Press Conference – Survey findings: Impact of Chinese language education on further studies and careers of ethnic minority groups in Hong Kong

We would like to invite you to cover the following event:

 

Event:              Press Conference – Survey findings: Impact of Chinese language education on further studies and careers of ethnic minority groups in Hong Kong

Date:               12 July 2014 (Saturday)

Time:               11:00 am to 12:00 noon

Venue:             C Y Sun Lecture Theatre (LT-3), 4/F, Academic 1, City University of Hong Kong

 

The number of full-time students aged below 15 among ethnic minority groups in Hong Kong has risen from 23,444 in 2006 to 32,400 in 2011, a jump of 40%. However, the percentage of these students studying in higher education is far lower than that of Chinese-speaking students, even though the number of places in tertiary institutions has significantly increased. One major reason is the difficulty they face in learning the Chinese language.

 

The City-Youth Empowerment Project (CYEP) of the Department of Applied Social Sciences at City University of Hong Kong (CityU) joined hands with Hong Kong Christian Service (HKCS) to conduct a survey on nearly 500 students, job seekers and workers from ethnic minority groups from March to July this year aimed at understanding the difficulties they face learning Chinese and the impact it has on their further education and employment.

 

In the press conference, Dr Anna Hui Na-na, Associate Professor of CityU’s Department of Applied Social Sciences and CYEP advisor, will present the survey findings. Ms Karrie Chan Chung-ho, Chief Supervisor of Ethnic Minority Services at HKCS, will provide recommendations on how to enhance the policy and services to help ethnic minority groups study Chinese language. Two ethnic minority secondary school students will share their Chinese learning experience at the conference.

 

Media enquiries:

Yvonne Lee, CityU’s Communications and Public Relations Office (Tel: 3442 6807 or 6050 2293)