The university’s flag guard wore new purple-and-gold uniforms during the 7 September ceremonies, while students were urged to balance technology with ethics and social responsibility.
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The university says the student organisation involved showed serious organisational failures and that it is interviewing organisers and gathering information from participants.
The number of schools running only one Primary One class is reported to rise from 47 to 61, although two reports differ slightly on the overall figures.
The school’s existing leadership will remain in place and its Repulse Bay and Tai Tam campuses will continue operating under a confidential agreement.
The school has returned to one site after its former Wang Fuk Court premises were decommissioned following a fire and pupils spent a period studying at two other district schools.
Education Secretary Christine Choi says mergers and other gradual measures will help schools adjust to a structural decline in the school-age population.
Education Secretary Christine Choi Yu-ling said the anniversary should deepen pupils’ understanding of national development, the “one country, two systems” principle and national identity.
Education Secretary Christine Choi says the proposed teaching would focus on basic concepts, technology applications and curiosity rather than advanced theory.
The Education Bureau will use population and enrolment projections to identify schools at risk and support possible mergers as the number of school-age children declines.
The refurbished campus held its opening ceremony and open day on August 29, ahead of teaching at the new site in the new academic year.
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