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Kenny Lam

Kenny Lam

Kenny Lam is a Master of Education student in learning design, innovation and technology at the Harvard Graduate School of Education. He was an English and music teacher at Delia Memorial School (Hip Wo No. 2 College), and a management consultant at McKinsey & Co. He co-founded the student mentorship organisation Boundless.

While the strive and rise programme has come together quickly, there are concerns about the motivation of mentors and lack of structure. Pairing mentors with industry veterans, providing sponsorship and having a clear plan will show that the government is committed to real change.

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Drilling students for exams that fail to measure their true abilities or prepare them for the real world of work will not alleviate Hong Kong’s talent shortage. What’s more, standardised tests put students from lower income backgrounds and ethnic minority groups at a disadvantage.

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