SED attends 20th anniversary celebration ceremony of Beijing Normal-Hong Kong Baptist University (with photos)

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The Secretary for Education, Dr Choi Yuk-lin, attended the 20th anniversary celebration ceremony of Beijing Normal-Hong Kong Baptist University (BNBU) in Zhuhai this afternoon (April 14).

Co-founded by Beijing Normal University and Hong Kong Baptist University, BNBU was the first university jointly established by the higher education sectors of the Mainland and Hong Kong. At the ceremony, Dr Choi expressed her heartfelt congratulations to BNBU. She said that BNBU adopts the undergraduate curriculum and teaching evaluation system of Hong Kong higher education institutions, setting a good example for joint provision of education services between the Mainland and Hong Kong.

Dr Choi noted that several Hong Kong higher education institutions have taken a proactive approach in providing education services in the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area (GBA) Mainland cities, and strengthening co-operation by realising complementary advantages with their Mainland counterparts through the establishment of university alliances. The Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Government (HKSARG) supports Hong Kong higher education institutions to leverage the characteristics and competitive edges of Hong Kong's higher education sector through formation of multilateral and cross-discipline partnerships in the GBA Mainland cities. By doing so, favourable conditions for scientific research and development, knowledge transfer and commercialisation can be created to facilitate research activities of high academic standard in the GBA.

She added that the HKSARG will continue to actively participate in and foster higher education co-operation in the GBA by assisting Hong Kong higher education institutions in exploring more flexible and innovative operation models. The HKSARG will also promote closer collaboration between Hong Kong higher education institutions and their campuses in the GBA Mainland cities, and facilitate the flow of faculty members and students, with a view to nurturing outstanding talent for the country's development through synergising the complementary academic structures and facilities of Hong Kong and Mainland campuses.

Dr Choi also toured the various facilities of BNBU to understand the development situation of the campus.

She subsequently met the Mayor of the Zhuhai Municipal Government, Mr Wu Zetong; the Director of the Zhuhai Municipal Taiwan, Hong Kong and Macao Affairs Bureau, Ms Huang Cui; the Director of the Zhuhai Municipal Education Bureau, Mr Xi Enmin, and other officials to exchange views on education issues.

Dr Choi returned from Zhuhai to Hong Kong this evening.

Ends/Monday, April 14, 2025
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The Secretary for Education, Dr Choi Yuk-lin, delivers a speech at the 20th anniversary celebration ceremony of Beijing Normal-Hong Kong Baptist University in Zhuhai this afternoon (April 14).

The Secretary for Education, Dr Choi Yuk-lin, attended the 20th anniversary celebration ceremony of Beijing Normal-Hong Kong Baptist University (BNBU) in Zhuhai this afternoon (April 14). Photo shows Dr Choi (second left); the President and Vice-Chancellor of Hong Kong Baptist University, Professor Alexander Wai (second right); the President of BNBU, Professor Chen Zhi (first right); and its founding President, Professor Ng Ching-fai (first left), at the ceremony.

The Secretary for Education, Dr Choi Yuk-lin (first left), tours the campus facilities of Beijing Normal-Hong Kong Baptist University in Zhuhai this afternoon (April 14).

The Secretary for Education, Dr Choi Yuk-lin (left), meets the Mayor of the Zhuhai Municipal Government, Mr Wu Zetong (right), in Zhuhai this afternoon (April 14).