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1. University chief lashes triple policy blunder

   Posted Jun 07th 2006, 12:00am by Liz Heron

   ... Absence of party politics blamed for what academic calls myopic decisions Government policies on land, technology and education were at the heart of a catalogue of failures spanning 40 years, Lingnan University president Edward Chen Kwan-yiu said yesterday. He also said the absence of party politics was to blame for short-sightedness in policymaking. The professor, who became ...

   http://www.scmp.com/article/551847/university-chief-lashes-triple-policy-blunder
2. More pupils hit top as GCSE results get better and better

   Posted Aug 27th 2010, 12:00am by Liz Heron

   ... focus on the learning, the results just come along.' At King George V School in Kowloon, friends Edward Tam Yuk-wang and Scott Wang Cheng-yu were delighted to discover they had both gained 11 A*s plus a distinction in an award for digital applications. 'It was a nice feeling that Edward got the same results as me,' Scott said. 'We have been friends since Form ...

   http://www.scmp.com/article/723216/more-pupils-hit-top-gcse-results-get-better-and-better
3. A catalogue of school sex crimes

   Posted Jan 24th 2010, 12:00am by Elaine Yau, Liz Heron

   ... register by the Education Bureau. Choi was a teacher at Heep Woh Primary School in Prince Edward Road, Kowloon, when he took nude photos of his students. At a court hearing last year, Choi admitted ...

   http://www.scmp.com/article/704504/catalogue-school-sex-crimes
4. International exam no obstacle for local student with a perfect score

   Posted Jul 08th 2009, 12:00am by Liz Heron

   ... play and sleep.' King George V deputy principal Arnett Edwards said provisional results for 144 out of the 172 students who took the exam indicated that 12 per cent had got 40 points ...

   http://www.scmp.com/article/686178/international-exam-no-obstacle-local-student-perfect-score
5. Top graduate wins ticket to Oxford dreams with Rhodes scholarship

   Posted Mar 15th 2008, 12:00am by Liz Heron

   ... in the industry.' Previous awards that have been won by Mr Ng include the Goldman Sachs Global Leaders Program Award and the Sir Edward Youde Memorial Scholarship. Since 2004, he has been a volunteer ...

   http://www.scmp.com/article/629978/top-graduate-wins-ticket-oxford-dreams-rhodes-scholarship
6. New voting system for US Democrats living in HK

   Posted Jan 06th 2008, 12:00am by Liz Heron

   ... winning the Democrat caucus and Mike Huckabee the Republican one. The group's Hong Kong branch will hold the ballot to choose between Hillary Clinton, Senator Obama or John Edwards at the Lan ...

   http://www.scmp.com/article/621833/new-voting-system-us-democrats-living-hk
7. Lingnan's next president vows to stick to liberal arts agenda

   Posted Jun 20th 2006, 12:00am by Liz Heron

   ... The next president of Lingnan University says he is 'absolutely committed' to its mission of providing a liberal arts education. Leading finance academic Chan Yuk-shee's appointment to succeed Edward Chen was confirmed yesterday by the university's ruling council after he answered questions from staff and students in a 'town hall' meeting. Professor ...

   http://www.scmp.com/article/553441/lingnans-next-president-vows-stick-liberal-arts-agenda
8. Talks take more educated view of free trade

   Posted Dec 17th 2005, 12:00am by Liz Heron

   ... Trade Representative Christopher Mele will brief delegates on what the Doha round means for education services and Edward Yau, Deputy Secretary for Education and Manpower, will speak on Hong ...

   http://www.scmp.com/node/529644
9. New university entry rules offer wider choice

   Posted Jul 06th 2006, 12:00am by Liz Heron

   ... a minimum of two A-levels plus Use of English and Chinese language and culture at grade E or above to apply to university. Edward Chen Kwan-yiu, who chairs the Heads of Universities Committee, said ...

   http://www.scmp.com/article/555569/new-university-entry-rules-offer-wider-choice
10. Publicly funded university AD places out early

    Posted May 20th 2006, 12:00am by Liz Heron

    ... than originally planned. Edward Chen Kwan-yiu, president of Lingnan University was this week reported comparing the government's AD policy to Chairman Mao's disastrous Great Leap ...

    http://www.scmp.com/article/549571/publicly-funded-university-ad-places-out-early

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