English or languish - Probing the ramifications
of Hong Kong's language policy



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Acronyms

AAT - Academic Aptitude Test
ACTEQ - Advisory Committee on Teacher Education and Qualifications
AD - Associate Degree
ATV
- Asia Television Limited
BA - Broadcasting Authority
BCA - Basic Competency Assessment
BoE - Board of Education
CAT - Credit Accumulation and Transfer (System)
CATR - Concerned Alliance on Training and Retraining
CDC
- Curriculum Development Council
CDI - Curriculum Development Institute
CE - Chief Executive
DSS - Direct Subsidy Scheme (Schools)
EMB - Education and Manpower Bureau
ERB - Employees Retraining Board
ERS - Employees Retraining Scheme
ESF - English Schools Foundation
GTC - General Teaching Council
HKALE - Hong Kong Advanced Level Examination
HKCEE - Hong Kong Certificate of Education Examination
HKCAA - Hong Kong Council for Academic Accreditation
HKEA - Hong Kong Examinations Authority
HKEAA - Hong Kong Examinations and Assessment Authority
HKSAR - Hong Kong Special Administrative Region
IAEA - International Association for Educational Assessment
IELTS - International English Lnaguage Testing System
JUPAS - Joint University Programmes Admissions System
KLA - Key Learning Areas
KRA - Key Result Areas
KS - Key Stage
MDC - Manpower Development Committee
NET - Native English-speaking Teacher
PCEd - Postgraduate Certificate in Education
PGDE - Postgraduate Diploma or Certificate in Education
POA - Primary One Admission (Mechanism)
PSC - Putonghua Shuiping Ceshi (a state-run language proficiency test)
QEF - Quality Education Fund
QKT - Qualified Kindergarten Teacher
REO - Regional Education Office
SCOLAR - Standing Committee on Language Education and Research
SEM - Secretary of Education and Manpower
SET - School English Teacher
SSPA - Secondary School Places Allocation (System)
TAS - Teacher Assessment Scheme
TPP - Test of Proficiency in Putonghua
TAPP - Test of Advanced Proficiency in Putonghua
TIMSS - Third International Mathematics and Science Study
TVB - Television Broadcasts Limited
UGC - University Grants Committee
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Events


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Organizations


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People

  • Education and Manpower Bureau (EMB)

    • 祝建勳 - 育統籌局副秘書長 ( 一 )
      人 力及專上教育科教

      Mr Philip Chok, Deputy Secretary 1
      Manpower and Post-Secondary Branch

      Telephone: 852 2810 3030

      • 梁卓文 - 高等教育分部
        教育統籌局首席助理秘書長

        Mr Clement Leung, Principal Assistant Secretary, Higher Education Division

        Telephone: 852 2810 3023

      • 區鑑雄 - 人力策劃及培訓分部
        教育統籌局首席助理秘書長

        Mr Gary Au, Principal Assistant Secretary, Manpower Planning & Training Division

        Telephone: 852 2810 3036

      • 鄭偉鵬 - 人力基建分部
        教育統籌局首席助理秘書長

        Mr Tony Cheng, Principal Assistant Secretary, Manpower Infrastructure Division

        Telephone: 852 2810 3561

  • Standing Committee on Language Education and Research (SCOLAR)
    • 田北辰 (Tin4Bak7San1 - Michael Tien)
      • 陳智思 (Tsan4Dzi3Si1 - Bernard Chan)
      • 陳黃穗 (Tsan4Wong4Soey6 -
      • 孔令成 (Hung2Ling6Sing4 -
      • 翁以登 (Jung4Ji5Dang1 -
      • 胡紅玉 (Wu4Hung4Juk9 -
      • 俞宗怡 (?4Dzung1Ji4
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Places


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Special Terms

Aided school
Caput school
Not subject trained teacher
Subject trained teacher

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