New Zealand-Hong Kong Arrangement on Education Co-operation Signed

Hong Kong Secretary for Education, Mr Michael Suen, and New Zealand Secretary for Education, Ms Karen Sewell, at the signing ceremony

Hong Kong Secretary for Education, Mr Michael Suen, and New Zealand Secretary for Education, Ms Karen Sewell, signed an Arrangement on Education Co-operation in Hong Kong on 13 October 2011.

The Agreement represents a significant step forward in the bilateral education relationship, providing the opportunity to strengthen collaboration in areas of common interest such as the internationalisation of education, vocational training, quality assurance and ways to increase student achievement levels.

The Arrangement is an outcome of the Closer Economic Partnership between New Zealand and Hong Kong, which entered into force on 1 January 2011.

Click here for the joint press release on the signing of the Agreement and the full text of the Agreement.