All day schools and education organisations are invited to nominate candidates for the 9th election of the Council on Professional Conduct in Education. Elected candidates will serve two years from May.

The council has 28 seats in three categories - the organisation-nominated category (11 seats), the teacher-nominated category (14 seats) and members appointed by the Permanent Secretary for Education (three seats).

Each day school can nominate one serving regular registered teacher, including the school head, to stand for election. Teachers can also run for election as independent candidates if they have the support of 60 serving teachers teaching in the same type of schools.

Education organisations already approved to join the Hong Kong Teachers' Centre as an organisation-member have been invited to make nominations which should reach the Education Bureau by noon on March 1. Voting for the teacher-nominated category will be held on April 20.