Secretary for Education Choi Yuk-lin attended the 20th anniversary celebration ceremony of Beijing Normal-Hong Kong Baptist University (BNBU) in Zhuhai this afternoon.

Co-founded by Beijing Normal University and Hong Kong Baptist University, BNBU is the first university jointly established by the higher education sectors of the Mainland and Hong Kong.

At the ceremony, Ms Choi expressed her heartfelt congratulations to BNBU, saying that it adopts the undergraduate curriculum and teaching evaluation system of Hong Kong higher education institutions, setting a good example for the joint provision of education services between the Mainland and Hong Kong.

She noted that several Hong Kong higher education institutions have taken a proactive approach in providing education services in the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area (GBA) Mainland cities, and strengthening co-operation by realising complementary advantages with their Mainland counterparts through the establishment of university alliances.

Ms Choi also said the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Government will continue to actively participate in and foster higher education co-operation in the GBA by assisting Hong Kong higher education institutions in exploring more flexible and innovative operation models.

It will also promote closer collaboration between Hong Kong higher education institutions and their campuses in the GBA Mainland cities, and facilitate the flow of faculty members and students, with a view to nurturing outstanding talent for the country's development through synergising the complementary academic structures and facilities of Hong Kong and Mainland campuses.

The education chief also toured BNBU's various facilities to understand the development situation of the campus.

She then met Zhuhai Mayor Wu Zetong, Zhuhai Municipal Taiwan, Hong Kong & Macao Affairs Bureau Director Huang Cui, Zhuhai Municipal Education Bureau Director Xi Enmin and other officials to exchange views on education issues before returning to Hong Kong.