SED leads HK higher education institution delegation to visit Beijing

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The Secretary for Education, Dr Choi Yuk-lin, will lead a delegation of Hong Kong higher education institutions to visit Beijing from tomorrow (May 8) to May 10.

Members of the delegation include the Permanent Secretary for Education, Ms Michelle Li; the Chairman of the University Grants Committee (UGC), Mr Tim Lui; the Chairman of the Research Grants Council, Professor Timothy Tong; the Chairman of the Committee on Self-financing Post-secondary Education, Dr Alex Chan; and presidents or representatives of eight UGC-funded universities, 13 degree-awarding self-financing post-secondary institutions and the Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts.

The delegation will call on the Hong Kong and Macao Affairs Office of the State Council, the Ministry of Education and the Ministry of Science and Technology, visit an institution and an enterprise related to scientific research, and conduct exchange activities at a local university.

Dr Choi will attend the closing ceremony of a Mainland study tour for Hong Kong's promoted teachers held at the National Academy of Education Administration on May 11, and return to Hong Kong on the afternoon.

During her absence, the Under Secretary for Education, Mr Sze Chun-fai, will be the Acting Secretary for Education.

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Correctional officers stop remand person in custody from attacking staff member

Correctional officers at Tai Lam Centre for Women stopped a female remand person in custody from attacking a staff member today (September 20).

At 7.10pm today, a 62-year-old female remand person in custody suddenly became emotional and attacked a correctional officer inside a cell. Officers at the scene immediately ordered the assailant to stop.

During the incident, the officer sustained an injury to her thumb. After examination and treatment by the institution Medical Officer, she was referred to a public hospital for further treatment. The assailant did not sustain any injuries.

The case has been reported to the Police for investigation.

The assailant was remanded for the offences of assault occasioning actual bodily harm and theft in August 2024.