<?xml version="1.0" encoding="iso-8859-1"?><?xml-stylesheet href="style.xsl" type="text/xsl"?><rss version="2.0"><channel><title>news.gov.hk - At School, At Work</title><link>http://www.news.gov.hk/en/category/atschool/html/index.htm</link><image><url>http://www.isd.gov.hk/images/logo60.gif</url><title>news.gov.hk - At School, At Work</title><link>http://www.news.gov.hk/en/category/atschool/html/index.htm</link></image><description>news.gov.hk - At School, At Work - From Hong Kong's Information Services Department</description><language>en-UK</language><copyright>Copyright, news.gov.hk</copyright><webMaster>irc@isd.gov.hk</webMaster><pubDate>Fri, 03 Jul 2009 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate><lastBuildDate>Fri, 03 Jul 2009 08:34:01 +0800</lastBuildDate><generator>ISD News RSS Generator 3.13</generator><item><title>Sir Edward Youde scholarships open</title><guid>http://www.news.gov.hk/en/category/atschool/090702/html/090702en02001.htm</guid><link>http://www.news.gov.hk/en/category/atschool/090702/html/090702en02001.htm</link><pubDate>Thu, 02 Jul 2009 14:08:47 +0800</pubDate><description><![CDATA[The Sir Edward Youde Memorial Fund Council is inviting applicants for its 2010-11 fellowships and scholarships for overseas studies, including an award for disabled students. The closing date is September 30.]]></description></item><item><title>776 research projects win funding</title><guid>http://www.news.gov.hk/en/category/atschool/090630/html/090630en02002.htm</guid><link>http://www.news.gov.hk/en/category/atschool/090630/html/090630en02002.htm</link><pubDate>Thu, 02 Jul 2009 14:08:43 +0800</pubDate><description><![CDATA[The Research Grants Council has approved 776 projects from University Grants Committee-funded institutions, involving $517.6 million.]]></description></item><item><title>Sister-school scheme a success</title><guid>http://www.news.gov.hk/en/category/atschool/090629/html/090629en02010.htm</guid><link>http://www.news.gov.hk/en/category/atschool/090629/html/090629en02010.htm</link><pubDate>Thu, 02 Jul 2009 14:08:39 +0800</pubDate><description><![CDATA[A sister-school scheme giving Hong Kong students more exposure to the Mainland has been running well with more institutes taking part, Permanent Secretary for Education Raymond Wong says.]]></description></item><item><title>Education Commission gets 2 new members</title><guid>http://www.news.gov.hk/en/category/atschool/090629/html/090629en02008.htm</guid><link>http://www.news.gov.hk/en/category/atschool/090629/html/090629en02008.htm</link><pubDate>Thu, 02 Jul 2009 14:08:39 +0800</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Professor Lee Wing-on and Shirley Loo have been appointed members of the Education Commission.]]></description></item><item><title>A-level exam results to be announced</title><guid>http://www.news.gov.hk/en/category/atschool/090629/html/090629en02006.htm</guid><link>http://www.news.gov.hk/en/category/atschool/090629/html/090629en02006.htm</link><pubDate>Thu, 02 Jul 2009 14:08:41 +0800</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Three candidates achieved six As in the 2009 Hong Kong Advanced Level Examination. The Examinations &amp; Assessment Authority will announce the results tomorrow.]]></description></item><item><title>Employment programmes bolstered</title><guid>http://www.news.gov.hk/en/category/atschool/090629/html/090629en02003.htm</guid><link>http://www.news.gov.hk/en/category/atschool/090629/html/090629en02003.htm</link><pubDate>Thu, 02 Jul 2009 14:08:44 +0800</pubDate><description><![CDATA[The Government has allocated $60.6 million and $11.8 million to enhance the Employment Programme for the Middle-aged and the Work Orientation &amp; Placement Scheme.]]></description></item><item><title>iPASS website updated for school leavers</title><guid>http://www.news.gov.hk/en/category/atschool/090629/html/090629en02002.htm</guid><link>http://www.news.gov.hk/en/category/atschool/090629/html/090629en02002.htm</link><pubDate>Thu, 02 Jul 2009 15:33:46 +0800</pubDate><description><![CDATA[The Education Bureau urges Secondary Seven and Secondary Five students to check lists of further-study programmes on the Information Portal for Accredited Self-financing Post-secondary Programmes, or iPASS, website.]]></description></item><item><title>HK, Germany sign working holiday scheme</title><guid>http://www.news.gov.hk/en/category/atschool/090626/html/090626en02004.htm</guid><link>http://www.news.gov.hk/en/category/atschool/090626/html/090626en02004.htm</link><pubDate>Thu, 02 Jul 2009 23:54:01 +0800</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Hong Kong and Germany today signed a Declaration of Intent to mark the establishment of a new two-way working holiday scheme to benefit the young people of the two places.]]></description></item><item><title>Cheng Kai-ming to head SCOLAR</title><guid>http://www.news.gov.hk/en/category/atschool/090626/html/090626en02002.htm</guid><link>http://www.news.gov.hk/en/category/atschool/090626/html/090626en02002.htm</link><pubDate>Thu, 02 Jul 2009 14:08:48 +0800</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Secretary for Education Michael Suen has appointed Professor Cheng Kai-ming as Standing Committee on Language Education &amp; Research Chairman for two years from July 1.]]></description></item><item><title>Average wage rate falls 0.9%</title><guid>http://www.news.gov.hk/en/category/atschool/090625/html/090625en02004.htm</guid><link>http://www.news.gov.hk/en/category/atschool/090625/html/090625en02004.htm</link><pubDate>Thu, 02 Jul 2009 23:59:23 +0800</pubDate><description><![CDATA[March's average wage rate dropped 0.9% in nominal terms over a year earlier, the Census &amp; Statistics Department says.]]></description></item></channel></rss>