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1. News - Hong Kong - EDUCATION

   Sex offender checks on teachers too lax, putting children at risk, say campaigners

   Posted Aug 25th 2013, 05:33am by Bryan Harris

   ... administrative measure is a big doubt," said Edward Chan Ko-ling, a associate professor at the University of Hong Kong. About 20 per cent of child sex abuse cases happen in schools and private study ...

   http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/article/1299271/sex-offender-checks-teachers-too-lax-putting-children-risk-say
2. News - Hong Kong - EDUCATION

   Exam board reduces penalty for DSE cheats

   Posted Aug 14th 2013, 12:00am by SHIRLEY ZHAO

   ... had their penalties reduced. The authority would not name the schools. The 23 pupils from Modern College all had the same teacher at its Prince Edward campus, and earlier said he had told them ...

   http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/article/1296459/exam-board-reduces-penalty-dse-cheats
3. News - Hong Kong - EDUCATION

   Modern College students say teacher told them to plagiarise material for exam

   Posted Jul 24th 2013, 07:57pm by SHIRLEY ZHAO

   ... had the same teacher at the Prince Edward campus of private secondary school Modern College, were found to have plagiarised passages from the internet without citations in projects ...

   http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/article/1289886/modern-college-students-say-teacher-told-them-plagarise-material-exam
4. News - Hong Kong - EDUCATION

   Expo offers Hong Kong students new overseas option

   Posted Jul 07th 2013, 12:00am by SHIRLEY ZHAO

   ... Kong, but there should always be a plan B for her in case she doesn't get good scores," Tang said. Edward Wong Ip-kit, whose 17-year-old son will face the DSE exam next year, said he ...

   http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/article/1277008/expo-offers-hong-kong-students-new-overseas-option
5. Lifestyle - Family & Education - EDUCATION

   Employers should focus on abilities, not disabilities

   Posted May 27th 2013, 12:00am by Christy Choi

   ... syndrome sufferer stamped envelopes and prepared files and documents with the help of his job coach, Edward Bunker. "He loves it. He can't really tell you exactly how he's feeling, ...

   http://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/family-education/article/1245172/employers-should-focus-abilities-not-disabilities
6. News - Hong Kong - EDUCATION

   'We were under financial pressure,' disgraced former dean says

   Posted Jan 12th 2013, 12:00am by Dennis Chong

   ... Dennis Chong dennis.chong@scmp.com The ex-head of two colleges says they took in more students than permitted to make ends meet Disgraced dean cites funding woes The former dean of two colleges that wildly exceeded their enrolment limits said yesterday that the schools had been under financial pressure to take in more students. Dr Edward Fung Pui-wing, who stepped down last year ...

   http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/article/1125805/we-were-under-financial-pressure-disgraced-former-dean-says
7. News - Hong Kong - EDUCATION

   Four reprimanded for Lingnan enrolment saga

   Posted Jan 11th 2013, 12:00am by Dennis Chong

   ... were also held accountable, and again, although he was not mentioned by name, it was clear particular censure was targeted at the Dean of the Community College and Further Education Edward Fung ...

   http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/article/1124988/four-reprimanded-lingnan-enrolment-saga
8. News - Hong Kong - EDUCATION

   HK universities short of living space as they cope with double enrolment

   Posted Sep 19th 2012, 12:00am by Linda Yeung

   ... Linda Yeung linda.yeung@scmp.com Deficit of about 5,000 hostel places revealed, as campuses cope with twice their usual intake Universities short of living space Universities are about 5,000 hostel places short of their goal of allowing all students to live on campus for at least one year of their undergraduate studies. Edward Cheng Wai-sun, chairman of the University Grants ...

   http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/article/1040152/hk-universities-short-living-space-they-cope-double-enrolment