General Meeting 22 May 2015 James Lam 1

The programme rundown 9:00 am Registration 9:15 am General Meeting 1. Chairman Report 2. Sharing 3. AOB 10:15 am Tea Break 11:00 am Keynote Speech - Leadership for Tomorrow Speaker: Dr. Carrie Willis Chairperson of Committee on Professional Development of Teachers and Principals (COTAP) 12:00 nn Q & A Session 12:30 pm Lunch Buffet James Lam 2

Chairman’s Report for 2014/2015 James Lam 3

1. Membership  345 member schools Nov 2014 Annual General Meeting (2014/2015)  Guest Speaker : Prof. Leung Seung-ming (Dean of Education, The Chinese University of Hong Kong)  Topic : “Career and Life Planning Education – The Way Forward” James Lam 4

3. Work of Executive Committee (EC) 3.1 EC Meeting  The Executive Committee (EC) held 6 meetings since the AGM on 19 Nov,2014 James Lam 5

3. Work of Executive Committee (EC) 3.2 Other Issues  The Chairman has been interviewed by different local media on various issues regarding the Textbook Revisions; Occupy Central; Drop in S.1 intake; TSA Assessment; NSS Electives; Policy Address; Sister Schools; Educational Development; Educational Phenomenon; Social Media; S.1 Discretionary Places; MOI Policy; Influenza; Matters Arising from Certificates Presented to Parents for different Competition organized by Private Bodies; Anti- parallel Goods Trader Protesters Involved Secondary Students; Supply & Demand of S.1 School Places; Views and Comments on 2015 Financial Budget; School-based Teaching Materials; Release of Teachers’ Registration Information; The Audio-visual Aids for The Basic Law; Textbook Pries; The Use of e-Textbooks Way to Choose the Best Secondary Schools; Students’ choose of Social Networking Platforms; Matters Relevant to Chinese History Curriculum and the Irregular Behavior of HKDSE Candidates, since the AGM on 19 November James Lam 6

4. Documents sent to members / Government / uploaded to HKSSSC website 4.1 Newsletter No.1 ( ) was sent to members and uploaded to the HKSSSC website with contents on:  The Annual General meeting (2014/15)  Membership Renewal / Registration  Nomination for Executive Committee 4.2Newsletter No.2 ( ) was sent to members and uploaded to the HKSSSC website with contents on:  Membership  The Annual General Meeting (2014/15)  General Meeting (2014/15)  Sharing Session on Human Resource Management.  Co-opted Executive Committee Members James Lam 7

4. Documents sent to members / Government / uploaded to HKSSSC website 4.3Newsletter No.3 ( ) was sent to members and uploaded to the HKSSSC website with contents on:  Meeting with Mr. Kelvin YEUNG Yum-hung JP. Under Secretory for Education.  Meeting with Anthony LEUNG Kam-chung GBS, JP.  Meeting with Mr. Eddie NG Hak-kim, SBS, JP. Secretary for Education & Mrs. Marion LAI CHAN Chi-kuen JP, Permanent Secretary Education  General Meeting (2014/15) James Lam 8

4. Documents sent to members / Government / uploaded to HKSSSC website 4.4The Member list ( ) will upload to HKSSSC Website. 4.5 The drafted “Response to The Policy Address” prepared by Chairman was sent to the Chief Executive of the HKSAR and uploaded to HKSSSC Website. James Lam 9

5. Meetings with EDB November 2014: The Chairman attended the Agreement of Reprographic Rights Licensing Meeting held by the EDB November 2014: The Chairman, together with five exco members, lunched and discussed with Mr. Yeung Yun Hung JP, Under Secretary for Education, regarding different issues arising from the continuous drop in S.1 intake December 2014: The Chairman attended a consultation meeting regarding School Development and Accountability held by the Quality Assurance Inspection Section of the EDB. James Lam 10

5. Meetings with EDB 5.43 January 2015: The Chairman attended a breakfast meeting with the Secretary for Education Mr. Eddie Ng Hak-kim, SBS, JP, relevant to education issues addressed in the Policy Address January 2015: The Chairman, together with vice- chairman, 3 EC members & principals of some member schools, attended a meeting with Mr. YEUNG Yun- hung, Kevin, JP Under Secretary for Education, arranged by HKSSSC. In the meeting, matters arising from decrease in the number of classes due to the drop in S.1 intake were discussed. James Lam 11

5. Meetings with EDB January 2015: The Chairman was invited to a dinner party initiated by Mrs TSE LING Kit-ching, Cherry, JP Permanent Secretary for Education January 2015: The Chairman attended a meeting convened by the EDB, regarding the education-related initiatives addressed in the 2015 Policy Address reiterated by Mr. Ng Kak-kim, SBS, JP, Secretary for Education January 2015: The Chairman attended a meeting convened by the IT section of the EDB, regarding the Funding for the Forth strategy on IT in Education and statistics on photo-copying and scanning at schools. James Lam 12

5. Meetings with EDB January 2015: The Chairman attended a meeting convened by the EDB and Hong Kong Copyright Licensing Association January 2015: The Chairman attended a meeting convened by the Advisory Committee on Anti-drug Measures in School Setting of the EDB February 2015: The Chairman attended a SCITE meeting held by the Committee of Professional Development of Teachers and Principals of the EDB February 2015: The Chairman was invited to lunch with the Deputy Secretary for Education, Dr. Catherine KK Chan. James Lam 13

5. Meetings with EDB March 2015: The Chairman, together with all the exco-members, met the Secretary for Education, Mr. Ng Kak-kim, SBS, JP, Permanent Secretary for Education, Mrs. Lai Chan Chi Kuen, Marion, JP and her subordinates. James Lam 14

6. Meetings with other Educational or Related Bodies The Chairman attended over 61 meetings / activities. James Lam 15

Thank You & Have a Nice Summer Holiday James Lam 16