SED continues visit to Shanghai with LegCo Panel on Education
The Secretary for Education, Dr Choi Yuk-lin, together with the Legislative Council Panel on Education delegation, today (August 13) continued their visit to Shanghai to learn about the latest local developments in patriotic education and basic education.
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SED continues visit to Shanghai with LegCo Panel on Education Source: HKSAR Government Press Releases
SED continues visit to Shanghai with LegCo Panel on Education Source: HKSAR Government Press Releases
SED continues visit to Shanghai with LegCo Panel on Education Source: HKSAR Government Press Releases
SED continues visit to Shanghai with LegCo Panel on Education Source: HKSAR Government Press Releases
SED continues visit to Shanghai with LegCo Panel on Education Source: HKSAR Government Press Releases
This morning, Dr Choi and the delegation visited two patriotic education bases, namely the Memorial of the First National Congress of the Communist Party of China and the ShanghaiSihang Warehouse Battle Memorial, to learn about the promotion of patriotic education in Shanghai.
Dr Choi said that education shoulders the mission of cultivating patriotic talent with a global vision for society and the country, which is of great significance. The Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Government attaches great importance to patriotic education. Through teaching and activities inside and outside the classroom, schools continuously deepen students' understanding of national affairs and the latest developments of the country, and their sense of national identity. The exhibitions and collections of the two bases are vivid teaching materials of patriotic education.
In the afternoon, Dr Choi and the delegation met leaders of the Shanghai Municipal Education Commission to exchange views on collaboration in higher education and vocational and professional education as well as training between Shanghai and Hong Kong, and to explore ways to further support Hong Kong youths to study and participate in exchanges on the Mainland. Dr Choi said that Hong Kong and Shanghai have maintained close ties and continued to proactively promote education exchanges and collaboration between the two placesfollowing the signing of a memorandum of understanding on education co-operation last year. She said that she enthusiastically looked forward to the two places launching more diversified, broader and higher-level education collaboration.
Dr Choi and the delegation then visited the Xinjiangwan Experimental School Affiliated to Tongji University and the China Welfare Institute Kindergarten to observe their class activities and listen to their briefings on their efforts in enhancing the quantity and quality of education services. They also met the Chairwoman of the Overseas Chinese, Ethics and Religious Affairs Committee of the Shanghai Municipal People's Congress, Ms Huang Hong, to learn about the latest developments in Shanghai and draw lessons for Hong Kong.
Dr Choi and the delegation will continue their visit to Shanghai tomorrow (August 14).
SED continues visit to Shanghai with LegCo Panel on Education Source: HKSAR Government Press Releases
SED continues visit to Shanghai with LegCo Panel on Education Source: HKSAR Government Press Releases
SED continues visit to Shanghai with LegCo Panel on Education Source: HKSAR Government Press Releases
SED continues visit to Shanghai with LegCo Panel on Education Source: HKSAR Government Press Releases
SED continues visit to Shanghai with LegCo Panel on Education Source: HKSAR Government Press Releases
Hong Kong Customs detects two dangerous drugs cases and seizes suspected ketamine worth about $9.2 million
Hong Kong Customs on January 19 and yesterday (January 20) detected two drug trafficking cases at Hong Kong International Airport and seized about 20 kilograms of suspected ketamine. The total estimated market value of the drugs was about $9.2 million.
The first case involved a 29-year-old male passenger arriving in Hong Kong from Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, on January 19. During Customs clearance, Customs officers found a total of about 6kg of suspected ketamine inside his check-in suitcase. The man was subsequently arrested.
The second case involved two male passengers, aged 41 and 31, who arrived in Hong Kong from Zurich, Switzerland, yesterday. During Customs clearance, Customs officers found a total of about 14kg of suspected ketamine inside their check-in suitcases. They were subsequently arrested.
The arrested male in the first case has been charged with one count of trafficking in a dangerous drug and will appear at the West Kowloon Magistrates' Courts tomorrow (January 22). An investigation of the second case is ongoing.
Customs will continue to step up enforcement against drug trafficking activities through intelligence analysis. The department also reminds members of the public to stay alert and not participate in drug trafficking activities for monetary return. They must not accept hiring or delegation from another party to carry controlled items into and out of Hong Kong. They are also reminded not to carry unknown items for other people.
Customs will continue to apply a risk assessment approach and focus on selecting passengers from high-risk regions for clearance to combat transnational drug trafficking activities.
Under the Dangerous Drugs Ordinance, trafficking in a dangerous drug is a serious offence. The maximum penalty upon conviction is a fine of $5 million and life imprisonment.
Members of the public may report any suspected drug trafficking activities to Customs' 24-hour hotline 182 8080 or its dedicated crime-reporting email account (crimereport@customs.gov.hk) or online form (eform.cefs.gov.hk/form/ced002).