The Permanent Secretary for Education, Ms Chan Wing-shiu, led the 17th National Day and Professional Exchange Delegation from the Hong Kong Education Sector to visit Beijing today (September 26) to call on a state leader and officials of the Ministry of Education.
 
     Ms Chan and the delegation were received and welcomed by the Vice Chairman of the Standing Committee of the 14th National People's Congress, Mr Peng Qinghua, at the Great Hall of the People. They then met with officials of the Ministry of Education. Ms Chan said that this year marks the 80th Anniversary of the Victory in the Chinese People's War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression and the World Anti-Fascist War. It was profoundly meaningful to travel to Nanjing and Beijing with representatives from the education sector before National Day, visiting the Memorial Hall of the Victims in Nanjing Massacre by Japanese Invaders, and the Museum of the War of Chinese People's Resistance Against Japanese Aggression and the Marco Polo Bridge in Beijing, commemorating and remembering the nation's martyrs and bearing in mind the profound inspiration of "taking history as a mirror and cherishing peace".
 
     Ms Chan expressed gratitude to the Ministry of Education, the Liaison Office of the Central People's Government in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, the Department of Education of Jiangsu Province and various Mainland units for their strong support, facilitating the smooth conduct of the exchange programme.
 
     This year, the delegation comprised around 130 participants from the education sector, including representatives from tertiary education institutions and professional education organisations, as well as principals, vice-principals and teachers from primary and secondary schools and kindergartens. The delegation began a six-day visit on September 22. Apart from visiting significant sites of the War of Resistance in Nanjing and Beijing and observing the flag-raising ceremony at Tiananmen Square, they also toured the Regional University-Industry Technology Transfer Center (Jiangsu), Peking University, Nanjing University, primary and secondary schools, kindergartens, and an innovation technology enterprise to learn about the latest national developments in education and innovation technology and strengthen exchanges with Mainland educators, broadening professional horizons.
 
     Ms Chan and the delegation will conclude their visit and return to Hong Kong tomorrow (September 27).

Ends/Friday, September 26, 2025
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