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- 1 November 1996 - 2 January 1997 (Creation)
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1 paper folder
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Administrative history
The establishment of the four Boards of Studies (1. the Board of Educational Studies, 2. the Board of Language in Education, 3. the Board of Mathematics, Science and Technology, and 4. the Board of Social and Business Studies) was a crucial step in strengthening subject specialisation. Each board was responsible for developing its own subject or discipline, and was entrusted with the important task of overseeing the needs of its affiliated departments. Adopting this infrastructure enabled the twelve academic departments to strengthen their subject expertise and course planning with the support of their respective boards.
The Divisional Board met regularly during the reporting period and developed its own work agenda, focusing particularly on programme coordination, staff development, and the maintenance and monitoring academic and professional standards during the 1994–95 academic year. From 1995 to 1996, Divisional Board meetings were held once every two months to ensure staff participation in deliberations and decisions of academic matters.
Dr Lai Kwok-chan (黎國燦) was the first Head of the Department.
Archival history
Records were maintained in the custody of Dr Lai Kwok-chan, who was Chairperson of the Board of Studies in Social and Business Studies between January 1996 to circa. August 1997. Dr Lai transferred the records to EdUHK Archives in 2019.
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Includes correspondence, meeting notes, and discussion papers regarding the manpower planning and deployment of the cognate departments of Board of Studies in Social and Business Studies - Fine Arts, Social Studies, and Business Studies.
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The records were originally stored as loose documents in a blue plastic A4 folders.
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Closed for 30 years from the last creation date.
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Any request to use or publish materials from the University Archives will be subject to approval by the University Librarian and the Senior Management. Requestors should submit a request to libarchives@eduhk.hk stating the reason(s) and/or information of the proposed publication.
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Location: Shelf 2.1.4
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The following publications were consulted during preparation of archival history:
顧思滿、區士麒、方駿編：《教院口述歷史 = An oral history of Hong Kong’s Colleges of Education》，香港：香港教育學院，2002年。取自 https://educoll.lib.eduhk.hk/records/an-oral-history-of-hong-kongs-colleges-of-education-vxUzvCyH
The Hong Kong Institute of Education. Annual Report 1995-1996, 1995. Retrieved from https://educoll.lib.eduhk.hk/records/annual-report-YFcguaBN
The Hong Kong Institute of Education. Annual Report 1996-1997, 1996. Retrieved from https://educoll.lib.eduhk.hk/records/annual-report-9rYArpC6