Education expo: Permanent Secretary for Education Raymond Wong, Chief Executive Donald Tsang and Quality Education Fund Steering Committee Chairman Pang Yiu-kai open the Quality Education Fund Projects Exposition 2008.

An expo is being held at the Convention & Exhibition Centre until May 11 marking the Quality Education Fund's 10th anniversary. It covers the fund's projects and the latest developments in Hong Kong's education.

More than 80 exhibitors will display their projects in 120 booths. About 80 selected deliverables of Quality Education Fund projects will be featured and student performances, seminars and teaching demonstrations will be held.

Fund trustee Permanent Secretary for Education Raymond Wong said many schools use their resources more effectively and flexibly with the Quality Education Fund, while teachers are more prepared to explore new teaching methods and put more emphasis on peer collaboration.

He said the fund has been a key investment in education with more than 90% of primary and secondary schools receiving grants to conduct innovative projects to boost education quality in the last decade.

"Teachers, after implementing Quality Education Fund projects, are more prepared to explore new teaching methods and more receptive to new ideas. They also put more emphasis on peer collaboration to achieve their mission," Mr Wong said.

Quality Education Fund Steering Committee Chairman Pang Yiu-kai said more than 17,000 applications have been received since the fund's establishment, with more than 7,000 approved with grants amounting to $3.5 billion.

Looking ahead Mr Pang said the fund will boost professional collaboration with publishers on research and development of project deliverables for more effective dissemination of teaching resources.