school sector – Charm

Exempt Hong Kong substitute teachers from practising certificates, principals say

3 months ago03 mins

School principals in Hong Kong have urged the government to exempt supply teachers from needing to obtain newly proposed practising certificates, to avoid placing unnecessary obstacles in the way of hiring such in-demand substitute teachers. Their calls came as the Education Bureau said last month that it was consulting the Department of Justice on the…

Hong Kong urged to quickly adopt residency rule for subsidised university spots

Cs news7 months ago02 mins

Hong Kong should immediately introduce a residency period for subsidised university degree places instead of gradually implementing it over two years, to prevent the dependants of non-local talent from exploiting the transition, a concern group has said. The call was issued in a petition from the Hong Kong Local Students Rights Concern Group, but was…