Milestones

Launched Hong Kong Education City, as a joint project between the Education Department and the Chinese University of Hong Kong, with support from the Quality Education Fund

Launched Small Campus, a one-stop portal that enriches primary school students' learning experience

Assisted all schools in becoming equipped with broadband connections

Provided free 56K dial-up service for needy schools

Received a Ten Healthy Websites Award

Incorporated as Hong Kong Education City Limited

Launched Readingland, a reading resources centre

Received a Ten Healthy Websites Award and the Best of the Web Contest (Yahoo! Hong Kong, 2002)

Launched the eLearning and SARS website during the Sever Acute Respiration Syndrome (SARS) outbreak

Initiated the Support World Book Day campaign and organised the Reading Contract and Reading Ambassadors projects

Launched the Hong Kong Reading City and Inclusive Village websites

Received a Ten Healthy Websites Award

Recognised as a strategic partner of the Education and Manpower Bureau in the Second Strategy on I.T. in Education

Established the Learning and Teaching Resources Bank to support the Electronic Learning Credit Scheme

Received the Hall of Fame Award of the Ten Healthy Websites; Silver Prize of the Web Care Awards 2004; ComputerWorld Honors (US); Global Junior Challenge (Rome); and Finalist of the Stockholm Challenge Award (Sweden)

Held launch ceremonies for the 5th Anniversary Principal Seminar and the HKEdCity – School Partnership Project

Launched the Resource Platform for Liberal Studies

Received Silver Prize of the Web Care Award 2005 and 2005 Meritorious Website Award; nominated to compete in the United Nations' World Summit Award – eLearning category in the China and Hong Kong region

Launched the Teacher TV online platform with sponsorship from the Quality Education Fund

Launched a high-resolution online ETV platform

Established a partnership with the HKEAA to establish a school-based assessment support website for the Hong Kong Certificate of Education Examination (HKCEE) Chinese and English subjects

Received 2006 Meritorious Website Award

Established the Teacher Net with an array of professional networks for teachers

Launched the Online Reading Club for all schools in Hong Kong, to promote a good reading atmosphere on campus

Received 2007 Meritorious Website Award and the Meritorious Website Hall of Fame Awards

Established a one-stop Resources Depository Base

Launched the EdBlog to promote online interactive learning and teaching

Launched the Teaching Resources Award Scheme 2008

Received 2008 Meritorious Website Award

introduce eLearning to teachers and the public; and allow sharing and interaction on different eLearning issues via the online platform

Launched the Swine Flu Online Learning Platform to provide online learning resources for students

Established a 334 New Senior Secondary (NSS) curriculum focused website to introduce and analyse the new academic structure

Received 2009 Meritorious Website Award and Silver Prize of the Web Care Award 2009

Launched the Online Question Bank in collaboration with the Hong Kong Examination and Assessment Authority (HKEAA) to support assessment for Learning.

Organised the 1st Amazing EdCity Campaign, which adopted a Problem-based Learning approach to train up students with independent thinking, communication skills, team spirt and problem-solving ability etc.

Organised the 1st Learning and Teaching Expo, the first ever education exhibition in HK which embraced both the learning and teaching aspects of education, to establish a platform for teaching professionals around the region to source and share industry knowledge and good practices.

Received 2010 Meritorious Website Award and Jade Award of the Web Care Award 2010.

Organised the 2nd Amazing EdCity Campaign, with the theme of Heritage Conservation and Revitalization, and element of information technology, to promote whole-person development and self-directed learning to students.

Organised the 2nd Learning and Teaching Expo, with over 60 keynote and seminar sessions, and 110 booths to showcase new services, innovative solutions and products about learning and teaching. A series of school visit was first introduced to provide an opportunity for teachers to see the relevant solutions and good practices of using IT in education.

The Online Question Bank received Gold Award at the Hong Kong ICT Awards 2011 (Best Lifestyle Award (Learning & Living)) and Merit Award of eLearning category at the Asia Pacific ICT Awards 2011.

Received Caring Company Award and 2011 Meritorious Website Award

School-based educational video services ( EdV) had been developed to strive for applying multi-media in learning and teaching continuously. To encourage teachers and students to share quality educational video and teaching resources among the education communities for the betterment of education, "EdV Awards Scheme" had been launched and received over 300 videos.

A one-stop platform "Multiple Pathways" was launched during the 1st DSE, providing practical information for further studies and career development. 10 live-webcasts were held to foster for positive reinforcement by chatting with renowned people and experts.

Organised the 3rd Learning and Teaching Expo which comprised over 160 booths and 60 comprehensive seminars, successfully attracted over 6,300 educators, principals and teachers from Hong Kong, mainland of China and Asia Pacific.

EdConnect Directory Service was launched to facilitate the development of eLearning resources market. It provides users with single sign-on ID to access eTextbooks and eResources from different service providers so as to promote a new, healthy, diversified and sustainable eLearning Market.

Received Caring Company Award, 2012 Meritorious Website Award and Jade Award of the Web Care Awards 2012.

The first phase of the website renovation project was completed and the brand new website is now equipped with the latest user-centric Responsive Web Design which provides a more accessible and personalized online services.

The 4th Learning and Teaching Expo successfully attracted over 7,200 visitors from local and overseas. There was over 25% growth in the exhibiting areas and booths with lots of new elements adding in the conferences including the 1st time panel discussion via video conferencing, school leaders' summit , and a new"UK Pavilion".

WaaSchool Project (WiFi-as-a-Service School Partnership Project) was launched to facilitate the implementation of eLearning on campus by providing schools with a WiFi network and authenticating service.

Received Directors of the Year Award 2013 in the statutory/non-profit-distributing organisation category,Caring Company Award and 2013 Meritorious Website Award.

Launched EdBookShelf to promote digital reading and eLearning, and enhance the effectiveness of learning and teaching.

The 5th Learning and Teaching Expo had another record breaking attendance of over 8,000 from Hong Kong and nearby countries, exhibitors from UK, Finland and nearby countries, it showcased the latest worldwide educational resources and technology.

Received Caring Company Award and 2014 Meritorious Website ; and Gold Award of the Web Accessibility Recognition Scheme for Teacher TV and Inclusion Pavilion.

Launched the eRead Scheme to support eReading.

Launched EdBookShelf phase 2 to support open learning data.

Launched the new Chinese Campus to support teachers in teaching Chinese and students in self learning.

Launched Go eLearning website to support teachers in using latest eLearning tools and strategies.

The Family Fun Learning Carnival was organised in a shopping arcade on Mother’s Day – reaching over 1,000 parents; and seminars for parents were conducted throughout the year .

The 6th Learning and Teaching Expo had another record breaking attendance of over 9,000 and 200 exhibition booths.

Received Social Capital Builder Award 2014-16, Good MPF Employer Award 2014/15 and Caring Company Award; and Gold Award of the Web Accessibility Recognition Scheme for Teacher TV and Inclusion Pavilion, Parent Academy and Fun Post ;and Gold Award of PR Awards 2015 – Corporate Social Responsibility in the ‘Hong Kong Liberal Studies – Financial Literacy Online Quiz Championship’ campaign.

Collaborated with Esri China (HK) to launch the Map in Learning Program for schools to use ArcGIS Online for free.

Launched VLE Pilot Scheme to provide a virtual learning environment for schools.

MoU signing between Hong Kong Education City and Finland Educational Organisations – introducing Finnish solutions to accelerate digital transformation in education in Hong Kong.

HKEdCity co-organised the 1st Master Code Competition with Microsoft, students designed games or learning tools for students with special education needs (SEN), with the aim to promote the message of inclusion, and encourage the industry to introduce latest educational technologies.

The 7th Learning and Teaching Expo had another record breaking attendance of over 11,400.

Received Good MPF Employer Award 2015/16, Family-Friendly Employers 2015/16, Caring Company Award, 2016 Meritorious Website, and Caring for People Award – Certificate of Excellence of HSBC Living Business Award 2016.

Launched the STAR platform to promote assessment for learning and facilitate teachers’ use of assessment information in enhancing students’ learning.

Launched the eResources Adoption Programme (eREAP) to source quality eLearning resources from education solutions suppliers around the world.

To promote eLearning, Family Fun Learning Carnival was organised in a shopping arcade a week before Mother’s Day – reaching over 1,000 parents; Seminars with various topics for parents were conducted throughout the year .

Hong Kong Education City and Swedish Edtech Industry signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to introduce Swedish EdTech solutions into Hong Kong.

With focus on tomorrow’s learning, the 8th Learning and Teaching Expo had another record breaking attendance of over 13,000.

The video studio was set up at the HKEdCity premises for producing high quality teaching and learning media.

Received Social Capital Builder Award 2016-18, Good MPF Employer Award and Support for MPF Management Award 2016/17, and Caring Company Award.

The eRead Scheme Award Scheme was launched to encourage students’ self-directed reading.

HKEdCity co-organised the Green Flame Project with Towngas. In the Interschool Virtual Reality (VR) Game Design Competition, the students are encouraged to practise STEM knowledge and explore environmental issues.

HKEdCity and HKUST-Lee Kum Kee Happy Family Learning Center co-organised the ‘Code2App’ programme to motivate students to build Android apps with their creativity, coding and computational thinking skills to arouse the public awareness of reducing household waste.

Microsoft Hong Kong and HKEdCity announced a two-year collaboration which would support HKEdCity to adopt the advanced cloud services for building future ready education solutions for the next generation in Hong Kong.

HKEdCity organised the 9th Learning and Teaching Expo to explore the latest education trends and technologies, attracting over 13,500 visitors from around the world.

HKEdCity received Good MPF Employer 5 Years, Financial Education Champion 2019, Social Capital Builder Logo Awards and Caring Company Logo.

‘Too Easy’ AI chatbot was introduced in Small Campus to answer students’ questions.

The ‘EdBookShelf’ was upgraded with new features, which includes supporting smartphones to enhance the reading experience.

The ‘EdData’ portal was launched to standardise the data format, enabling safe data access among schools and service providers, and easing administration.

The 10th ‘Learning and Teaching Expo’ with over 360 booths and 250 seminars received more than 13,400 visitors from around the world.

SenseTime and HKEdCity signed a Memorandum of Understanding on promoting AI application and development in education.

HKEdCity received Friendly Website Recognition Logo of the Web Accessibility Recognition Scheme, and Caring Company Logo.

EdCity launched Hybrid Cloud which aims to combine the advantages of both cloud computing and data centre to provide a solid foundation for EdCity’s research and development of AI and big data analysis.

 ‘Go AI Scheme’ was launched to introduce AI learning platforms with curriculum and resources, to equip teachers and students with AI knowledge and advocate the prevalence of AI Education in Hong Kong.

EdCity organised brand new virtual event ‘LTE Online’ featuring 13 live Main Stage Presentations, 40+ pre-recorded seminar programmes and more than 300 virtual booths in response to the ongoing pandemic and technology-driven transformation in global education.

EdCity received Hong Kong Top Service Brand Award and IFEC Financial Education Champion.

Under the global crisis of covid-19, EdCity broke record with 14,610 visitors and 370 booths at LTE 2021. The Expo was attracting exhibitors around the globe and showcasing lots of innovative projects. Renowned educators, schools and teachers, education service providers and participants gathered and shared insights for the best practices of innovative education.

Promote schools to make good use of educational technologies such as AR, VR, 3D printing, etc., to cultivate students' 21st century skills, broaden their horizons, improving learning and teaching efficiency.

EdCity received 10 Years Plus Caring Company Logo again and awarded the Investor and Financial Education (IFEA) 2021. We strive to serve the community, employees, and education sector.

EdCity and Microsoft jointly organised the annual ‘Master Code’ Competition again, unleashing students’ creativity and design thinking to improve the human health and well-being with AI and coding.