9:00am   Opening Ceremony

Greetings:

Dr CHAN Pui-Kai, Chairman, HKERA

Welcoming Remarks:

Prof. Leslie N.K. LO, Director, Hong Kong Institure of Educational Research, CUHK

Addressed by Guest of Honour:

Prof. Ruth HAYHOE, Director, HKIEd; President-elect, HKERA

"Compulsory Education: A Civilization Perspective"

Presentation of Souvenirs to Keynote Speakers

Presentation of Fellow Award to Professor CHUNG Choi-man

9:45am   Keynote Speech 1

Prof. MIN Weifang, Vice President, Beijing University

"Basic Education and national Development: Current Issues and Strategies for China" (In English)

Chairperson: Prof. Leslie N.K. LO, Director, HKIER

10:45am   Break

11:00am   Keynote Speech 2

Prof. Francisco RAMIREZ, Professor of Education and Sociology, Stanford University

"Why Compel Schooling? Historical Legacies and Contemporary Issues"

Chairperson: Dr. CHAN Pui-kai, Chairman, HKERA

12:00noon   End of opening plenary