(From left) Lo Ting-wai, Adam Xu, Ivan Mak and Berton Choy – members of a Hong Kong team that has achieved excellent results in the 38th International Olympiad in Informatics in Uzbekistan – pose for a photo with the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region flag after the competition. (PHOTO/HKSAR GOVERNMENT) Hong Kong’s young coding talents…
Hong Kong teachers will have to complete at least 30 hours of digital education training every three years, as authorities unveil a blueprint to boost the use of technology in schools. As part of the initiative, primary and secondary schools will also be required to incorporate digital elements into their annual school development plans, while…
As many as a third of laundry companies serving corporate clients in Hong Kong could shut down due to soaring fuel costs, an industry leader has warned, with some operators forced to reject new orders and freeze hiring. Industry representatives said on Monday the price of industrial diesel, commonly known as “red diesel”, surged from…
Hong Kong must more than double the number of secondary school pupils studying advanced maths to ensure a sufficient pipeline of students pursuing science and technology courses at university and careers in those sectors, according to the head of a curriculum review. The government plans to review the admission score calculations for some of the…
Hong Kong authorities have commended schools for making significant progress in fostering patriotism among students over the past academic year, with national education now steadily woven into daily teaching and learning. An annual report, released on Monday, also highlighted teachers’ stronger grasp of national security education, enabling them to guide students on its significance amid…
Video-game players are returning to an old technology to get their dopamine fix: websites. While much of the US$189 billion video-game industry is stagnant or shrinking, the appetite for web-based games like GeoGuessr and chess is soaring. Sales for such titles – advertising and the sums players spend on in-game items – were expected to…
Twenty outstanding Hong Kong pupils received top honours at the 44th Student of the Year Awards, with a recipient from the Diocesan Boys’ School winning the grand prize for driving positive change through STEAM innovations in robotics and education. The awards, organised by the South China Morning Post and sponsored solely by the Hong Kong…