| News and Activities | ||||
HKGA
Activities: 2005 to Now |
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Activities |
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| Hong Kong Geography Olympiad, 2012 | Hong Kong Baptist University | 21 Februrary 2012 | ||
| Four students from the winning teams will be selected to represent Hong Kong to participate in the International Geography Olympiad 2012, to be held in Koln, Germany from 21 to 27 August 2012. | ||||
| Details can be found in the this leaflet (click for the PDF file) | ||||
| Online registration: http://www.hkga.org/apply/view.php?id=14 | ||||
| How to organize NSS Geography students to conduct enquiry-based fieldwork -- Practical experience and examples | Hong Kong Teachers' Centre | 10 March 2012 | ||
| Hong Kong Teachers’ Centre - Teachers’ Professional Experience Sharing Month (2012) Conference on "Curriculum Development and Teaching" (Theme: Education Reform: Review and Restart) | ||||
| Speakers: | ||||
| Mr CHENG Wing Ming Clement, Caritas Chan Chun Ha Field Studies Centre | ||||
| Mr LO Ping Hung Cliff, Ho Koon Nature Education cum Astronomical Centre | ||||
Results Announcement for the First HK Postgraduate Student Research Paper Competition 2011 |
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| Zhang Yueming, Department of Geography, The University of Hong Kong, was awarded top honor (First Prize) for his/her outstanding paper ‘Emerging Geography of Land-driven Urbanization in China: A Study of Land Development and Local Economic Growth in Prefecture-level Cities, 2002 – 2008’. | ||||
| Leung Chiuyin, Department of Geography and Resource Management, The Chinese University of Hong Kong was awarded a Merit Award for his paper ‘Embedding Hong Kong Enterprises in the Pearl River Delta from the Social Capital Perspective’. | ||||
| Click the link of file for paper abstracts: PDF file | ||||
| GIS Day 2011 | CUHK | 19 November 2011 | ||
| Mr CHENG Wing Ming Clement, Caritas Chan Chun Ha Field Studies Centre Mr LO Ping Hung Cliff, Ho Koon Nature Education cum Astronomical Centre Organizers: Insitute of Space and Earth Information Science, CUHK, Hong Kong Geographic Information System Association, Hong Kong Geographical Association, ESRI China (Hong Kong) Limited |
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| Poster | ||||
| Leaflet | ||||
| Online application: http://www.hkga.org/apply/view.php?id=13 | ||||
| Field visit to the farming & industrial enterprises in Zhujiang Delta Area 珠三角地區農業、工業參觀 |
Zhujiang Delta Area | 29-30 December 2011 | ||
| Field visit leaflet (word file) | ||||
| 2011 AGM and Seminar "High Speed Rail Development in China and its Implications for the Pearl River Delta" | HK Baptist University | 2 April 2011 | ||
| Invitation letter | ||||
| Online registration | ||||
| Seminar: Transport Development in Hong Kong and Guangdong in relation to the NSS Geography Curriculum | HK Teachers' Center | 19 March 2011 | ||
| Speaker: Prof. James Wang, Head of the Department of Geography, The University of Hong Kong | ||||
| Please check the activity details and register at HKTC website: http://www.edb.gov.hk/hktc/activity | ||||
| Hong Kong Geography Day 2010 | The Chinese University of Hong Kong | 27 September 2010 | ||
| Invitation letter | ||||
| Final programme | ||||
| Registration details | ||||
| Click to register "Opening Ceremony and Keynote Speech" | ||||
| Click to register"Talks" | ||||
| Click to register"GIS Workshop" | ||||
| Click to register "HK GeoPark Visit" | ||||
| Click to register "Campus Tours" | ||||
| 2010 年北京《兩岸四地中學地理教育研討會》 | 北京市首都師範大學國際文化大廈 |
22-25 October 2010 |
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| 兩岸四地中學地理教育的研究和實踐 | ||||
| Details | ||||
| Registration form | ||||
| Seminar - Polar Environmental Education Teaching Kit | EDB
Education Services Building, 19 Suffolk Road, Kowloon Tong |
25 September 2010 | ||
| Details Online Registration |
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| The Chinese version of teaching kit can be downloaded at HKTC website | ||||
| Beginning Teachers' Orientation Programme at HK Teachers' Center | HK Teachers' Center | 11 August 2010 | ||
| Powerpoint file of the sharing | ||||
| Hong Kong Geography Olympiad, 2010 | HK Baptist University |
24 April 2010 |
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| Details | ||||
| 2010 AGM, SBA Seminar & Prize Presentation of Secondary School Fieldwork Report Competition 2008-2009 | LT3, Ho Sin Hang Campus (old campus), HK Baptist University |
24 April 2010 |
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| Details | ||||
| Event Summary | ||||
| Eco & Cultural Tour to Tai Ho Wan, Lantau Island | 28 March 2010 |
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| Details | ||||
| Geopark: A Geographical revolution in Hong Kong | EDB
Education Services Building, 19 Suffolk Road, Kowloon Tong |
20
March 2010 |
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| Hong Kong Teachers' Centre Sharing Month (2010) | ||||
| Details | ||||
| Field trip: Farming & Industrial Enterprises in Guangzhou / Zhujiang Delta Area | 28-29December
2009 |
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| Details | ||||
| Reply Slip | ||||
| List of Partcipants | ||||
| Eco
& Cultural Tour to Tai Ho Wan, Lantau Island (Cancelled) |
23
May 2009 |
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| Details | ||||
| Conducting Enquiry-based Fieldwork in NNS Geography - Hong Kong Teachers' Centre Conference on Curriculum Development and Teaching | EDB
Education Services Building, 19 Suffolk Road, Kowloon Tong |
21
March 2009 |
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| Details | ||||
| Online application: HKTC website | ||||
| Register on or before 9 March 2009 | ||||
| 2009 Annual General Meeting and Discussion Forum "Implementing the NSS Geography Curriculum" | LMC511,
Ho Sin Hang Campus (old campus), Baptist University |
14
March 2009 |
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| Event schedule: | ||||
| 2:00 pm: An introduction to the "Secondary School Fieldwork Report Competition 2008-2009" | ||||
| 2:30 pm: Discussion forum | ||||
| 4:00 pm: Annual General Meeting | ||||
| Click for further information: AGM invitation letter | ||||
| Secondary School Fieldwork Report Competition, 2008-2009 | February
- July 2009 |
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| Organizers: | ||||
| Hong Kong Geographical Association | ||||
| Caritas Chan Chun Ha Field Studies Centre | ||||
| Details | ||||
| School Entry Form | ||||
| Briefing information (PDF file) | ||||
| International Workshop on Geo-spatial Information Technology for School Education | Hong
Kong Baptist University |
19
December 2008 |
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| Organizers: Hong Kong Geographical Information System Association (HKGISA) Hong Kong Polytechnic University (HKPolyU) Hong Kong Baptist University (HKBU) Hong Kong Geographical Association (HKGA) |
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| FREE for HKGA members!! | ||||
| Details and registration form | ||||
| Hong
Kong Geography Day 2008 |
The
University of Hong Kong |
15
November 2008 |
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| Day Programme | ||||
| Research Seminar Section Programme | ||||
| Media report: SCMP (15 Nov 2008) | ||||
| Hong
Kong Geography Day 2008 Study Visit to Geographical Research Centres: |
Shek
Kong, NT & CUHK Campus |
15
November 2008 |
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| The
Kadoorie Institute, HKU and Satellite Remote Sensing Receiving Station,
Institute of Space & Earth Information Science, CUHK |
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| Details and application method | ||||
| Hong
Kong Geography Day 2008 Global Warming : Impacts on the Environment and Tropical Rainforests |
Rayson
Huang Theatre The University of Hong Kong |
15
November 2008 |
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| Details and reply form | ||||
| All Sixth Form Geography Students & Teachers are welcome! | ||||
FREE
GIS Workshop: “Conducting Spatial Enquiry in the New Senior Secondary
Geography Curriculum” Module Two: Building a Sustainable City |
The
University of Hong Kong |
1
November 2008 |
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| Details and registration form | ||||
| Registration priority for HKGA member before 24 October 2008 | ||||
| Event summary | ||||
| Annual
General Meeting 2008 & Prize Presentation Ceremony of Secondary School
Project Learning Competition 2007 |
Map
Library, Hui Oi Chow Science Building, The University of Hong Kong
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26
April 2008 |
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| Hong Kong Geography Day 2008: Inter-school Poster Design Competition | -- |
April
- July 2008 |
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| Invitation letter, regulations and registration form | ||||
| Competition results | ||||
| Fieldwork Learning in Geography for Junior and Senior Secondary Students | Hong
Kong Teachers’ Centre EMB Kowloon Tong Education Services Centre, Kowloon Tong |
17
May 2008 |
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| Details | ||||
| FREE
GIS Workshop: “Conducting Spatial Enquiry in the New Senior Secondary
Geography Curriculum” |
The
University of Hong Kong
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26
April 2008 |
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| Details and Registration Form | ||||
| Workshop Summary | ||||
| Field Study to the Power Plants in Shenzhen Area: A Comparative Study | Shenzhen |
19
January 2008 |
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| Details | ||||
| Reply Slip | ||||
| Successful Applicants | ||||
| Notes to Participants | ||||
| Seminar "Should Senior Secondary Students be Asked to Conduct Surveys for School-based Assessment?" | Hong
Kong Teachers’ Centre 4/F, West Block, EMB Kowloon Tong Education Services Centre, 19 Suffolk Road, Kowloon Tong |
28
April 2007 |
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| Seminar flyer | ||||
| Invitation letter and reservation form | ||||
| 2007 Annual General Meeting | Hong Kong Baptist University |
28
April 2007 |
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| AGM invitation letter and agenda | ||||
| Field Trip to Lai Chi Chong, Shum Chung & Yung Shue O | Lai
Chi Chong, Shum Chung & Yung Shue O |
14
April 2007 |
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| Details | ||||
| Reply Slip | ||||
| List of successful applicants | ||||
| EMB Funds the HKGA Proposal on “Conducting Spatial Enquiry in the New Senior Secondary Geography Curriculum” | -- |
From
March 2007 |
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| Details | ||||
| "Geography at the Crossroads", seminar by Dr. Philip Stimpson, Faculty of Education, The University of Hong Kong | EMB
Education Services Centre, Kowloon Tong |
20th
January 2007 |
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| Details and Reply Form | ||||
| Project Learning Competition on Liberal Studies and Geography | -- |
From November 2006 |
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| Competition
results |
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| Please click here for detailed information | ||||
| A Briefing Session on a Teaching Package for Issue-based Learning 'The Conflict between Conservation and Development - A case study of Sha Lo Tung' | Tai
Po and Sha Lo Tung |
5th
July 2006 |
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| Please click here for detailed information | ||||
| Geography and Education Reform: Dialogue between the Secondary & Tertiary Education Sectors | Hong
Kong Baptist University |
3rd
June 2006 |
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| Invitation Letter | ||||
| Programme | ||||
| Reservation Slip | ||||
| List of Successful Applicants | ||||
| Summary and Photo Gallery | ||||
| Professional Development Course on Urban Planning |
HKU
Main Campus |
29th
April 2006 |
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| Details and Reservation Form | ||||
| Annual General Meeting (2006) and talks | Hong
Kong Baptist University |
22nd
April 2006 |
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| HKGA
Talk and Forum in the Hong Kong Teachers’ Centre Conference on Curriculum
Reform and Teaching |
Hong
Kong Teachers’ Centre |
25th
March 2006 |
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| Details and Reply Form | ||||
| Familiarisation Tour for Opinion Leaders and Professionals | Macau |
24th
March 2006 |
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| Summary | ||||
| Fieldtrip on environmental conservation | NE New Territories |
January 2006 |
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| Details | ||||
| Application Form | ||||
| Updated Programme and Participant List | ||||
| Visit
to Hong Kong Science Park and the Physical Geography Experimental Station, CUHK |
Science Park and CUHK |
17th December 2005 |
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| Details and application form | ||||
| Update and enrichment of HKGA website | -- |
December 2005 |
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| Hong Kong Geography Day (2005), with a talk on assessment at the Advanced Level and a fieldtrip on urban renewal for teachers, and talks on tsunamis and Victoria Harbour reclamation issues for students | Hong
Kong Baptist University |
19th November 2005 |
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| Programme | ||||
| Reply forms: WORD format / PDF format |
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| List of successful
applicants of forum and field study: List for Forum List for field study |
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| Seminar: “Designing Geography Curriculum Materials: The Transition from Paper to Digital” by Prof. Joseph Stoltman | ||||
| Highlight of Hong Kong Geography Day 2005 | ||||
| The Second Conference of Geography Postgraduates of Hong Kong and Guangdong | Hong
Kong Baptist University |
19th
November
2005 |
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| Call for Presentation - The Second Conference of Geography Postgraduates of Hong Kong and Guangdong | ||||
Professional Development Course on Basic Meteorology organised by the Hong Kong Observatory for the Hong Kong Geographical Association |
Hong
Kong |
22nd and 29th October 2005 |
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| Publication of Hong Kong Geographer (Vol. 20, Issue 1) | -- |
October 2005 |
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| Publication of landscape calendar (2005-06) | -- |
October 2005 |
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| New Teachers Orientation Programme | Hong
Kong Teachers’ Centre |
15th to 18th August 2005 |
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| Finalized Response on Senior Secondary Geography Curriculum to the Education and Manpower Bureau | -- |
26
September 2005 |
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| Detailed Information | ||||
| Awards for Outstanding Postgraduate Student Papers in Geography-related Studies | -- |
July to November 2005 |
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| Detailed Information | ||||
| Results of competition | ||||
| Participation in a consultation meeting organised by the Working Group on Review of Secondary School Places Allocation and Medium of Instruction for Secondary Schools, Education Commission | Education
and Manpower Bureau Headquarters |
20th May 2005 |
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| Annual general meeting (2005) and talks, and election of the Executive Committee (2005-07) | Hong
Kong Baptist University |
16th
April 2005 |
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HKGA
Others Activities |
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| Project Learning Competition | ||||
| Competition results and reports | ||||