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Teacher: Ms Haity MAN

Information about expertise: Ms Haity MAN, English Panel Chairperson of Christian and Missionary Alliance Sun Kei Secondary School, has extensive experience in implementing assessment as learning (e.g. peer teaching, self-reflection of students) to foster students' critical thinking and enhance their reading and writing skills. She is also highly effective in supporting diverse learner needs, particularly by stretching the potential of high achievers through engaging, meaningful, and challenging activities.

Year becoming a resource teacher: 2025/2026

Good practices: Ms MAN excels in integrating National Security Education into the school English Language curriculum. She regularly shared good practices for achieving this through cross-curricular collaboration and enhancement of teachers' assessment literacy in the thematic meetings of the "Learning Community for Secondary English Language Teachers: Integrating Curriculum Initiatives into the Secondary English Language Curriculum" in 2024/25 and 2025/26.

School: Christian and Missionary Alliance Sun Kei Secondary School

School telephone number: 2191 6022


Teacher: Ms Sandy Wong

Information about expertise: Ms Sandy Wong serves as an experienced and innovative English Language teacher at Ng Wah Catholic Secondary School. She has demonstrated strong leadership in fostering teacher collaboration to implement the latest initiatives in the school-based English curriculum. Her expertise lies in Language and Reading across the Curriculum (LaC/RaC) and values education, focusing on connecting English learning with concepts from other Key Learning Areas (KLAs) to nurture students' creativity, empathy, and communication skills through purposeful tasks.

During the 2025/26 school year, Ms Wong was seconded to the Language Learning Support Section. She worked closely with supported schools to integrate values education, LaC/RaC, and elements of digital education into their English Language curriculum. Additionally, she represented Hong Kong teachers in the Hong Kong Teacher's Exchange Activities to the Mainland, co-organised by the Ministry of Education of the People's Republic of China, the Department of Education of Guangdong, and the Education Bureau. Here, she worked closely with the Grade 8 English teachers at Heyuanshi Yuangchengqu Agile Middle School (河源市源城區雅居樂中學) in Heyuan, sharing strategies for building student-centred classrooms and for transitioning organically from reading to writing.

Ms Wong has also conducted various professional development workshops for secondary teachers and supported educators in partner schools to open their lessons to showcase their good practices, offering valuable insights into designing school-based English curricula and developing interdisciplinary projects that support STEAM education and values education.

Year becoming a resource teacher: 2025/2026

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School: Ng Wah Catholic Secondary School

School telephone number: 2383 8077


Teacher: Ms Elaine Chung

Information about expertise: Ms Elaine Chung serves as the English Panel Chairperson at CCC Chuen Yuen Second Primary School. She has adeptly led the planning and implementation of Reading across the Curriculum programs at Key Stage 2. Her leadership fosters collaboration among teachers from various subject departments including General Studies, Information and Communication Technology, and Life Education. This collaboration aims to boost student engagement with non-fiction texts, enhance reading skills, and foster positive values and attitudes.

During the 2023/24 school year, Ms Chung was seconded to the Language Learning Support (LLS) Section, Education Bureau, while she was the English Panel Chairperson of The Church of Christ in China Kei Tsz Primary School. She worked closely with supported schools to integrate curriculum initiatives such as values education and Reading across the Curriculum into their school English Language curriculum. Additionally, she represented Hong Kong teachers in the Hong Kong Teacher's Exchange Activities to the Mainland, co-organised by the Ministry of Education of the People's Republic of China, the Department of Education of Guangdong, and the Education Bureau. She collaborated with the English Department at Shantou Jinyang Elementary School (汕头市龙湖区金阳小学), delivering professional development activities that enhanced teacher growth in both regions.

Ms Chung also shared her experiences in curriculum leadership at various events within the Curriculum Leadership Development Programme and Learning Communities for English Language Teachers organised by the LLS Section, offering valuable insights as a seasoned curriculum leader.

Year becoming a resource teacher: 2023/2024

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School: CCC Chuen Yuen Second Primary School

School telephone number: 2420 1220


Teacher: Ms Wince Wong

Information about expertise: Ms Wince Wong of Fanling Government Secondary School possess extensive experience in addressing students' diverse learning needs, abilities, and interests through employing a variety of strategies to foster an interactive and motivating language learning environment. In addition, she works collaboratively with the Career Guidance Team to promote Life Planning Education by integrating engaging activities both inside and outside the classroom, broadening students' knowledge and horizons, and enabling them to apply language meaningfully and purposefully.

Year becoming a resource teacher: 2024/25

Good practices:

  • Conducting open lessons focused on developing students' reading skills & self-directed learning capabilities through infusing Life Planning Education into modular design for Government Schools Learning Circle (2022/23)

  • Sharing good practices on broadening students' horizons and enriching their learning experiences through infusing Life Planning Education and life-wide learning into the school's S3 English Language curriculum (2023-2025)


School: Fanling Government Secondary School

School telephone number: 2677 6778


Teacher: Ms Jasmine Koon

Information about expertise: Ms Jasmine Koon of Kwun Tong Kung Lok Government Secondary School possess extensive experience in addressing students' diverse learning needs, abilities, and interests through employing a variety of strategies to foster an interactive and motivating language learning environment. In addition, she works collaboratively with the Career Guidance Team to promote Life Planning Education by integrating engaging activities both inside and outside the classroom, broadening students' knowledge and horizons, and enabling them to apply language meaningfully and purposefully.

Year becoming a resource teacher: 2024/25

Good practices:

  • Conducting open lessons focused on developing students' reading skills & self-directed learning capabilities through infusing Life Planning Education into modular design for Government Schools Learning Circle (2022/23)

  • Sharing good practices on broadening students' horizons and enriching their learning experiences through infusing Life Planning Education and life-wide learning into the school's S3 English Language curriculum (2023-2025)


School: Kwun Tong Kung Lok Government Secondary School

School telephone number: 2343 5059


Teacher: Mr Ryan Chan

Information about expertise: Mr Ryan Chan, the English Panel Head of Cheng Chek Chee Secondary School of Sai Kung and Hang Hau District, N.T., is an innovative curriculum leader with extensive expertise in e-learning integration in English language teaching. Building on his experience in digital education, he has recently begun exploring the potential of artificial intelligence (AI) to enhance his students' learning experience.

At the "Annual Sharing 2025 (English Language) – Innovative English Language Education: Nurturing students' potential inside and beyond the classroom", Mr Chan shared his structured approach to helping students become responsible AI users in their language learning journey. His pilot lessons focus on teaching students to use AI effectively as a learning partner while maintaining academic integrity. Through carefully designed activities, students learn to construct clear prompts, evaluate AI-generated responses critically, and use AI tools ethically.

Mr Chan's commitment to preparing future-ready learners is reflected in how he continuously explores new ways to enhance English language education through technology while developing students' self-directed learning capabilities.

Year becoming a resource teacher: 2024/25

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School: Cheng Chek Chee Secondary School of Sai Kung and Hang Hau District, N.T.

School telephone number: 2719 8598


Teacher: Ms Ada Fong

Information about expertise: At Queen Elizabeth School Old Students' Association Branch Primary School, English Panel Head Ms Fong stands out for her creative integration of technology in language education. She has pioneered approaches to develop students' AI literacy in English Language learning, focusing on cultivating their ability to interact meaningfully with AI tools.

At the Professional Network for Exploring Generative AI in English Language Learning and Teaching of the Language Learning Support Section, Ms Fong demonstrated how she guides students to write effective prompts and critically evaluate AI-generated feedback on their writing. Her innovative approach also includes using AI tools creatively to help students demonstrate their learning.

Ms Fong's practical strategies and insights have inspired fellow English teachers to help their students leverage AI effectively in English language learning.

Year becoming a resource teacher: 2024/25

School: Queen Elizabeth School Old Students' Association Branch Primary School

School telephone number: 2447 8686


Teacher: Ms Rebecca Tam

Information about expertise: Ms Rebecca Tam, the English Panel Chairperson of Hon Wah College, made effective use of the Curriculum Leadership Development (CLD) Programme to benefit the professional development of the department, the learning of students as well as her personal growth. Under her leadership, the school's junior secondary English writing curriculum has been strengthened.

Year becoming a resource teacher: 2024/25

Good practices:

  • Opening up her classroom for inter-school lesson observation in the CLD Programme (2023/24)

  • Conducting an experience sharing session as a curriculum leader in a Theme-based Meeting of the CLD Programme (2024/25)

  • Conducting an experience sharing session as an English Panel Head on the SBSS Annual Sharing Day (2024/25)


School: Hon Wah College

School telephone number: 2817 1746


Teacher: Mr Louis Lo

Information about expertise: Mr Louis Lo, the English Panel Chairperson of St Clare's Girls' School, has substantial experience in infusing the latest curriculum initiatives into his school's English Language curriculum. The experiences he shared on different occasions have provided secondary English Language teachers with good examples of how to organically integrate Reading across the Curriculum and values education (including Media and Information Literary) into English learning and teaching. In addition, Mr Lo has led his team to enhancing students' literacy skills and higher-order thinking skills, and fostering their whole-person development through the use of varied frameworks and strategies.

Year becoming a resource teacher: 2023/24

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School: St Clare's Girls' School

School telephone number: 2817 1764


Teacher: Mr Andrew Law

Information about expertise: Mr Law, English Panel Chairperson of Islamic Dharwood Pau Memorial Primary School, is a dedicated teacher who excels in embracing student diversity, particularly in terms of their ethnic and cultural backgrounds, in the English classroom. His expertise also lies in promoting values education through diversified strategies, including organically integrating the priority values into suitable teaching modules, seamlessly weaving elements of Chinese culture into English Language learning and teaching, and employing interactive teaching strategies to enhance student engagement in value-related activities. His teacher team has been fostering different proper values in students while at the same time helping them develop their English proficiency.

Year becoming a resource teacher: 2023/24

Good practices: Leveraging student diversity to integrate values education into English Language learning and teaching

School: Islamic Dharwood Pau Memorial Primary School

School telephone number: 2320 1300


Teacher: Mr Manfred Lee

Information about expertise: Mr Manfred Lee is the Deputy Head of Learning and Teaching Committee of Kowloon True Light School. His professional expertise includes e-learning, self-directed learning, assessment literacy, and English debating. Mr Lee served as a panel head in his previous school, demonstrating sound knowledge and skills in curriculum planning. Making good use of a comprehensive HKDSE question analysis, he shared effective strategies to cater for learner diversity and enhance students' English reading skills by opening his class in an inter-school learning network. He also demonstrated how e-learning could facilitate learning, teaching and assessment by sharing some practical language learning apps in the open lesson. Additionally, Mr Lee has shared some useful strategies for blended learning and catering for learner diversity at a university event, disseminating his good practices to other schools.

Year becoming a resource teacher: 2023/24

School: Kowloon True Light School

School telephone number: 3655 0000


Teacher:  Ms Crystal Zheng

Information about expertise:  Ms Crystal Zheng, English Panel Chairperson of Kau Yan College, led her team to revamp the English Language subject with space created by lesson reduction in the optimisation of the senior secondary core subjects. Students were provided with opportunities for academic and creative use of English with the infusion of the elective module Learning English through Poems and Songs into the compulsory part whilst practising e-learning and self-directed learning. In the process, they also developed student autonomy through setting goals, evaluating, monitoring and regulating their own learning.

Year becoming a resource teacher:   2021/22

School:  Kau Yan College

School telephone number:  2660 8308


Teacher:  Ms Ellen Hui

Information about expertise:  Ms Hui is experienced in cultivating students' positive values and attitudes through the learning and teaching of reading. In her capacity as the English Panel Chair of St. Mary's Canossian School, Ms Hui was able to engage and enable her colleagues to strengthen values education through optimising their school reading curriculum. This involved: guiding students to read and explore a variety of value-laden issues, nurturing students' reading and higher-order thinking skills, and engaging students in multifarious value-related learning experiences.

Year becoming a resource teacher:   2022/23

Good practices:  Cultivating positive values for leaders of tomorrow through strengthening cross-curricular learning and reading across the curriculum

School:  St Mary's Canossian School

School telephone number:  2368 4204


Teacher:  Ms Raven Kwok

Information about expertise:  Ms Raven Kwok, English teacher of Buddhist Yip Kei Nam Memorial College, utilises effective strategies to cater for her students' diverse abilities, interests, and learning styles through engaging them in authentic and purposeful learning tasks and activities. Furthermore, she possesses considerable expertise in using e-learning to stimulate her students' interest in learning English, enhance their language abilities, and foster their capacity for self-directed learning.

Year becoming a resource teacher:   2022/23

School:  Buddhist Yip Kei Nam Memorial College

School telephone number:  2495 3363


Teacher:  Mr Daniel Ng

Information about expertise:  Mr Daniel Ng, English Panel Chairperson of The Hong Kong Chinese Christian Churches Union Logos Academy is committed to promoting effective learning and teaching practices. He demonstrates his dedication by employing a variety of pedagogical strategies such as using e-learning tools, providing valuable feedback, and adopting the cooperative learning approach to catering for the diverse needs of students and offering them ample opportunities to interact in English and improve their confidence, fluency, and accuracy in the language.

Year becoming a resource teacher:   2022/23

School:  The Hong Kong Chinese Christian Churches Union Logos Academy

School telephone number:  2337 2123


Teacher:  Mr Michael Wong

Information about expertise:  Mr Michael Wong, English Panel Chairperson of Concordia Lutheran School has a wealth of experience in utilising e-learning to foster self-directed learning among students, enhance their language proficiency, and accommodate learner diversity. Furthermore, he has demonstrated proficiency in promoting values education by holistically integrating national security education elements into the school English Language curriculum and employing a diverse range of meaningful strategies and activities both within and outside the classroom.

Year becoming a resource teacher:   2022/23

School:  Concordia Lutheran School

School telephone number:  2380 8837


Teacher:  Mr Barny Lam

Information about expertise:  Mr Barny Lam, English Panel Chairperson of Ying Wa College, possesses substantial experience in adopting assessment as learning practices to develop students’ self-directed learning and sharpen their reading and writing skills. He is also competent in catering for the diverse needs of students, especially stretching the potentials of the high achievers through engaging them in a variety of meaningful and challenging activities.

As a recipient of the Chief Executive's Award for Teaching Excellence (2023/2024) for his work on "Empowering Learners: Innovative Practices and Self-Directed Learning in English Language Education", Mr Lam continues to share his experience and expertise in student-oriented assessment practices and innovative teaching strategies.

Year becoming a resource teacher:   2021/22

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School:  Ying Wa College

School telephone number:  2336 8838


Teacher:  Ms Candice Ngai

Information about expertise:  Ms Candice Ngai, English Panel Chairperson of Chan Sui Ki (La Salle) Primary School, is experienced in incorporating self-directed learning into the school-based curriculum and providing opportunities for students to apply what they have learnt in meaningful contexts both within and outside class time.

She and her team focused on enriching their P3 students’ vocabulary through explicit teaching of various self-directed vocabulary learning strategies. At the end of the school year, they organised the Vocabulary Challenge, an English co-curricular activity, for the students to review and apply the target vocabulary and self-directed vocabulary learning skills in an enjoyable way.

Year becoming a resource teacher:   2021/22

School:  Chan Sui Ki (La Salle) Primary School

School telephone number:  2711 6278


Teacher:  Ms Jessica Lo

Information about expertise:  Ms Jessica Lo, English Panel Head of St. John the Baptist Catholic Primary School, is experienced in infusing values education into the school-based reading curriculum. Ms Lo has been guiding students through “reading within the text” and “reading beyond the text” to develop not only students’ reading skills such as locating specific information and reading between the lines, but also the positive values and attitudes embedded in the text. In promoting values education, she is good at using a life event approach to supporting students to achieve whole-person development.

Year becoming a resource teacher:   2021/22

School:  St. John the Baptist Catholic Primary School

School telephone number:  2389 0428


Teacher:  Ms Hilary Chan

Information about expertise:  Ms Hilary Chan of HKCWC Fung Yiu King Memorial Secondary School is particularly adept at helping students apply different thinking and writing skills in listening and integrated tasks. She managed to raise students’ metacognition and provide them with suitable, adequate and targeted training of specific language sub-skills. Her experience of implementation of school-based curriculum development and language skills training was shared with members of the Learning Community for English Language Teachers (Secondary). The conceptualised practices served as good reference for other English language teachers, especially in terms of the effort in tailoring learning and teaching materials and English lessons to cater for learner diversity.

Year becoming a resource teacher:   2020/21

School:  HKCWC Fung Yiu King Memorial Secondary School

School telephone number:  2640 4968




Teacher:  Ms Tracy Wong

Levels:  P1 - P3

Information about expertise:  Ms Tracy Wong of Buddhist Chan Wing Kan Memorial School used e-resources including multimodal texts effectively to develop her students' phonics and other language skills.

Year becoming a resource teacher:   2017/18

School:  Buddhist Chan Wing Kan Memorial School

School telephone number:  2475 3663




Teachers:  Ms Charlotte Lee & Ms Ada Lee

Levels:  P1 - P6

Information about expertise:  Teachers at Buddhist Lam Bing Yim Memorial School enriched their reading programme by using a digital e-book library. They selected appropriate and topic-related readers for students and gave more exposure to them through providing a wider range of fiction and non-fiction texts.

Year becoming resource teachers:   2017/18

School:  Buddhist Lam Bing Yim Memorial School

School telephone number:  2422 0125




Teachers:  Ms Jessica Chui & Ms Winnie Shum

Levels:  P1 - P6

Information about expertise:  Ms Jessica Chui and Ms Winnie Shum of Tai Po Methodist School have rich experience in creating a favourable environment for her students to foster self-directed learning and developing classroom practices which promote student autonomy. She and her team taught text structures explicitly to facilitate their students to extract information from different reading sources and designed extended tasks to enhance their students' motivation in further exploring the topics.

Year becoming resource teachers:   2017/18

School:  Tai Po Methodist School

School telephone number:   2662 2011




Teachers:  Ms Chan Ka Wai, Ms Wong Yee Lee, Ms Leung Sin Yee, Ms Lam Ting Kwai & Ms Choi Wing Yee

Level:  S2

Information about expertise:  Ms Chan Ka Wai, Ms Wong Yee Lee, Ms Leung Sin Yee, Ms Lam Ting Kwai and Ms Choi Wing Yee of TWGHs Mrs Fung Wong Fung Ting College promoted Reading across the Curriculum (RaC) through equipping their S2 students with essential skills to read non-fiction texts. They also trained some of the S2 students as tutors to coach P6 students of a neighbouring primary school to read non-fiction readers in a cross-key stage RaC buddy reading programme. Through this programme, the S2 student tutors improved their coaching skills, as well as their self-monitoring and self-management skills.

Year becoming resource teachers:   2016/17

School:  TWGHs Mrs Fung Wong Fung Ting College

School telephone number:  2691 3738




Teachers:  Ms Joanne Chui & Ms Ellen Liu

Level:  P5

Information about expertise:  Ms Joanne Chui and Ms Ellen Liu of Sau Mau Ping Catholic Primary School are adept at developing their students into active learners. For example, they have engaged their students in the reading lessons by using different e-tools to collect their real-time responses and give them immediate feedback.

Year becoming resource teachers:   2017/18

School:  Sau Mau Ping Catholic Primary School

School telephone number:  2348 4218