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Written by: Golden Chess
2021-01-15 20:19
Last update date: 2021-01-15 20:20
The new coronavirus pneumonia epidemic in Hong Kong continues. The Education Bureau announced today (15th) that the election of the 14th Council of Professional Ethics for Educational Staff, originally scheduled to start in January this year, will be postponed and the term of office of all current members will be extended by one. Year to April 30, 2022.
The Permanent Secretary for Education has met with members of the Council today to communicate on this and will continue to maintain close contact with the Council.
A spokesperson for the Education Bureau pointed out that since the school ceased to teach face-to-face classes, staff must deal with the new normal of school education at this time. At the same time, they must also focus on handling student support and school administration related to the epidemic. Therefore, election nomination, publicity, voting, etc. It is difficult to proceed as scheduled, and the election must be postponed.
▼Social distancing measures will continue until January 20▼
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The current term was originally scheduled to expire at the end of April this year
The term of office of the members of the Ethics Council is two years. The term of the current members was originally scheduled to end on April 30 this year. The general election activities, such as the nomination of candidates, publicity, and the holding of question-and-answer sessions, generally begin within January. Voting takes place in April.
However, due to the new type of pneumonia, the authorities announced that the elections will not be held as scheduled and the relevant elections will be postponed.
The authorities also stated that the Permanent Secretary of the Education Bureau had met with members of the Council today to communicate on this. The Education Bureau also thanked the Chairman of the 13th Council of Conduct and all members for their contributions to the work of the Council, and stated that they would continue to cooperate with the Council to improve the professional ethics of teachers. .
The Education Bureau announced on January 15 that the election of the 14th Council of Professional Ethics for Educational Staff originally scheduled to start in January this year will be postponed, and the term of office of all current members will be extended by one year to April 30, 2022.
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The authorities emphasized that the current epidemic is still severe, and all sectors of society must continue to strictly observe various epidemic prevention and anti-epidemic measures, including avoiding group gatherings and maintaining safe social distances, to reduce the risk of the virus spreading in the community.
Due to the epidemic situation, schools have stopped teaching face-to-face classes and most students are studying at home. School staff need to cope with the new normal of school education, planning, testing, reviewing and optimizing new teaching models to support students' learning. Therefore, election work is difficult. On schedule.
The ethics council has three terms of reference, including suggestions to the government on improving the ethics of education professionals; drafting a set of application guidelines to define the ethics of educators, and through consultation, so that this set of guidelines can be used by all education sectors Widely accepted; and advise the Permanent Secretary of Education on disputes or alleged misconduct cases involving educators.
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