Source: Hong Kong Government special administrative region
Following is a question by Professor the Hon Alex Fan and a written reply by the Secretary for Education, Dr Choi Yuk-lin, in the Legislative Council today (March 18):
Question:
The 2025 Policy Address has explicitly stated that the Government will intensify its efforts to promote the international recognition of the Hong Kong Diploma of Secondary Education Examination (DSE) and propel Hong Kong into an international hub for post-secondary education. It has been reported that the Government is exploring with the Mainland the development of an international version of the DSE curriculum. However, there are views that although DSE’s international accreditation network has expanded to over a thousand higher education institutions worldwide, its internationalisation process remains at the stage of passively admitting non-local candidates, and there is yet an active global branding strategy and a blueprint for the systematic export of the system. In this connection, will the Government inform this Council:
(1) what specific strategies are in place to promote the internationalisation of DSE in the long run, including the design framework and assessment standards for the international version of the DSE curriculum, as well as the division of roles between the Government and the Hong Kong Examinations and Assessment Authority (HKEAA) in curriculum development and quality monitoring; whether the authorities will formulate a Blueprint for the Internationalisation of DSE covering areas such as target markets, development stages and performance indicators; if so, of the details and timetable; if not, the reasons for that;