6 Sept 2023獨媒#8326
Principals’ association says misinformation on YouTube may affect teaching, urges government to fund HK$40 million for alternative platform
新界校長會早前向全港幼稚園、小學及中學校長進行問卷調查，指本港學校經常使用 YouTube 播放及儲存教學影片，但網站內有大量錯誤資料，包括錯誤國歌影片，不但會影響教學，學生更會接觸錯誤資訊。新界校長會建議，學校應考慮選用其他教學專用的雲端平台，倡政府資助4,000萬元，予全港2,000間學校購入及使用「私有雲」作 YouTube 以外的替代平台。
The New Territories Principals’ Association recently conducted a questionnaire survey of kindergarten, primary and secondary school principals across Hong Kong. It said schools in Hong Kong frequently use YouTube to play and store teaching videos, but the website contains a large amount of inaccurate information, including incorrect national anthem videos. This could not only affect teaching but also expose students to misinformation. The association suggested that schools consider using other cloud platforms designed for teaching, and urged the government to provide HK$40 million in funding for 2,000 schools across Hong Kong to purchase and use a “private cloud” as an alternative platform to YouTube.
4 Sept 2023獨媒#8317
CUHK Forms National Flag Guard for Opening Ceremony; Rocky Tuan Urges Freshmen in Putonghua to Seize Greater Bay Area Opportunities
今日是開學日，香港中文大學舉行開學典禮，校長段崇智以廣東話、英語及普通話致辭，並以普通話提到，中大提供的國民教育課程及活動，有助提高學生國家安全意識，又呼籲新生把目光放遠，以開放的心了解及把握粵港澳大灣區發展所帶來的機遇。中大今早亦於大學旗台舉行升旗儀式，並出動今年成立、由一班中大學生組成的「國旗護衛隊」負責升旗。中大指，以確保升旗儀式符合最高規格，他們已接受四周專業升旗訓練。
Today is the first day of the academic year. The Chinese University of Hong Kong held its opening ceremony, at which President Rocky Tuan delivered remarks in Cantonese, English and Putonghua. Speaking in Putonghua, he said the national education courses and activities provided by CUHK would help raise students’ awareness of national security, and urged freshmen to take a broader view and, with an open mind, understand and seize the opportunities arising from the development of the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area. CUHK also held a flag-raising ceremony at the university’s flag platform this morning, with the National Flag Guard, formed this year and made up of CUHK students, responsible for raising the flag. CUHK said the members had undergone four weeks of professional flag-raising training to ensure that the ceremony met the highest standards.
30 Aug 2023獨媒#8293
Po Leung Kuk’s 48 Kindergartens and Primary Schools to Share Resources; National Security Carnival and Greater Bay Area Exchange Trips Planned
為紓緩幼稚園校舍空間和人手不足問題，保良局推行「幼小同盟」政策，讓屬下各區小學和幼稚園共享校舍等資源，包括幼稚園生可提早共享小學校園設施。保良局教育總主任（小學及特殊教育）劉志聰更表示，未來會推出不同全港性聯校活動，例如國家安全嘉年華會、聯校中華文化匯演，更會與老師和校長組隊返大灣區交流，「希望學校啲校長老師去過之後，都多啲機會帶學生去（大灣區）」。
To ease shortages of space and staff in kindergarten premises, Po Leung Kuk is implementing a “Kindergarten-Primary Alliance” policy, allowing its primary schools and kindergartens in different districts to share premises and other resources. This includes allowing kindergarten pupils to use primary school campus facilities at an earlier stage. Po Leung Kuk Chief Education Officer (Primary and Special Education) Chi Chung (LSHK:2002-08) Lau said it would launch various territory-wide joint-school activities in the future, such as a National Security Carnival and a joint-school Chinese culture showcase. It would also organise teams of teachers and principals to visit the Greater Bay Area for exchanges, saying, “We hope that after the schools’ principals and teachers have visited, they will have more opportunities to take students to the Greater Bay Area.”
29 Aug 2023獨媒#8284
Education workers’ federation calls for legislation to implement patriotic education and hold annual “National Awareness Week”
行政長官李家超將發表《施政報告》，教聯會提出十項建議，提倡立法推行愛國主義教育，透過不同形式宣傳中華傳統文化包括國粹、中華藝術，稱可激發學生的國家認同感；及每年舉行一次「國家意識周」，即選派中小學生到內地參觀社會成就、大型基礎建設，增強對國家認同及熱愛等。
As Chief Executive John Lee prepares to deliver the Policy Address, the Hong Kong Federation of Education Workers has put forward 10 proposals, including legislation to implement patriotic education and promoting Chinese traditional culture—including the quintessence of Chinese culture and Chinese arts—in various forms, saying this could foster students’ sense of national identity. It also proposed holding a “National Awareness Week” annually, during which primary and secondary students would be selected to visit the mainland to learn about its social achievements and major infrastructure projects, thereby strengthening their national identity and love for the country.
22 Aug 2023獨媒#8227
Four Schools Apply to Host Mainland DSE Exam Venues; Principal Says Exam Paper Storage Rules Are Stricter and Warns Against Basement Storage Due to Flooding
至少4間港人子弟學校申請成為DSE內地考場，但如何確保考試公平和考卷不會洩露，成為關注重點。有份申請的東莞暨大港澳子弟學校賴炳華校長在電台節目表示，考評局對試卷存放要求比香港更嚴謹，例如要求試卷不要儲放在二樓以下避免水浸，房間不應有窗，試卷亦應儲放夾萬。他透露現時4間申請學校，都未獲批成為試場。
At least four schools for the children of Hong Kong people have applied to become DSE examination venues in mainland China, but ensuring examination fairness and preventing the leakage of examination papers have become key concerns. Lai Bing-wah, principal of Dongguan Jinan University Hong Kong and Macao Children School, which has applied, said on a radio programme that the Hong Kong Examinations and Assessment Authority has stricter requirements for storing examination papers than in Hong Kong. For example, it requires that the papers not be stored below the second floor to avoid flooding, that the room should not have windows, and that the papers should be kept in a safe. He disclosed that none of the four schools that have applied has yet been approved as an examination venue.
22 Aug 2023獨媒#8231
DSE Candidate Complains ‘Buying Scripts’ Is Too Expensive and Breaches Privacy Ordinance; HKEAA Cites Cost Recovery and User-Pays Principle
DSE考生可向考評局申請取回答卷複本及評分紀錄，俗稱「買卷」，首科申請要支付380元，其後每科以104元計算，考生取得答卷複本後，有助了解答卷有無改錯。有應屆考生向私隱公署投訴「買卷」收費過高，考評局過往未提供價格較低的電子取卷方式，今年即使提供電子選項，但只在首科申請減20元。考生質疑不符《私隱條例》不得收取「超乎適度」的查閱資料費用。
DSE candidates may apply to the Hong Kong Examinations and Assessment Authority (HKEAA) for copies of their answer scripts and marking records, commonly known as “buying scripts”. The first subject costs $380, with each subsequent subject charged at $104. Obtaining copies of their scripts helps candidates understand whether any marking errors were made. A current-year candidate complained to the Office of the Privacy Commissioner for Personal Data that the fees for “buying scripts” were too high. The HKEAA had previously not offered a lower-cost electronic option for obtaining scripts. Although it introduced an electronic option this year, it reduced the fee for the first subject by only $20. The candidate questioned whether this complied with the Personal Data (Privacy) Ordinance, which prohibits charging fees for accessing personal data that are “excessive”.
22 Aug 2023獨媒#8237
Ambrose King says Rocky Tuan should not be targeted, questions political interference in universities; Leung Chun-ying criticises him for disregarding facts
中大校董會改組引起風波，校長段崇智成為建制派的眾矢之的。中大前校長金耀基指，本港自《港區國安法》立法後已漸變穩定，外界不應狙擊中大及段崇智，質疑政治干預院校，或會成為世界性醜聞。全國政協副主席、前行政長官梁振英不同意金耀基說法，批評對方罔顧事實，並指經驗已說明段崇智缺乏處理複雜社會運動的能力；西方國家的校長因言論政治不正確，而黯然下台的例子比比皆是。
The reorganisation of the Chinese University of Hong Kong’s governing council has caused controversy, with Vice-Chancellor Rocky Tuan becoming a target of the pro-establishment camp. Former CUHK vice-chancellor Ambrose King said Hong Kong had gradually become stable since the enactment of the National Security Law for Hong Kong, and that outsiders should not target CUHK and Tuan. He questioned political interference in universities, saying it could become an international scandal. Leung Chun-ying, vice-chairman of the National Committee of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference and a former Chief Executive, disagreed with King, accusing him of disregarding the facts. Leung said experience had shown that Tuan lacked the ability to handle complex social movements, and that there were numerous examples of university presidents in Western countries stepping down after making politically incorrect remarks.
12 Aug 2023獨媒#8188
CUHK Alumni Assembly annual general meeting postponed; alumnus questions whether standing committee is extending its own term
中大校友評議會原定下週六（12日）舉行週年會員大會，選出身兼校董的新一任常委會主席。惟常委會以報名出席人數超過場地座位數量為由，宣布延期。被取消參選資格的前學生會代表會主席孫昊賢指，以往幾屆大會都曾因不同理由延期，質疑常委會變相幫自己延任。他呼籲常委盡力與校方安排場地，而非改期。
The CUHK Alumni Assembly was originally scheduled to hold its annual general meeting next Saturday (12th) to elect a new standing committee chair, who also serves on the University Council. However, the standing committee announced that the meeting would be postponed, citing the number of registered attendees exceeding the venue’s seating capacity. Anthony Suen, a former chair of the Student Union Representative Council who was disqualified from standing for election, said that general meetings in the past few terms had also been postponed for various reasons, and questioned whether the standing committee was effectively extending its own term. He urged the standing committee to make every effort to arrange a venue with the university rather than reschedule the meeting.
4 Aug 2023明報#8143
Opposing Cheung Yu-yan’s proposal, longest-serving Roger Koon Hoo Luk resigns from CUHK Council after 25 years
中文大學校董會改組風波持續燃燒，擔任中大校董會成員超過25年的退休銀行家陸觀豪（圖）昨突辭任校董，中大回覆查詢時證實陸的辭任即時生效；惟未知陸辭任原因。陸是中大校友，翻查中大年報，他於1997年11月首次擔任中大校董，1999至2017年擔任司庫，其後再任校董，是近年中大校董會在任最長的成員。至於今日立法會法案委員會續審議中大修例方案，最快今日完成逐項審議階段，校長段崇智繼續不在出席名單，中大回覆，段是接受醫療程序後按醫生建議今日休假。
The controversy over the restructuring of The Chinese University of Hong Kong’s Council continued as retired banker Roger Koon Hoo Luk, who had served as a Council member for more than 25 years, suddenly resigned yesterday. CUHK confirmed in response to enquiries that the resignation took immediate effect, but the reason remains unknown. Roger Koon Hoo Luk is a CUHK alumnus. According to CUHK’s annual reports, Roger Koon Hoo Luk first became a Council member in November 1997 and served as treasurer from 1999 to 2017 before returning as a Council member, making Roger Koon Hoo Luk the Council’s longest-serving member in recent years. Meanwhile, the Legislative Council Bills Committee will continue scrutinising the CUHK amendment proposal today and may complete its clause-by-clause scrutiny at the earliest. Vice-Chancellor Rocky Tuan will remain absent from the attendance list. CUHK said Tuan was taking leave today on doctors’ advice after undergoing a medical procedure.
3 Aug 2023科大編委會#8138
HKUST administration breaks with tradition to organise Orientation Week; Student Union Executive Committee firmly objects
學生會幹事會昨（1/8）於社交媒體Instagram發聲明，就校方今年一反往年由學生會主辦迎新週之常態，而自行主辦迎新週一事表達不滿和強烈反對。
學生會幹事會發表聲明，反對校方無視學生會存在
幹事會聲明指，學生長辦公室（下稱DSTO）在未有告知學生會下，於7月25日向屬會發電郵，指迎新週將由其統籌，並開放予學生會、學生會屬會、校方部門相關屬會（Department Associated Groups，DAGs）報名參與。DSTO隨後在7月26日的會議中告知幹事會其主辦單位之角色。雖然幹事會隨即提出反對，而DSTO亦在後承諾會安排與幹事會商議，唯截至昨日仍未見相關安排。
The Student Union Executive Committee issued a statement on Instagram yesterday (1 August) expressing dissatisfaction and strong opposition to the university administration’s decision to organise this year’s Orientation Week itself, breaking with the practice in previous years of having the Student Union organise it. The committee said it opposed the university administration’s disregard for the existence of the Student Union. According to the statement, the Dean of Students’ Office (DSTO) emailed affiliated societies on 25 July without informing the Student Union, saying that it would coordinate Orientation Week and inviting the Student Union, its affiliated societies and the university’s department-associated groups (Department Associated Groups, DAGs) to register to participate. At a meeting on 26 July, the DSTO informed the executive committee of its role as the organiser. Although the executive committee immediately objected, and the DSTO subsequently promised to arrange discussions with it, no such arrangements had been seen as of yesterday.
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