The learning and teaching resource pack entitled In Pursuit of Aspiration – History of Different Ethnic Groups in Hong Kong and their Contribution to the Development of Hong Kong is published by the Personal, Social and Humanities Section of Curriculum Development Institute, Education Bureau (EDB). It aims to support the learning and teaching of the Revised History Curriculum (S1-3) (2019) and help students trace the historical imprints of different ethnic groups who lived in Hong Kong in the 19th and 20th centuries so that students can understand their lives, cultures of different ethnic groups and their contribution to Hong Kong.
In order to enhance teachers’ understanding of the new topic "Contributions of Europeans, Americans and other ethnic groups to Hong Kong" in the Revised Curriculum, the EDB commissioned a team led by Professor MAK King-sang and Professor KWONG Chi-man of the Department of History, Hong Kong Baptist University in 2017 to produce this resource pack. The histories of different ethnic groups’ life and experience in Hong Kong, such as those of the Jews, Parsis, Europeans, Indians, Sikhs and Filipinos, are selected to illustrate their contributions to the development of Hong Kong.
This resource pack contains three parts. Part A contains two video clips (with subtitles) and abstract of the videos by Prof KWONG Chi-man on how to use visual images to study history. The 47 primary sources in Part B, of which 3 sources are interview extracts, mostly come from government or private sector archives. There is an annotation for each historical source to facilitate students and teachers’ understanding of its background and content. Teachers are expected to read and use these historical sources to design learning and teaching activities so that students can study history through historical sources. Part C contains 6 examples of classroom activities and site visits designed from the primary sources in Part B and other relevant information by front-line history teachers. Teachers may flexibly use and adapt these examples according to their school context and students’ ability and interest. Teachers are advised to read the user guide so as to know more about the e-learning functions provided in this e-learning resource pack. The content of this resource pack has been uploaded to the website of EDB for teachers’ reference.
No part of this resource pack may be reproduced in any form for commercial purposes. We are grateful to the publishers/organisations for permission to quote their publications in this resource. We also express our heartfelt gratitude to The Hong Kong Heritage Project for its generosity for allowing us to use its collections (including texts, photos and interview extracts, etc.), Ms Amelia ALLSOP and the Jewish Historical Society of Hong Kong. Every effort has been made to trace copyright ownership but in the event of accidental infringement, copyright owners are invited to contact us so that we can come to a suitable arrangement.
If you have any comments and suggestions on this resource pack, please send to:
Personal, Social and Humanities Education Section
Curriculum Development Institute
Education Bureau
Room 1319, 13/F, WU Chung House
213 Queen’s Road East
Wanchai, Hong Kong
or
Fax : 2573 5299 / 2575 4318
E-mail : infopshe@edb.gov.hk