES
Jump up^ Basic Law ndash Anthem
Jump up^ Should there be any discrepancy between the English and Chinese versions of this notice the ENGLISH VERSION SHALL PREVAIL The Legislative Council Commission 12 December 2015 Note Cantonese is the de facto standard of Chinese used
httpswwwgooglecomphsearchq=hongkongamptbm=ischamptbo=uampsource=univampsa=Xampved=0ahUKEwjticKckO_NAhWENJQKHVcdDXMQsAQIMAampbiw=1366ampbih=667
eferences[edit]
The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species Mammals of Hong Kong IUCN 2001 Retrieved 22 May 2007[dead link]
Mammal Species of the World Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History 2005 Archived from the original on 27 April 2007 Retrieved 22 May 2007
Animal Diversity Web University of Michigan Museum of Zoology 1995ndash2006 Retrieved 22 May 2007
Wiltshire Trea [First published 1987] (republished amp reduced 2003) Old Hong Kong ndashVolume One Central Hong Kong Text Form Asia books Ltd Page 8 ISBN Volume One 962-7283-59-2
Jump up^ Ingrams Harold Hong Kong (Her Majestys Stationery Office London 1952) p213
^ Jump up toa b Eh Net Eh Net Hong Kong History Retrieved on 21 February 2007
THANK YOU FOR WATCHING
Submitted by Group 4
Eballar Roselyn B
Bongcayao Jiselle T
Relente Darlyn T
Lim Perlyn T
Ruego Lady Gie
Silvio Sylvia
5Cancer-curing Metal
Based DrugsThe word
ldquocancerrdquo reeks of terror and
death and that is true for it
kills over 13000 people in
just a year being one of the
major causes of mortality in
Hong Kong
However recently Hong
Kong has become the
centre in overseeing a
global research of inventing
a metal based drug that can
help cure cancer with the
The University of Hong
Kong taking up the leading
role
EDUCATION IN HONGKONG
HISTORY
Education in Hong Kong is largely modelledon that of the United Kingdom particularly the English system It is overseen by the Education Bureau and the Social Welfare Department
Small village Chinese schools were observed by the British missionaries when they arrived circa 1843[3] Anthony Sweeting believes those small village schools existed in Chek Chue (modern-day town of Stanley) Shek Pai Wan Heung Kong Tsai (modern-dayAberdeen) and Wong NaiChong on Hong Kong Island although proofs are no longer available[4]
One of the earliest schools with reliable records was Li Ying College established in 1075 in present-day New Territories[5] By 1860 Hong Kong had 20 village schools Chinese who were wealthy did not educate their children in Hong Kong instead they sent them to major Chinese cities such as Canton for traditional Chinese education[5]
The changes came with the arrival of the British in 1841 At first Hong Kongs education came from Protestant and Catholicmissionaries who provided social services Italian missionaries began to provide boy-only education to British and Chinese youth in 1843[6]
By 1861 Frederick Stewart would become The
Founder of Hong Kong Education for integrating a
modern western-style education model into
the Colonial Hong Kong school system[7] In 1862 the
first government school Queens College (then
Government Central School) was set up with Stewart
serving as the first Headmaster
One of the much contested debate was whether schools should offer Vernacular education teaching in Chinese at all[4] Education was considered a luxury for the elite and the rich The first school to open the floodgate of western medical practice to East Asia was the Hong Kong College of Medicine for Chinese The London Missionary Society and Sir James Cantlie started the Hong Kong College of Medicine for Chinese in 1887 (although the for Chinese was later dropped from the name)[8] In addition the London Missionary Society founded Ying Wa Girls School in 1900 Belilios Public School was a girls secondary school founded in 1890 ndash the first government school in Hong Kong that provided bilingual education in English and Chinese The push for Chinese education in a British system did not begin until the rise of social awareness of the Chinese community following the 1919 May Fourth Movementand 1934 New Life Movement in China[4][5] Educating the poor did not become a priority until they accounted for the majority of the population Financial issues were addressed in the 1970s[9] A small group of South Asian Hong Kongers marched through Centraldemanding more schooling in the English language on 3 June 2007[10] In the 201314 school year there are 569 primary schools 514 secondary day schools and 61 special schools
SCHOOLING
In the past Hong Kong education was closely modeled on the UK system This is hardly surprising since Hong Kong was administered by Britain from 1841 to 1997 when the former UK colony was handed back to China However since 1997 the education system taught in local schools has undergone a series of changes While some of these changes have reflected different language of instruction policies there have also been changes to the senior secondary curriculum The new model brought in at the beginning of the 200910 academic year is now more in line with those found in China and even the USA
Kindergartens
Since 1997 there have been changes to a lot of kindergartens as a way of professionalizing them Most of the changes have involved minimum teaching qualifications for both kindergarten teaching staff and principals As the government has also placed more emphasis on the importance of early childhood education the curriculum in kindergarten has now been designed to provide a sound foundation for students
Primary Education
The majority of local Primary schools in Hong Kong
are Chinese medium of instruction and the primary
curriculum covers a wide range of subjects including
Social Studies Science Chinese English
Mathematics Music Arts and Physical Education
Students are allocated to Secondary schools through
their performance in three examinations taken in
Primary 5 and Primary 6 Schools are extremely
competitive and parents naturally have a strong
preference for their child to be allocated to a top or
higher band school
Recently primary school numbers have been shrinking causing the closure of some schools and resulting in the need for some teacher redundancies
Class numbers are traditionally much higher in Hong Kong than they are in Western countries An average class in both primary and secondary school could have over 35 students and it can be as many as 45 The shrinking enrollments have seen a lot of debate about smaller class sizes but so far the numbers of students in a class have not been greatly reduced
Secondary EducationThe first year of secondary school known as Form or Secondary One follows six years of primary education Forms 1 ndash 3 have compulsory attendance and in junior secondary the learning is broader without students choosing specific study areas
The majority of local secondary schools became Chinese medium of instruction (CMI) after the Handover in 1997 However since then many have gone back to an English medium of instruction (EMI) In 2013 112 out of 400 secondary schools were EMI
Students in Forms 4-6 now prepare for the HKDSE the
examinations for which are held at the end of Form 6 There are
four core subjects ndash English Mathematics Chinese and Liberal
Studies Students then choose two or three elective subjects from
a choice of 20 There are also some applied learning subjects
modeled on the idea of the BTEC and six other modern foreign
languages which can also form part of the studentsrsquo choices
International school students do not take local public
examinations Once the UKGCSEA-levels were popular among
many of Hong Kongrsquos international schools but now
the International Baccalaureate (IB) is a much more common
programme Some schools mix the two programmes retaining
IGCSE for 16 year olds while using the IB Diploma at the higher
secondary level Many country-specific international schools
teach a syllabus from their own country Students also might take
the SAT or IELTS in order to gain entry to an overseas university
Tertiary Education
Tertiary education is important in Hong Kong
There are eight universities and several other
tertiary institutions without university status All
the tertiary institutions offer a range of
programmes including undergraduate and
post-graduate degrees as well as Associate
degrees and Higher Diplomas
The number of places available for undergraduate degrees is substantially less than the number of students who actually fulfill the entry requirements for general admission to university From the beginning of the academic year 2012 most courses were extended to four years in line with the governmentrsquos policy of 3 + 3 + 4 (three years of junior secondary followed by three years of senior secondary then 4 years of university) For students who fail to gain entrance to a degree programme studying an Associate degree or a Higher diploma which may articulate with a degree course later on is a popular option It is also sometimes possible to gain a course transfer form a successfully completed Higher diploma or Associate degree into an overseas degree programme with some credit transfer
Of the Hong Kong universities The University of Hong Kong and the Chinese University of Hong Kong have the best reputations The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology has been developing a strong name in the areas of Technology and Business
Adult EducationLife-long learning has become a popular catch cry from the government and certainly taking a course seems to be a common activity among the adult population The majority of the universities have schools which offer non-degree adult learning courses and there are a range of other institutions as well offering professional general education and interest courses Language courses especially English Mandarin and Japanese are common and many adults study as a means of improving their prospects in the employment market The government has even established a scheme which enables adult learners to apply for course fee reimbursement for approved courses There is also the Open University of Hong Kong run along similar lines to the UK one which gives many people opportunities to study for a degree
SCHOOL FACILITIES
REFERENCES
Jump up^ Basic Law ndash Anthem
Jump up^ Should there be any discrepancy between the English and Chinese versions of this notice the ENGLISH VERSION SHALL PREVAIL The Legislative Council Commission 12 December 2015 Note Cantonese is the de facto standard of Chinese used
httpswwwgooglecomphsearchq=hongkongamptbm=ischamptbo=uampsource=univampsa=Xampved=0ahUKEwjticKckO_NAhWENJQKHVcdDXMQsAQIMAampbiw=1366ampbih=667
eferences[edit]
The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species Mammals of Hong Kong IUCN 2001 Retrieved 22 May 2007[dead link]
Mammal Species of the World Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History 2005 Archived from the original on 27 April 2007 Retrieved 22 May 2007
Animal Diversity Web University of Michigan Museum of Zoology 1995ndash2006 Retrieved 22 May 2007
Wiltshire Trea [First published 1987] (republished amp reduced 2003) Old Hong Kong ndashVolume One Central Hong Kong Text Form Asia books Ltd Page 8 ISBN Volume One 962-7283-59-2
Jump up^ Ingrams Harold Hong Kong (Her Majestys Stationery Office London 1952) p213
^ Jump up toa b Eh Net Eh Net Hong Kong History Retrieved on 21 February 2007
THANK YOU FOR WATCHING
Submitted by Group 4
Eballar Roselyn B
Bongcayao Jiselle T
Relente Darlyn T
Lim Perlyn T
Ruego Lady Gie
Silvio Sylvia
EDUCATION IN HONGKONG
HISTORY
Education in Hong Kong is largely modelledon that of the United Kingdom particularly the English system It is overseen by the Education Bureau and the Social Welfare Department
Small village Chinese schools were observed by the British missionaries when they arrived circa 1843[3] Anthony Sweeting believes those small village schools existed in Chek Chue (modern-day town of Stanley) Shek Pai Wan Heung Kong Tsai (modern-dayAberdeen) and Wong NaiChong on Hong Kong Island although proofs are no longer available[4]
One of the earliest schools with reliable records was Li Ying College established in 1075 in present-day New Territories[5] By 1860 Hong Kong had 20 village schools Chinese who were wealthy did not educate their children in Hong Kong instead they sent them to major Chinese cities such as Canton for traditional Chinese education[5]
The changes came with the arrival of the British in 1841 At first Hong Kongs education came from Protestant and Catholicmissionaries who provided social services Italian missionaries began to provide boy-only education to British and Chinese youth in 1843[6]
By 1861 Frederick Stewart would become The
Founder of Hong Kong Education for integrating a
modern western-style education model into
the Colonial Hong Kong school system[7] In 1862 the
first government school Queens College (then
Government Central School) was set up with Stewart
serving as the first Headmaster
One of the much contested debate was whether schools should offer Vernacular education teaching in Chinese at all[4] Education was considered a luxury for the elite and the rich The first school to open the floodgate of western medical practice to East Asia was the Hong Kong College of Medicine for Chinese The London Missionary Society and Sir James Cantlie started the Hong Kong College of Medicine for Chinese in 1887 (although the for Chinese was later dropped from the name)[8] In addition the London Missionary Society founded Ying Wa Girls School in 1900 Belilios Public School was a girls secondary school founded in 1890 ndash the first government school in Hong Kong that provided bilingual education in English and Chinese The push for Chinese education in a British system did not begin until the rise of social awareness of the Chinese community following the 1919 May Fourth Movementand 1934 New Life Movement in China[4][5] Educating the poor did not become a priority until they accounted for the majority of the population Financial issues were addressed in the 1970s[9] A small group of South Asian Hong Kongers marched through Centraldemanding more schooling in the English language on 3 June 2007[10] In the 201314 school year there are 569 primary schools 514 secondary day schools and 61 special schools
SCHOOLING
In the past Hong Kong education was closely modeled on the UK system This is hardly surprising since Hong Kong was administered by Britain from 1841 to 1997 when the former UK colony was handed back to China However since 1997 the education system taught in local schools has undergone a series of changes While some of these changes have reflected different language of instruction policies there have also been changes to the senior secondary curriculum The new model brought in at the beginning of the 200910 academic year is now more in line with those found in China and even the USA
Kindergartens
Since 1997 there have been changes to a lot of kindergartens as a way of professionalizing them Most of the changes have involved minimum teaching qualifications for both kindergarten teaching staff and principals As the government has also placed more emphasis on the importance of early childhood education the curriculum in kindergarten has now been designed to provide a sound foundation for students
Primary Education
The majority of local Primary schools in Hong Kong
are Chinese medium of instruction and the primary
curriculum covers a wide range of subjects including
Social Studies Science Chinese English
Mathematics Music Arts and Physical Education
Students are allocated to Secondary schools through
their performance in three examinations taken in
Primary 5 and Primary 6 Schools are extremely
competitive and parents naturally have a strong
preference for their child to be allocated to a top or
higher band school
Recently primary school numbers have been shrinking causing the closure of some schools and resulting in the need for some teacher redundancies
Class numbers are traditionally much higher in Hong Kong than they are in Western countries An average class in both primary and secondary school could have over 35 students and it can be as many as 45 The shrinking enrollments have seen a lot of debate about smaller class sizes but so far the numbers of students in a class have not been greatly reduced
Secondary EducationThe first year of secondary school known as Form or Secondary One follows six years of primary education Forms 1 ndash 3 have compulsory attendance and in junior secondary the learning is broader without students choosing specific study areas
The majority of local secondary schools became Chinese medium of instruction (CMI) after the Handover in 1997 However since then many have gone back to an English medium of instruction (EMI) In 2013 112 out of 400 secondary schools were EMI
Students in Forms 4-6 now prepare for the HKDSE the
examinations for which are held at the end of Form 6 There are
four core subjects ndash English Mathematics Chinese and Liberal
Studies Students then choose two or three elective subjects from
a choice of 20 There are also some applied learning subjects
modeled on the idea of the BTEC and six other modern foreign
languages which can also form part of the studentsrsquo choices
International school students do not take local public
examinations Once the UKGCSEA-levels were popular among
many of Hong Kongrsquos international schools but now
the International Baccalaureate (IB) is a much more common
programme Some schools mix the two programmes retaining
IGCSE for 16 year olds while using the IB Diploma at the higher
secondary level Many country-specific international schools
teach a syllabus from their own country Students also might take
the SAT or IELTS in order to gain entry to an overseas university
Tertiary Education
Tertiary education is important in Hong Kong
There are eight universities and several other
tertiary institutions without university status All
the tertiary institutions offer a range of
programmes including undergraduate and
post-graduate degrees as well as Associate
degrees and Higher Diplomas
The number of places available for undergraduate degrees is substantially less than the number of students who actually fulfill the entry requirements for general admission to university From the beginning of the academic year 2012 most courses were extended to four years in line with the governmentrsquos policy of 3 + 3 + 4 (three years of junior secondary followed by three years of senior secondary then 4 years of university) For students who fail to gain entrance to a degree programme studying an Associate degree or a Higher diploma which may articulate with a degree course later on is a popular option It is also sometimes possible to gain a course transfer form a successfully completed Higher diploma or Associate degree into an overseas degree programme with some credit transfer
Of the Hong Kong universities The University of Hong Kong and the Chinese University of Hong Kong have the best reputations The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology has been developing a strong name in the areas of Technology and Business
Adult EducationLife-long learning has become a popular catch cry from the government and certainly taking a course seems to be a common activity among the adult population The majority of the universities have schools which offer non-degree adult learning courses and there are a range of other institutions as well offering professional general education and interest courses Language courses especially English Mandarin and Japanese are common and many adults study as a means of improving their prospects in the employment market The government has even established a scheme which enables adult learners to apply for course fee reimbursement for approved courses There is also the Open University of Hong Kong run along similar lines to the UK one which gives many people opportunities to study for a degree
SCHOOL FACILITIES
REFERENCES
Jump up^ Basic Law ndash Anthem
Jump up^ Should there be any discrepancy between the English and Chinese versions of this notice the ENGLISH VERSION SHALL PREVAIL The Legislative Council Commission 12 December 2015 Note Cantonese is the de facto standard of Chinese used
httpswwwgooglecomphsearchq=hongkongamptbm=ischamptbo=uampsource=univampsa=Xampved=0ahUKEwjticKckO_NAhWENJQKHVcdDXMQsAQIMAampbiw=1366ampbih=667
eferences[edit]
The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species Mammals of Hong Kong IUCN 2001 Retrieved 22 May 2007[dead link]
Mammal Species of the World Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History 2005 Archived from the original on 27 April 2007 Retrieved 22 May 2007
Animal Diversity Web University of Michigan Museum of Zoology 1995ndash2006 Retrieved 22 May 2007
Wiltshire Trea [First published 1987] (republished amp reduced 2003) Old Hong Kong ndashVolume One Central Hong Kong Text Form Asia books Ltd Page 8 ISBN Volume One 962-7283-59-2
Jump up^ Ingrams Harold Hong Kong (Her Majestys Stationery Office London 1952) p213
^ Jump up toa b Eh Net Eh Net Hong Kong History Retrieved on 21 February 2007
THANK YOU FOR WATCHING
Submitted by Group 4
Eballar Roselyn B
Bongcayao Jiselle T
Relente Darlyn T
Lim Perlyn T
Ruego Lady Gie
Silvio Sylvia
HISTORY
Education in Hong Kong is largely modelledon that of the United Kingdom particularly the English system It is overseen by the Education Bureau and the Social Welfare Department
Small village Chinese schools were observed by the British missionaries when they arrived circa 1843[3] Anthony Sweeting believes those small village schools existed in Chek Chue (modern-day town of Stanley) Shek Pai Wan Heung Kong Tsai (modern-dayAberdeen) and Wong NaiChong on Hong Kong Island although proofs are no longer available[4]
One of the earliest schools with reliable records was Li Ying College established in 1075 in present-day New Territories[5] By 1860 Hong Kong had 20 village schools Chinese who were wealthy did not educate their children in Hong Kong instead they sent them to major Chinese cities such as Canton for traditional Chinese education[5]
The changes came with the arrival of the British in 1841 At first Hong Kongs education came from Protestant and Catholicmissionaries who provided social services Italian missionaries began to provide boy-only education to British and Chinese youth in 1843[6]
By 1861 Frederick Stewart would become The
Founder of Hong Kong Education for integrating a
modern western-style education model into
the Colonial Hong Kong school system[7] In 1862 the
first government school Queens College (then
Government Central School) was set up with Stewart
serving as the first Headmaster
One of the much contested debate was whether schools should offer Vernacular education teaching in Chinese at all[4] Education was considered a luxury for the elite and the rich The first school to open the floodgate of western medical practice to East Asia was the Hong Kong College of Medicine for Chinese The London Missionary Society and Sir James Cantlie started the Hong Kong College of Medicine for Chinese in 1887 (although the for Chinese was later dropped from the name)[8] In addition the London Missionary Society founded Ying Wa Girls School in 1900 Belilios Public School was a girls secondary school founded in 1890 ndash the first government school in Hong Kong that provided bilingual education in English and Chinese The push for Chinese education in a British system did not begin until the rise of social awareness of the Chinese community following the 1919 May Fourth Movementand 1934 New Life Movement in China[4][5] Educating the poor did not become a priority until they accounted for the majority of the population Financial issues were addressed in the 1970s[9] A small group of South Asian Hong Kongers marched through Centraldemanding more schooling in the English language on 3 June 2007[10] In the 201314 school year there are 569 primary schools 514 secondary day schools and 61 special schools
SCHOOLING
In the past Hong Kong education was closely modeled on the UK system This is hardly surprising since Hong Kong was administered by Britain from 1841 to 1997 when the former UK colony was handed back to China However since 1997 the education system taught in local schools has undergone a series of changes While some of these changes have reflected different language of instruction policies there have also been changes to the senior secondary curriculum The new model brought in at the beginning of the 200910 academic year is now more in line with those found in China and even the USA
Kindergartens
Since 1997 there have been changes to a lot of kindergartens as a way of professionalizing them Most of the changes have involved minimum teaching qualifications for both kindergarten teaching staff and principals As the government has also placed more emphasis on the importance of early childhood education the curriculum in kindergarten has now been designed to provide a sound foundation for students
Primary Education
The majority of local Primary schools in Hong Kong
are Chinese medium of instruction and the primary
curriculum covers a wide range of subjects including
Social Studies Science Chinese English
Mathematics Music Arts and Physical Education
Students are allocated to Secondary schools through
their performance in three examinations taken in
Primary 5 and Primary 6 Schools are extremely
competitive and parents naturally have a strong
preference for their child to be allocated to a top or
higher band school
Recently primary school numbers have been shrinking causing the closure of some schools and resulting in the need for some teacher redundancies
Class numbers are traditionally much higher in Hong Kong than they are in Western countries An average class in both primary and secondary school could have over 35 students and it can be as many as 45 The shrinking enrollments have seen a lot of debate about smaller class sizes but so far the numbers of students in a class have not been greatly reduced
Secondary EducationThe first year of secondary school known as Form or Secondary One follows six years of primary education Forms 1 ndash 3 have compulsory attendance and in junior secondary the learning is broader without students choosing specific study areas
The majority of local secondary schools became Chinese medium of instruction (CMI) after the Handover in 1997 However since then many have gone back to an English medium of instruction (EMI) In 2013 112 out of 400 secondary schools were EMI
Students in Forms 4-6 now prepare for the HKDSE the
examinations for which are held at the end of Form 6 There are
four core subjects ndash English Mathematics Chinese and Liberal
Studies Students then choose two or three elective subjects from
a choice of 20 There are also some applied learning subjects
modeled on the idea of the BTEC and six other modern foreign
languages which can also form part of the studentsrsquo choices
International school students do not take local public
examinations Once the UKGCSEA-levels were popular among
many of Hong Kongrsquos international schools but now
the International Baccalaureate (IB) is a much more common
programme Some schools mix the two programmes retaining
IGCSE for 16 year olds while using the IB Diploma at the higher
secondary level Many country-specific international schools
teach a syllabus from their own country Students also might take
the SAT or IELTS in order to gain entry to an overseas university
Tertiary Education
Tertiary education is important in Hong Kong
There are eight universities and several other
tertiary institutions without university status All
the tertiary institutions offer a range of
programmes including undergraduate and
post-graduate degrees as well as Associate
degrees and Higher Diplomas
The number of places available for undergraduate degrees is substantially less than the number of students who actually fulfill the entry requirements for general admission to university From the beginning of the academic year 2012 most courses were extended to four years in line with the governmentrsquos policy of 3 + 3 + 4 (three years of junior secondary followed by three years of senior secondary then 4 years of university) For students who fail to gain entrance to a degree programme studying an Associate degree or a Higher diploma which may articulate with a degree course later on is a popular option It is also sometimes possible to gain a course transfer form a successfully completed Higher diploma or Associate degree into an overseas degree programme with some credit transfer
Of the Hong Kong universities The University of Hong Kong and the Chinese University of Hong Kong have the best reputations The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology has been developing a strong name in the areas of Technology and Business
Adult EducationLife-long learning has become a popular catch cry from the government and certainly taking a course seems to be a common activity among the adult population The majority of the universities have schools which offer non-degree adult learning courses and there are a range of other institutions as well offering professional general education and interest courses Language courses especially English Mandarin and Japanese are common and many adults study as a means of improving their prospects in the employment market The government has even established a scheme which enables adult learners to apply for course fee reimbursement for approved courses There is also the Open University of Hong Kong run along similar lines to the UK one which gives many people opportunities to study for a degree
SCHOOL FACILITIES
REFERENCES
Jump up^ Basic Law ndash Anthem
Jump up^ Should there be any discrepancy between the English and Chinese versions of this notice the ENGLISH VERSION SHALL PREVAIL The Legislative Council Commission 12 December 2015 Note Cantonese is the de facto standard of Chinese used
httpswwwgooglecomphsearchq=hongkongamptbm=ischamptbo=uampsource=univampsa=Xampved=0ahUKEwjticKckO_NAhWENJQKHVcdDXMQsAQIMAampbiw=1366ampbih=667
eferences[edit]
The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species Mammals of Hong Kong IUCN 2001 Retrieved 22 May 2007[dead link]
Mammal Species of the World Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History 2005 Archived from the original on 27 April 2007 Retrieved 22 May 2007
Animal Diversity Web University of Michigan Museum of Zoology 1995ndash2006 Retrieved 22 May 2007
Wiltshire Trea [First published 1987] (republished amp reduced 2003) Old Hong Kong ndashVolume One Central Hong Kong Text Form Asia books Ltd Page 8 ISBN Volume One 962-7283-59-2
Jump up^ Ingrams Harold Hong Kong (Her Majestys Stationery Office London 1952) p213
^ Jump up toa b Eh Net Eh Net Hong Kong History Retrieved on 21 February 2007
THANK YOU FOR WATCHING
Submitted by Group 4
Eballar Roselyn B
Bongcayao Jiselle T
Relente Darlyn T
Lim Perlyn T
Ruego Lady Gie
Silvio Sylvia
One of the earliest schools with reliable records was Li Ying College established in 1075 in present-day New Territories[5] By 1860 Hong Kong had 20 village schools Chinese who were wealthy did not educate their children in Hong Kong instead they sent them to major Chinese cities such as Canton for traditional Chinese education[5]
The changes came with the arrival of the British in 1841 At first Hong Kongs education came from Protestant and Catholicmissionaries who provided social services Italian missionaries began to provide boy-only education to British and Chinese youth in 1843[6]
By 1861 Frederick Stewart would become The
Founder of Hong Kong Education for integrating a
modern western-style education model into
the Colonial Hong Kong school system[7] In 1862 the
first government school Queens College (then
Government Central School) was set up with Stewart
serving as the first Headmaster
One of the much contested debate was whether schools should offer Vernacular education teaching in Chinese at all[4] Education was considered a luxury for the elite and the rich The first school to open the floodgate of western medical practice to East Asia was the Hong Kong College of Medicine for Chinese The London Missionary Society and Sir James Cantlie started the Hong Kong College of Medicine for Chinese in 1887 (although the for Chinese was later dropped from the name)[8] In addition the London Missionary Society founded Ying Wa Girls School in 1900 Belilios Public School was a girls secondary school founded in 1890 ndash the first government school in Hong Kong that provided bilingual education in English and Chinese The push for Chinese education in a British system did not begin until the rise of social awareness of the Chinese community following the 1919 May Fourth Movementand 1934 New Life Movement in China[4][5] Educating the poor did not become a priority until they accounted for the majority of the population Financial issues were addressed in the 1970s[9] A small group of South Asian Hong Kongers marched through Centraldemanding more schooling in the English language on 3 June 2007[10] In the 201314 school year there are 569 primary schools 514 secondary day schools and 61 special schools
SCHOOLING
In the past Hong Kong education was closely modeled on the UK system This is hardly surprising since Hong Kong was administered by Britain from 1841 to 1997 when the former UK colony was handed back to China However since 1997 the education system taught in local schools has undergone a series of changes While some of these changes have reflected different language of instruction policies there have also been changes to the senior secondary curriculum The new model brought in at the beginning of the 200910 academic year is now more in line with those found in China and even the USA
Kindergartens
Since 1997 there have been changes to a lot of kindergartens as a way of professionalizing them Most of the changes have involved minimum teaching qualifications for both kindergarten teaching staff and principals As the government has also placed more emphasis on the importance of early childhood education the curriculum in kindergarten has now been designed to provide a sound foundation for students
Primary Education
The majority of local Primary schools in Hong Kong
are Chinese medium of instruction and the primary
curriculum covers a wide range of subjects including
Social Studies Science Chinese English
Mathematics Music Arts and Physical Education
Students are allocated to Secondary schools through
their performance in three examinations taken in
Primary 5 and Primary 6 Schools are extremely
competitive and parents naturally have a strong
preference for their child to be allocated to a top or
higher band school
Recently primary school numbers have been shrinking causing the closure of some schools and resulting in the need for some teacher redundancies
Class numbers are traditionally much higher in Hong Kong than they are in Western countries An average class in both primary and secondary school could have over 35 students and it can be as many as 45 The shrinking enrollments have seen a lot of debate about smaller class sizes but so far the numbers of students in a class have not been greatly reduced
Secondary EducationThe first year of secondary school known as Form or Secondary One follows six years of primary education Forms 1 ndash 3 have compulsory attendance and in junior secondary the learning is broader without students choosing specific study areas
The majority of local secondary schools became Chinese medium of instruction (CMI) after the Handover in 1997 However since then many have gone back to an English medium of instruction (EMI) In 2013 112 out of 400 secondary schools were EMI
Students in Forms 4-6 now prepare for the HKDSE the
examinations for which are held at the end of Form 6 There are
four core subjects ndash English Mathematics Chinese and Liberal
Studies Students then choose two or three elective subjects from
a choice of 20 There are also some applied learning subjects
modeled on the idea of the BTEC and six other modern foreign
languages which can also form part of the studentsrsquo choices
International school students do not take local public
examinations Once the UKGCSEA-levels were popular among
many of Hong Kongrsquos international schools but now
the International Baccalaureate (IB) is a much more common
programme Some schools mix the two programmes retaining
IGCSE for 16 year olds while using the IB Diploma at the higher
secondary level Many country-specific international schools
teach a syllabus from their own country Students also might take
the SAT or IELTS in order to gain entry to an overseas university
Tertiary Education
Tertiary education is important in Hong Kong
There are eight universities and several other
tertiary institutions without university status All
the tertiary institutions offer a range of
programmes including undergraduate and
post-graduate degrees as well as Associate
degrees and Higher Diplomas
The number of places available for undergraduate degrees is substantially less than the number of students who actually fulfill the entry requirements for general admission to university From the beginning of the academic year 2012 most courses were extended to four years in line with the governmentrsquos policy of 3 + 3 + 4 (three years of junior secondary followed by three years of senior secondary then 4 years of university) For students who fail to gain entrance to a degree programme studying an Associate degree or a Higher diploma which may articulate with a degree course later on is a popular option It is also sometimes possible to gain a course transfer form a successfully completed Higher diploma or Associate degree into an overseas degree programme with some credit transfer
Of the Hong Kong universities The University of Hong Kong and the Chinese University of Hong Kong have the best reputations The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology has been developing a strong name in the areas of Technology and Business
Adult EducationLife-long learning has become a popular catch cry from the government and certainly taking a course seems to be a common activity among the adult population The majority of the universities have schools which offer non-degree adult learning courses and there are a range of other institutions as well offering professional general education and interest courses Language courses especially English Mandarin and Japanese are common and many adults study as a means of improving their prospects in the employment market The government has even established a scheme which enables adult learners to apply for course fee reimbursement for approved courses There is also the Open University of Hong Kong run along similar lines to the UK one which gives many people opportunities to study for a degree
SCHOOL FACILITIES
REFERENCES
Jump up^ Basic Law ndash Anthem
Jump up^ Should there be any discrepancy between the English and Chinese versions of this notice the ENGLISH VERSION SHALL PREVAIL The Legislative Council Commission 12 December 2015 Note Cantonese is the de facto standard of Chinese used
httpswwwgooglecomphsearchq=hongkongamptbm=ischamptbo=uampsource=univampsa=Xampved=0ahUKEwjticKckO_NAhWENJQKHVcdDXMQsAQIMAampbiw=1366ampbih=667
eferences[edit]
The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species Mammals of Hong Kong IUCN 2001 Retrieved 22 May 2007[dead link]
Mammal Species of the World Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History 2005 Archived from the original on 27 April 2007 Retrieved 22 May 2007
Animal Diversity Web University of Michigan Museum of Zoology 1995ndash2006 Retrieved 22 May 2007
Wiltshire Trea [First published 1987] (republished amp reduced 2003) Old Hong Kong ndashVolume One Central Hong Kong Text Form Asia books Ltd Page 8 ISBN Volume One 962-7283-59-2
Jump up^ Ingrams Harold Hong Kong (Her Majestys Stationery Office London 1952) p213
^ Jump up toa b Eh Net Eh Net Hong Kong History Retrieved on 21 February 2007
THANK YOU FOR WATCHING
Submitted by Group 4
Eballar Roselyn B
Bongcayao Jiselle T
Relente Darlyn T
Lim Perlyn T
Ruego Lady Gie
Silvio Sylvia
By 1861 Frederick Stewart would become The
Founder of Hong Kong Education for integrating a
modern western-style education model into
the Colonial Hong Kong school system[7] In 1862 the
first government school Queens College (then
Government Central School) was set up with Stewart
serving as the first Headmaster
One of the much contested debate was whether schools should offer Vernacular education teaching in Chinese at all[4] Education was considered a luxury for the elite and the rich The first school to open the floodgate of western medical practice to East Asia was the Hong Kong College of Medicine for Chinese The London Missionary Society and Sir James Cantlie started the Hong Kong College of Medicine for Chinese in 1887 (although the for Chinese was later dropped from the name)[8] In addition the London Missionary Society founded Ying Wa Girls School in 1900 Belilios Public School was a girls secondary school founded in 1890 ndash the first government school in Hong Kong that provided bilingual education in English and Chinese The push for Chinese education in a British system did not begin until the rise of social awareness of the Chinese community following the 1919 May Fourth Movementand 1934 New Life Movement in China[4][5] Educating the poor did not become a priority until they accounted for the majority of the population Financial issues were addressed in the 1970s[9] A small group of South Asian Hong Kongers marched through Centraldemanding more schooling in the English language on 3 June 2007[10] In the 201314 school year there are 569 primary schools 514 secondary day schools and 61 special schools
SCHOOLING
In the past Hong Kong education was closely modeled on the UK system This is hardly surprising since Hong Kong was administered by Britain from 1841 to 1997 when the former UK colony was handed back to China However since 1997 the education system taught in local schools has undergone a series of changes While some of these changes have reflected different language of instruction policies there have also been changes to the senior secondary curriculum The new model brought in at the beginning of the 200910 academic year is now more in line with those found in China and even the USA
Kindergartens
Since 1997 there have been changes to a lot of kindergartens as a way of professionalizing them Most of the changes have involved minimum teaching qualifications for both kindergarten teaching staff and principals As the government has also placed more emphasis on the importance of early childhood education the curriculum in kindergarten has now been designed to provide a sound foundation for students
Primary Education
The majority of local Primary schools in Hong Kong
are Chinese medium of instruction and the primary
curriculum covers a wide range of subjects including
Social Studies Science Chinese English
Mathematics Music Arts and Physical Education
Students are allocated to Secondary schools through
their performance in three examinations taken in
Primary 5 and Primary 6 Schools are extremely
competitive and parents naturally have a strong
preference for their child to be allocated to a top or
higher band school
Recently primary school numbers have been shrinking causing the closure of some schools and resulting in the need for some teacher redundancies
Class numbers are traditionally much higher in Hong Kong than they are in Western countries An average class in both primary and secondary school could have over 35 students and it can be as many as 45 The shrinking enrollments have seen a lot of debate about smaller class sizes but so far the numbers of students in a class have not been greatly reduced
Secondary EducationThe first year of secondary school known as Form or Secondary One follows six years of primary education Forms 1 ndash 3 have compulsory attendance and in junior secondary the learning is broader without students choosing specific study areas
The majority of local secondary schools became Chinese medium of instruction (CMI) after the Handover in 1997 However since then many have gone back to an English medium of instruction (EMI) In 2013 112 out of 400 secondary schools were EMI
Students in Forms 4-6 now prepare for the HKDSE the
examinations for which are held at the end of Form 6 There are
four core subjects ndash English Mathematics Chinese and Liberal
Studies Students then choose two or three elective subjects from
a choice of 20 There are also some applied learning subjects
modeled on the idea of the BTEC and six other modern foreign
languages which can also form part of the studentsrsquo choices
International school students do not take local public
examinations Once the UKGCSEA-levels were popular among
many of Hong Kongrsquos international schools but now
the International Baccalaureate (IB) is a much more common
programme Some schools mix the two programmes retaining
IGCSE for 16 year olds while using the IB Diploma at the higher
secondary level Many country-specific international schools
teach a syllabus from their own country Students also might take
the SAT or IELTS in order to gain entry to an overseas university
Tertiary Education
Tertiary education is important in Hong Kong
There are eight universities and several other
tertiary institutions without university status All
the tertiary institutions offer a range of
programmes including undergraduate and
post-graduate degrees as well as Associate
degrees and Higher Diplomas
The number of places available for undergraduate degrees is substantially less than the number of students who actually fulfill the entry requirements for general admission to university From the beginning of the academic year 2012 most courses were extended to four years in line with the governmentrsquos policy of 3 + 3 + 4 (three years of junior secondary followed by three years of senior secondary then 4 years of university) For students who fail to gain entrance to a degree programme studying an Associate degree or a Higher diploma which may articulate with a degree course later on is a popular option It is also sometimes possible to gain a course transfer form a successfully completed Higher diploma or Associate degree into an overseas degree programme with some credit transfer
Of the Hong Kong universities The University of Hong Kong and the Chinese University of Hong Kong have the best reputations The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology has been developing a strong name in the areas of Technology and Business
Adult EducationLife-long learning has become a popular catch cry from the government and certainly taking a course seems to be a common activity among the adult population The majority of the universities have schools which offer non-degree adult learning courses and there are a range of other institutions as well offering professional general education and interest courses Language courses especially English Mandarin and Japanese are common and many adults study as a means of improving their prospects in the employment market The government has even established a scheme which enables adult learners to apply for course fee reimbursement for approved courses There is also the Open University of Hong Kong run along similar lines to the UK one which gives many people opportunities to study for a degree
SCHOOL FACILITIES
REFERENCES
Jump up^ Basic Law ndash Anthem
Jump up^ Should there be any discrepancy between the English and Chinese versions of this notice the ENGLISH VERSION SHALL PREVAIL The Legislative Council Commission 12 December 2015 Note Cantonese is the de facto standard of Chinese used
httpswwwgooglecomphsearchq=hongkongamptbm=ischamptbo=uampsource=univampsa=Xampved=0ahUKEwjticKckO_NAhWENJQKHVcdDXMQsAQIMAampbiw=1366ampbih=667
eferences[edit]
The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species Mammals of Hong Kong IUCN 2001 Retrieved 22 May 2007[dead link]
Mammal Species of the World Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History 2005 Archived from the original on 27 April 2007 Retrieved 22 May 2007
Animal Diversity Web University of Michigan Museum of Zoology 1995ndash2006 Retrieved 22 May 2007
Wiltshire Trea [First published 1987] (republished amp reduced 2003) Old Hong Kong ndashVolume One Central Hong Kong Text Form Asia books Ltd Page 8 ISBN Volume One 962-7283-59-2
Jump up^ Ingrams Harold Hong Kong (Her Majestys Stationery Office London 1952) p213
^ Jump up toa b Eh Net Eh Net Hong Kong History Retrieved on 21 February 2007
THANK YOU FOR WATCHING
Submitted by Group 4
Eballar Roselyn B
Bongcayao Jiselle T
Relente Darlyn T
Lim Perlyn T
Ruego Lady Gie
Silvio Sylvia
One of the much contested debate was whether schools should offer Vernacular education teaching in Chinese at all[4] Education was considered a luxury for the elite and the rich The first school to open the floodgate of western medical practice to East Asia was the Hong Kong College of Medicine for Chinese The London Missionary Society and Sir James Cantlie started the Hong Kong College of Medicine for Chinese in 1887 (although the for Chinese was later dropped from the name)[8] In addition the London Missionary Society founded Ying Wa Girls School in 1900 Belilios Public School was a girls secondary school founded in 1890 ndash the first government school in Hong Kong that provided bilingual education in English and Chinese The push for Chinese education in a British system did not begin until the rise of social awareness of the Chinese community following the 1919 May Fourth Movementand 1934 New Life Movement in China[4][5] Educating the poor did not become a priority until they accounted for the majority of the population Financial issues were addressed in the 1970s[9] A small group of South Asian Hong Kongers marched through Centraldemanding more schooling in the English language on 3 June 2007[10] In the 201314 school year there are 569 primary schools 514 secondary day schools and 61 special schools
SCHOOLING
In the past Hong Kong education was closely modeled on the UK system This is hardly surprising since Hong Kong was administered by Britain from 1841 to 1997 when the former UK colony was handed back to China However since 1997 the education system taught in local schools has undergone a series of changes While some of these changes have reflected different language of instruction policies there have also been changes to the senior secondary curriculum The new model brought in at the beginning of the 200910 academic year is now more in line with those found in China and even the USA
Kindergartens
Since 1997 there have been changes to a lot of kindergartens as a way of professionalizing them Most of the changes have involved minimum teaching qualifications for both kindergarten teaching staff and principals As the government has also placed more emphasis on the importance of early childhood education the curriculum in kindergarten has now been designed to provide a sound foundation for students
Primary Education
The majority of local Primary schools in Hong Kong
are Chinese medium of instruction and the primary
curriculum covers a wide range of subjects including
Social Studies Science Chinese English
Mathematics Music Arts and Physical Education
Students are allocated to Secondary schools through
their performance in three examinations taken in
Primary 5 and Primary 6 Schools are extremely
competitive and parents naturally have a strong
preference for their child to be allocated to a top or
higher band school
Recently primary school numbers have been shrinking causing the closure of some schools and resulting in the need for some teacher redundancies
Class numbers are traditionally much higher in Hong Kong than they are in Western countries An average class in both primary and secondary school could have over 35 students and it can be as many as 45 The shrinking enrollments have seen a lot of debate about smaller class sizes but so far the numbers of students in a class have not been greatly reduced
Secondary EducationThe first year of secondary school known as Form or Secondary One follows six years of primary education Forms 1 ndash 3 have compulsory attendance and in junior secondary the learning is broader without students choosing specific study areas
The majority of local secondary schools became Chinese medium of instruction (CMI) after the Handover in 1997 However since then many have gone back to an English medium of instruction (EMI) In 2013 112 out of 400 secondary schools were EMI
Students in Forms 4-6 now prepare for the HKDSE the
examinations for which are held at the end of Form 6 There are
four core subjects ndash English Mathematics Chinese and Liberal
Studies Students then choose two or three elective subjects from
a choice of 20 There are also some applied learning subjects
modeled on the idea of the BTEC and six other modern foreign
languages which can also form part of the studentsrsquo choices
International school students do not take local public
examinations Once the UKGCSEA-levels were popular among
many of Hong Kongrsquos international schools but now
the International Baccalaureate (IB) is a much more common
programme Some schools mix the two programmes retaining
IGCSE for 16 year olds while using the IB Diploma at the higher
secondary level Many country-specific international schools
teach a syllabus from their own country Students also might take
the SAT or IELTS in order to gain entry to an overseas university
Tertiary Education
Tertiary education is important in Hong Kong
There are eight universities and several other
tertiary institutions without university status All
the tertiary institutions offer a range of
programmes including undergraduate and
post-graduate degrees as well as Associate
degrees and Higher Diplomas
The number of places available for undergraduate degrees is substantially less than the number of students who actually fulfill the entry requirements for general admission to university From the beginning of the academic year 2012 most courses were extended to four years in line with the governmentrsquos policy of 3 + 3 + 4 (three years of junior secondary followed by three years of senior secondary then 4 years of university) For students who fail to gain entrance to a degree programme studying an Associate degree or a Higher diploma which may articulate with a degree course later on is a popular option It is also sometimes possible to gain a course transfer form a successfully completed Higher diploma or Associate degree into an overseas degree programme with some credit transfer
Of the Hong Kong universities The University of Hong Kong and the Chinese University of Hong Kong have the best reputations The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology has been developing a strong name in the areas of Technology and Business
Adult EducationLife-long learning has become a popular catch cry from the government and certainly taking a course seems to be a common activity among the adult population The majority of the universities have schools which offer non-degree adult learning courses and there are a range of other institutions as well offering professional general education and interest courses Language courses especially English Mandarin and Japanese are common and many adults study as a means of improving their prospects in the employment market The government has even established a scheme which enables adult learners to apply for course fee reimbursement for approved courses There is also the Open University of Hong Kong run along similar lines to the UK one which gives many people opportunities to study for a degree
SCHOOL FACILITIES
REFERENCES
Jump up^ Basic Law ndash Anthem
Jump up^ Should there be any discrepancy between the English and Chinese versions of this notice the ENGLISH VERSION SHALL PREVAIL The Legislative Council Commission 12 December 2015 Note Cantonese is the de facto standard of Chinese used
httpswwwgooglecomphsearchq=hongkongamptbm=ischamptbo=uampsource=univampsa=Xampved=0ahUKEwjticKckO_NAhWENJQKHVcdDXMQsAQIMAampbiw=1366ampbih=667
eferences[edit]
The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species Mammals of Hong Kong IUCN 2001 Retrieved 22 May 2007[dead link]
Mammal Species of the World Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History 2005 Archived from the original on 27 April 2007 Retrieved 22 May 2007
Animal Diversity Web University of Michigan Museum of Zoology 1995ndash2006 Retrieved 22 May 2007
Wiltshire Trea [First published 1987] (republished amp reduced 2003) Old Hong Kong ndashVolume One Central Hong Kong Text Form Asia books Ltd Page 8 ISBN Volume One 962-7283-59-2
Jump up^ Ingrams Harold Hong Kong (Her Majestys Stationery Office London 1952) p213
^ Jump up toa b Eh Net Eh Net Hong Kong History Retrieved on 21 February 2007
THANK YOU FOR WATCHING
Submitted by Group 4
Eballar Roselyn B
Bongcayao Jiselle T
Relente Darlyn T
Lim Perlyn T
Ruego Lady Gie
Silvio Sylvia
SCHOOLING
In the past Hong Kong education was closely modeled on the UK system This is hardly surprising since Hong Kong was administered by Britain from 1841 to 1997 when the former UK colony was handed back to China However since 1997 the education system taught in local schools has undergone a series of changes While some of these changes have reflected different language of instruction policies there have also been changes to the senior secondary curriculum The new model brought in at the beginning of the 200910 academic year is now more in line with those found in China and even the USA
Kindergartens
Since 1997 there have been changes to a lot of kindergartens as a way of professionalizing them Most of the changes have involved minimum teaching qualifications for both kindergarten teaching staff and principals As the government has also placed more emphasis on the importance of early childhood education the curriculum in kindergarten has now been designed to provide a sound foundation for students
Primary Education
The majority of local Primary schools in Hong Kong
are Chinese medium of instruction and the primary
curriculum covers a wide range of subjects including
Social Studies Science Chinese English
Mathematics Music Arts and Physical Education
Students are allocated to Secondary schools through
their performance in three examinations taken in
Primary 5 and Primary 6 Schools are extremely
competitive and parents naturally have a strong
preference for their child to be allocated to a top or
higher band school
Recently primary school numbers have been shrinking causing the closure of some schools and resulting in the need for some teacher redundancies
Class numbers are traditionally much higher in Hong Kong than they are in Western countries An average class in both primary and secondary school could have over 35 students and it can be as many as 45 The shrinking enrollments have seen a lot of debate about smaller class sizes but so far the numbers of students in a class have not been greatly reduced
Secondary EducationThe first year of secondary school known as Form or Secondary One follows six years of primary education Forms 1 ndash 3 have compulsory attendance and in junior secondary the learning is broader without students choosing specific study areas
The majority of local secondary schools became Chinese medium of instruction (CMI) after the Handover in 1997 However since then many have gone back to an English medium of instruction (EMI) In 2013 112 out of 400 secondary schools were EMI
Students in Forms 4-6 now prepare for the HKDSE the
examinations for which are held at the end of Form 6 There are
four core subjects ndash English Mathematics Chinese and Liberal
Studies Students then choose two or three elective subjects from
a choice of 20 There are also some applied learning subjects
modeled on the idea of the BTEC and six other modern foreign
languages which can also form part of the studentsrsquo choices
International school students do not take local public
examinations Once the UKGCSEA-levels were popular among
many of Hong Kongrsquos international schools but now
the International Baccalaureate (IB) is a much more common
programme Some schools mix the two programmes retaining
IGCSE for 16 year olds while using the IB Diploma at the higher
secondary level Many country-specific international schools
teach a syllabus from their own country Students also might take
the SAT or IELTS in order to gain entry to an overseas university
Tertiary Education
Tertiary education is important in Hong Kong
There are eight universities and several other
tertiary institutions without university status All
the tertiary institutions offer a range of
programmes including undergraduate and
post-graduate degrees as well as Associate
degrees and Higher Diplomas
The number of places available for undergraduate degrees is substantially less than the number of students who actually fulfill the entry requirements for general admission to university From the beginning of the academic year 2012 most courses were extended to four years in line with the governmentrsquos policy of 3 + 3 + 4 (three years of junior secondary followed by three years of senior secondary then 4 years of university) For students who fail to gain entrance to a degree programme studying an Associate degree or a Higher diploma which may articulate with a degree course later on is a popular option It is also sometimes possible to gain a course transfer form a successfully completed Higher diploma or Associate degree into an overseas degree programme with some credit transfer
Of the Hong Kong universities The University of Hong Kong and the Chinese University of Hong Kong have the best reputations The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology has been developing a strong name in the areas of Technology and Business
Adult EducationLife-long learning has become a popular catch cry from the government and certainly taking a course seems to be a common activity among the adult population The majority of the universities have schools which offer non-degree adult learning courses and there are a range of other institutions as well offering professional general education and interest courses Language courses especially English Mandarin and Japanese are common and many adults study as a means of improving their prospects in the employment market The government has even established a scheme which enables adult learners to apply for course fee reimbursement for approved courses There is also the Open University of Hong Kong run along similar lines to the UK one which gives many people opportunities to study for a degree
SCHOOL FACILITIES
REFERENCES
Jump up^ Basic Law ndash Anthem
Jump up^ Should there be any discrepancy between the English and Chinese versions of this notice the ENGLISH VERSION SHALL PREVAIL The Legislative Council Commission 12 December 2015 Note Cantonese is the de facto standard of Chinese used
httpswwwgooglecomphsearchq=hongkongamptbm=ischamptbo=uampsource=univampsa=Xampved=0ahUKEwjticKckO_NAhWENJQKHVcdDXMQsAQIMAampbiw=1366ampbih=667
eferences[edit]
The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species Mammals of Hong Kong IUCN 2001 Retrieved 22 May 2007[dead link]
Mammal Species of the World Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History 2005 Archived from the original on 27 April 2007 Retrieved 22 May 2007
Animal Diversity Web University of Michigan Museum of Zoology 1995ndash2006 Retrieved 22 May 2007
Wiltshire Trea [First published 1987] (republished amp reduced 2003) Old Hong Kong ndashVolume One Central Hong Kong Text Form Asia books Ltd Page 8 ISBN Volume One 962-7283-59-2
Jump up^ Ingrams Harold Hong Kong (Her Majestys Stationery Office London 1952) p213
^ Jump up toa b Eh Net Eh Net Hong Kong History Retrieved on 21 February 2007
THANK YOU FOR WATCHING
Submitted by Group 4
Eballar Roselyn B
Bongcayao Jiselle T
Relente Darlyn T
Lim Perlyn T
Ruego Lady Gie
Silvio Sylvia
Kindergartens
Since 1997 there have been changes to a lot of kindergartens as a way of professionalizing them Most of the changes have involved minimum teaching qualifications for both kindergarten teaching staff and principals As the government has also placed more emphasis on the importance of early childhood education the curriculum in kindergarten has now been designed to provide a sound foundation for students
Primary Education
The majority of local Primary schools in Hong Kong
are Chinese medium of instruction and the primary
curriculum covers a wide range of subjects including
Social Studies Science Chinese English
Mathematics Music Arts and Physical Education
Students are allocated to Secondary schools through
their performance in three examinations taken in
Primary 5 and Primary 6 Schools are extremely
competitive and parents naturally have a strong
preference for their child to be allocated to a top or
higher band school
Recently primary school numbers have been shrinking causing the closure of some schools and resulting in the need for some teacher redundancies
Class numbers are traditionally much higher in Hong Kong than they are in Western countries An average class in both primary and secondary school could have over 35 students and it can be as many as 45 The shrinking enrollments have seen a lot of debate about smaller class sizes but so far the numbers of students in a class have not been greatly reduced
Secondary EducationThe first year of secondary school known as Form or Secondary One follows six years of primary education Forms 1 ndash 3 have compulsory attendance and in junior secondary the learning is broader without students choosing specific study areas
The majority of local secondary schools became Chinese medium of instruction (CMI) after the Handover in 1997 However since then many have gone back to an English medium of instruction (EMI) In 2013 112 out of 400 secondary schools were EMI
Students in Forms 4-6 now prepare for the HKDSE the
examinations for which are held at the end of Form 6 There are
four core subjects ndash English Mathematics Chinese and Liberal
Studies Students then choose two or three elective subjects from
a choice of 20 There are also some applied learning subjects
modeled on the idea of the BTEC and six other modern foreign
languages which can also form part of the studentsrsquo choices
International school students do not take local public
examinations Once the UKGCSEA-levels were popular among
many of Hong Kongrsquos international schools but now
the International Baccalaureate (IB) is a much more common
programme Some schools mix the two programmes retaining
IGCSE for 16 year olds while using the IB Diploma at the higher
secondary level Many country-specific international schools
teach a syllabus from their own country Students also might take
the SAT or IELTS in order to gain entry to an overseas university
Tertiary Education
Tertiary education is important in Hong Kong
There are eight universities and several other
tertiary institutions without university status All
the tertiary institutions offer a range of
programmes including undergraduate and
post-graduate degrees as well as Associate
degrees and Higher Diplomas
The number of places available for undergraduate degrees is substantially less than the number of students who actually fulfill the entry requirements for general admission to university From the beginning of the academic year 2012 most courses were extended to four years in line with the governmentrsquos policy of 3 + 3 + 4 (three years of junior secondary followed by three years of senior secondary then 4 years of university) For students who fail to gain entrance to a degree programme studying an Associate degree or a Higher diploma which may articulate with a degree course later on is a popular option It is also sometimes possible to gain a course transfer form a successfully completed Higher diploma or Associate degree into an overseas degree programme with some credit transfer
Of the Hong Kong universities The University of Hong Kong and the Chinese University of Hong Kong have the best reputations The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology has been developing a strong name in the areas of Technology and Business
Adult EducationLife-long learning has become a popular catch cry from the government and certainly taking a course seems to be a common activity among the adult population The majority of the universities have schools which offer non-degree adult learning courses and there are a range of other institutions as well offering professional general education and interest courses Language courses especially English Mandarin and Japanese are common and many adults study as a means of improving their prospects in the employment market The government has even established a scheme which enables adult learners to apply for course fee reimbursement for approved courses There is also the Open University of Hong Kong run along similar lines to the UK one which gives many people opportunities to study for a degree
SCHOOL FACILITIES
REFERENCES
Jump up^ Basic Law ndash Anthem
Jump up^ Should there be any discrepancy between the English and Chinese versions of this notice the ENGLISH VERSION SHALL PREVAIL The Legislative Council Commission 12 December 2015 Note Cantonese is the de facto standard of Chinese used
httpswwwgooglecomphsearchq=hongkongamptbm=ischamptbo=uampsource=univampsa=Xampved=0ahUKEwjticKckO_NAhWENJQKHVcdDXMQsAQIMAampbiw=1366ampbih=667
eferences[edit]
The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species Mammals of Hong Kong IUCN 2001 Retrieved 22 May 2007[dead link]
Mammal Species of the World Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History 2005 Archived from the original on 27 April 2007 Retrieved 22 May 2007
Animal Diversity Web University of Michigan Museum of Zoology 1995ndash2006 Retrieved 22 May 2007
Wiltshire Trea [First published 1987] (republished amp reduced 2003) Old Hong Kong ndashVolume One Central Hong Kong Text Form Asia books Ltd Page 8 ISBN Volume One 962-7283-59-2
Jump up^ Ingrams Harold Hong Kong (Her Majestys Stationery Office London 1952) p213
^ Jump up toa b Eh Net Eh Net Hong Kong History Retrieved on 21 February 2007
THANK YOU FOR WATCHING
Submitted by Group 4
Eballar Roselyn B
Bongcayao Jiselle T
Relente Darlyn T
Lim Perlyn T
Ruego Lady Gie
Silvio Sylvia
Primary Education
The majority of local Primary schools in Hong Kong
are Chinese medium of instruction and the primary
curriculum covers a wide range of subjects including
Social Studies Science Chinese English
Mathematics Music Arts and Physical Education
Students are allocated to Secondary schools through
their performance in three examinations taken in
Primary 5 and Primary 6 Schools are extremely
competitive and parents naturally have a strong
preference for their child to be allocated to a top or
higher band school
Recently primary school numbers have been shrinking causing the closure of some schools and resulting in the need for some teacher redundancies
Class numbers are traditionally much higher in Hong Kong than they are in Western countries An average class in both primary and secondary school could have over 35 students and it can be as many as 45 The shrinking enrollments have seen a lot of debate about smaller class sizes but so far the numbers of students in a class have not been greatly reduced
Secondary EducationThe first year of secondary school known as Form or Secondary One follows six years of primary education Forms 1 ndash 3 have compulsory attendance and in junior secondary the learning is broader without students choosing specific study areas
The majority of local secondary schools became Chinese medium of instruction (CMI) after the Handover in 1997 However since then many have gone back to an English medium of instruction (EMI) In 2013 112 out of 400 secondary schools were EMI
Students in Forms 4-6 now prepare for the HKDSE the
examinations for which are held at the end of Form 6 There are
four core subjects ndash English Mathematics Chinese and Liberal
Studies Students then choose two or three elective subjects from
a choice of 20 There are also some applied learning subjects
modeled on the idea of the BTEC and six other modern foreign
languages which can also form part of the studentsrsquo choices
International school students do not take local public
examinations Once the UKGCSEA-levels were popular among
many of Hong Kongrsquos international schools but now
the International Baccalaureate (IB) is a much more common
programme Some schools mix the two programmes retaining
IGCSE for 16 year olds while using the IB Diploma at the higher
secondary level Many country-specific international schools
teach a syllabus from their own country Students also might take
the SAT or IELTS in order to gain entry to an overseas university
Tertiary Education
Tertiary education is important in Hong Kong
There are eight universities and several other
tertiary institutions without university status All
the tertiary institutions offer a range of
programmes including undergraduate and
post-graduate degrees as well as Associate
degrees and Higher Diplomas
The number of places available for undergraduate degrees is substantially less than the number of students who actually fulfill the entry requirements for general admission to university From the beginning of the academic year 2012 most courses were extended to four years in line with the governmentrsquos policy of 3 + 3 + 4 (three years of junior secondary followed by three years of senior secondary then 4 years of university) For students who fail to gain entrance to a degree programme studying an Associate degree or a Higher diploma which may articulate with a degree course later on is a popular option It is also sometimes possible to gain a course transfer form a successfully completed Higher diploma or Associate degree into an overseas degree programme with some credit transfer
Of the Hong Kong universities The University of Hong Kong and the Chinese University of Hong Kong have the best reputations The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology has been developing a strong name in the areas of Technology and Business
Adult EducationLife-long learning has become a popular catch cry from the government and certainly taking a course seems to be a common activity among the adult population The majority of the universities have schools which offer non-degree adult learning courses and there are a range of other institutions as well offering professional general education and interest courses Language courses especially English Mandarin and Japanese are common and many adults study as a means of improving their prospects in the employment market The government has even established a scheme which enables adult learners to apply for course fee reimbursement for approved courses There is also the Open University of Hong Kong run along similar lines to the UK one which gives many people opportunities to study for a degree
SCHOOL FACILITIES
REFERENCES
Jump up^ Basic Law ndash Anthem
Jump up^ Should there be any discrepancy between the English and Chinese versions of this notice the ENGLISH VERSION SHALL PREVAIL The Legislative Council Commission 12 December 2015 Note Cantonese is the de facto standard of Chinese used
httpswwwgooglecomphsearchq=hongkongamptbm=ischamptbo=uampsource=univampsa=Xampved=0ahUKEwjticKckO_NAhWENJQKHVcdDXMQsAQIMAampbiw=1366ampbih=667
eferences[edit]
The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species Mammals of Hong Kong IUCN 2001 Retrieved 22 May 2007[dead link]
Mammal Species of the World Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History 2005 Archived from the original on 27 April 2007 Retrieved 22 May 2007
Animal Diversity Web University of Michigan Museum of Zoology 1995ndash2006 Retrieved 22 May 2007
Wiltshire Trea [First published 1987] (republished amp reduced 2003) Old Hong Kong ndashVolume One Central Hong Kong Text Form Asia books Ltd Page 8 ISBN Volume One 962-7283-59-2
Jump up^ Ingrams Harold Hong Kong (Her Majestys Stationery Office London 1952) p213
^ Jump up toa b Eh Net Eh Net Hong Kong History Retrieved on 21 February 2007
THANK YOU FOR WATCHING
Submitted by Group 4
Eballar Roselyn B
Bongcayao Jiselle T
Relente Darlyn T
Lim Perlyn T
Ruego Lady Gie
Silvio Sylvia
Recently primary school numbers have been shrinking causing the closure of some schools and resulting in the need for some teacher redundancies
Class numbers are traditionally much higher in Hong Kong than they are in Western countries An average class in both primary and secondary school could have over 35 students and it can be as many as 45 The shrinking enrollments have seen a lot of debate about smaller class sizes but so far the numbers of students in a class have not been greatly reduced
Secondary EducationThe first year of secondary school known as Form or Secondary One follows six years of primary education Forms 1 ndash 3 have compulsory attendance and in junior secondary the learning is broader without students choosing specific study areas
The majority of local secondary schools became Chinese medium of instruction (CMI) after the Handover in 1997 However since then many have gone back to an English medium of instruction (EMI) In 2013 112 out of 400 secondary schools were EMI
Students in Forms 4-6 now prepare for the HKDSE the
examinations for which are held at the end of Form 6 There are
four core subjects ndash English Mathematics Chinese and Liberal
Studies Students then choose two or three elective subjects from
a choice of 20 There are also some applied learning subjects
modeled on the idea of the BTEC and six other modern foreign
languages which can also form part of the studentsrsquo choices
International school students do not take local public
examinations Once the UKGCSEA-levels were popular among
many of Hong Kongrsquos international schools but now
the International Baccalaureate (IB) is a much more common
programme Some schools mix the two programmes retaining
IGCSE for 16 year olds while using the IB Diploma at the higher
secondary level Many country-specific international schools
teach a syllabus from their own country Students also might take
the SAT or IELTS in order to gain entry to an overseas university
Tertiary Education
Tertiary education is important in Hong Kong
There are eight universities and several other
tertiary institutions without university status All
the tertiary institutions offer a range of
programmes including undergraduate and
post-graduate degrees as well as Associate
degrees and Higher Diplomas
The number of places available for undergraduate degrees is substantially less than the number of students who actually fulfill the entry requirements for general admission to university From the beginning of the academic year 2012 most courses were extended to four years in line with the governmentrsquos policy of 3 + 3 + 4 (three years of junior secondary followed by three years of senior secondary then 4 years of university) For students who fail to gain entrance to a degree programme studying an Associate degree or a Higher diploma which may articulate with a degree course later on is a popular option It is also sometimes possible to gain a course transfer form a successfully completed Higher diploma or Associate degree into an overseas degree programme with some credit transfer
Of the Hong Kong universities The University of Hong Kong and the Chinese University of Hong Kong have the best reputations The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology has been developing a strong name in the areas of Technology and Business
Adult EducationLife-long learning has become a popular catch cry from the government and certainly taking a course seems to be a common activity among the adult population The majority of the universities have schools which offer non-degree adult learning courses and there are a range of other institutions as well offering professional general education and interest courses Language courses especially English Mandarin and Japanese are common and many adults study as a means of improving their prospects in the employment market The government has even established a scheme which enables adult learners to apply for course fee reimbursement for approved courses There is also the Open University of Hong Kong run along similar lines to the UK one which gives many people opportunities to study for a degree
SCHOOL FACILITIES
REFERENCES
Jump up^ Basic Law ndash Anthem
Jump up^ Should there be any discrepancy between the English and Chinese versions of this notice the ENGLISH VERSION SHALL PREVAIL The Legislative Council Commission 12 December 2015 Note Cantonese is the de facto standard of Chinese used
httpswwwgooglecomphsearchq=hongkongamptbm=ischamptbo=uampsource=univampsa=Xampved=0ahUKEwjticKckO_NAhWENJQKHVcdDXMQsAQIMAampbiw=1366ampbih=667
eferences[edit]
The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species Mammals of Hong Kong IUCN 2001 Retrieved 22 May 2007[dead link]
Mammal Species of the World Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History 2005 Archived from the original on 27 April 2007 Retrieved 22 May 2007
Animal Diversity Web University of Michigan Museum of Zoology 1995ndash2006 Retrieved 22 May 2007
Wiltshire Trea [First published 1987] (republished amp reduced 2003) Old Hong Kong ndashVolume One Central Hong Kong Text Form Asia books Ltd Page 8 ISBN Volume One 962-7283-59-2
Jump up^ Ingrams Harold Hong Kong (Her Majestys Stationery Office London 1952) p213
^ Jump up toa b Eh Net Eh Net Hong Kong History Retrieved on 21 February 2007
THANK YOU FOR WATCHING
Submitted by Group 4
Eballar Roselyn B
Bongcayao Jiselle T
Relente Darlyn T
Lim Perlyn T
Ruego Lady Gie
Silvio Sylvia
Secondary EducationThe first year of secondary school known as Form or Secondary One follows six years of primary education Forms 1 ndash 3 have compulsory attendance and in junior secondary the learning is broader without students choosing specific study areas
The majority of local secondary schools became Chinese medium of instruction (CMI) after the Handover in 1997 However since then many have gone back to an English medium of instruction (EMI) In 2013 112 out of 400 secondary schools were EMI
Students in Forms 4-6 now prepare for the HKDSE the
examinations for which are held at the end of Form 6 There are
four core subjects ndash English Mathematics Chinese and Liberal
Studies Students then choose two or three elective subjects from
a choice of 20 There are also some applied learning subjects
modeled on the idea of the BTEC and six other modern foreign
languages which can also form part of the studentsrsquo choices
International school students do not take local public
examinations Once the UKGCSEA-levels were popular among
many of Hong Kongrsquos international schools but now
the International Baccalaureate (IB) is a much more common
programme Some schools mix the two programmes retaining
IGCSE for 16 year olds while using the IB Diploma at the higher
secondary level Many country-specific international schools
teach a syllabus from their own country Students also might take
the SAT or IELTS in order to gain entry to an overseas university
Tertiary Education
Tertiary education is important in Hong Kong
There are eight universities and several other
tertiary institutions without university status All
the tertiary institutions offer a range of
programmes including undergraduate and
post-graduate degrees as well as Associate
degrees and Higher Diplomas
The number of places available for undergraduate degrees is substantially less than the number of students who actually fulfill the entry requirements for general admission to university From the beginning of the academic year 2012 most courses were extended to four years in line with the governmentrsquos policy of 3 + 3 + 4 (three years of junior secondary followed by three years of senior secondary then 4 years of university) For students who fail to gain entrance to a degree programme studying an Associate degree or a Higher diploma which may articulate with a degree course later on is a popular option It is also sometimes possible to gain a course transfer form a successfully completed Higher diploma or Associate degree into an overseas degree programme with some credit transfer
Of the Hong Kong universities The University of Hong Kong and the Chinese University of Hong Kong have the best reputations The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology has been developing a strong name in the areas of Technology and Business
Adult EducationLife-long learning has become a popular catch cry from the government and certainly taking a course seems to be a common activity among the adult population The majority of the universities have schools which offer non-degree adult learning courses and there are a range of other institutions as well offering professional general education and interest courses Language courses especially English Mandarin and Japanese are common and many adults study as a means of improving their prospects in the employment market The government has even established a scheme which enables adult learners to apply for course fee reimbursement for approved courses There is also the Open University of Hong Kong run along similar lines to the UK one which gives many people opportunities to study for a degree
SCHOOL FACILITIES
REFERENCES
Jump up^ Basic Law ndash Anthem
Jump up^ Should there be any discrepancy between the English and Chinese versions of this notice the ENGLISH VERSION SHALL PREVAIL The Legislative Council Commission 12 December 2015 Note Cantonese is the de facto standard of Chinese used
httpswwwgooglecomphsearchq=hongkongamptbm=ischamptbo=uampsource=univampsa=Xampved=0ahUKEwjticKckO_NAhWENJQKHVcdDXMQsAQIMAampbiw=1366ampbih=667
eferences[edit]
The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species Mammals of Hong Kong IUCN 2001 Retrieved 22 May 2007[dead link]
Mammal Species of the World Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History 2005 Archived from the original on 27 April 2007 Retrieved 22 May 2007
Animal Diversity Web University of Michigan Museum of Zoology 1995ndash2006 Retrieved 22 May 2007
Wiltshire Trea [First published 1987] (republished amp reduced 2003) Old Hong Kong ndashVolume One Central Hong Kong Text Form Asia books Ltd Page 8 ISBN Volume One 962-7283-59-2
Jump up^ Ingrams Harold Hong Kong (Her Majestys Stationery Office London 1952) p213
^ Jump up toa b Eh Net Eh Net Hong Kong History Retrieved on 21 February 2007
THANK YOU FOR WATCHING
Submitted by Group 4
Eballar Roselyn B
Bongcayao Jiselle T
Relente Darlyn T
Lim Perlyn T
Ruego Lady Gie
Silvio Sylvia
Students in Forms 4-6 now prepare for the HKDSE the
examinations for which are held at the end of Form 6 There are
four core subjects ndash English Mathematics Chinese and Liberal
Studies Students then choose two or three elective subjects from
a choice of 20 There are also some applied learning subjects
modeled on the idea of the BTEC and six other modern foreign
languages which can also form part of the studentsrsquo choices
International school students do not take local public
examinations Once the UKGCSEA-levels were popular among
many of Hong Kongrsquos international schools but now
the International Baccalaureate (IB) is a much more common
programme Some schools mix the two programmes retaining
IGCSE for 16 year olds while using the IB Diploma at the higher
secondary level Many country-specific international schools
teach a syllabus from their own country Students also might take
the SAT or IELTS in order to gain entry to an overseas university
Tertiary Education
Tertiary education is important in Hong Kong
There are eight universities and several other
tertiary institutions without university status All
the tertiary institutions offer a range of
programmes including undergraduate and
post-graduate degrees as well as Associate
degrees and Higher Diplomas
The number of places available for undergraduate degrees is substantially less than the number of students who actually fulfill the entry requirements for general admission to university From the beginning of the academic year 2012 most courses were extended to four years in line with the governmentrsquos policy of 3 + 3 + 4 (three years of junior secondary followed by three years of senior secondary then 4 years of university) For students who fail to gain entrance to a degree programme studying an Associate degree or a Higher diploma which may articulate with a degree course later on is a popular option It is also sometimes possible to gain a course transfer form a successfully completed Higher diploma or Associate degree into an overseas degree programme with some credit transfer
Of the Hong Kong universities The University of Hong Kong and the Chinese University of Hong Kong have the best reputations The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology has been developing a strong name in the areas of Technology and Business
Adult EducationLife-long learning has become a popular catch cry from the government and certainly taking a course seems to be a common activity among the adult population The majority of the universities have schools which offer non-degree adult learning courses and there are a range of other institutions as well offering professional general education and interest courses Language courses especially English Mandarin and Japanese are common and many adults study as a means of improving their prospects in the employment market The government has even established a scheme which enables adult learners to apply for course fee reimbursement for approved courses There is also the Open University of Hong Kong run along similar lines to the UK one which gives many people opportunities to study for a degree
SCHOOL FACILITIES
REFERENCES
Jump up^ Basic Law ndash Anthem
Jump up^ Should there be any discrepancy between the English and Chinese versions of this notice the ENGLISH VERSION SHALL PREVAIL The Legislative Council Commission 12 December 2015 Note Cantonese is the de facto standard of Chinese used
httpswwwgooglecomphsearchq=hongkongamptbm=ischamptbo=uampsource=univampsa=Xampved=0ahUKEwjticKckO_NAhWENJQKHVcdDXMQsAQIMAampbiw=1366ampbih=667
eferences[edit]
The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species Mammals of Hong Kong IUCN 2001 Retrieved 22 May 2007[dead link]
Mammal Species of the World Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History 2005 Archived from the original on 27 April 2007 Retrieved 22 May 2007
Animal Diversity Web University of Michigan Museum of Zoology 1995ndash2006 Retrieved 22 May 2007
Wiltshire Trea [First published 1987] (republished amp reduced 2003) Old Hong Kong ndashVolume One Central Hong Kong Text Form Asia books Ltd Page 8 ISBN Volume One 962-7283-59-2
Jump up^ Ingrams Harold Hong Kong (Her Majestys Stationery Office London 1952) p213
^ Jump up toa b Eh Net Eh Net Hong Kong History Retrieved on 21 February 2007
THANK YOU FOR WATCHING
Submitted by Group 4
Eballar Roselyn B
Bongcayao Jiselle T
Relente Darlyn T
Lim Perlyn T
Ruego Lady Gie
Silvio Sylvia
Tertiary Education
Tertiary education is important in Hong Kong
There are eight universities and several other
tertiary institutions without university status All
the tertiary institutions offer a range of
programmes including undergraduate and
post-graduate degrees as well as Associate
degrees and Higher Diplomas
The number of places available for undergraduate degrees is substantially less than the number of students who actually fulfill the entry requirements for general admission to university From the beginning of the academic year 2012 most courses were extended to four years in line with the governmentrsquos policy of 3 + 3 + 4 (three years of junior secondary followed by three years of senior secondary then 4 years of university) For students who fail to gain entrance to a degree programme studying an Associate degree or a Higher diploma which may articulate with a degree course later on is a popular option It is also sometimes possible to gain a course transfer form a successfully completed Higher diploma or Associate degree into an overseas degree programme with some credit transfer
Of the Hong Kong universities The University of Hong Kong and the Chinese University of Hong Kong have the best reputations The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology has been developing a strong name in the areas of Technology and Business
Adult EducationLife-long learning has become a popular catch cry from the government and certainly taking a course seems to be a common activity among the adult population The majority of the universities have schools which offer non-degree adult learning courses and there are a range of other institutions as well offering professional general education and interest courses Language courses especially English Mandarin and Japanese are common and many adults study as a means of improving their prospects in the employment market The government has even established a scheme which enables adult learners to apply for course fee reimbursement for approved courses There is also the Open University of Hong Kong run along similar lines to the UK one which gives many people opportunities to study for a degree
SCHOOL FACILITIES
REFERENCES
Jump up^ Basic Law ndash Anthem
Jump up^ Should there be any discrepancy between the English and Chinese versions of this notice the ENGLISH VERSION SHALL PREVAIL The Legislative Council Commission 12 December 2015 Note Cantonese is the de facto standard of Chinese used
httpswwwgooglecomphsearchq=hongkongamptbm=ischamptbo=uampsource=univampsa=Xampved=0ahUKEwjticKckO_NAhWENJQKHVcdDXMQsAQIMAampbiw=1366ampbih=667
eferences[edit]
The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species Mammals of Hong Kong IUCN 2001 Retrieved 22 May 2007[dead link]
Mammal Species of the World Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History 2005 Archived from the original on 27 April 2007 Retrieved 22 May 2007
Animal Diversity Web University of Michigan Museum of Zoology 1995ndash2006 Retrieved 22 May 2007
Wiltshire Trea [First published 1987] (republished amp reduced 2003) Old Hong Kong ndashVolume One Central Hong Kong Text Form Asia books Ltd Page 8 ISBN Volume One 962-7283-59-2
Jump up^ Ingrams Harold Hong Kong (Her Majestys Stationery Office London 1952) p213
^ Jump up toa b Eh Net Eh Net Hong Kong History Retrieved on 21 February 2007
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The number of places available for undergraduate degrees is substantially less than the number of students who actually fulfill the entry requirements for general admission to university From the beginning of the academic year 2012 most courses were extended to four years in line with the governmentrsquos policy of 3 + 3 + 4 (three years of junior secondary followed by three years of senior secondary then 4 years of university) For students who fail to gain entrance to a degree programme studying an Associate degree or a Higher diploma which may articulate with a degree course later on is a popular option It is also sometimes possible to gain a course transfer form a successfully completed Higher diploma or Associate degree into an overseas degree programme with some credit transfer
Of the Hong Kong universities The University of Hong Kong and the Chinese University of Hong Kong have the best reputations The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology has been developing a strong name in the areas of Technology and Business
Adult EducationLife-long learning has become a popular catch cry from the government and certainly taking a course seems to be a common activity among the adult population The majority of the universities have schools which offer non-degree adult learning courses and there are a range of other institutions as well offering professional general education and interest courses Language courses especially English Mandarin and Japanese are common and many adults study as a means of improving their prospects in the employment market The government has even established a scheme which enables adult learners to apply for course fee reimbursement for approved courses There is also the Open University of Hong Kong run along similar lines to the UK one which gives many people opportunities to study for a degree
SCHOOL FACILITIES
REFERENCES
Jump up^ Basic Law ndash Anthem
Jump up^ Should there be any discrepancy between the English and Chinese versions of this notice the ENGLISH VERSION SHALL PREVAIL The Legislative Council Commission 12 December 2015 Note Cantonese is the de facto standard of Chinese used
httpswwwgooglecomphsearchq=hongkongamptbm=ischamptbo=uampsource=univampsa=Xampved=0ahUKEwjticKckO_NAhWENJQKHVcdDXMQsAQIMAampbiw=1366ampbih=667
eferences[edit]
The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species Mammals of Hong Kong IUCN 2001 Retrieved 22 May 2007[dead link]
Mammal Species of the World Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History 2005 Archived from the original on 27 April 2007 Retrieved 22 May 2007
Animal Diversity Web University of Michigan Museum of Zoology 1995ndash2006 Retrieved 22 May 2007
Wiltshire Trea [First published 1987] (republished amp reduced 2003) Old Hong Kong ndashVolume One Central Hong Kong Text Form Asia books Ltd Page 8 ISBN Volume One 962-7283-59-2
Jump up^ Ingrams Harold Hong Kong (Her Majestys Stationery Office London 1952) p213
^ Jump up toa b Eh Net Eh Net Hong Kong History Retrieved on 21 February 2007
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Eballar Roselyn B
Bongcayao Jiselle T
Relente Darlyn T
Lim Perlyn T
Ruego Lady Gie
Silvio Sylvia
Adult EducationLife-long learning has become a popular catch cry from the government and certainly taking a course seems to be a common activity among the adult population The majority of the universities have schools which offer non-degree adult learning courses and there are a range of other institutions as well offering professional general education and interest courses Language courses especially English Mandarin and Japanese are common and many adults study as a means of improving their prospects in the employment market The government has even established a scheme which enables adult learners to apply for course fee reimbursement for approved courses There is also the Open University of Hong Kong run along similar lines to the UK one which gives many people opportunities to study for a degree
SCHOOL FACILITIES
REFERENCES
Jump up^ Basic Law ndash Anthem
Jump up^ Should there be any discrepancy between the English and Chinese versions of this notice the ENGLISH VERSION SHALL PREVAIL The Legislative Council Commission 12 December 2015 Note Cantonese is the de facto standard of Chinese used
httpswwwgooglecomphsearchq=hongkongamptbm=ischamptbo=uampsource=univampsa=Xampved=0ahUKEwjticKckO_NAhWENJQKHVcdDXMQsAQIMAampbiw=1366ampbih=667
eferences[edit]
The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species Mammals of Hong Kong IUCN 2001 Retrieved 22 May 2007[dead link]
Mammal Species of the World Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History 2005 Archived from the original on 27 April 2007 Retrieved 22 May 2007
Animal Diversity Web University of Michigan Museum of Zoology 1995ndash2006 Retrieved 22 May 2007
Wiltshire Trea [First published 1987] (republished amp reduced 2003) Old Hong Kong ndashVolume One Central Hong Kong Text Form Asia books Ltd Page 8 ISBN Volume One 962-7283-59-2
Jump up^ Ingrams Harold Hong Kong (Her Majestys Stationery Office London 1952) p213
^ Jump up toa b Eh Net Eh Net Hong Kong History Retrieved on 21 February 2007
THANK YOU FOR WATCHING
Submitted by Group 4
Eballar Roselyn B
Bongcayao Jiselle T
Relente Darlyn T
Lim Perlyn T
Ruego Lady Gie
Silvio Sylvia
SCHOOL FACILITIES
REFERENCES
Jump up^ Basic Law ndash Anthem
Jump up^ Should there be any discrepancy between the English and Chinese versions of this notice the ENGLISH VERSION SHALL PREVAIL The Legislative Council Commission 12 December 2015 Note Cantonese is the de facto standard of Chinese used
httpswwwgooglecomphsearchq=hongkongamptbm=ischamptbo=uampsource=univampsa=Xampved=0ahUKEwjticKckO_NAhWENJQKHVcdDXMQsAQIMAampbiw=1366ampbih=667
eferences[edit]
The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species Mammals of Hong Kong IUCN 2001 Retrieved 22 May 2007[dead link]
Mammal Species of the World Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History 2005 Archived from the original on 27 April 2007 Retrieved 22 May 2007
Animal Diversity Web University of Michigan Museum of Zoology 1995ndash2006 Retrieved 22 May 2007
Wiltshire Trea [First published 1987] (republished amp reduced 2003) Old Hong Kong ndashVolume One Central Hong Kong Text Form Asia books Ltd Page 8 ISBN Volume One 962-7283-59-2
Jump up^ Ingrams Harold Hong Kong (Her Majestys Stationery Office London 1952) p213
^ Jump up toa b Eh Net Eh Net Hong Kong History Retrieved on 21 February 2007
THANK YOU FOR WATCHING
Submitted by Group 4
Eballar Roselyn B
Bongcayao Jiselle T
Relente Darlyn T
Lim Perlyn T
Ruego Lady Gie
Silvio Sylvia
REFERENCES
Jump up^ Basic Law ndash Anthem
Jump up^ Should there be any discrepancy between the English and Chinese versions of this notice the ENGLISH VERSION SHALL PREVAIL The Legislative Council Commission 12 December 2015 Note Cantonese is the de facto standard of Chinese used
httpswwwgooglecomphsearchq=hongkongamptbm=ischamptbo=uampsource=univampsa=Xampved=0ahUKEwjticKckO_NAhWENJQKHVcdDXMQsAQIMAampbiw=1366ampbih=667
eferences[edit]
The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species Mammals of Hong Kong IUCN 2001 Retrieved 22 May 2007[dead link]
Mammal Species of the World Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History 2005 Archived from the original on 27 April 2007 Retrieved 22 May 2007
Animal Diversity Web University of Michigan Museum of Zoology 1995ndash2006 Retrieved 22 May 2007
Wiltshire Trea [First published 1987] (republished amp reduced 2003) Old Hong Kong ndashVolume One Central Hong Kong Text Form Asia books Ltd Page 8 ISBN Volume One 962-7283-59-2
Jump up^ Ingrams Harold Hong Kong (Her Majestys Stationery Office London 1952) p213
^ Jump up toa b Eh Net Eh Net Hong Kong History Retrieved on 21 February 2007
THANK YOU FOR WATCHING
Submitted by Group 4
Eballar Roselyn B
Bongcayao Jiselle T
Relente Darlyn T
Lim Perlyn T
Ruego Lady Gie
Silvio Sylvia
THANK YOU FOR WATCHING
Submitted by Group 4
Eballar Roselyn B
Bongcayao Jiselle T
Relente Darlyn T
Lim Perlyn T
Ruego Lady Gie
Silvio Sylvia