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23 building plans approved in Jan

The Buildings Department approved 23 building plans in January - four on Hong Kong Island, 10 in Kowloon and nine in the New Territories.   Of the approved plans, 15 were for apartment and apartment-commercial developments, five were for commercial developments, two were for factory and industrial developments and one was for a community services development.   Consent was given for works to start on nine building projects which will provide 117,013 sq m of gross floor area for domestic use involving 2,755 units and 144,989 sq m for non-domestic use.   Additionally, the department received notification of commencement of superstructure works for five building projects.   The department also issued 17 occupation permits - six on Hong Kong Island, three in Kowloon and eight in the New Territories.   Buildings certified for occupation have 152,580 sq m of gross floor area for domestic use involving 3,178 units and 35,955 sq m for non-domestic use. http://dlvr.it/SlPVDC
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TSA 2021 to be suspended

The Education Bureau today announced that the Territory-wide System Assessment (TSA) 2021, including all speaking and pen-and-paper assessments, will be suspended.   It said the decision was made in view of the volatility of the COVID-19 epidemic, adding the arrangement will facilitate schools to make the most out of the remainder of the current school year to conduct face-to-face lessons.   The bureau will collaborate with the Hong Kong Examinations & Assessment Authority and Hong Kong Education City (HKEdCity) again to roll out the Gainful Use of Territory-wide System Assessment 2021 Materials arrangement.   It will enable schools to make the best use of the TSA materials already prepared and consolidated by the authority with the original pen-and-paper mode or the online assessment mode provided on the Student Assessment Repository (STAR) platform, so as to understand the learning situation of students under the epidemic and follow up on their support needs.   Having made reference to the experience last year and views from schools, the bureau and the authority are finalising the details of the arrangement this year with enhancement measures to enable schools to gainfully use the TSA 2021 materials to inform learning and teaching and the bureau to collect system-level data to learn about the overall learning performance of students.   The bureau and the authority will hold face-to-face or online briefing sessions in late April to brief schools on the arrangements and participation details.   HKEdCity will launch a series of new and enhanced functions on the STAR platform between March and April to complement the arrangement and streamline administrative procedures, as well as strengthen the support to schools, teachers and students in conducting online assessments.
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