Hong Kong Copyright Licensing Association (hk)
http://www.hkcla.org.hk/eng/index.htm
Hong Kong Copyright Licensing Association (HKCLA)
Principal members of the Newspaper Society of Hong Kong founded the Hong Kong Copyright Licensing Association (HKCLA) in October 2001. This company offers a one-stop collective licensing scheme for photocopying of newspapers. Through the scheme, the company aims at promoting public awareness of intellectual property rights.
HKCLA has been authorized by 16 Hong Kong newspapers and 20 Hong Kong magazines to issue photocopying licences for internal reference, instruction purposes (only applicable to kindergartens, primary and secondary schools under prescribed conditions) and news monitoring purposes.
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HK Education & Tutoring Services (hk)
http://www.hkets.net
HK Education & Tutoring Services (HKETS), an educational service provider in Hong Kong, provides tuition for Hong Kong and overseas students studying GCSE, A level, IB (International Baccalaureate), HKCEE and other international syllabuses.
Subjects include Chemistry, Biology, Physics, General Science, Maths, English Language, Literature, Business Studies, Economics, History, Geography, French, Chinese, Mandarin, German and others.
We have worked with students from different backgrounds ... from international and local schools, returning overseas students, and also adults in full employment.
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Hong Kong : Videos and PowerPoints
http://hongkongvideos.blogspot.com/
Hong Kong : Videos and PowerPoints
The link above goes to one of the Shambles "Forest of Theme Blogs" pages that provides videos and other multimedia resources to support the topic here.
If you would like to see all of the Theme Blogs then go to the full list at http://www.shambles.net/blogforest or click where you see this button
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ITS Tutorial School Hong Kong (hk)
http://www.tuition.com.hk
ITS Tutorial School Hong Kong
Provides one to one or small group tuition for Hong Kong students or adult learners in most secondary and many tertiary areas.
ITS provides support for people who are about to take a variety of English language tests. Specialists in providing educational support for second language speakers.
Registered school in Hong Kong.
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The Teachers Update Course (TUC)
http://tfq.cityu.edu.hk/tuc/index.jsp
The Teachers Update Course (TUC)
The Teachers Update Course (TUC) provides accessible, stimulating classes geared to the real needs of Hong Kong's secondary school teachers. TUC activities are led by CityU academic and professional staff and are free of charge.
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Empowering Learning and Teaching with Information Technology (hk)
http://www.emb.gov.hk/index.aspx?langno=1&nodeID=2497
Empowering Learning and Teaching with Information Technology
In 1998, the Government announced "Information Technology for Learning in a New Era: Five-year Strategy - 1998/99 to 2002/03". The Five-year Strategy signifies the Government's commitment to driving Hong Kong to become a leader, not follower, in the information world of tomorrow.
The new IT in education strategy will ride on what we have achieved and be implemented starting from the 2004/05 school year. The focus in the coming years will be on the further integration of IT into the learning and teaching process. The strategy is a student-centred one and we look forward to enhancing community-wide support for a sustainable development of IT in education.
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IT in Education in Hong Kong (hk)
http://www.emb.gov.hk/index.aspx?nodeid=1605&langno=1
IT in Education in Hong Kong .. latest updates and policy statements
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Maplewood Education Services (hk)
http://www.maplewood-edu.com
Maplewood Education Services is an independent education counseling service in Hong Kong which specializes in higher education in the USA.
| college planning | college selection | college application | college admissions | test planning and preparation | essay review | interview advice |
Maplewood also counsels high school students and their parents when applying to US boarding schools, in preparation to enter top colleges and universities in the USA.
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EMB Courses for Teachers : Calendar (hk)
http://tcs.emb.gov.hk/main/tdu/publicwd/actlistCal.asp?languageFlat=1
Hong Kong EMB Courses for Teachers : Calendar .. Education Department Hong Kong
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Teacher Continuing Professional Development (hk)
http://www.emb.gov.hk/index.aspx?nodeID=119&langno=1
Continuing Professional Development of Principals | Continuing Professional Development of Teachers | In-service Training for Staff in Special Educational Settings | Language Proficiency Requirement for Teachers | Non-local Qualifications for Appointment to Graduate Teaching Posts | Teacher Registration | Teacher Training & Qualifications | Training Calendar |
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Hong Kong Baby and Parenting Resources (hk)
http://www.geobaby.com/
Hong Kong Baby and Parenting Resources
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List of Hong Kong Catholic Schools (over 300) (hk)
http://www.catholic.org.hk/info-data/database5e.pl?keyword=Principal
List of Hong Kong Catholic Schools (over 300)
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British Council (hk)
http://www.britishcouncil.org.hk/
British Council in Hong Kong
Whether you're interested in Kindergarten English or postgraduate study in the UK, young learner exams or Chevening scholarships, creative arts and science events or resources on all aspects of the UK - visit our Customer Services Centre on the third floor of the British Council (or the website) and we will give you the advice and information you need.
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The Princeton Review Hong Kong
http://www.princetonreviewhk.com
For more than twenty years, America's top performing test preparation company has been helping students to optimize their performance and achieve "better scores" to gain entry to "better schools". Now, with branches in Hong Kong, Shanghai, Kuala Lumpur and Mumbai, it has never been easier for students in Asia to access the worldwide resources of The Princeton Review. We will help you score higher on the SAT, SAT II, SSAT, TOEFL, GRE, LSAT and GMAT so you can attend the top boarding schools, universities or business schools of your choice.
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Information Technology in Education - Way Forward
http://www.emb.org.hk/consultation_ited/eng/index.htm
Information Technology in Education ?Way Forward
In 1998, the Government announced ?nformation Technology for Learning in a New Era: Five-year Strategy ?1998/99 to 2002/03? The five-year strategy has succeeded in laying a solid foundation for IT in education in Hong Kong. With the Government committed to sustaining the development of IT in education, the Education and Manpower Bureau issued a document to launch a two-month public consultation on the way forward for promoting IT in education. This document reviews the achievements of the five-year strategy and proposes the way forward to canvass public opinions.
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IB: Yes or No? : The International Baccalaureate
http://www.geocities.com/ibdetails/
IB: Yes or No?
There has been a large amount of confusion about the IB system, many are in support of it without being in possession of the full facts, some facts which have been deliberately withheld from you. This website aims to provide information on the IB system in comparison to the new A/S and A level system which is currently used by the ESF in Hong Kong
The International Baccalaureate
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LEARNet (hk)
http://learnet.hku.hk/
LEARNet is a means of sharing quality educational resources among the tertiary institutions in Hong Kong. LEARNet materials are designed and produced by Hong Kong academics for Hong Kong students in a range of disciplines. LEARNet provides a guarantee of relevance, quality and accuracy through a system of peer review and continuous evaluation.
LEARNet is funded by the University Grants Committee and is based at the University of Hong Kong with a management team drawn from all the tertiary institutions in the SAR.
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Secondary Schools IT Training Scheme (hk)
http://it-trainer.hkedcity.net
The Secondary Schools IT Training Scheme (SSITTS) (?he Scheme?, jointly organised by the Commerce, Industry and Technology Bureau, the Education and Manpower Bureau, PCCW, the Hong Kong Computer Society and the Hong Kong Education City (?he Organisers?, was launched in September 2002. Under the Scheme, 20 university graduates were employed as IT Trainers to provide practical IT training to Form 4 to Form 7 secondary school students through extra-curricular project-based IT training programmes.
The objectives of the Scheme are:
- To give our students a competitive edge in establishing a career in the IT field or pursuing future study in IT by providing them with relevant IT skills;
- To provide our students with basic business skills for better career preparation; and
- To enable our students to learn authentically under a problem-based and project-based learning environment.
hk | hong kong | it | ict | training |
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IT in Education Study (hk)
http://sitesdatabase.cite.hku.hk/online/index_eng.asp
IT in Education Study .. in Hong Kong
research | ICT |
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Education Reform in Hong Kong (hk)
http://www.hkedcity.net/main/reform/
Education Reform in Hong Kong
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Education and Manpower Bureau (hk)
http://www.emb.gov.hk/index.asp
Education and Manpower Bureau
hong kong | hk | education | department | HKedCity | continuing | QEF | quality | education | fund | EMB | recruitment | NET Scheme | native english teachers | SARS | School Self-evaluation | education reform | IT in Education |
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Hong Kong with Kids (hk)
http://www.hkwithkids.com/
This is an English web guide for families with young children living in Hong Kong. Hong Kong is an exciting and cosmopolitan city.
However, when talking about high quality facilities for children or real child-friendly places, there are very limited in town. The purpose of this website is to extract the limited part of Hong Kong regarding things for the young kids to do, to eat, to see, to hear, to look at, to smell, to laugh at, to feel good about, to play on, and to learn about in Hong Kong.
hong kong | hk | portal | early years |
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Families Against Cuts in Education (hk)
http://face-hk.org/FACE.html
Families Against Cuts in Education
FACE is a parents group formed to oppose proposed cuts in the subsidy paid by the Hong Kong Government to the English Schools Foundation (ESF) and to publicise the benefits of making available high-quality English language education to children resident in Hong Kong.
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Information Technology Learning Targets (hk)
http://cd.ed.gov.hk/it_2003/index_e.asp
Information Technology Learning Targets in Hong Kong
The "Information Technology Learning Targets", together with the document "Information Technology for Learning in a New Era Five-Year Strategy 1998/99-2002/03", serves as a guideline for schools to organize teaching and learning activities to develop IT capabilities of our students.
Through these learning activities, our students will then become habitual IT users in accomplishing learning tasks in schools and job-related tasks in their future workplace. These will also help develop in our students the attitude and capability for independent lifelong learning.
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IT in Education (hk)
http://www.emb.gov.hk/ited/E_index.asp
IT in Education - Hong Kong
Offical government page ... includes a review and planning documents.
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Guidelines on Study Tour Outside HKSAR (hk)
http://www.emb.gov.hk/schact/index.htm
Guidelines on Study Tour Outside HKSAR
The EMB has issued the Circular No. 25/2003 dated 18 July 2003 on the 'Guidelines on Study Tour Outside HKSAR'.
The guidelines provide schools with the general references on administration and safety precautions in conducting study tour for students.
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Report of Language Education Review
http://www.language-education.com/
Report of Language Education Review
The Standing Committee on Language Education and Research (SCOLAR) has issued the final report of its language education review.
It summarises the views received by the committee in the public consultation exercise conducted in the first two months of 2003 and sets out the final recommendations of the Committee.
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Information for Hong Kong Teachers (hk)
http://www.emb.gov.hk/eng/teachers.asp
Information for Hong Kong Teachers
Information for Redundant Teachers of Aided Primary Schools | Continuing Professional Development of Principals | Council on Professional Conduct in Education | District Teacher Network | Library, Education and Manpower Bureau | Education Resources Centres : Opening Hours | Graduate Posts in Primary Schools | Hong Kong Teachers' Centre | In-service Training for Staff in Special Educational | Language Proficiency Requirement for Teachers | Language Resource Centre |Mortgage Interest Subsidy Scheme | Non-local Qualifications for Appointment to Graduate Teaching Posts | Provident Fund | Saturday Clinic | Small Group Discussion | Supply Teachers | Teacher Registration | Training Calendar | The Teachers' Digest, June 2002 (Chinese Only) |
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The Hong Kong Web Symposium (hk)
http://www.hkwebsym.org.hk/
The Hong Kong Web Symposium
Our primary objectives are:
- To provide an international forum in Hong Kong for critical reviews and reporting on developments in the use of the Internet in general, and the World Wide Web in particular;
- To advance teaching and lifelong learning in school, higher, professional and vocational education;
- To seek donations and sponsorships to encourage, support or subsidize the participation of students and teachers in Hong Kong and other parts of the People's Republic of China in the annual symposium or any other significant or worthwhile information technology activities, including conferences, seminars, workshops, educational programmes, etc....
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Five Year Strategy for IT in educ in Hong Kong schools
http://www.emb.gov.hk/emb/eng/archive/consult/it/toc.html
In 1998, the Hong Kong Education and Manpower Bureau (EMB) released a Five Year Strategy for information technology in education in Hong Kong schools. The vision was to "turn our schools into dynamic and innovative learning institutions".
This involved a paradigm shift, from "a largely textbook-based teacher-centred approach to a more interactive and learner-centred approach". Other changes were also needed, including greater use of IT.
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Montage : global Internet projects for education (hk)
http://www.montageworld.co.uk/hongkong/
A British Council programme of global Internet projects for education
The core of our programme; a series of interactive curriculum projects created for teachers to use around the globe. Fascinating, innovative and loads of fun, students will be motivated to participate and learn!
There is a home page for the prject at http://www.montageplus.co.uk/ but there are also associated websites in countries in S.E.Asia ... including montageNEW ZEALAND, montageSINGAPORE, montageMALAYSIA, montageTHAILAND, montage INDONESIA, and montageAUSTRALIA, montageHONGKONG
BC | british council | ESL | ELT | EAL | english | projects | world | worldwide | hk | hong kong | hongkong | education | schools | hkedcity |
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Native English-Speaking Teachers' Association (hk)
http://www.nesta.com.hk/
Native English-Speaking Teachers' Association
Now that you have arrived in Hong Kong, we hope that the information in this guide will help to make your stay in the HKSAR as enjoyable and problem-free as possible. Adjusting to life and work abroad is not always easy and we know that many challenges lie ahead for you. However, the majority of NET teachers find their time here professionally and personally rewarding, and only a small proportion of NETs decided not to renew their contracts last year.
This guide is published with the support of the Native English Speaking Teachers? association (NESTA), and is provided free of charge to all new NETs. NESTA is an independent, non profit-making organization, which was founded in 1998 by NET teachers. It provides its members with professional support and advice, social activities and a forum for the education system in Hong Kong.
Your role as a NET ...
What will a typical day be like?
What should I do in order to get on with my local colleagues?
Your students ...
How much English will my students already know?
What is life like for teenagers in Hong Kong?
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Pre-school / Kindergarten in Hong Kong (hk)
http://www.classmateasia.com/sch_tab.php3?SEL_QRY=KIN
pre-school | kindergarten | hong kong | hk |
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Workplace English Campaign (hk)
http://www.english.gov.hk/
Workplace English Campaign
In order to heighten the public awareness of the importance of workplace English and to raise the standard of English of the Hong Kong workforce, The HKSAR Government launched a Workplace English Campaign in February 2000 as a major initiative to enhance the English language competence in our workforce.
Public education and publicity activities.
The establishment of the Hong Kong workplace English benchmarks for six identified job types:
Clerks | Executive/Associate Professionals | Front-line services personnel | Low-proficiency job types | Reptionist & telephone operators | Secretaries |
The provision of the Funding Scheme of Workplace English Training to subsidize corporations to develop training courses and for individual employees to attend training courses and attempt the international tests.
Hong Kong | hk | english | test | scheme |
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HK Association of Science & Maths Education (hk)
http://www.hkasme.org/
Hong Kong Association for Science and Mathematics Education
HKASME was founded in 1964 to promote science and mathematics education. It is a non-profit making professional organization for all science and mathematics teachers in Hong Kong. At present, membership stands at about 700, comprising mainly physics, chemistry, biology, mathematics and integrated science teachers from secondary schools. Membership also includes curriculum officers and subject inspectors of the Education Department, subject officers of the Hong Kong Examinations Authority and teacher trainers from the tertiary institutions (local universities and the Hong Kong Institute of Education).
The Association is affiliated to the Association for Science Education (ASE) of UK and is a founder member of the international Council of Associations for Science Education (ICASE).
Hong Kong | hk | maths | math | science | association | teachers | teacher |
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HERO : Higher Education Resources Organizer (hk)
http://www.hero.edu.hk/
HERO is a higher education portal project funded by the University Grants Committee (UGC) and has its home in the Department of Computer Science and Information Systems, The University of Hong Kong, which is ultimately responsible for its development and implementation.
It is conceived as a community information database that is open to the public in Hong Kong and an international readership interested in gaining an insight to, and the understanding of, Hong Kong higher education through the convenience of a unified, selective listing of the most significant topics, backed up by links to locations where the factual data is held.
Hong Kong | hk |Students | Research | Institutions | Management | Outreach | Hong Kong Guide | HERO | courses |
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Education Institutions in Hong Kong (hk)
http://www.info.gov.hk/emb/eng/related/ei_map.html
Education Institutions in Hong Kong (hk) listed on the government website.
Kindergarten :
In 2000/2001 school year , there were 789 kindergartens and
160 921 kindergarten students in Hong Kong.
Primary School : In 2000/2001 school year , there were 816 primary2 and 493 979 primary students3 in Hong Kong.
Secondary : In 2000/2001 school year , there were 525 Secondary2 and 466 710 secondary students in Hong Kong.
Higher Education Institutions : There are 11 tertiary institutions in Hong Kong. In 2000/2001 school year, 110 613 students studied in these institutions.
Special Education : In 2000/2001 school year, 9 387 students4 studied in 74 special school 5 in Hong Kong.
Hong Kong Institute of Vocational Education
It comprises 9 institutes. In 2000/2001 school year, 53 734 students6 studied in these institutes.
Other Education Institutions :
They comprise vocational training, adult education and others.
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Kumon South Horizons Education Centre (hk)
http://kumon-one.tripod.com/
The Kumon method was found in 1958 by Toru Kumon, who was a senior high school teacher of math. When he taught his son math, he found that traditional text books were so boring that they failed to arouse any interest in children.
Toru Kumon believed that children's potential could be totally developed with a self-study and independent learning method supported by gradual progress which is designed according to their own ability.
Hong Kong | hk | education | Kumon | school |
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Kaplan Educational Center (hk)
http://www.kaplan.com.hk/
Kaplan, the world's leader in test preparation, was established in Hong Kong in 1992.
As the top performing international office in the Kaplan system, we offer most Kaplan courses exactly as they are taught in the U.S.! We offer the most flexible schedules in town, highly trained & experienced teachers, a computerized learning lab, an extensive resource library, small classes, and individualized instruction. Kaplan is the SAT specialist in Hong Kong with 13 course schedules to choose from. We also offer SAT II, TOEFL and SSAT courses, along with a variety of English, vocabulary, public speaking and writing courses designed to prepare you for college.
Hong Kong | hk | SAT | Take a free TOEFL mock exam |
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