The Hong Kong Examinations & Assessment Authority has submitted the 2024 Territory-wide System Assessment (TSA) report to the Education Bureau, the Government announced today. The report said the performance of participating Primary 3 and Secondary 3 students in the subjects of Chinese, English and mathematics generally remains steady. Since the introduction of enhancement…
Secretary for Innovation, Technology & Industry Prof Sun Dong will depart today on a visit to Canada, where he will stop in Toronto, Ottawa and Waterloo and seek to strengthen co-operation between Hong Kong and Canada in areas such as innovation and technology (I&T). Prof Sun will meet leaders of I&T enterprises in the…
Secretary for Financial Services & the Treasury Christopher Hui will depart on a visit to Switzerland today, and will return to Hong Kong on Friday. In Geneva, Mr Hui will attend and speak at the 41st session of the Intergovernmental Working Group of Experts on International Standards of Accounting & Reporting, organised by the…
The WorldSkills Competition took place in Lyon, France, in September. This year, the Construction Industry Council sent seven competitors to participate in six categories. One of them was Wesley Fong, 20, who graduated from the Hong Kong Institute of Construction in 2022. He won the championship in the 2nd Hong Kong Construction Skills Competition…
Secretary for Environment & Ecology Tse Chin-wan today attended a dialogue session at the 19th Eco Expo Asia to exchange views on Hong Kong’s environment and various ecological matters with some 400 youngsters from schools and uniformed groups. Discussing “Picturesque Bays of Hong Kong”, the first episode in a documentary series produced by the…
Hong Kong Talent Engage (HKTE) is participating in a job fair this weekend to assist incoming talent in directly matching with employers, and will also attend another fair due to be held next week. The Innovating Hong Kong – Global Talent Carnival Autumn 2024 is being held at the AsiaWorld-Expo today and tomorrow. The…
The Agriculture, Fisheries & Conservation Department (AFCD) today held an opening ceremony for Robin’s Nest Country Park (RNCP) and launched a hiking challenge for the park that will also form part of celebrations for the 75th anniversary of the founding of the People’s Republic of China. The 25th country park in Hong Kong, RNCP…
Ronnie O’Sullivan’s decision to obtain Hong Kong residency testifies to the attractions of the city and will inspire the Government to increase its efforts to attract outside talent, Secretary for Labour & Welfare Chris Sun said today. Mr Sun made his remarks when asked by reporters this morning about the snooker star becoming a…
Hong Kong Legal Week 2024 will begin on Monday, with “Hong Kong Common Law System: World-Class Springboard to China & Beyond” as its theme. An annual flagship event for the Department of Justice (DoJ), it will run until Friday, and will allow participants to interact with experts, practitioners, government officials and academics on topics…
Chief Secretary Chan Kwok-ki attended the send-off event of China’s 41st Antarctic expedition team at the Guangzhou Nansha International Cruise Home Port this morning. The expedition team is travelling to Antarctica aboard the icebreakers Xuelong and Xuelong 2, which have visited Hong Kong before. Among the team members, six scientists were selected from…