Secretary for Education Choi Yuk-lin today officiated at the first Digital Education Week 2025 kick-off ceremony held in the Central Government Offices.

Also attending was Liaison Office of the Central People's Government in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Department of Educational, Scientific & Technological Affairs First-level Inspector Liu Maozhou.

To dovetail with the national development of digital education and to nurture talent for the innovation and technology (I&T) sector, the Chief Executive announced the formation of the Steering Committee on Strategic Development of Digital Education in the 2024 Policy Address. The committee has identified four key focuses and strategic directions.

Speaking at the kick-off ceremony, the education chief said that the first Digital Education Week features a wide range of enriching programmes, including the annual flagship event for the education sector, Learning & Teaching Expo 2025, as well as the International Summit on the Use of AI (artificial intelligence) in Learning & Teaching Languages & Other Subjects (AIinLT) and Post-Summit Workshop Series.

“These functions enable teachers to stay abreast of the latest developments in I&T and digital education, fostering professional exchanges and enhancing the effectiveness of learning and teaching.”

The Learning & Teaching Expo 2025 will bring together global educational technology resources, set up nearly 600 booths, and host more than 270 keynote speeches, seminars and public demonstration classes to fully showcase the latest teaching solutions and technology trends.

Meanwhile, the International Summit on AIinLT will gather education experts from home and abroad to discuss the practical application of AI in various disciplines through 100 paper presentations, teaching demonstrations and 11 in-depth workshops, helping teachers and students enhance their AI literacy.

The Education Bureau also announced that the first batch of deliverables including the three projects under the e-Learning Ancillary Facilities Programme funded by a provision of $500 million from the Quality Education Fund were released today. 

The deliverables of the projects will be exhibited at the Learning & Teaching Expo, the bureau said.

The bueau outlined that the programme provides 22 innovative e-learning solutions for primary and secondary, kindergarten and special education students in Hong Kong, 18 of which incorporate AI technology.