LegCo Panel on Education to conduct duty visit to Shanghai and Suzhou

The following is issued on behalf of the Legislative Council Secretariat:

     The Legislative Council Panel on Education will depart for Shanghai and Suzhou next Monday (August 12) to conduct a four-day duty visit.

     The objectives of the visit are for Members to learn about how Shanghai and Suzhou promote patriotic education, strengthen research-academic-industry collaboration, expedite digital transformation in education, and enhance the quality of education services. During the visit, Members will meet with representatives of the relevant Mainland authorities and universities to explore ways to promote international education co-operation in the Belt and Road.

     The delegation will visit the following places and organisations from August 12 to 15:

     Shanghai

  • Grand neoBay Sci-tech Innovation Park of Shanghai Jiao Tong University
  • Shanghai Jiao Tong University Student Innovation Center
  • Minhang Special School for Mentally Retarded Children
  • Memorial of the First National Congress of the Communist Party of China
  • Shanghai Sihang Warehouse Battle Memorial
  • Xinjiangwan Experimental School Affiliated to Tongji University
  • China Welfare Institute Kindergarten
  • Zhangjiang AI (Artificial Intelligence) Robot Valley
  • Institute of Science and Technology for Brain-inspired Intelligence of Fudan University

     Suzhou

  • Nanjing University Suzhou Campus
  • Artificial Intelligence Experience Centre in the Suzhou Industrial Park
  • Silk Road School of Renmin University of China (Suzhou)
  • Suzhou Revolution Museum

     The delegation is led by the Chairman of the Panel on Education, Professor Priscilla Leung. Other participating members include the Deputy Chairman of the Panel, Dr Chow Man-kong, Panel members Dr Starry Lee, Mr Chu Kwok-keung, Dr Tik Chi-yuen, Mr Stanley Ng, Mr Lam Chun-sing, Mr Lam San-keung, Ms Lillian Kwok, Mr Tang Fei and Professor Lau Chi-pang; as well as non-Panel members Dr Lo Wai-kwok, Dr Junius Ho and Dr Ngan Man-yu.

     At the invitation of the Panel, the Secretary for Education, Dr Choi Yuk-lin, will join the duty visit.