Hong Kong Baptist University

The Hong Kong Baptist University emblem consists of three pictorial elements: the Bible, waves and knots. The Bible symbolises the unique quality of Christian education which include moral and spiritual training in addition to academics. The waves on the other hand, symbolise both Hong Kong's geographic nature as an island, echoing Confucius' dictum that "the wise love water" and the University's continuing effort to improve its educational quality. Knots, the final symbol, illustrate that within God's embrace, Christians are harmoniously linked.See also:

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Religion in Hong Kong - The Roman Catholic community. Main article: Catholic Diocese of Hong Kong The Roman Catholic Church in Hong Kong was established as a Mission Prefecture in 1841 and as an Apostolic Vicariate in 1874. It became a diocese in 1946. About 239 400 people are Catholics. They are served by 309 priests, 60 brothers and 519 sisters. There are 52 parishes, comprising 40 churches, 30 chapels and 28 halls for religious service. Services are conducted in Cantonese, with three ...

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Religion in Hong Kong, Religion in Hong Kong - Buddhism and Taoism, Religion in Hong Kong - Confucianism, Religion in Hong Kong - Christianity, Religion in Hong Kong - The Roman Catholic community, Religion in Hong Kong - The Protestant community, Religion in Hong Kong - The Muslim community, Religion in Hong Kong - The Hindu community, Religion in Hong Kong - The Sikh community, Religion in Hong Kong - The Jewish community, Religion in Hong Kong - Traditional and religious festivals

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List of colleges and universities starting with H - Haa-Han. Haagse Hogeschool Hacettepe University Hachinohe Institute of Technology Hackney College Hahnemann University Hallym University Halmstad University Hame Polytechnic Hamilton College Hamline University Hampden-Sydney College Hampshire College Hampton University Handelshochschule Leipzig (HHL) Hangzhou University Han ...

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Languages of Hong Kong - Spoken Chinese. The majority of the population in Hong Kong speak Cantonese, which is the Chinese spoken variant that originated in Guangdong province. More precisely, most Hong Kong people speak standard Cantonese, the dialect originated from the area around present-day Guangzhou. Standard Cantonese enjoys a de facto official status in Hong Kong, ...

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With a stunning eight universities and several other tertiary institutions in just one city, tertiary education plays a key role in the education system of Hong Kong. The number of tertiary education graduates (as proposed by Hong Kong Government) would increase to 60% of Hong Kong's population by 2010. Therefore, the number of undergraduate and postgraduate degree programmes, associate degree programmes and higher diploma programmes will be increased substan ...

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Badaling - Badaling Expressway - Bagua zhang - Baguwen - Bai - Bai hua - Bai Juyi - Bai Ling - Bai Shouyi - Baitou Mountain - Baiyun International Airport - Ban Gu - Banana - Banco Nacional Ultramarino - Bank of China Tower - Bank of China - Banner (Inner Mongolia) - Banner system - Bao'an - Bao'an (Shaanxi) - Baoding - Baoguo Temple Battle of Beijing - Battle of Changban - Battle of Changping - Battle of Changsha - Battle of Changsha (1930) - Battle of Changsha (1939) - Battle of Changsha (1941) - Battle of Changsha (1942) - Battle o ...

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Kowloon Tong is served by the stations of the same name of the KCR railway (East Rail) and of the MTR metro system (Kwun Tong Line). The two lines interchange here. The stretch of Waterloo Road through Kowloon Tong forms part of Hong Kong's Route 1. It leads into the Lion Rock Tunnel, and as such it serves as an important artery for traffic heading into and out of the New Territories (in particular Sha Tin). Yau Ma ...

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H. H. Kung - Ha Jin - Hai He - Hai jin - Haicheng - Haidian District - Haier - Haikou - Haikouella - Haikouichthys - Hainan - Hakka - Hakka cuisine - Hakka Hill Songs - Hakka (linguistics) - Han - Han (state) - Han chauvinism - Han Chinese - Han Dynasty - Han Sui - Han unification - Han Yu - Han Zhao - Han Zheng - Haner language - Hanfu - Hang Seng Bank - Hang Seng - Hang Seng Composite Index Series - Hang Seng Composite Industry Indexes - Hang Seng Freefloat Index - Hangshui - Hangzhou - Hani - Hanja - Hankou - Hanoi - Hanyang - Hao Lulu - ...

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Earthly Branches - East Asia - East Asian Tigers - East China Normal University - East China Sea - East Rail, KCRC - East Touch - East Turkestan - East Turkestan Islamic Movement - East Week - East Wind: West Wind - Eastern district - Eastern Express - Eastern philosophy - Easy Finder - Ecology of Hong Kong - Economy of China - Economy of Hong Kong - Economy of Macau - Economy of Taiwan - Economy of the Spratly Islands - ECS - Edgar Snow - Edison Chen - Edmund Ho - Education in Hong Kong - Education in Maca ...

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Cai Lun - Cai Wen - Cai Yuanpei - Caijing - Cairo Conference - Calligraphy - Callistephus - Cangjie method - Canidrome - Cantonese (linguistics) - Cantonese cuisine - Cantonese opera - Cantopop - Cao Cao - Cao Cao Unification of the North - Cao Fang - Cao Pi - Cao Rui - Cao Xueqin - Cao Yu - Cao Zhang - Cao Zhi - Caodong - Capital of China - Capitals of subnational entities of China - Carbon dioxide emissions in China - Cardamom - Careertimes.com.hk - Casino Lisboa - Cathay Pacific - Cathedral Parish - Catholic Church in Taiwan - Causeway Ba ...

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Buddhism and Taoism are traditional Chinese religions. These two religions have a considerable number of adherents in Hong Kong and there are more than 600 temples in the HKSAR. The history of some of these temples can be traced back to more than 700 years ago, while some others have been built in recent years. Notable temples include the Wong Tai Sin Temple located in the Wong Tai Sin District in Kowloon. This popular temple is dedicated to the Taoist deity, Wong Tai Sin. Besides, the Chi Nin Nunnery in Diamond Hill is a group of temple str ...

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Religion in Hong Kong, Religion in Hong Kong - Buddhism and Taoism, Religion in Hong Kong - Confucianism, Religion in Hong Kong - Christianity, Religion in Hong Kong - The Roman Catholic community, Religion in Hong Kong - The Protestant community, Religion in Hong Kong - The Muslim community, Religion in Hong Kong - The Hindu community, Religion in Hong Kong - The Sikh community, Religion in Hong Kong - The Jewish community, Religion in Hong Kong - Traditional and religious festivals

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List of colleges and universities starting with H - Hob-Hok. Hobart and William Smith Colleges Hochschule fur Architektur und Bauwesen Weimar Hochschule fur Druck Stuttgart Hochschule fur Musik und Darstellende Kunst Mozarteum Hochschule fur Musik und Darstellende Kunst in Graz Hochschule fur Technik und Wirtschaft Dresden Hochschule fur Technik und Wirtschaft Mittweida Hochschule fur Technik und Wirtshaft Zwickau (FH) Hochschule fur Te ...

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K-8 - K. H. Ting - Kadampa - Kagyu - Kai-lan - Kai Tak International Airport - Kaifeng - Kaiping - Kaiyuan - Kang Sheng - Kang Youwei - Kangxi Dictionary - Kangxi Emperor of China - Kanji - Kaohsiung - Kaohsiung Incident - Kaolinite - Kap Tai Shap - Kara-Khitan Khanate - Karakash River - Karakoram - Karakorum highway - Karamay - Karaoke - Karmapa - Kashgar - Kat O Chau - Katherine Young - Katrina Leung - Katsura Taro - Kawashima Yoshiko - Kazakh - Kazakh language - Keelung - Kegon - Kekexili - Kelly Chen - Kemal Bokhary - Keno - Khan - Khitan - ...

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Languages of Hong Kong - Arabic. Arabic is used frequently in among the Muslim communities in Hong Kong. Arabic words can also be found in the menu and the decorations in the restaurants that serve Chinese Islamic cuisine in Hong Kong. Languages of Hong Kong - Persian. ...

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Secondary education in Hong Kong is largely based on the English schooling system. Secondary school begins on the seventh year of formal education (kindergarten is excluded) after Primary Six, called Form One. Students are requried by law (with some exceptions) to spend five years in secondary schools. In the first three years (Forms One to Three) of secondary education, focus is on general, instead of subject-divided, education. In Form Four, students will have to choose between a "Science" stream and an "Arts" stream. During Form Fo ...

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Education in Hong Kong, Education in Hong Kong - Overview, Education in Hong Kong - Pre-school / Nursery / Kindergarten education, Education in Hong Kong - Primary Education, Education in Hong Kong - Secondary Education, Education in Hong Kong - Tertiary education, Education in Hong Kong - Adult Education, Education in Hong Kong - Education for Newly Arrived Children NAC, Education in Hong Kong - Vocational Post-secondary and Continuing Education, Education in Hong Kong - Vocational Training for People with Disabilities, Education in Hong Kong - Professional Teacher Preparation, Education in Hong Kong - Continuing Professional Development for Principals, Education in Hong Kong - List of schools

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Primary education in Hong Kong covers a wide curriculum. Core subjects include Chinese, English, and Mathematics. Other basic subjects include social studies, sciences (physics, chemistry and biology), and health education (or 'General Studies' which is a mixture of the aforementioned), music, physical education, and art and craft. The teaching medium in most of the local schools is Chinese with English as a second language. 'International' schools make their teaching medium English, with some of them providing education in an alterna ...

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Education in Hong Kong, Education in Hong Kong - Overview, Education in Hong Kong - Pre-school / Nursery / Kindergarten education, Education in Hong Kong - Primary Education, Education in Hong Kong - Secondary Education, Education in Hong Kong - Tertiary education, Education in Hong Kong - Adult Education, Education in Hong Kong - Education for Newly Arrived Children NAC, Education in Hong Kong - Vocational Post-secondary and Continuing Education, Education in Hong Kong - Vocational Training for People with Disabilities, Education in Hong Kong - Professional Teacher Preparation, Education in Hong Kong - Continuing Professional Development for Principals, Education in Hong Kong - List of schools

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This is a non-compulsory, two - three year education before primary school. Since 1997, there have been various changes in the governments requirements of teaching staff and curriculum content. Most noticeably, has been the requirement that a ratio of staff must hold the proper qualifications in order to teach in kindergarten/preschool education and that Principals too, must hold relevant qualifications. Although kindergarten has always been viewed as the 'Cinderella' of the levels in education, these moves to improve the quality of the kind ...

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Education in Hong Kong, Education in Hong Kong - Overview, Education in Hong Kong - Pre-school / Nursery / Kindergarten education, Education in Hong Kong - Primary Education, Education in Hong Kong - Secondary Education, Education in Hong Kong - Tertiary education, Education in Hong Kong - Adult Education, Education in Hong Kong - Education for Newly Arrived Children NAC, Education in Hong Kong - Vocational Post-secondary and Continuing Education, Education in Hong Kong - Vocational Training for People with Disabilities, Education in Hong Kong - Professional Teacher Preparation, Education in Hong Kong - Continuing Professional Development for Principals, Education in Hong Kong - List of schools

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English is the major working language in Hong Kong, and is widely used in commercial activities and legal matters. Although the sovereignty of Hong Kong was transferred to the PRC by the United Kingdom in 1997, English is still one of the official languages of Hong Kong, and its official status is enshrined in the Basic Law. For most of the population who are ethnic Chinese, though, it is a second language acquired from school education, taught from the kindergarten level. About a quarter of secondary schools use English from Form 1 to Form ...

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Languages of Hong Kong, Languages of Hong Kong - Chinese, Languages of Hong Kong - Spoken Chinese, Languages of Hong Kong - Written Chinese, Languages of Hong Kong - English, Languages of Hong Kong - Code-Switching between Cantonese and English, Languages of Hong Kong - Transliterations in Hong Kong after 1997, Languages of Hong Kong - Other European languages, Languages of Hong Kong - French, Languages of Hong Kong - German, Languages of Hong Kong - Spanish, Languages of Hong Kong - Portuguese and Macanese, Languages of Hong Kong - Russian, Languages of Hong Kong - Other East Asian languages, Languages of Hong Kong - Japanese, Languages of Hong Kong - Korean, Languages of Hong Kong - Vietnamese, Languages of Hong Kong - Southeast Asian languages, Languages of Hong Kong - Tagalog, Languages of Hong Kong - Indonesian, Languages of Hong Kong - Thai, Languages of Hong Kong - South Asian languages, Languages of Hong Kong - Middle Eastern languages, Languages of Hong Kong - Arabic, Languages of Hong Kong - Persian, Languages of Hong Kong - African languages

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Languages of Hong Kong - French. For many people in Hong Kong, the French language stands for high culture. It is the second most learnt foreign language in Hong Kong, after Japanese. Many institutions in Hong Kong, including Alliance française, provide French courses. French is included as a subject in the HKCEE, but not in HKALE, with accordance to British International General Certificate of Secondary Education's (IGCSE) standard. The IGCSE French syllabus used by the University of Cambridge Local Examination Syndicate (UCLES) is adopted in the examination. The only Fren ...

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Languages of Hong Kong, Languages of Hong Kong - Chinese, Languages of Hong Kong - Spoken Chinese, Languages of Hong Kong - Written Chinese, Languages of Hong Kong - English, Languages of Hong Kong - Code-Switching between Cantonese and English, Languages of Hong Kong - Transliterations in Hong Kong after 1997, Languages of Hong Kong - Other European languages, Languages of Hong Kong - French, Languages of Hong Kong - German, Languages of Hong Kong - Spanish, Languages of Hong Kong - Portuguese and Macanese, Languages of Hong Kong - Russian, Languages of Hong Kong - Other East Asian languages, Languages of Hong Kong - Japanese, Languages of Hong Kong - Korean, Languages of Hong Kong - Vietnamese, Languages of Hong Kong - Southeast Asian languages, Languages of Hong Kong - Tagalog, Languages of Hong Kong - Indonesian, Languages of Hong Kong - Thai, Languages of Hong Kong - South Asian languages, Languages of Hong Kong - Middle Eastern languages, Languages of Hong Kong - Arabic, Languages of Hong Kong - Persian, Languages of Hong Kong - African languages

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A significant number of Indians and Pakistanis can be found mainly in Tsim Sha Tsui. Signboards written in Hindi or Urdu can be seen in the area, and conversation in South Asian languages including Nepali, Sindhi and Punjabi, as well as Urdu and Hindi, can be heard. The Indian and Pakistani populations are more integrated into Hong Kong culture than Westerners dwelling in Hong Kong, at least linguistically. While few Westerners and "bananas" in Hong Kong can speak fluent Cantonese, many Pakistanis and Indians speak almost-perfect Cant ...

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Languages of Hong Kong, Languages of Hong Kong - Chinese, Languages of Hong Kong - Spoken Chinese, Languages of Hong Kong - Written Chinese, Languages of Hong Kong - English, Languages of Hong Kong - Code-Switching between Cantonese and English, Languages of Hong Kong - Transliterations in Hong Kong after 1997, Languages of Hong Kong - Other European languages, Languages of Hong Kong - French, Languages of Hong Kong - German, Languages of Hong Kong - Spanish, Languages of Hong Kong - Portuguese and Macanese, Languages of Hong Kong - Russian, Languages of Hong Kong - Other East Asian languages, Languages of Hong Kong - Japanese, Languages of Hong Kong - Korean, Languages of Hong Kong - Vietnamese, Languages of Hong Kong - Southeast Asian languages, Languages of Hong Kong - Tagalog, Languages of Hong Kong - Indonesian, Languages of Hong Kong - Thai, Languages of Hong Kong - South Asian languages, Languages of Hong Kong - Middle Eastern languages, Languages of Hong Kong - Arabic, Languages of Hong Kong - Persian, Languages of Hong Kong - African languages

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