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Curriculum reform has been a constant feature of the Hong Kong educational landscape for almost a decade (Kennedy, 2005; Kennedy, Chan & Fok, 2011). Hong Kong’s post-colonial government moved quickly after 1997 to launch a major reform initiative that has influenced every aspect of Hong Kong’s education system.
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Kennedy, K.J. (2013). Transformational Issues in Curriculum Reform. In: Law, E.HF., Li, C. (eds) Curriculum Innovations in Changing Societies. SensePublishers, Rotterdam. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-6209-359-1_3
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