Medium of Instruction

Key events of MOI fine-tuning

• Booklet on Fine-tuning of Medium of Instruction for Secondary Schools (February 2010)

  	Letter from the Secretary for Education to Schools (5 February 2010) (Chinese version only)
  	Booklet

• Parents' Briefing Sessions between 4 and 15 December 2009 on Secondary One Choice of Schools - Fine-tuning the Medium of Instruction (MOI) for Secondary Schools   Diversified MOI arrangements   Examples of teaching modes generally adopted by schools (Chinese version only)
• Knowledge Fair 2009－English Language and Subject Teaching (28 November 2009) 

   

• Fine-tuning the Medium of Instruction for Secondary Schools – Support for Schools     Progress in Partnership" by the Secretary for Education, Mr Michael Suen, at the luncheon meeting of the Tung Wah Group of Hospitals (21 October 2009)
• Press release on Mr Raymond H C Wong, the Permanent Secretary for Education, encouraging schools to formulate whole-school language policy (24 September 2009)
• Special Meeting of Legislative Council Panel on Education (11 July 2009): Information Paper on Fine-tuning the Medium of Instruction for Secondary Schools
• Press release on Mr Kenneth Chen, the Under Secretary for Education, attending the Parents’ Forum co-organised by the Education Bureau and the Committee on Home-School Co-operation on Fine-tuning the Medium of Instruction for Secondary Schools held on 3 July 2009
• Education Bureau Circular No. 6/2009 - Fine-tuning the Medium of Instruction for Secondary Schools (5 June 2009)
• Leaflet on Fine-tuning of Medium of Instruction for Secondary Schools (29 May 2009)

  	English Version
  	Major Ethnic Minority Languages (including Bahasa, Hindi, Nepali, Tagalog, Thai, and Urdu)

• Letter from the Secretary for Education to Parents (29 May 2009)
• Letter from the Secretary for Education to Principals and Teachers of Secondary Schools (29 May 2009)
• Legislative Council brief on Fine-tuning the Medium of Instruction for Seconadry Schools (29 May 2009)
• Press release on Fine-tuning the Medium of Instruction for Secondary Schools (29 May 2009)
• Frequently asked questions
• The relevant documents during the consultation period

   

  • Special Meeting of Legislative Council Panel on Education (15 January 2009): Paper on Fine-tuning the Medium of Instruction for Secondary Schools
  • Opening Remarks  by Mr Michael M Y Suen, Secretary for Education (Chinese version only)
    Legislative Council Panel Special Meeting on Fine-tuning the Medium of Instruction for Secondary Schools  (15 January 2009)
  • Concluding Remarks by Mr Michael M Y Suen, Secretary for Education (Chinese version only)
    Legislative Council Panel Special Meeting on Fine-tuning the Medium of Instruction for Secondary Schools  (15 January 2009)

  
  Other related materials

  • Press release on Mr Michael Suen, the Secretary for Education, attending the Workshop on Whole-school Language Policy Planning conducted by the Education Bureau held on 1 April 2009
  • Speech by Mr Raymond H C Wong, Permanent Secretary for Education (Translation) at the Hong Kong Youth Summit 2009, the Hong Kong Outstanding Students’ Association (29 March 2009)
  • Speech by Mr Michael M Y Suen, Secretary for Education
    Consultation Forum on Fine-tuning the Medium of Instruction for Secondary Schools (12 & 13 March 2009)
  • Speech by Mr Michael M Y Suen, Secretary for Education (Translation)
    Forum on Fine-tuning the Medium of Instruction for Secondary Schools and Enhancing the Teaching of English in Primary Schools (6 March 2009)
  • Powerpoint presentation at the Forum on Fine-tuning the Medium of Instruction for Secondary Schools and Enhancing the Teaching of English in Primary Schools  (Chinese version only)
  • Speech by Mr Michael M Y Suen, Secretary for Education (Translation)Forum on Fine-tuning the Medium of Instruction for Secondary Schools (16 February 2009)
  • Speech by Mr Michael M Y Suen, Secretary for Education (Translation)Briefing on Fine-tuning the Medium of Instruction for Secondary Schools for Home-School Organisations and Groups (5 January 2009)
  • Speech by Mr Michael M Y Suen, Secretary for Education (Translation)Seminar on Fine-tuning the Medium of Instruction for Secondary Schools in Hong Kong organised by Hong Kong Association of Heads of Secondary Schools (5 December 2008)

   

  Others :

  The powerpoint presentation on implementation details after consolidating the views from stakeholders in the consultation sessions subsequent to the report to the Legislative Council Panel on Education on the progress of fine-tuning the medium of instruction for secondary schools on 15 January 2009  (Chinese version only)

   

   

Background

• Medium of Instruction Guidance for Secondary Schools [issued in September 1997]
• Report on Review of Medium of Instruction for Secondary Schools and Secondary School Places Allocation [issued in December 2005]