Chief Secretary Matthew Cheung

The Government is committed to promoting STEM education to nurture young talents in the face of rapid scientific and technological development worldwide.

The Chief Executive, in her inaugural Policy Address last October, stated that the Government will collaborate with tertiary institutions and other relevant organisations to arrange more large-scale quality activities, namely education fairs related to science and technology, to provide more opportunities for students to apply what they have learnt and share their learning with each other.

The STEM Education Centre newly set up in the Arts & Technology Education Centre at Lok Fu has also commenced operation to provide training and relevant teaching support to primary and secondary school teachers and students.

In parallel, the Education Bureau has updated the curricula of STEM Education Key Learning Areas, and completed the drafting of a supplementary document on "Computational Thinking-coding Education" for use by schools.

To further arm the leadership and management tier of all primary and secondary schools with relevant skillsets to plan and implement school-based activities related to STEM, we have launched a series of intensive training programmes as part of their professional development.

However, the Government's effort alone is not enough. We need the support of relevant sectors like the ICE Hong Kong Association and general public, particularly on young people, to promote STEM education and further enrich our students' learning.

The exhibition of the longest Lego bridge in Hong Kong is a shining example of how the community can help raise the interest of the general public in innovation and technology and allow our students to have a positive experience in applying engineering knowledge in daily life.

Chief Secretary Matthew Cheung gave these remarks at the "Exhibition of World's Longest Span Bridge LEGO Bricks" opening ceremony on March 21.