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Following is a question by the Hon Lam Chun-sing and a reply by the Secretary for Education, Dr Choi Yuk-lin, in the Legislative Council today (March 19):
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(2) According to the JUPAS Office, the number of dependants admitted to UGC-funded FYFD programmes through the JUPAS route in the three years from the 2022-23 to 2024-25 academic years are 62, 68 and 185 respectively.
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The Education Bureau, Hong Kong Education City, and Committee on Home-School Co-operation will co-organise the “Embracing the e+ Internet Generation Parent Seminar (4): Identifying Fake News & Vision Management Tips”. The seminar will be held on 12 April 2025 from 11:00 am to 12:30 pm in webinar mode. Registration is now open (application deadline: 11 April 2025 5:00 pm). An Assistant Professor from the Department of Communication at Hong Kong Baptist University will share the fact-checking strategy and relevant tools, using real-life cases to demonstrate how to discern the authenticity of online information. A clinical assistant professor (Honorary), from Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, will share methods for preventing myopia in children, slowing its progression, and treating high myopia. Parents are cordially invited to join the seminar. For details, please refer to the website (https://www.hkedcity.net/eventcalendar/event/67e0da91cc9f93313d08642f).
For enquiries, please contact HKEdCity at 2624 1078 or email to carman@hkecl.net / info@hkedcity.net.
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Plastics are widely used in our daily lives, but their decomposition may take over a hundred years, during which they will be fragmented into plastic particles. If waste plastics accidentally enter into the sea, not only will they affect the marine ecosystem, plastic particle fragments or microplastics will also enter into the food chain if absorbed by marine organisms, thereby threatening human and animal health.
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The Government launched the Hong Kong’s Climate Action Plan 2050 on 8 October 2021, setting out the vision of “Zero-carbon Emissions· Liveable City·Sustainable Development”, and outlining the strategies and targets for combating climate change and achieving carbon neutrality. For details, please see the Action Plan.
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The Government issued the Clean Air Plan for Hong Kong 2035 with the vision of “Healthy Living．Low-carbon Transformation．World Class”. It leads Hong Kong to a liveable city with air quality on par with major international cities by 2035.
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This report presents the water quality status and bacteriological Water Quality Objective (WQO) compliance rate for all 42 gazetted beaches in Hong Kong. As a result of the Government’s untiring efforts to implement various pollution control and environmental improvement measures, the overall water quality of the bathing beaches continues to improve. All gazetted beaches have fully complied with the bacteriological WQO for 15 consecutive years since 2010. The report can be viewed at the EPD website.
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We invite all businesses to join us in creating a more sustainable future by embracing packaging reduction practices. Sign up today and be part of the solution for a greener Hong Kong!
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Packaging has been playing its indispensable role in business activities and our daily lives. Yet, many of these packaging are intended to be used only once or a limited number of times before disposal. In Hong Kong, environmental problems caused by excessive packaging have been a growing concern, of which consumers are demanding more for products with simple packaging.
Therefore, it is high time to rethink how business could balance various environmental criteria of packaging with other functional and commercial considerations, and look at ways of tackling packaging and reducing the amount of materials.
To facilitate the trade in kick-starting their journey on packaging reduction and management, the Environmental Protection Department (“EPD”) has developed a set of “Practical Guides on Packaging Reduction and Management” (“Guides”) for specific sectors to provide practical tips and experience sharing on how to avoid and reduce packaging consumption and achieve sustainable packaging management in their daily operations. In addition, in response to the requirements of the Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (“HKEX”) on the Environmental, Social, and Governance Report (“ESG Report”) of the listed companies for financial years commencing on or after 1 July 2020, these Guides also offer guidance and reference for trade to prepare packaging reporting and disclose packaging data in a harmonised structure so as to identify areas of improvement beyond their current practices.
You may view the guides by clicking above links.
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The Study Subsidy Scheme for Designated Professions/Sectors (SSSDP) will subsidise a total of 2 276 places under 32 sub-degree programmes offered by seven post-secondary institutions, including Caritas Bianchi College of Careers, HKCT Institute of Higher Education, HKU SPACE Po Leung Kuk Stanley Ho Community College, Hong Kong College of Technology, Hong Kong Metropolitan University (including Li Ka Shing School of Professional and Continuing Education), Saint Francis University and Tung Wah College, for the cohort to be admitted in the 2025/26 academic year. The programmes and number of subsidised places, which fall under seven disciplines with keen manpower demand, namely Architecture and Engineering, Computer Science, Creative Industries, Health Care, Sports and Recreation, Testing and Certification, and Tourism and Hospitality, are determined by the Education Bureau in consultation with relevant policy bureaux and departments.
In the 2025/26 academic year, the annual subsidy amounts for non-laboratory-based programmes and laboratory-based programmes are up to $23,390 and $40,730 respectively. The subsidy amounts are applicable to both new and continuing eligible students. The subsidy is tenable for the normal duration of the programmes concerned. Subsidised students will pay a tuition fee with the subsidy applied. Students in need may still apply for student financial assistance from the Student Finance Office of the Working Family and Student Financial Assistance Agency in respect of the actual amount of tuition fee payable.
The subsidised places are allocated according to existing admission arrangement of the self-financing sub-degree programmes, i.e. through direct admission by institutions. Students can apply for admission to the designated sub-degree programmes directly through the institutions concerned. The subsidy for sub-degree programmes under SSSDP is applicable to local students who have attained (a) Level 2 or above in five subjects, including English Language and Chinese Language, in the HKDSE Examination; (b) Diploma of Applied Education / Diploma Yi Jin; or (c) Diploma of Foundation Studies awarded by the Vocational Training Council. The participating institutions are allowed to admit local students with other relevant qualifications, subject to a ceiling of 50% of the subsidised places of the designated programmes.
For details of SSSDP, please visit www.cspe.edu.hk/sssdp.
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The Study Subsidy Scheme for Designated Professions/Sectors (SSSDP) will subsidise a total of 2 276 places under 32 sub-degree programmes offered by seven post-secondary institutions, including Caritas Bianchi College of Careers, HKCT Institute of Higher Education, HKU SPACE Po Leung Kuk Stanley Ho Community College, Hong Kong College of Technology, Hong Kong Metropolitan University (including Li Ka Shing School of Professional and Continuing Education), Saint Francis University and Tung Wah College, for the cohort to be admitted in the 2025/26 academic year. The programmes and number of subsidised places, which fall under seven disciplines with keen manpower demand, namely Architecture and Engineering, Computer Science, Creative Industries, Health Care, Sports and Recreation, Testing and Certification, and Tourism and Hospitality, are determined by the Education Bureau in consultation with relevant policy bureaux and departments.
In the 2025/26 academic year, the annual subsidy amounts for non-laboratory-based programmes and laboratory-based programmes are up to $23,390 and $40,730 respectively. The subsidy amounts are applicable to both new and continuing eligible students. The subsidy is tenable for the normal duration of the programmes concerned. Subsidised students will pay a tuition fee with the subsidy applied. Students in need may still apply for student financial assistance from the Student Finance Office of the Working Family and Student Financial Assistance Agency in respect of the actual amount of tuition fee payable.
The subsidised places are allocated according to existing admission arrangement of the self-financing sub-degree programmes, i.e. through direct admission by institutions. Students can apply for admission to the designated sub-degree programmes directly through the institutions concerned. The subsidy for sub-degree programmes under SSSDP is applicable to local students who have attained (a) Level 2 or above in five subjects, including English Language and Chinese Language, in the HKDSE Examination; (b) Diploma of Applied Education / Diploma Yi Jin; or (c) Diploma of Foundation Studies awarded by the Vocational Training Council. The participating institutions are allowed to admit local students with other relevant qualifications, subject to a ceiling of 50% of the subsidised places of the designated programmes.
For details of SSSDP, please visit www.cspe.edu.hk/sssdp.