Education Bureau

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Agency overview
Formed	1852
Jurisdiction	Hong Kong
Headquarters	11/F, East Wing, Central Government Offices, 2 Tim Mei Avenue, Tamar, Hong Kong
Employees	5355
Minister responsible	Kevin Yeung Yun-hung, Secretary for Education
Deputy Minister responsible	Christine Choi Yuk-lin, Under Secretary for Education
Agency executive	Ingrid Yeung, Permanent Secretary for Education
Child agencies	University Grants Committee Secretariat Working Family and Student Financial Assistance Agency
Website	www.edb.gov.hk/

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The Education Bureau (EDB) is responsible for implementing education policies in Hong Kong.

The bureau is headed by the Secretary for Education and oversees agencies including University Grants Committee and Student Finance Office.

History

Logo of Education Department

The Education Department ( and ? before 1983) was responsible for education matters in the territory, with the exception of post-secondary and tertiary education. In 2003, the department was abolished and a new bureau, the Education and Manpower Bureau ( abbreviated EMB) was formed. In July 2007, the manpower portfolio was transferred to the new Labour and Welfare Bureau by newly re-elected Chief Executive Donald Tsang.

The bureau was formerly housed at the Former French Mission Building.

Structure

The bureau mainly consists of six branches, which are responsible for different policies.

• Further & Higher Education Branch
• Planning, Infrastructure and School Places Allocation Branch
• Professional Development & Special Education Branch
• School Development & Administration Branch
• Curriculum and Quality Assurance Branch
• Corporate Services Branch

The bureau also oversees two child agencies: the University Grants Committee Secretariat and the Working Family and Student Financial Assistance Agency.

Education System

The Education System includes: Kindergarten Education, Primary and Secondary School Education, Special Education, Post-secondary Education, and other Education and Training.^[1]

Controversies

Censorship of textbooks

In August 2020, the Education Bureau, with the aim to 'help student develop positive values', made changes to the Liberal Studies textbooks of the six main publishers, who were invited to join the voluntary consultancy service introduced by the bureau in the previous year. The pro-democracy Professional Teachers' Union (PTU) said some teachers received messages from the publishers that the amendments relating to criticizing the mainland Chinese government and some political cartoons were replaced with emphasizing the possible criminal consequences for participants. The union accused that it is practising 'political censorship and 'had severely damaged the goals' of setting up the project.^[2]

On 5 October, 2020, the Education Bureau deregistered a primary school teacher, the teacher was accused of using pro-independence materials, which the Bureau claims is an act of "spreading Hong Kong Independence message". The Professional Teachers Union strongly condemned the teacher's disqualification. In a statement, the Hong Kong Professional Teachers' Union accused the education bureau of failing to conduct a fair investigation. It said the unilateral disqualification and issuing of warning letters to the school were "despicable acts of intimidation of the school management" and were unacceptable.^[3]

See also

• Education in Hong Kong
• Government of Hong Kong
• List of Hong Kong government agencies
• School-Based Management Policy
• Mother-Tongue teaching in Hong Kong

References

External links

• Official website
• Organisation chart of Hong Kong Government