Panel on Education

Meeting on Monday, 8 November 2010, at 4:30 pm
in Conference Room A of the Legislative Council Building

Revised agenda
(as of 8 November 2010)

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

LC Paper No. CB(2)145/10-11
(issued vide LC Paper No. CB(2)146/10-11 on 27 October 2010)

-Minutes of meeting on 14 October 2010

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

LC Paper No. CB(2)106/10-11(01)
(Chinese version only)
(issued on 21 October 2010)

-Letter dated 20 October 2010 from Hong Kong Federation of Education Workers to the Secretary for Education concerning sex crime committed by teachers

LC Paper No. CB(2)139/10-11(01)
(English version only)
(issued on 26 October 2010)

-Letter dated 20 October 2010 from Choi Hung Estate Catholic Secondary School to the Secretary for Education requesting expeditious relocation of the school

LC Paper No. CB(2)215/10-11(01)
(English version only)
(issued on 5 November 2010)

-Secretary for Education's reply dated 3 November 2010 to Choi Hung Estate Catholic Secondary School concerning its request for expeditious relocation of the school

LC Paper No. CB(2)196/10-11(01)
(issued on 2 November 2010)

-Letter dated 1 November 2010 from Secretary for Education concerning the funding proposal for the redevelopment project of St. Francis' Canossian College at Kennedy Road

LC Paper No. CB(2)204/10-11(01)
(issued on 3 November 2010)

-An information paper provided by the Education Bureau concerning the School-based Professional Support Programmes financed by the Education Development Fund

III.Items for discussion at the next meeting
(4:40 pm - 4:45 pm)

Appendix I to LC Paper No. CB(2)182/10-11

-List of outstanding items for discussion

Appendix II to LC Paper No. CB(2)182/10-11

-List of follow-up actions

LC Paper No. CB(2)121/10-11(01)
(Chinese version only)
(issued on 22 October 2010)

-Letter dated 20 October 2010 from Hon CHEUNG Man-kwong proposing discussion on the review on the Pre-primary Education Voucher Scheme

*IV.Grant to support the Hong Kong Examinations and Assessment Authority for continual rental of onscreen marking centre on Hong Kong Island, and for running the Hong Kong Certificate of Education Examination and the Hong Kong Advanced Level Examination for private candidates in 2011 and 2013 respectively
(4:45 pm - 5:25 pm)

LC Paper No. CB(2)182/10-11(01)

-Paper provided by the Administration

LC Paper No. CB(2)182/10-11(02)

-Background brief entitled "Onscreen marking of examination papers implemented by the Hong Kong Examinations and Assessment Authority" prepared by the Legislative Council Secretariat

V.Measures including the implementation of small class teaching to address the declining secondary student population
(5:25 pm - 6:25 pm)

LC Paper No. CB(2)182/10-11(03)

-Paper provided by the Administration

LC Paper No. CB(2)212/10-11(01)
(Chinese version only)

-Powerpoint presentation materials provided by the Administration

LC Paper No. CB(2)182/10-11(04)

-Background brief entitled "Measures to address the declining secondary student population" prepared by the Legislative Council Secretariat

LC Paper No. CB(2)182/10-11(05)
(Chinese version only)

-Joint letter from various organizations in the education sector proposing measures to address the declining secondary student population

LC Paper No. CB(2)182/10-11(06)
(Chinese version only)

-Letter from Hong Kong Federation of Education Workers concerning the teacher-to-class ratio in secondary schools

LC Paper No. CB(2)212/10-11(02)
(Chinese version only)

-Submission from Hong Kong Professional Teachers' Union

VI.Any other business
(6:25 pm - 6:30 pm)

* All other Hon Members of the Legislative Council are invited to join the discussion of this item.

Council Business Division 2
Legislative Council Secretariat
8 November 2010