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Celebration of the 75th Anniversary of the Founding of the People's Republic of China: An Exploration into the Aerospace and Aviation in Zhuhai
Summary
This circular memorandum invites secondary schools (including special schools) to nominate Secondary 1 to 3 students and teachers (including principals) to participate in the captioned programme.
Details
To celebrate the 75th Anniversary of the Founding of the People's Republic of China, the Education Bureau (EDB) organises the Mainland exchange programme for students entitled “An Exploration into the Aerospace and Aviation in Zhuhai” (the Programme). The Programme aims to help junior secondary students learn about our country's development and achievements in aerospace and aviation technology and foster their sense of patriotism. Students will also have the opportunity to participate in courses and hands-on activities on popular science at the Zhuhai Aerospace Land, where they can acquire scientific knowledge and cultivate their interest in innovative technology.
This is a 1-day programme scheduled for 25 June 2024 (Tuesday). Details and application procedures are attached at Annexes 1 to 3 (Chinese version only).
Student participation is on a voluntary basis. Schools should proactively encourage students who have not participated in any Mainland exchange programmes to join the Programme.
Each school can nominate three to four groups of participants (each group consists of 10 Secondary 1 to 3 students and 1 teacher) for the Programme, teachers and students are fully subsidised. To showcase students’ learning outcomes, students have to submit their works to schools after the tour (See Annex 1, Chinese version only). Interested schools are requested to return the completed application form (Chinese version only) to the Life-wide Learning and Mainland Exchange Section 2 of the EDB by email (polwlme21@edb.gov.hk) on or before 17 May 2024 (Friday). Late submissions will not be accepted.
Enquiry
For enquiries about the enrolment and itineraries, please contact the Life-wide Learning and Mainland Exchange Section 2 of EDB at 2892 6405 or 2892 5730. For more information about the Mainland exchange programmes for students, please visit the “Passing on the Torch” website (https://www.passontorch.org.hk/en/index.html).
For details of the captioned programme, please refer to the Education Bureau Circular Memorandum No. 76/2024 [Download]
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Application form (Chinese version only) [download]