Choi Yuk-lin, front row left, Hong Kong’s Under Secretary for Education and Xing Feng, front row right, deputy director-general of Department of Education, Guangdong province, sign a Letter of Intent on Qualifications Framework Co-operation between Hong Kong and Guangdong. (PHOTO / INFORMATION SERVICES DEPARTMENT, HKSAR)

HONG KONG – The Education Bureau of Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) government has signed a Letter of Intent on Qualifications Framework (QF) Co-operation with the Department of Education of Guangdong province.

I believe that the Letter of Intent signed today will strengthen collaboration in QF and promote the development of education in the two places, thereby further supporting talent exchange in the Greater Bay Area. 

Choi Yuk-lin, Under Secretary for Education, Hong Kong

The pact covers co-operation in QF between Hong Kong and the southern Chinese province, exploration of mutual recognition of credits in different categories of education, along with training and promotion of talent exchange in the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area.

Hong Kong’s Under Secretary for Education Choi Yuk-lin and Deputy Director-General of the Department of Education of Guangdong province Xing Feng signed the letter Tuesday, according to a government press release.

According to the pact, the SAR and Guangdong will set up a working group to foster effective communication and teamwork toward developing, assessing and improving quality education.

At the signing ceremony, Dr Choi said the development of the bay area provides more co-operation opportunities in education for Hong Kong and Guangdong.

“I believe that the Letter of Intent signed today will strengthen collaboration in QF and promote the development of education in the two places, thereby further supporting talent exchange in the Greater Bay Area,” said Choi.

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The EDB has been actively establishing networks with overseas QF authorities to enhance the profile of the Hong Kong QF internationally, to ensure that the growth and development of the Hong Kong QF are healthy and commensurate with other economies, and to provide a basis for referencing, alignment and recognition of qualifications by overseas counterparts, according to the press release.

The Bureau is also collaborating with the QF authorities of New Zealand, Ireland, Scotland, Thailand and the European Commission to deepen understanding and strengthen Hong Kong's QF relationship with these places, the release added.