Panel on Education

Meeting on Friday, 20 April 2012, at 10:45 am
in Conference Room 3 of the Legislative Council Complex

Revised agenda
(as at 19 April 2012)

I.Confirmation of minutes
(10:45 am - 10:47 am)

LC Paper No. CB(2)1692/11-12
(issued vide LC Paper No. CB(2)1693/11-12 on 17 April 2012)

-Minutes of meeting on 13 February 2012

II.Information paper(s) issued since the last meeting
(10:47 am -10:50 am)

LC Paper No. CB(2)1479/11-12(01)
(English version only)
(issued on 22 March 2012)

-Submission from The Council of Hong Kong Non-Profit Making Tertiary Institutions concerning the offering of degree programmes by the Vocational Training Council

LC Paper No. CB(2)1561/11-12(01)
(Chinese version only)
(issued on 29 March 2012)

-Submission from The Democratic Party concerning the indecent content in Sharp Daily

LC Paper No. CB(2)1706/11-12(01)
(English version only)
(issued on 13 April 2012)

-Submission from Hong Kong Unison Limited concerning kindergarten education for ethnic minority schoolchildren

LC Paper No. CB(2)1756/11-12(01)
(issued on 18 April 2012)

-Letter dated 17 April 2012 from the Secretary for Education concerning the redevelopment project of Ying Wa Girls' School at Robinson Road, Hong Kong

III.Items for discussion at the next meeting
(10:50 am - 10:55 am)

Appendix I to LC Paper No. CB(2)1694/11-12
(issued on 18 April 2012)

-List of outstanding items for discussion

Appendix II to LC Paper No. CB(2)1694/11-12
(issued on 18 April 2012)

-List of follow-up actions

LC Paper No. CB(2)1648/11-12(01)
(Chinese version only)
(issued on 10 April 2012)

-Letter dated 2 April 2012 from Hon WONG Yuk-man concerning issues relating to examination questions of Liberal Studies in the Hong Kong Diploma of Secondary Education Examination

IV.Improvement measures to the administration and governance of Direct Subsidy Scheme Schools
(10:55 am - 11:30 am)

LC Paper No. CB(2)1694/11-12(02)
(issued on 13 April 2012)

-Paper provided by the Administration

LC Paper No. CB(2)1694/11-12(03)
(issued on 13 April 2012)

-Updated background brief entitled "Direct Subsidy Scheme Schools" prepared by the Legislative Council ("LegCo") Secretariat

V.Progress on the implementation of the New Academic Structure
(11:30 am - 12:10 pm)

LC Paper No. CB(2)1694/11-12(04)
(issued on 13 April 2012)

-Paper provided by the Administration

LC Paper No. CB(2)1694/11-12(05)
(English version issued on 17 April 2012; Chinese version issued on 19 April 2012)

-Updated background brief entitled "Implementation of the new academic structure" prepared by the LegCo Secretariat

LC Paper No. CB(2)764/11-12(01)
(Chinese version only)
(issued on 6 January 2012)

-Submission from a member of the public concerning Liberal Studies

*VI.Yi Jin Diploma under the New Academic Structure
(12:10 pm - 12:40 pm)

LC Paper No. CB(2)1694/11-12(06)
(issued on 16 April 2012)

-Paper provided by the Administration

LC Paper No. CB(2)1694/11-12(07)
(issued on 13 April 2012)

-Updated background brief entitled "Project Yi Jin" prepared by the LegCo Secretariat

VII.Self-financing post-secondary sector
(12:40 pm - 1:25 pm)

LC Paper No. CB(2)1694/11-12(08)
(issued on 13 April 2012)

-Paper provided by the Administration

LC Paper No. IN21/11-12
(issued on 17 April 2012)

-Information note entitled "Development of self-financing post-secondary sector" prepared by the Research Division of the LegCo Secretariat

LC Paper No. IN22/11-12
(issued on 17 April 2012)

-Information note entitled "Surplus generated by the University Grants Committee-funded institutions from self-financing programmes" prepared by the Research Division of the LegCo Secretariat

VIII.Any other business
(1:25 pm - 1:30 pm)

* All other Hon Members of the Legislative Council are invited to join the discussion of item VI which relates to a financial proposal.

Council Business Division 2
Legislative Council Secretariat
19 April 2012