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Press Releases 2012
20 April 2012
Download PDF Document “Shakespeare: A Worldwide Classroom” leads students into Shakespeare’s world
28 March 2012
Download PDF Document Art work by 12 top British artists goes on tour to HK London Olympic Posters Exhibition in HK unveils China-wide Tour in UK Now Festival
25 Feburary 2012
Download PDF Document British Council Education UK exhibition attracted over 4,200 visitors in first day Applications to study in UK increased by 37 per cent
15 Feburary 2012
Download PDF Document UK Minister reinforces UK ready to take HKDSE students UCAS application from HK up 37 per cent, the biggest increase anywhere in the world
3 Feburary 2012
Download PDF Document “Building Trust – A Forum on Cultural Leadership 2012” Cultural leaders from Hong Kong and the UK will explore how trust can underpin a robust network in the cultural sector and win the trust of the public
Press Releases 2011
14 December 2011
Download PDF Document British Council launches Premier Skills app for you to learn football vocabulary in English
1 December 2011
Download PDF Document British Council 2012 IELTS Scholarship for overseas study now open for application
15 November 2011
Download PDF Document British Council Smart Talk with leading sports marketing experts - Aidan Mullally of Tottenham Hotspur, Phil Carling of Octagon and Simon Chadwick of Coventry University
14 November 2011
Download PDF Document 20th Anniversary of British Council's Science Alive Living Chemistry
27 October 2011
Download PDF Document British Council Smart Talk with architect and founder of PechaKucha Mark Dytham - From police boxes to PechaKucha
28 September 2011
Download PDF Document Sir Vernon Ellis, Chair of the British Council, speaks about "Soft Power" and "UK Now" at Foreign Correspondent's Club in HK
29 August 2011
Download PDF Document British Council Hong Kong launches Addvantage Partner Agent Programme
20 August 2011
Download PDF Document Visits to Education UK exhibition reach record high of 4,000 Sharp rise in Hong Kong students choosing UK study option
17 August 2011
Download PDF Document Application to study in UK soar 18.5 per cent on eve of British Council Education UK Expo
22 July 2011
Download PDF Document PREMIER LEAGUE LAUNCHES BARCLAYS ASIA TROPHY OFF-PITCH ACTIVITY IN HONG KONG
14 July 2011
Download PDF Document UK Minister heads delegation learning about Hong Kong's education reforms and announces renewal of scholarship scheme to promote two-way mobility of students
21 June 2011
Download PDF Document ‘Made in Britain’ contemporary art exhibition Guides you to explore the UK innovative world of art 3rd stop in a China tour - authentic works from British masters showing in HK for the first time
25 May 2011
Download PDF Document British Council opens Tseung Kwan O Branch for summer school programmes With centres located all around HK for convenient English learning services
5 May 2011
Download PDF Document Numbers of new Hong Kong students in UK independent schools shoot up by more than 21 per cent
11 March 2011
Download PDF Document International Education Conference Going Global 2011 opens in Hong Kong
18 February 2011
Download PDF Document Hong Kong primary student wins international poetry prize
15 February 2011
Download PDF Document Power Plant promises audiences an illuminating experience at the 39th Hong Kong Arts Festival
29 January 2011
Download PDF Document Visitor numbers increase by 17% at Education UK exhibition UK remains market leader in overseas education in HK
18 January 2011
Download PDF Document Hong Kong needs policy intervention and vision for English survival: public lecture discusses how a trilingual future will keep Hong Kong's 'Asia's World City' status
12 January 2011
Download PDF Document Who decides Hong Kong's cultural future? A Leading Change forum to examine UK success
Press Releases 2010
8 December 2010
Download PDF Document UK government launches consultation on major reform of the student visa system
15 November 2010
Download PDF Document Tomorrow's Science brings Science Alive! British Council's Annual “Science Alive” starts today
14 October 2010
Download PDF Document Smart Talk with Tottenham Hotspur's Head ofInternationalDevelopment on Global Sports Marketing and Management
11 October 2010
Download PDF Document British Council Hong Kong launches IELTS Partner Agent Programme and offers new HK$22,000 IELTS Scholarships for overseas study
16 September 2010
Download PDF Document From £70 to Multimillion-pound Business Smart Talk with founder of Time Out
30 August 2010
Download PDF Document British star designer and entrepreneur to share views on brand power at inaugural Smart Talk
21 August 2010
Download PDF Document 1,000 Visitors consulted within first hour of Education UK exhibition Sharp rise in Hong Kong students choosing UK study option
10 August 2010
Download PDF Document Sharp rise in Hong Kong students choosing UK study option
16 July 2010
Download PDF Document Oxford and Other Leading UK Universities Declare Acceptance of HKDSE
13 July 2010
Download PDF Document British Authors Share How Asia Has Impacted and Inspired Their Work, at Hong Kong Book Fair, 21 - 22 July 2010
12 July 2010
Download PDF Document British Council Launches First Online Education Exhibition Students Connected Can Consult & Join Seminars at Home!
17 June 2010
Download PDF Document Tackle English and football skills with the British Council during World Cup 2010
4 May 2010
Download PDF Document New pupils in UK independent schools increase by 13% in 2009-10
1 April 2010
Download PDF Document British Council First Launches English Courses to Comply with New Continuing Education Fund Requirement
17 March 2010
Download PDF Document Calling All HK Students, Teachers & Principals for Forum on How Students Can Help Improve Their Schools
10 March 2010
Download PDF Document Prolific Steven Berkoff & Nottingham Playhouse Thrills with Multi-Oscar Winning Plot at 38th Hong Kong Arts Festival 2010
23 February 2010
Download PDF Document Premiere Ballet Workshops for Mentally Disabled & Trainers English National Ballet Also Brings HK Kids to World Stage
3 February 2010
Download PDF Document Visitors to UK Education Exhibition Reach New High UK Student Visa Numbers Show Increasing Demand
30 January 2010
Download PDF Document Visitors' Number Shoot Up 40% at Education UK Exhibition UK Remains Market Leader in Overseas Education in HK
27 January 2010
Download PDF Document IELTS Recognition by US Institutions Increases Candidates Can Waive HK$100 at UK Education Exhibition
20 January 2010
Download PDF Document 20% More HK Students Take Creative Subjects in the UK British Council January Exhibition Highlights Creative Successes
