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Conduct Council election to be held on Wednesday
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Teachers will vote on Wednesday (April 24) to elect members of the Council on Professional Conduct in Education for another two-year term.
The Education Department appealed to all full-time registered and permitted teachers, including school heads, regular and temporary teachers employed on a monthly basis, to take part in the election.
The election will be held in individual schools under guidelines issued by the Education Department.
Arrangements have also been made for teachers attending day-time courses run by the Hong Kong Institute of Education. They may cast their votes at the polling stations set up in various campuses of the Institute. To avoid double voting, they are not allowed to vote in their own schools.
Assistant Director of Education (Services), Mr David Pun, called on teachers to exercise their right in electing candidates to represent them in the council, which is aimed at promoting the interest of teaching profession. Teachers who are eligible to vote are reminded to study the instructions on the ballot papers before casting their votes.
Mr Pun said: "Voters should not put down their names or any other marks of identification on the ballot papers. Otherwise, the vote will be considered void."
Secondary school voters can choose candidates from any or both aided and private schools. They may each vote for a maximum of four candidates. three from aided schools and one from private schools.
Primary school teachers should vote for candidates from aided schools only. They may each vote for a maximum of three candidates.
Kindergarten voters should choose one candidate only while those of special school may each vote for a maximum of two candidates.
Teachers, however, are reminded not to choose more than the number of candidates as specified in the category. When this happens, the vote will be counted as invalid.
Mr Pun pointed out that candidates in any of the category would be elected not only by a majority vote, but also by the minimum number of votes.
In other words, candidates must receive at least 500 votes in secondary or primary schools, 300 in kindergartens and 200 in special schools in order to be elected.