1. Educational Provision for Ethnic Minority Students in Hong
Kong: Meeting the Challenges of the Proposed
Racial Discrimination Bill
Chief Investigator: Professor Kerry J. Kennedy, Hong Kong Institute of Education
Co-investigators: Dr. JoAnn Phillion, Purdue University
Dr. Ming Tak Hue, Hong Kong Institute of Education
Senior Research Assistant: Mr. Siu Tim Yuen
• funded by Public Policy Research Funding Scheme (HKIEd8001-PPR-2)
• a total amount of HK$20 million
• from October 2006 to September 2009
Summary findings
While Government’s existing policy and support measures towards
ethnic minority education do not contravene to the requirement
of RDO, yet more work is needed in order to remove the barriers
and give ethnic minority children more opportunities.

2. Exploring Cultural Diversity in Chinese Classrooms: Can
Assessment Environments Cater for the Needs of Ethnic
Minority Students in Hong Kong
Chief Investigator: Professor Kerry J. Kennedy, Hong Kong Institute of Education
Co-investigators: Dr. Ming Tak Hue, Hong Kong Institute of Education
Dr. Lam Bick Har, Hong Kong Institute of Education
Senior Research Assistant: Mr. Siu Tim Yuen
• funded by the Hong Kong Research Grants Council (GRF-HKIEd840809)
• from 2009/10 to 2012/13
Some pilot findings
an assessment environment with ‘more feedback’ and ‘praise for
achievement’ will be especially supportive for Ethnic Minority
Students

3. Out of School Ethnic Minority Students in Hong Kong
PhD Candidate: Miron Kumar Bhowmik, Hong Kong Institute of Education
Supervisor: Professor Kerry J. Kennedy, Hong Kong Institute of Education
Research Questions
1. Who are the ethnic minority children in Hong Kong?
2. What are the main concerns related to the education provision for ethnic
minority students in Hong Kong?
3. What is the number of out-of-school ethnic minority children in Hong
Kong?
4. Why these children are out-of-school?
5. What are they doing?

4. Book
Output
Phillion, J., Hue, M.T. & Wang, Y. (Eds.). (2011). Minority Students in East Asia: Government Policies, School
Practices and Teacher Responses. Routledge Series on Schools and Schooling in Asia.
Book Chapters
Hue, M. T. (2011). Building a Culturally Responsive School: Cross-Curricular Experiences of Ethnic Minority
Students in Hong Kong Schools. In J. Phillion, M. T. Hue & Y. Wang (eds.), Minority Students in East Asia:
Government Policies, School Practices and Teacher Responses (pp.141-154). New York, London: Routledge,
Taylor and Francis Group.
Kennedy, K. J. (2011). The “Long March” toward Multiculturalism in Hong Kong: Supporting Ethnic
Minority Students in a Confucian State. In J. Phillion, M. T. Hue & Y. Wang (eds.), Minority Students in East
Asia: Government Policies, School Practices and Teacher Responses (pp.155-173). New York, London:
Routledge, Taylor and Francis Group.
Journal Articles
Hue, M.T. (2010). Educational planning for school guidance: Teachers’ narratives of the diverse needs of
ethnic minority students in Hong Kong secondary schools. Educational Planning, 19 (2):34-45.
Hue, M.T. (2010). The challenge of making school guidance culturally responsive: Narratives of pastoral
needs of ethnic minority students in Hong Kong secondary schools. Educational Studies, 36 (4), 357-369. 5
Hue, M.T & Kennedy, K. (in press). Creating culturally responsive classrooms: Teachers’ narratives of
parents and their influence on ethnic minority students’ performance in Hong Kong secondary schools.
Intercultural Education.
Kennedy, K. & Hue, M.T. (2011). Researching ethnic minority students in a Chinese context: Mixed
methods design for cross cultural understanding. Comparative Education, 47(3), 343-354.