The Education Bureau today (January 16) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the Ministry of Education of Thailand on education co-operation to enhance education collaboration between the two places.

     Subsequent to the signing of the MOU by the Minister of Education of Thailand, Mr Teerakiat Jareonsettasin, the Consul-General of Thailand in Hong Kong, Mr Aroon Jivasakapimas, passed the MOU to the Secretary for Education, Mr Eddie Ng Hak-kim, and witnessed the signature by the Secretary.

     "The MOU marks the beginning of a new phase of close co-operation between Hong Kong and Thailand in the area of education. With continuous support from the respective governments and educational sectors, I am confident that the MOU will facilitate more comprehensive exchange and collaboration in education between the two places," Mr Ng said at the signing ceremony.

     The MOU provides a framework to facilitate strategic collaboration between the education communities of Hong Kong and Thailand. It covers mutually beneficial initiatives such as the provision of scholarships; exchange of knowledge, expertise and experience in the field of education; exchange of educational literature, teaching aids and demonstration; and exchanges of scholars, teachers, experts, students and other education personnel.

     The main text of the MOU is available on the website of the Education Bureau (www.edb.gov.hk/en/edu-system/postsecondary/policy-doc/index.html).

Ends/Monday, January 16, 2017
Issued at HKT 18:15

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