{"id":1449,"date":"2021-08-03T12:15:09","date_gmt":"2021-08-03T04:15:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/debate.unesco.hk\/web\/?page_id=1449"},"modified":"2026-03-11T11:30:32","modified_gmt":"2026-03-11T03:30:32","slug":"about","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/unesco.hk\/web\/about\/","title":{"rendered":"About"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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UNESCO HONG KONG ASSOCIATION<\/h3>

UNESCO HKA seeks to facilitate Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and international cooperation through Education, Sciences, Culture and Propagation . UNESCO HKA is the member of the Chinese National Federation of UNESCO Clubs, Centres and Associations (CNFUCA), as well as a regional reporting member of United Nations Global Compact. UNESCO HKA is a charitable institution under Section 88 of the Inland Revenue Ordinance. (IRD Ref No. 91\/10053)<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t

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President's Introduction<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t
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The 4th & 5th President of UHKA BOD<\/h3>

Professor Karen Q. Cheung<\/h4>
  • President of UNESCO Hong Kong Association;<\/em><\/li>
  • Director of Hong Kong Institute of Education for Sustainable Development;<\/em><\/li>
  • Vice President of the Chinese Academic Committee of UN PRME \uff08UN Principles for Responsible Management Education)<\/li>
  • Executive Director (HK) of National Working Committee for UNESCO Project on ESD<\/li>
  • President of World Institute of Sustainable Development Planners<\/li>
  • Director of Education Policy and Planning Professional Committee of Chinese Society of Education Development Strategy<\/span><\/li>
  • Council Member of Hong Kong Quality Assurance Agency<\/span><\/li>
  • Executive Director of China Education and Sustainable Development Think Tank<\/li>
  • Visiting Professor of the South China Normal University Education Development Higher Research Institution of The Greater Bay Area<\/li>
  • Founding Member of Hong Kong Professionals and Senior Executives Association<\/li>
  • Director of Hong Kong Federation of Education Workers<\/li>
  • Honorary President of Hong Kong Chamber of Commerce and Industry – Youth Network<\/span><\/li>
  • Adviser of Patriotic Education Center<\/span><\/li>
  • Co-President (HK) of the Executive Management Committee of China Institute for Responsible Management Education and Sustainable Development<\/li>
  • Visiting Professor of Changzhou University<\/li>
  • The Member of Academic Development Advisory Committee of the Professional Committee for Educational Cooperative Development in Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area, The Guangdong Society of Education<\/li>
  • Honorary President of Hong Kong Intangible Cultural Heritage Association<\/li><\/ul>

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    Prof. Cheung is a Bachelor of Business Administration, a Master of International Trade, a Ph.D of Industrial Economics. She is a Certified Risk Planner, Senior Member of Association of Certified Fraud Examiners (1996-2014) , Senior Fellow of World Institute of Sustainable Development Planners and Certified Sustainable Development Planner (CSDP).<\/p>

    Prof. Karen Cheung has been engaged in asset management, risk management and industrial operation and development since 1991, and has actively participated in the construction of development zones and new urban areas. She has successfully completed international investment promotion, overseas financing, industrial restructuring, mergers and acquisitions, etc. In 1998, as the director of the China Representative Office of the Certified General Accountants Association of Canada (1998-2014), Prof. Cheung has carried out international accounting qualification certification with over 20 universities in China, including Tsinghua University, Shanghai University of Finance and Economics, University of International Business and Economics, Nankai University, Jinan University etc. She has served as the financial development consultant of Shanghai Pudong Zhangjiang Hi-Tech Park (1998-2003), the R&D consultant of Beijing Economic and Technological Development Zone (2000-2005), and the Luliang Municipal Government of Shanxi Province (2017-present).<\/p>

    Since 2002, Prof. Cheung has devoted herself to the research and development of UNESCO\u2019s education for sustainable development, and actively planned and promoted education for sustainable development projects. She was the MBA visiting professor at the School of Real Estate, Zhuhai Branch of Beijing Normal University (2004-2006), deputy director of the China-Hong Kong Cooperation Center of the Institute of Public Policy, Hong Kong Polytechnic University (2007-2009). Her professional fields and research directions include lifelong learning and sustainable development education, monitoring and evaluation, sustainable development planning and governance, innovative teaching, social sciences.<\/p>

    Presided over more than ten international and domestic research projects, including the National Development and Reform Commission\u2019s \u201cTwelfth Five-Year Plan\u201d project (2010), the Ministry of Education\u2019s comprehensive research into \u201cChina\u2019s Sustainable Development Education Innovation Practice\u201d\u300a\u4e2d\u570b\u53ef\u6301\u7e8c\u767c\u5c55\u6559\u80b2\u5275\u65b0\u5be6\u8e10\u300b (Editor: Chen Xiaoya) (2009), she has published more than 40 papers in domestic and international academic forums and journals (1 patent, 6 software copyrights, and 9 books), including \u201cSustainable Development Planning\u201d ISBN 978-988-79581-0-9 (2019), UN75 Dialogue Booklet \u201cUN 75 Dialogue \u2013 Hong Kong Story\u201d ISBN 978-988-79581-6-1 (2020), \u201cUNESCO World Heritage and Intangible Cultural Heritage Hong Kong School-Based Curriculum Casebook\u201d\u300a\u806f\u5408\u570b\u6559\u79d1\u6587\u7d44\u7e54\u4e16\u754c\u907a\u7522\u53ca\u975e\u7269\u8cea\u6587\u5316\u907a\u7522\u9999\u6e2f\u6821\u672c\u8ab2\u7a0b\u6848\u4f8b\u624b\u518a\u300b ISBN 978-988-75669-2 -2 (2021), \u201cCarbon Literacy and Low Carbon Lifestyle\u201d ISBN 978-988-75669-4-6 (2022), etc.<\/p>

    Prof. Cheung also enthusiastically participates in social welfare, environmental and ecological conservation, and practices civic social responsibility. She actively supports the China Children and Teenagers\u2019 Fund, sponsoring out-of-school girls and impoverished college students every year. In 2000, she was appointed as Honorary Director of the China Children and Teenagers\u2019 Fund; in 2002, she was awarded the \u201cCharity and Caring Person\u201d\u300c\u6148\u5584\u611b\u5fc3\u4eba\u58eb\u300d in the first \u201cChina Children\u2019s Charity Day\u201d\u300c\u4e2d\u570b\u5152\u7ae5\u6148\u5584\u6d3b\u52d5\u65e5\u300d, and was named \u201cChina Children\u2019s Charity Monument\u201d\u300c\u4e2d\u570b\u5152\u7ae5\u6148\u5584\u529f\u5fb7\u7891\u300d on the Great Wall of China Badaling; in 2006, she received the \u201cWomen\u2019s World Excellence Awards \u2013 Social Services\u201d from \u201cthe Women\u2019s World\u201d; in 2012, she was selected as \u201cChina\u2019s Top Ten Outstanding Management Figures\u201d; in 2013, she was awarded \u201cEducation for Sustainable Development Pioneer Award\u201d from the China National Commission for UNESCO ; in 2018, she was selected as \u201cChinese Education for Sustainable Development Outstanding Contributor\u201d by the UNESCO China National Working Committee and in the same year, she led the Hong Kong Institute of Sustainable Development Education (HiESD) to be awarded the \u201cMost influential region of China\u2019s 20 Years of Education for Sustainable Development.\u201d, and won the \u201cMost Influential Region in the 20 Years of Sustainable Development Education in China\u201d for Hong Kong.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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    +<\/h3><\/div>Years since establishment<\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div>
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    The 3rd President of UHKA BOD<\/h4>

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    Mr. Darwin Chen (SBS)<\/h5>

    Former President of UNESCO Hong Kong Association<\/span>
    Former Director of Cultural Services of the HK Government<\/span>
    Former Chairman of the HK Arts Development Council<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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    The 1st & 2nd President of UHKA BOD<\/h4>

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    Prof. Patrick Lau<\/h5>

    Former President of UNESCO HONG KONG Association<\/span>
    Past President of the HKIA<\/span>
    Honorary Professor & Former Head\/Professor of Architeture at University of HK<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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