Curriculum Development Council

The Curriculum Development Council (CDC), advises the government,
through the Director of Education, on matters relating to school
curriculum development from kindergarten to the sixth-form. It has a
three-tier structure and operates through a system of co-ordinating
committees. Membership of the CDC and its co-ordinating and subject
committees includes heads of schools, teachers, tertiary academics,
representatives from the Hong Kong Examinations Authority and the
Vocational Training Council, parents and employers.

During the year, the CDC introduced a strategy to help enhance the
transparency of the syllabus development process and to facilitate
curriculum continuity across different levels. It revised the syllabuses for
seven subjects in the primary and secondary curriculum, in particular the
humanities subjects, to reflect the social and political changes arising from
the resumption of the exercise of sovereignty of China over Hong Kong.

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