Hong Kong Education Delegation Explores Patriotic Education in Shanghai

SED continues visit to Shanghai with LegCo Panel on Education

The Secretary for Education, Dr Choi Yuk-lin, together with the Legislative Council Panel on Education delegation, today (August 13) continued their visit to Shanghai to learn about the latest local developments in patriotic education and basic education.

This morning, Dr Choi and the delegation visited two patriotic education bases, namely the Memorial of the First National Congress of the Communist Party of China and the ShanghaiSihang Warehouse Battle Memorial, to learn about the promotion of patriotic education in Shanghai.

Dr Choi said that education shoulders the mission of cultivating patriotic talent with a global vision for society and the country, which is of great significance. The Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Government attaches great importance to patriotic education. Through teaching and activities inside and outside the classroom, schools continuously deepen students' understanding of national affairs and the latest developments of the country, and their sense of national identity. The exhibitions and collections of the two bases are vivid teaching materials of patriotic education.

In the afternoon, Dr Choi and the delegation met leaders of the Shanghai Municipal Education Commission to exchange views on collaboration in higher education and vocational and professional education as well as training between Shanghai and Hong Kong, and to explore ways to further support Hong Kong youths to study and participate in exchanges on the Mainland. Dr Choi said that Hong Kong and Shanghai have maintained close ties and continued to proactively promote education exchanges and collaboration between the two placesfollowing the signing of a memorandum of understanding on education co-operation last year. She said that she enthusiastically looked forward to the two places launching more diversified, broader and higher-level education collaboration.

Dr Choi and the delegation then visited the Xinjiangwan Experimental School Affiliated to Tongji University and the China Welfare Institute Kindergarten to observe their class activities and listen to their briefings on their efforts in enhancing the quantity and quality of education services. They also met the Chairwoman of the Overseas Chinese, Ethics and Religious Affairs Committee of the Shanghai Municipal People's Congress, Ms Huang Hong, to learn about the latest developments in Shanghai and draw lessons for Hong Kong.

Dr Choi and the delegation will continue their visit to Shanghai tomorrow (August 14).

SED continues visit to Shanghai with LegCo Panel on Education Source: HKSAR Government Press Releases

SED continues visit to Shanghai with LegCo Panel on Education Source: HKSAR Government Press Releases

SED continues visit to Shanghai with LegCo Panel on Education Source: HKSAR Government Press Releases

SED continues visit to Shanghai with LegCo Panel on Education Source: HKSAR Government Press Releases

SED continues visit to Shanghai with LegCo Panel on Education Source: HKSAR Government Press Releases

C&WDO receives report of loss of hirer data by facility management services contractor of Sai Ying Pun Community Complex

The Central and Western District Office (C&WDO) received a report of the loss of hirer data by a facility management services contractor today (September 16).

The C&WDO has engaged a facility management services contractor, Synergis Facility Management Limited (the Contractor), to assist in managing the Sai Ying Pun Community Complex Community Hall (the Community Hall) and handling the booking applications for use of the Community Hall and its facility from September 2022 to August 2025.

The Contractor reported to the C&WDO this morning that a staff member of the Contractor, who is responsible for handling the booking applications for use of the Community Hall and its facility, had lost a portable device (USB) during work on September 14. The device contains the name of organisation, date and time of the event, name and contact number of the contact person for 306 applicants. The data involved does not include any identity card number or other personal identifiers.

Upon receiving the report, the C&WDO promptly requested and accompanied the Contractor to report the incident to the Police and reported the matter to the Office of the Privacy Commissioner for Personal Data this afternoon. The C&WDO is contacting all the affected applicants to offer apologies and explain the incident. Meanwhile, a hotline (2852 3735) has been set up for persons affected to make enquiries. The C&WDO has also immediately suspended the Contractor from handling the booking applications for use of the Community Hall and its facility. The Home Affairs Department (HAD) has also informed the Property Management Services Authority to take appropriate follow-up action as the Contractor has failed to handle personal data properly as a licensed property management company.

The C&WDO sincerely apologises to the persons affected for any inconvenience caused and will follow up seriously to prevent reoccurrence of similar incidents . The C&WDO strongly condemns the Contractor concerned for the incident and has required the Contractor to submit a detailed report and take all necessary measures to prevent further leakage of the data involved. The HAD will not allow the Contractor to bid any other projects of the HAD until it has taken satisfactory measures.

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