Panel on Education

Meeting on Monday, 10 July 2006 from 4:30 pm to 7:30 pm
in the Chamber of the Legislative Council Building

A G E N D A

I.Confirmation of minutes
(4:30 pm - 4:35 pm)

LC Paper No. CB(2)2643/05-06

-Minutes of meeting on 12 June 2006

II.Information paper(s) issued since the last meeting
(4:35 pm - 4:40 pm)

LC Paper No. CB(2)2400/05-06(01)
(Chinese version only)

-Letter dated 24 May 2006 from Hon Audrey EU Yuet-mee to Hong Kong Examinations and Assessment Authority

LC Paper No. CB(2)2400/05-06(02)
(Chinese version only)

-Response of Hong Kong Examinations and Assessment Authority dated 5 June 2006 to Hon Audrey EU's letter

LC Paper No. CB(2)2416/05-06(01)
(English version only)

-Administration's response dated 13 June 2006 to Mr KWOK Ming-chi's letter dated 22 May 2006

LC Paper No. CB(2)2472/05-06(01)

-Response of Secretary for Constitutional Affairs to the letter from the Panel Clerk concerning duty visit to Shanghai

LC Paper No. CB(2)2513/05-06(01)
(Chinese version only)

-Referral from the Complaints Division on the implementation of after-school learning and support programmes for needy students

LC Paper No. CB(2)2522/05-06(01)
(Chinese version only)

-Joint letter from student unions and educational bodies dated 20 June 2006 on commitment to liberalize the provision of higher education under the World Trade Organization's General Agreement on Trade in Services

LC Paper No. CB(2)2630/05-06(01)
(English version only)

-Joint letter from two Native English-speaking Teachers, Mr Craig BOSWELL and Ms LEE Weston

III.Proposed revision of senior secondary school fees
(4:40 pm - 5:10 pm)

LC Paper No. CB(2)2276/05-06(09)

-Paper provided by the Administration

LC Paper No. CB(2)2276/05-06(10)

-Background brief prepared by the Legislative Council Secretariat

LC Paper No. CB(2)2642/05-06(01)
(Chinese version only)

-Submission from Society for Community Organization

IV.Latest developments of new academic structure
(5:10 pm - 6:20 pm)

LC Paper No. CB(2)2642/05-06(02)
(revised)

-Paper provided by the Administration

LC Paper No. CB(2)2276/05-06(02)

-Background brief prepared by the Legislative Council Secretariat

LC Paper No.CB(2)2642/05-06(03)

-Background brief prepared by the Legislative Council Secretariat

Relevant papers

LC Paper No. CB(2)2657/05-06(01)
(English version only)

-letter from Dr Hon Fernando CHEUNG to the Equal Opportunities Commission (EOC) dated 23 March 2006

LC Paper No.CB(2)2657/05-06(02)
(English version only)

-EOC's response to Dr Hon Fernando CHEUNG's letter dated 30 June 2006

Meeting with deputations and the Administration

  1. Equal Opportunities Commission

  2. Hong Kong Professional Teachers' Union
    [LC Paper No. CB(2)2720/05-06(01)] (Chinese version only)

  3. Education Convergence
    [LC Paper No. CB(2)2720/05-06(02)] (Chinese version only)

  4. Special Education Society of Hong Kong
    [LC Paper No. CB(2)2720/05-06(03)] (Chinese version only)

  5. Grant Schools Council

  6. Hong Kong Federation of Education Workers
    [LC Paper No. CB(2)2720/05-06(04)] (Chinese version only)

  7. Hong Kong Teachers' Association
    [LC Paper No. CB(2)2720/05-06(05)] (Chinese version only)

  8. Hong Kong Association for Specific Learning Disabilities
    [LC Paper No. CB(2)2720/05-06(06)] (Chinese version only)

  9. Hong Kong Special Schools Council
    [LC Paper No. CB(2)2720/05-06(07)] (Chinese version only)

  10. Hong Kong Subsidized Secondary Schools Council
Written submission from organisation not attending the meeting

LC Paper No. CB(2)2705/05-06(01)
(Chinese version only)

-Joint submission from Dr WONG Ping-man, Head of Department of Educational Policy and Administration and Dr LAI Kwok-chan, Head of Strategic and Academic Planning, The Hong Kong Institute of Education

LC Paper No. CB(2)2720/05-06(08)
(Chinese version only)

-Submission from Parents' Alliance on Special Education System

LC Paper No. CB(2)2720/05-06(09)
(Chinese version only)

-Submission from 關注334學制家長組

*V.Education for children of ethnic minorities
(6:20 pm - 7:25 pm)

LC Paper No. CB(2)2642/05-06(04)

-Paper provided by the Administration

LC Paper No. CB(2)2642/05-06(05)

-Background brief prepared by the Legislative Council Secretariat

Relevant papers

LC Paper No. CB(2)779/05-06(01)

-Paper provided by the Administration

LC Paper No. CB(2)1536/05-06(01)

-Administration's response to the requests of the Panel at meeting on 9 January 2006

Meeting with deputations and the Administration

  1. Equal Opportunities Commission
    [LC Paper No. CB(2)2642/05-06(06)]

  2. Hong Kong Integrated Nepalese Society

  3. Sagarmatha (Everest) Nepalese Community Hong Kong

  4. Yang Memorial Methodist Social Service

  5. Hong Kong SKH Lady MacLehose Centre
    [LC Paper No. CB(2)2693/05-06(01)] (English version only)

  6. Christian Action
    [LC Paper No. CB(2)2642/05-06(07)] (English version only)

  7. Hong Kong Christian Service
    [LC Paper No.CB(2)2642/05-06(08)] (English version only)

  8. Minhaj-Ul-Quran

  9. Pakistan Islamic Welfare Union

  10. Hong Kong Unison Ltd
    [LC Paper No. CB(2)2720/05-06(10)]

  11. Civic Party
    [LC Paper No. CB(2)2720/05-06(11)]

  12. The Democratic Party

  13. Islamic Kasim Tuet Memorial College

  14. Delia Memorial School (Hip Wo)

  15. Department of Social Work and Social Administration, The University of Hong Kong
VI.Any other business
(7:25 pm - 7:30 pm)

- Follow-up discussion of "Kindergarten subsidy and fee remission" at the meeting on 10 April 2006 [LC Paper No. CB(2)2687/05-06]

LC Paper No. CB(2)2720/05-06(12)

-Papers provided by Hong Kong Professional Teachers' Union

* Members of the Panel on Home Affairs are invited to join the discussion of this item.

Council Business Division 2
Legislative Council Secretariat
11 July 2006