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第二十三屆第二次會員代表大會已於2019年4月13日圓滿結束。在會議正式開始前，與會者先為在3月去世的林麗棠老師默哀。

會長馮偉華簡介會務發展及教育界的最新情況，包括政府回應教協多年來的要求，改善中小學編制、落實教席全面學位化、中學推行一校兩社工及增加大學研究經費；但未來仍有多個地方需要注意，包括升小一人數下跌、幼師薪級表仍未有推行時間表和大學重研輕教的風氣加劇。馮偉華指教協要求教育局引入類似中學「三保」的政策，以保持小學教學團隊的穩定，同時要求特首林鄭月娥落實競選承諾，設立幼師薪級表。教協亦會繼續要求教資會及各大學，改善合約教師和流浪教師的處境，提升教學質素。

九項動議獲通過  涵蓋教育事務及會務

大會上通過九項動議，包括要求增加中小學常額編制、盡快落實幼師薪級表、延長穩定教師團隊的政策、加強支援融合教育和特殊教育、推動修改大學條例及成立教學專業議會等。會員代表亦積極發問及表達意見，包括關注小學教席全面學位化後中層管理人員的安排、理事會及監事會的分工及會員代表選舉等。會長馮偉華及副會長葉建源解答會員代表的問題，強調會繼續爭取增加小學的中層管理職位，以理順學校內行政工作及改善教師晉升階梯。會上亦通過周年會務報告、財務報告、監事會報告及選舉委員會報告。監事會主席潘天賜亦向大會報告，因應霍立德先生辭去監事職務，他的空缺已按會章，由陳世雄先生填補。

馮偉華亦特別感謝會員及會員代表的支持，理事會將與各位會員繼續努力，關注不同的教育和社會事務，為教育界爭取應有的權益。

有關會員代表大會的資料及各動議事項的全文，請瀏覽。

PTU News Reporter

The Hong Kong Professional Teachers’ Union (PTU) is deeply saddened by the loss of Ms LAM Lai-tong, teacher at Tung Wah Group of Hospitals Leo Tung-hai Lee Primary School, who fell to her death in the beginning of March. PTU continues to follow up with the incident. In addition to contacting all stakeholders and discussing assistance the PTU could offer as the labour union of teachers, PTU has requested in written form a death inquest and an investigation from The Coroner’s Court, the Department of Justice, and the Hong Kong Police Force. On the other hand, the incident has revealed loopholes in the system of school-based management. On top of requesting a meeting with the Education Bureau, PTU vice president and Legislative Council member IP Kin-yuen motioned “reviewing the implementation of school-based management” and made numerous suggestions in the LegCo meeting on 28th March, urging the Education Bureau to review the system and its complaint mechanism to ensure the welfare of school staff and to cultivate a trusting and nurturing working environment.

PTU Requests Death Inquest to Restore Truth and to Make Improvement Suggestions

Letters were sent to The Coroner’s Court, the Department of Justice, and the Hong Kong Police Force respectively on 22nd March to request an inquest into Ms Lam’s death as well as an investigation. PTU’s vice president and lawyer CHONG Yiu-kwong said, according to the ordinance, PTU is a properly interested person in the concerned death. As the incident concerns public interest and the safety of teachers, an inquest into Ms Lam’s death is necessary. As the Coroner’s Court enjoys independence and exercises sufficient investigatory power, it has the best chance of restoring the truth. In addition, The Coroner’s Court is most capable of making concrete improvement suggestions regarding the incident and its opinions are most respected by the society. Such practice would hopefully prompt the Education Bureau and schools in Hong Kong to review the current situation and make improvements accordingly to ensure teachers’ well-being and to avoid such tragedies.

IP Kin-yuen Motions “Reviewing the Implementation of School-Based Management”

IP Kin-yuen motioned “reviewing the implementation of school-based management” and provided various suggestions in the LegCo meeting on 28th March. Although in support of school-based management’s spirit of decentralisation, Ip said there are loopholes in the system. The Education Bureau has shifted the responsibility of supervising schools to the incorporated management committee (IMC), which also handles complaints from schools, whereas the Bureau only serves as an outsider. This situation contributes to the possibility of abuse of power, depriving complainants of effective channels.

Ip made a multitude of suggestions in the motion, including an extensive review of the school-based management system carried out by the Education Bureau to ensure checks and balances of schools’ governing power, enhancement of governance transparency and teachers’ participation, urging the Education Bureau to fulfil its supervision duties to ensure complaints are fairly handled, and demanding the Education Bureau to set up an independent and Professional General Teaching Council. The motion can be found here: tinyurl.com/sba-motion.