EDB Teacher Registration Cancellations 2014-24
Dear Education Bureau,
We request the annual information from 2014-2024 on:
1) Number of teacher registration cancellations
2) Reprimand letters
3) Written warnings
4) Written advice
4) Verbal reminder / Record for future reference
We seek this disciplinary information only on cases which included:
a) Child sexual abuse; and/or
b) Professional misconduct: Inappropriate relationships with students
Sincerely,
Taura Edgar
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Dear Education Bureau,
Please let me know when you will be able to respond to our request.
Many thanks!
Taura Edgar
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Dear Taura Edgar,
I acknowledge receipt of your email dated 10 July 2025 regarding the
captioned subject.
In order for us to offer optimal assistance to you, I shall be grateful if
you would provide a contact telephone number to us or alternatively,
contact the undersigned at 3467 8290 during office hours at your
convenience.
(Ms Aster YU)
for Secretary for Education
Dear Education Bureau,
We request the annual information from 2014-2024 on:
1) Number of teacher registration cancellations
2) Reprimand letters
3) Written warnings
4) Written advice
5) Verbal reminder / Record for future reference
We seek this disciplinary information only on cases which included:
a) Child sexual abuse; and/or
b) Professional misconduct: Inappropriate relationships with students
Sincerely,
Taura Edgar
https://www.talkhongkong.org/magnitude-o...
Dear Taura Edgar,
I refer to your further email dated 16 July 2025.
The matter is receiving attention, and a reply will be sent to you in due
course.
(Ms Aster YU)
for Secretary for Education
Dear Taura Edgar,
I refer to your further email dated 16 July 2025.
The matter is receiving attention, and a reply will be sent to you in due
course.
(Ms Aster YU)
for Secretary for Education
Dear Taura Edgar,
I refer to your further email dated 16 July 2025 and our interim reply
dated 25 July 2025 regarding the captioned subject.
The Education Bureau (EDB) has been attaching great importance to the
professional conduct of teachers and is committed to safeguarding the
well-being of students and upholding the education professionalism. The
EDB has all along been seriously following up suspected cases of
professional misconduct in accordance with established procedures and in a
professional manner. If teachers are found to have committed serious
offence, acts of immorality or professional misconduct, the EDB will issue
reprimand letters, warning letters or advisory letters to the teachers
concerned, depending on the nature and severity of the incidents. For
serious cases, the EDB will cancel the registration of teachers pursuant
to the Education Ordinance.
As published in the administration’s written response dated 2 May 2025 (LC
Paper No. CB(3)645/2025(02)), the actions taken by the EDB in cases
involving teachers engaging in behaviors that went beyond teacher-student
relationships, or involving inappropriate physical contact with students
in the past five years, are reproduced as follows:
2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
Cancellation of teacher registration 3 1 6 11 10
Reprimand letter 2 0 0 2 3
Written warning 3 3 3 5 7
Written advice 1 2 1 0 1
Verbal reminder / 0 2 1 0 0
Record for future reference
Please note that the available figures on the actions taken by the EDB
against teachers’ professional misconduct are accessible from the public
domain ([1]https://www.legco.gov.hk/) with the following path. You are
advised to refer to relevant administration’s documents for further
information and/or details in relation to the captioned subject.
LegCo Business > Committees > Panels and Subcommittees > Panel on Education
(Ms Aster YU)
for Secretary for Education