HONG KONG - A ceremony was held here Saturday to mark the founding of Hong Kong STEM (science, technology, engineering, mathematics) Education Alliance, which aims to foster the development of STEM education and innovation and technology (I&T) in Hong Kong.Chief Executive of China's Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (SAR) Carrie Lam, Director of the Liaison Office of the Central People's Government in the Hong Kong SAR Wang Zhimin and some other guests officiated at the ceremony.Through liaising with people who support, promote and lead the development of STEM education in Hong Kong, the alliance aims to enhance students' interest in science and technology and strengthen students' necessary knowledge.Speaking at the ceremony, Lam said that the Hong Kong SAR government puts a lot of emphasis on nurturing innovation and technology talent. In her latest policy address, she proposed to provide, starting from the 2019/20 school year, a new recurrent Life-wide Learning Grant with an annual provision of 900 million HK dollars (about $115 million).Lam said the grant will support schools to take forward, on the present foundation, life-wide learning with enhanced efforts through organizing more out-of-classroom experiential learning activities in various curriculum areas such as STEM education, so as to broaden students' horizons and foster their overall development.Tsui Lap-chee, president of the alliance said that for the purpose of Hong Kong becoming an international innovation and technology center, the alliance will train a huge number of scientific and technological talents with creativity and comprehensive, collaborative and problem-solving skills.The alliance will also promote STEM activities and organize STEM competition to support STEM education in Hong Kong.The 1st Hong Kong STEM Education Forum was also held by the alliance on Saturday, with the attendance of more than 700 experts, teachers and students. (1 US dollar = 7.82 HK dollars) custom bar braceletcustom sports braceletscustom logo wristbandsde securite pour personne ageeembossed wristbandscolorfilled wristbandsembossed printed wristbandsdual layer wristbands
Peter Wong Man-kong [File photo] Tributes poured in for Hong Kong businessman and incumbent deputy to the National People's Congress Peter Wong Man-kong, who died of illness on Monday at the age of 70. The NPC deputies expressed deep condolences for Wong's death before the third plenary meeting of the second session of the 13th NPC held on Tuesday morning. The meeting is scheduled to hear work reports from the Supreme People's Court and the Supreme People's Procuratorate. Hong Kong Chief Executive Carrie Lam Cheng Yuet-ngor also expressed her deep sorrow over Wong's passing and extended condolences to his family. In a statement issued early Tuesday, Lam praised Wong as a patriotic entrepreneur who invested actively in the Chinese mainland since the beginning of reform and opening-up. The veteran businessman also devoted himself to promoting Hong Kong's commerce and trade on the Chinese mainland, Lam added. The Hong Kong NPC delegation issued a statement expressing their deep condolences to Peter Wong and his family on Monday. Peter Wong loved both the country and the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, and made outstanding contributions to the city and the nation, the statement said. Wang was sent to Beijing Hospital after becoming sick the night he arrived in Beijing on March 2. He was transferred back to Hong Kong for treatment on March 4 and died at Queen Mary Hospital on March 11. Wong had been a Hong Kong deputy to the nation's top legislature since 1993. His work included the preparatory work for Hong Kong's return to the motherland. Wang was among the first batch of Hong Kong entrepreneurs investing in the mainland since the nation implemented the reform and opening-up policy. Besides projects in Shenzhen and Dongguan in Guangdong province, Wong also invested a lot in supporting the development of cultural tourism in the northwest of China. In 2003, Wong was awarded the Bronze Bauhinia Star for his long-term contributions to Hong Kong society.
