Press Release

(Hong Kong - 14 July 2015) The Hong Kong Academy for Gifted Education (HKAGE) has held the Secondary Student Orientation to welcome its newly-admitted student members and their parents. Professor Ng Tai Kai, Executive Director of the HKAGE, delivered an opening speech at the orientation ceremony, encouraging student members to participate actively in the HKAGE’s challenging programmes and activities. He hoped the programmes would motivate students to find their real interests, pursue knowledge and enhance their high-order thinking and problem-solving skills. Gifted student members were expected to be able to realise their full potential through the interactive and interesting programmes.

The representatives of the Student Programmes and Services Division briefly introduced new student members to the HKAGE’s programmes and activities. Furthermore, four student members shared their learning experiences in the HKAGE with new students. Lam Wang Hei, one of the student members, said he was most impressed by the astronomy programme, in which he was given a chance to assemble an astronomical telescope and make a meteorite model. He also enjoyed a coastal field trip that provided a valuable opportunity for him to know about the habitual behaviours of horseshoe crabs. Another student member Yeung Tsz Yan talked about her impressive experience in the introductory workshop on biomedical sciences and biotechnology, where she performed an interesting loss of righting reflex assay in mice as well as learning about genetic modification. Besides, she joined an adventure day-camp which was so fruitful that it enhanced her resilience, team spirit and problem-solving skills.

Please refer to Appendix 1 for detailed figures on student admissions.

Newly-admitted student members gathered at the HKAGE Secondary Student Orientation.
Professor Ng Tai Kai, Executive Director of the HKAGE, delivered the welcome speech.	Sharing session by secondary student members of the HKAGE, Chung Ming Wai (2nd from the left) and Lam Wang Hei (2nd from the right) on their learning experiences.

Appendix 1

Key Facts about School Nomination 2014-15

1.    Number of participating secondary schools

A total of 257 schools participated in the nomination, among which 11 nominated students for the first time. A total of 2,778 and 1,373 students were nominated and admitted to the HKAGE respectively.

2.    Number of student nominees

3.    Comparison between the numbers of participating schools, student nominees and admitted students for the first year (2008-09) and this year (2014-15)

4.    Gender ratio of newly-admitted students

5.    Distribution of newly-admitted students by learning domains (based on attendance)

6.    Timeline for School Nomination 2014-15