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Undergoing

a positive
transformation…

Background

In the past decades, education in Hong Kong
underwent remarkable, positive transformation
through a series of reforms, which included
policies and strategies for the professional
development of teachers and principals. These
reforms are considered to have been instrumental
in promoting students’ achievement and whole-
person development and Hong Kong students
have performed well in various international
assessments, such as Programme for International
Student Assessment (PISA), Trends in International
Mathematics and Science Study (TIMSS) and
Progress in International Reading Literacy Study
(PIRLS).

Teachers’ professional development was previously
the responsibility of the then ACTEQ. In 2003,
ACTEQ drew up a comprehensive Teacher
Competencies Framework (TCF) as a useful guide
and reference, for both individual teachers and
schools, for formulating professional development
plans relevant to their respective needs. ACTEQ
also recommended to the teaching profession

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