PTU News Reporter
Last week, Ip Kin-yuen, our representative in the Legislative Council, moved a motion criticising Secretary of Education Eddie Ng Hak-kim and the Education Bureau for failing to address pressing issues in education. He urged Mr. Ng to reflect deeply on himself, and called on the government to improve the implementation of its education policy and increase spending on education so as to rebuild public confidence in our education system. The motion was eventually defeated.
The education sector’s growing frustration with the Secretary of Education is manifested in our recent survey. In the survey, members from different education sub-sectors were asked to rate the performance of Mr. Ng and the Education Bureau on a 0-5 point scale. Half of the 2,798 respondents gave Mr. Ng 0 point, and one third gave him 1 point. If 2.5 is the passing mark, 97% of the respondents thought Mr. Ng failed in his job. Regarding the performance of the Education Bureau, 47% of the respondents gave the EDB 0 point, while 35% gave 1 point. Secondary school teachers were the most dissatisfied with the performance of Mr. Ng and the EDB, while kindergarten teachers had the lowest approval of the education policy in relation to their sub-sector.
These numbers are shocking but not surprising, considering how pathetic Mr. Ng’s performance has been. In fact, his suitability as Secretary of Education has been subject to question from the beginning, as his work experience is primarily in human resources management. …… 閱讀全文 →