Eddie Ng
Eddie Ng Hak-kim | |
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| Secretary for Education | |
| In office 1 July 2012 – 30 June 2017 | |
| Chief Executive | Leung Chun-ying |
| Preceded by | Michael Suen |
| Succeeded by | Kevin Yeung |
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| Born | November 29, 1952[1] Guangzhou, Guangdong, China |
| Political party | None |
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Eddie Ng Hak-kim GBS, JP (Chinese:
Background
[edit]In 1977, Ng began his career at the Hong Kong Council of Social Service co-ordinating non-governmental organisations. Since then, he has taken human resource management positions at multiple corporations including Motorola, Citibank, AT&T, Lucent, Jardine Fleming, JPMorgan Chase, and Macquarie Group.[3]
In 2006, he began serving as member of the Hong Kong Examinations and Assessment Authority council and chairman of the human resources committee. By 2009, Ng became Chairman of the Hong Kong Examinations and Assessment Authority. He was later appointed as Secretary for Education of Hong Kong in July 2012.[4]
Controversy
[edit]In 2012, the government of Hong Kong attempted to introduce a new curriculum known as Moral and National Education. It was not well received by the residents of Hong Kong and was eventually shelved indefinitely. One of the reasons why it was turned down was because it was found that the "China Model National Conditions Teaching Manual", published by the National Education Services Centre under government fundings, was found to be biased towards the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) and the so-called "China model". The teaching manual called the CCP an "advanced, selfless and united ruling group" (
In December 2016, Ng attended a formal meeting with the newly appointed North Korean Consul-General, Jang Song Chol, discussing the current status of Hong Kong's education. Afterward, Ng posted on his Facebook page stating that he "anticipated exchanges in cultural and educational affairs will be strengthened in the future." Ng's statement was received negatively by the public, with netizens noting that North Korean style "brainwashing" should not be a shared common ground between Hong Kong and North Korea.[7][8]
Honours
[edit]In 2004, Ng was appointed Justice of the Peace (JP) for Hong Kong. Ng is also a fellow member of the Hong Kong Institute of Human Resource Management (HKIHRM), Hong Kong Institute of Directors (HKIoD) and Hong Kong Management Association. He is also adjunct professor at the Business School of the Hong Kong Baptist University, and Honourable Professor at the MBA School of the Shanghai University.[9]
References
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政 Whats噏：吳 得 掂缺席 TSA公聽 會 真相 大白 ". Oriental Daily. 27 January 2016. Retrieved 30 October 2016. - ^ Ex-environment deputy Christine Loh to update and revise book on Communist Party in Hong Kong, HKFP, by Kris Cheng, 17 Sept 2017
- ^ "Mr Eddie Ng Hak-kim, SBS, JP, Secretary for Education". Government of Hong Kong. July 2012. Retrieved 17 July 2012.
- ^ "International Education Forum and Expo – Speaker Profile". Education Bureau. July 2011. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 17 July 2012.
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國民 教育 中心 反擊 洗腦 指摘 , Oriental Daily, 13 July 2012 - ^
吳 克 儉：國情 手 冊 有 偏差 Archived 7 January 2013 at archive.today, Mingpao Daily, 6 July 2012 - ^ 廖潔
然 (22 December 2016). "吳 克 儉晤朝鮮 總領事 倡加強 教育 及文化 交流 網 民 「嬲 嬲 」劣 評 ".香港 01 (in Chinese (Hong Kong)). Retrieved 11 August 2024. - ^ 【
網 上 熱 話 】吳 克 儉晤朝鮮 總領事 倡加強 教育 交流 網 民 「嬲 嬲 」大 罵 , Mingpao, 24-12-2016 - ^ "Mr Eddie Ng Hak-kim, JP" (PDF). Hong Kong Examinations and Assessment Authority. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 May 2015. Retrieved 17 July 2012.
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