SED meets with education sector on improving Hong Kong's electoral system (with photos/video)
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Participants included representatives from school councils and principals' associations in relation to kindergartens, primary schools and secondary schools as well as other education organisations. Also present were the Permanent Secretary for Education, Ms Michelle Li, and the Under Secretary for Education, Dr Choi Yuk-lin.
Mr Yeung said that improving the electoral system of the HKSAR could establish a political structure that upholds the principle of "patriots administering Hong Kong", ensuring the steadfast and successful implementation of "one country, two systems", "Hong Kong people administering Hong Kong" and a high degree of autonomy as well as maintaining the prosperity and stability of Hong Kong and its sustainable development.
He expressed his belief that after improving the system, the executive authorities and the legislature would work smoothly together to expedite people-oriented policies and measures, including providing schools, teachers and students with a more stable learning and teaching environment and solving the problems faced by the education sector.
Mr Yeung will continue to meet with other members of the education sector, including stakeholders from government advisory bodies on education, school sponsoring bodies and the post-secondary education sector, enabling them to have a better understanding of the matter and render their support to related work.
Ends/Thursday, April 1, 2021
Issued at HKT 17:21
Issued at HKT 17:21
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