The Education Bureau (EDB) today (July 11) announced the reappointment of Dr Anissa Chan Wong Lai-kuen as the Chairperson of the Standing Committee on Language Education and Research (SCOLAR) for two years with effect from July 1, 2025.
                      
     The Secretary for Education, Dr Choi Yuk-lin, said, "Under Dr Chan's outstanding leadership over the past four years, SCOLAR continues to collaborate with various stakeholders to organise and support a wide range of activities promoting biliteracy and trilingualism. These efforts are dedicated to enhancing local language strengths at various levels of the community, developing Hong Kong's language and talent capital, and creating a more conducive language learning environment for the community. "

     The EDB also reappointed eight serving members and appointed four new members to SCOLAR, with their terms ending on June 30, 2027.

     Dr Choi also thanked the outgoing members, Ms Joanne Fong Yee-man, Professor Anthony Fung Ying-him, Mr Armstrong Lee Hon-cheung, and Dr Tse Wai-lok, for their sterling service and contributions to the work of SCOLAR.
           
     "The Government will continue to work closely with SCOLAR to create and cultivate an environment conducive to language learning, with a view to enhancing the public's biliterate and trilingual proficiency," she said.

     The updated membership list of SCOLAR is as follows:
      
Chairperson
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Dr Anissa Chan Wong Lai-kuen
      

Reappointed members
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Mr Kenny Chan Ngai-sang
Ms Katherine Cheung Marn-kay
Ms Cheung Shin-yee
Mrs Cindy Chow Lok Mei-ki
Mr Mohan Datwani
Professor Lo Yuen-yi
Mr Pang Chor-fu
Professor Zhu Xin-hua

Newly appointed members 
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Ms Ip Wan-ting, Belinda
Ms Lam Chui-ling, Nancy
Mr Kenneth Ng King-tsun
Professor Tam Kar-yan

Ex-officio members
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Deputy Secretary for Education
Chairperson of Curriculum Development Council's Committee on Chinese Language Education
Chairperson of Curriculum Development Council's Committee on English Language Education
Chairperson of Curriculum Development Council's Committee on Early Childhood Education
Chairperson of the Committee on Professional Development of Teachers and Principals
Secretary-General of Hong Kong Examinations and Assessment Authority or representative
      
     SCOLAR was set up in 1996 to advise the Government on language education issues in general and on the use of the Language Fund.

Ends/Friday, July 11, 2025
Issued at HKT 9:23

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