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All Past Work on Chinese Teaching and Learning

Conference on Teaching Chinese as a Second Language to Ethnic Minority Students

In March 2013, Unison held the Conference on Teaching Chinese as a Second Language to Ethnic Minority Students.

Percentage of Non-Chinese Students in so-called "designated schools"

The amount of annual grant received, the number of non-Chinese speaking (NCS) students by grade and the percentage of NCS students of all students in respect of the schools with school-based support programmes specifically arranged for NCS students (the so-called “designated schools”) in the 2011/12 and 2012/13 school years are at Annex A.

LCQ14: Support for non-Chinese speaking students

Following is a question by the Dr Hon Chiang Lai-wan and a written reply by the Secretary for Education, Mr Eddie Ng Hak-kim, in the Legislative Council today (November 14):

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LCQ18: Chinese learning support for ethnic minority children

Following is a question by the Hon Emily Lau and a written reply by the Secretary for Education, Mr Michael Suen, in the Legislative Council today (May 9):

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Hong Kong Unison’s response to the 2014 Policy Address and Press Invitation: Hong Kong Unison welcomes Mr CY Leung’s fulfillment of his promise of implementing a “Chinese as a Second Language” policy

Policy Advocacy, Campaigns and Research

Hong Kong Unison effects change in policies and practice to advance respect, protection and fulfillment of rights of ethnic minorities in Hong Kong through:

Subsidize GCE Chinese Examination

Unison is advocating for the Government to subsidise the GCE AS- and A-Level Chinese examination, making it an affordable option for ethnic minority students whose Chinese proficiency level is between HKDSE and GCSE Chinese.

Kindergarten Chinese Support

The kindergarten education stage is a crucial period for ethnic minority school children to build a sound foundation in their Chinese language abilities. The children's Chinese proficiency also affects whether their parents place them into mainstream or designated primary schools.

Petition to the CE for improving the Chinese language education of ethnic minorities

This letter petition aims at arousing Mr. CY Leung’s attention on the public’s concern Chinese language education for ethnic minorities. We appeal to your support to make a difference together.

Chinese-as-a-Second-Language Policy

Hong Kong Unison believes that improving Chinese language education for ethnic minority students is a key to improving the life chances and social mobility of ethnic minority families in Hong Kong.