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Simon H WANG
May 29, 2020, 3:25:38 AM5/29/20
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From: <sukis...@edb.gov.hk>
Date: Fri, 29 May 2020 at 15:19
Subject: Code on Access to Information (Case No: 32/2020)
To: Simon H WANG <simo...@hkbu.edu.hk>
From: <sukis...@edb.gov.hk>
Date: Fri, 29 May 2020 at 15:19
Subject: Code on Access to Information (Case No: 32/2020)
To: Simon H WANG <simo...@hkbu.edu.hk>
Dear Dr Wang,
Code
on Access to Information
Application No. 32/2020
Application No. 32/2020
We refer to your application under the Code on Access to Information received by the Education Bureau ("the EDB") on 9 May 2020. Further to our interim reply of 18 May 2020, our reply is set out in the following paragraphs.
With regard to Q.1, the EDB has worked with the Hong Kong Examinations and Assessment Authority ("HKEAA") and various stakeholders including secondary school principals, heads of the universities, etc, to map out the contingency measures for the Hong Kong Diploma of Secondary Education ("HKDSE") Exam. The HKEAA has come up with a predicted level mechanism that would rate all school candidates by assessing their academic performance in their own school, with adjustments based on the HKDSE track record of the school. As the written examination of the HKDSE has commenced on 24 April and completed on 25 May, the predicted level mechanism would not be put to use. However, we understand that HKEAA will conduct a study regarding the mechanism in collaboration with schools.
Regarding Q.2 regarding details of the predicted level mechanism, we consider it more appropriate for HKEAA to provide the information. Upon our liaison with HKEAA, this question is also referred to HKEAA on 25 May 2020 for handling and direct reply to you.
For Q.3 concerning the information on the admission of local students and international students to universities through JUPAS and non-JUPAS admission schemes, please refer to the attached paper for Legislative Council Panel on Education for reference.
As for Q.4
concerning the EDB's views on how the differences in Q.3 would influence
the ways students receive their education at the secondary level, you may
wish to note that the requested information is not available as no relevant
document exists in EDB. Nevertheless, you may draw reference to the
attached EDB's reply to a question raised by the Finance Committee Member.
The statistics may shed lights on the admission of local and non-local
students via JUPAS or non-JUPAS route.
We hope the above information are useful. For
Q.5 to Q.9 concerning the School-based Assessment, we understand that HKEAA
has given a reply to you on 21 May 2020.
Yours sincerely,
Miss Suki CHEUK
for Secretary for Education
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From: Suki SK CHEUK/EDB/HKSARG
To: Simon H WANG <simo...@hkbu.edu.hk>
Date: 2020/05/18 下午 07:50
Subject: Code on Access to Information (Case No: 32/2020)
Dear Mr Wang,
I refer to your application under the Code on Access to Information (the Code) received by the Education Bureau (EDB) on 9 May 2020.
For Q.1 to Q.4, please be informed that your application is now under processing by EDB. According to paragraph 1.16 of the Code, EDB will inform you of the latest progress of the case separately on or before 29 May 2020. In the meantime, please contact me at 2892 6121 if you have any enquiry.
Regarding Q.5 to Q.9 of your application, in accordance with paragraph 1.15 of the Code, as the issue mentioned in these questions is about the operation and implementation details of the School-based Assessment (SBA), we referred these questions to the Hong Kong Examinations and Assessment Authority (HKEAA) on 13 May 2020 for direct handling and reply. Should you have any enquiry relating to these questions, please contact HKEAA at at...@hkeaa.edu.hk. Thank you.
Miss Suki CHEUK
for Secretary for Education
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From: Suki SK CHEUK/EDB/HKSARG
To: Simon H WANG <simo...@hkbu.edu.hk>
Date: 2020/05/18 下午 07:50
Subject: Code on Access to Information (Case No: 32/2020)
Dear Mr Wang,
Code
on Access to Information
Application No. 32/2020
Application No. 32/2020
I refer to your application under the Code on Access to Information (the Code) received by the Education Bureau (EDB) on 9 May 2020.
For Q.1 to Q.4, please be informed that your application is now under processing by EDB. According to paragraph 1.16 of the Code, EDB will inform you of the latest progress of the case separately on or before 29 May 2020. In the meantime, please contact me at 2892 6121 if you have any enquiry.
Regarding Q.5 to Q.9 of your application, in accordance with paragraph 1.15 of the Code, as the issue mentioned in these questions is about the operation and implementation details of the School-based Assessment (SBA), we referred these questions to the Hong Kong Examinations and Assessment Authority (HKEAA) on 13 May 2020 for direct handling and reply. Should you have any enquiry relating to these questions, please contact HKEAA at at...@hkeaa.edu.hk. Thank you.
Yours sincerely,
Miss Suki CHEUK
for Secretary for Education
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From: Simon H WANG <simo...@hkbu.edu.hk>
To: edb...@edb.gov.hk
Date: 09/05/20 13:36
Subject: Questions about HKDSE, SBA and university admission system
Dear Sir/Madam
It is a relief to learn that HKDSE exams have been operated smoothly amid coronavirus outbreak despite the postponement. Nevertheless, the public health crisis underscores issues related to the exams that require further discussion between the government and members of the public. Here are the questions for the Bureau to answer under the Code on Access to Information that would inform such discussion.
1- Has the Bureau developed a plan for local college-bound students to apply for local universities in case DSE exams have to be cancelled? The news report is relevant to the question: https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/education/article/3078193/coronavirus-hong-kong-education-officials-mulling-backup
2- If such plan has been developed or attempts had been made to develop the plan, please briefly discuss the plan including the guiding principles, the people involved in developing the plan and how the plan will be carried out. Even if the details of the plan cannot be disclosed, please at least let us know the guiding principles and who are involved.
3- What are the main differences in the ways how local students and international students are admitted to universities in Hong Kong through JUPAS and non-JUPAS admission schemes?
4- What are the Education Bureau’s views on how the differences in Q3 would influence the ways students receive their education at the secondary level? Please refer us to relevant documents that are available.
5- Given the government’s investment and commitment to eLearning, does the bureau plan to digitalize SBA, i.e. let students submit their SBA work in digital forms?
6- What are the guidelines for teachers assessing SBA to deal with cases of plagiarism? How can the bureau or HKEAA ensure the academic integrity of DSE candidates taking SBA?
7- What procedures are in place to ensure the validity and reliability of the SBA assessment mainly conducted by the teachers of local schools? What percentages of SBA works are reviewed by external or independent assessors?
8- How can the assessment standards across different schools be moderated to minimize cross-school differences and ensure fairness for all DSE school candidates?
9- What is the amount of workload for local schoolteachers assessing SBA work of English Language? What financial resources have been allocated to compensate for teachers assessing SBA works of this subject? Please also provide the workload (no of hours of markers) of assessing DSE English paper 1, paper 2 and paper 3 and the financial cost of hiring the markers for the purposes of comparison.
Please also notice the following statement about our expectations of how this request should be handled.
While we appreciate the government’s efforts to maintain transparency and accountability under the Code on Access to Information, we also notice considerable variation among different departments and bureaux in their responses to our Code on Access to Information applications. We would appreciate it if your department/bureau could maintain professional standards when answering our inquiries. Specifically, we expect answers to each and every one of our questions separately rather than an answer without clearly indicating which questions were addressed. In case of referencing to websites or documents, we need the specific paragraphs in the source texts that are relevant to our questions to be highlighted. If no information is available regarding some of our questions, please indicate that is the case explicitly so we can follow up properly. We will definitely ask our case to be reviewed by a more senior official in your department/bureau if our request is not properly handled. If it is believed that other department/bureau may possess information we request, please feel free to forward the request including our personal information.
Thanks in advance for your assistance.
Yours sincerely
Simon Wang, Ph.D.
Lecturer
Language Centre
Hong Kong Baptist University
Kowloon Tong, Hong Kong
http://lc.hkbu.edu.hk/staff_simon.php
Writing for the Public Project
https://sites.google.com/a/hkbu.edu.hk/write4public/home
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This message (including any attachments) may contain confidential information intended for a specific individual and/or purpose. If you are not the intended recipient, please delete this message and notify the sender and the University immediately. Any disclosure, copying, or distribution of this message, or the taking of any action based on it, is prohibited as it may be unlawful.
In addition, the University specifically denies any responsibility for the accuracy or quality of information obtained through University E-mail Facilities. Any views and opinions expressed in the email(s) are those of the author(s), and do not necessarily represent the views and opinions of the University. The University accepts no liability whatsoever for any losses or damages that may be incurred or caused to any party as a result of the use of such information.
Miss Suki CHEUK
for Secretary for Education
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From: Simon H WANG <simo...@hkbu.edu.hk>
To: edb...@edb.gov.hk
Date: 09/05/20 13:36
Subject: Questions about HKDSE, SBA and university admission system
Dear Sir/Madam
It is a relief to learn that HKDSE exams have been operated smoothly amid coronavirus outbreak despite the postponement. Nevertheless, the public health crisis underscores issues related to the exams that require further discussion between the government and members of the public. Here are the questions for the Bureau to answer under the Code on Access to Information that would inform such discussion.
1- Has the Bureau developed a plan for local college-bound students to apply for local universities in case DSE exams have to be cancelled? The news report is relevant to the question: https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/education/article/3078193/coronavirus-hong-kong-education-officials-mulling-backup
2- If such plan has been developed or attempts had been made to develop the plan, please briefly discuss the plan including the guiding principles, the people involved in developing the plan and how the plan will be carried out. Even if the details of the plan cannot be disclosed, please at least let us know the guiding principles and who are involved.
3- What are the main differences in the ways how local students and international students are admitted to universities in Hong Kong through JUPAS and non-JUPAS admission schemes?
4- What are the Education Bureau’s views on how the differences in Q3 would influence the ways students receive their education at the secondary level? Please refer us to relevant documents that are available.
5- Given the government’s investment and commitment to eLearning, does the bureau plan to digitalize SBA, i.e. let students submit their SBA work in digital forms?
6- What are the guidelines for teachers assessing SBA to deal with cases of plagiarism? How can the bureau or HKEAA ensure the academic integrity of DSE candidates taking SBA?
7- What procedures are in place to ensure the validity and reliability of the SBA assessment mainly conducted by the teachers of local schools? What percentages of SBA works are reviewed by external or independent assessors?
8- How can the assessment standards across different schools be moderated to minimize cross-school differences and ensure fairness for all DSE school candidates?
9- What is the amount of workload for local schoolteachers assessing SBA work of English Language? What financial resources have been allocated to compensate for teachers assessing SBA works of this subject? Please also provide the workload (no of hours of markers) of assessing DSE English paper 1, paper 2 and paper 3 and the financial cost of hiring the markers for the purposes of comparison.
Please also notice the following statement about our expectations of how this request should be handled.
While we appreciate the government’s efforts to maintain transparency and accountability under the Code on Access to Information, we also notice considerable variation among different departments and bureaux in their responses to our Code on Access to Information applications. We would appreciate it if your department/bureau could maintain professional standards when answering our inquiries. Specifically, we expect answers to each and every one of our questions separately rather than an answer without clearly indicating which questions were addressed. In case of referencing to websites or documents, we need the specific paragraphs in the source texts that are relevant to our questions to be highlighted. If no information is available regarding some of our questions, please indicate that is the case explicitly so we can follow up properly. We will definitely ask our case to be reviewed by a more senior official in your department/bureau if our request is not properly handled. If it is believed that other department/bureau may possess information we request, please feel free to forward the request including our personal information.
Thanks in advance for your assistance.
Yours sincerely
Simon Wang, Ph.D.
Lecturer
Language Centre
Hong Kong Baptist University
Kowloon Tong, Hong Kong
http://lc.hkbu.edu.hk/staff_simon.php
Writing for the Public Project
https://sites.google.com/a/hkbu.edu.hk/write4public/home
Disclaimer
This message (including any attachments) may contain confidential information intended for a specific individual and/or purpose. If you are not the intended recipient, please delete this message and notify the sender and the University immediately. Any disclosure, copying, or distribution of this message, or the taking of any action based on it, is prohibited as it may be unlawful.
In addition, the University specifically denies any responsibility for the accuracy or quality of information obtained through University E-mail Facilities. Any views and opinions expressed in the email(s) are those of the author(s), and do not necessarily represent the views and opinions of the University. The University accepts no liability whatsoever for any losses or damages that may be incurred or caused to any party as a result of the use of such information.
Simon Wang, Ph.D.
Lecturer
Language Centre
Hong Kong Baptist University
Kowloon Tong, Hong Kong
Writing for the Public Project
Disclaimer
This message (including any attachments) may contain confidential information intended for a specific individual and/or purpose. If you are not the intended recipient, please delete this message and notify the sender and the University immediately. Any disclosure, copying, or distribution of this message, or the taking of any action based on it, is prohibited as it may be unlawful.
In addition, the University specifically denies any responsibility for the accuracy or quality of information obtained through University E-mail Facilities. Any views and opinions expressed in the email(s) are those of the author(s), and do not necessarily represent the views and opinions of the University. The University accepts no liability whatsoever for any losses or damages that may be incurred or caused to any party as a result of the use of such information.
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