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The Education Bureau has received a total of 33 nominations for the eighth election to the Council on Professional Conduct in Education during the nomination period which closed yesterday (March 5).
"These nominations comprise 17 teacher-nominated seats and 16 organisation-nominated seats," a bureau spokesman said today.
"The Permanent Secretary for Education will appoint the Principal Education Officer (Professional Development and Training) and two lay members to the council, bringing the total number of members to 24," he added.
Voting for teacher-nominated categories will take place at schools on April 22. All serving regular registered teachers, permitted teachers and government school teachers are eligible to vote.
For the organisation-nominated categories that are being contested, eligible education organisations will be informed to submit their votes before 10am on April 24.
Details of election procedures will be sent to schools and education organisations shortly.
Ends/Thursday, March 6, 2008
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