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Exploring Dr SUN Yat-sen’s Footprints Across Three Cities in the Greater Bay Area
Summary
This circular memorandum invites secondary schools (including special schools) to nominate Secondary 1 to 3 students and teaching staff (including principals) to participate in the captioned programmes. Relevant information will also be sent to schools via the “Fast Information Transmission System - School Messaging Module” (SMM).
Details
The Education Bureau (EDB) and the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area Development Office (GBA Office) of the Constitutional and Mainland Affairs Bureau (CMAB) jointly organises “Thematic Exchange: Exploring Dr Sun Yat-sen’s Footprints Across Three Cities in the Greater Bay Area” (the Programme). In line with the school curriculum, the Programme aims to deepen students’ understanding of the impact of key modern Chinese historical figures and events on the nation through the commemoration of the 160th anniversary of Dr SUN Yat-sen’s birth. It also provides different learning experiences for students to enhance their understanding of the technological advancement of the country, thereby enhancing their sense of national identity.
The three-day programme is scheduled for 25 to 27 November 2026 for Secondary 1 to 3 students. Please refer to Annex 1 (Chinese version only) for details of the Programme and application procedures, and Annex 2 (Chinese version only) for the itinerary of the tour and examples of its linkage with the curriculum.
Schools should proactively encourage students who have not joined any Mainland exchange programmes to participate in at least one subsidised Mainland exchange programme (MEP) in their primary and secondary stages. In addition, starting from 10 July 2024, non-Chinese citizens who are permanent residents of Hong Kong may apply for the “Mainland Travel Permit for Hong Kong and Macao Permanent Residents (Non-Chinese Citizens)” from the China Travel Service Entry Permit Service Hong Kong Limited. Schools should remind eligible students to complete the application procedures soon so that they can use the E-channels at ports of entry for immigration clearance and need not fill in the Arrival Card when entering the Mainland, thus enhancing clearance efficiency. For details, please refer to the respective webpage (https://www.ctshk.com/mep/zh/nrep_notice_mep/).
The programme mainly caters for Secondary 1 to 3 students. Each school can nominate at most one group of participants (each group consists of 10 Secondary 1 to 3 students and 1 teacher) for the Programme. Interested schools should return the completed application form via the Common Log-On System (CLO) before the deadline. For details of the application procedures via the EDB “Common Log-On System”, please visit the “School Application” webpage on the “Passing on the Torch” website (https://www.passontorch.org.hk/en/enrol/232/index.html). Late submissions will not be accepted.
Enquiries
For enquiries, please contact the Life-wide Learning and Mainland Exchange Section 2 of the EDB on 2892 6472 or 2892 6106. For more information about MEPs, please visit the “Passing on the Torch” website (https://www.passontorch.org.hk/en/index.html).
For further details of the Scheme, please refer to the Education Bureau Circular Memorandum No. 189/2026. (Download)