Committee on the Promotion of Civic Education
Committee on the Promotion of Civic Education
Appointed by the Secretary for Home and Youth Affairs
| Enquiry : | Secretariat, Committee on the Promotion of Civic Education Room 905, 9/F, Youth Square, 238 Chai Wan Road, Chai Wan |
| Telephone : | 2708 2455 |
| Official website : | This link will open in a new windowhttp://www.cpce.gov.hk |
| Chairman | |
| Mr Stanley CHOI Tak-shing, JP | |
| Non-official members | |
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Mr Mac CHAN Ho-ting Miss CHAN Nga-man Mr Jonathan CHAN Pok-chi, JP Ms CHAN Wing-man, MH Mr Allen CHE Wai-hang Ms Carol CHEUNG Nga-lai, MH, JP Miss CHONG Chui-shan Mr Stephen CHUA Yiu-yeung Prof Alex FAN Hoi-kit, MH Mr Dave HO Ms Kimberly KWOK Hew-chee Mr Andy KWOK Wing-leung, JP Ms LAU Hoi-chi Mr LEE Kang-pan Ms LEE Wing-yi Miss Christine LEUNG Wan-chong Miss LEUNG Yan-yan Mr Robert Andrew LUI Chi-wang Mr Vincent MA Chi-wai (Steven MA Chun-wai) Mr Frederick POON Siu-chi Ms Esther SHAM Ei-hung Mr Jan Noel SHIH Miss Winnie SO Wing-yu Mr Henry TONG Sau-chai, BBS, MH, JP Mr James TONG Wai-pong Ms WONG Kit-lin Mr YIU Chun-kai Mr Solomon YUNG Sze-hon |
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| Official members | |
| Representative of Home and Youth Affairs Bureau (HYAB) Representative of Education Bureau Representative of Information Services Department Representative of Department of Justice Representative of Social Welfare Department Representative of Hong Kong Police Force Representative of Radio Television Hong Kong Representative of Independent Commission Against Corruption |
Secretary : Principal Assistant Secretary (Home Affairs), HYAB
Terms of reference
Having regard to the existing programmes and activities in promoting civic awareness and responsibility:
| (1) | To study, discuss and make proposals on the objectives and scope of civic education and its ways of implementation, including mapping out the strategy and plans on promotion of national education and encouraging cooperation amongst the Government, voluntary agencies, youth organizations, district and community organizations in promoting national education; |
| (2) | To liaise with and assist in the efforts of various Government departments and community organizations in promoting civic education; and |
| (3) | To encourage all sectors of the community to actively promote civic and national awareness, the respective responsibilities and to participate in associated activities, as well as to provide the necessary guidelines and support for this purpose. |
Description of the job
The Committee on the Promotion of Civic Education is a non-statutory committee set up in 1986 to liaise with related Government departments and community organizations in promoting civic education outside schools and encourage all sectors of the community to actively promote civic awareness and assume civic responsibility. Apart from producing educational materials and organizing publicity and educational programmes, the Committee also operates the Community Participation Scheme to sponsor community organizations in organizing civic education projects.
The Committee has also set up the Civic Education Resources Centre which is open for public use. Its facilities include reference library, reading area, audio-visual equipment, computer, etc. The Centre is located at 7/F, Youth Square, 238 Chai Wan Road, Chai Wan, Hong Kong.
