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Undergoing

a positive

transformation…

Background

In the past decades, education in Hong Kong
underwent remarkable, positive transformation

through a series of reforms, which included
policies and strategies for the professional
development of teachers and principals. These
reforms are considered to have been instrumental

in promoting students’ achievement and whole-
person development and Hong Kong students
have performed well in various international
assessments, such as Programme for International

Student Assessment (PISA), Trends in International
Mathematics and Science Study (TIMSS) and
Progress in International Reading Literacy Study
(PIRLS).

Teachers’ professional development was previously
the responsibility of the then ACTEQ. In 2003,
ACTEQ drew up a comprehensive Teacher

Competencies Framework (TCF) as a useful guide
and reference, for both individual teachers and
schools, for formulating professional development
plans relevant to their respective needs. ACTEQ

also recommended to the teaching profession
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