Hong Kong Reads is a non-profit organisation which aims to promote English reading to students in Hong Kong and thus instill a more global outlook and appreciation of reading. It brings together educators, businesses, professional groups, book publishers, media outlets and celebrities to provide the support and resources for student leaders to encourage their peers to read.
i-Learner of Nebula Group Limited is an education company providing consulting, training and online services to schools. Its mission is to revolutionise the quality and standard of education in Hong Kong. Since 2004, i-Learner has been encouraging daily reading to students through its online English reading platform that currently serves more than 150,000 students from over 250 secondary and primary schools in Hong Kong, Macau, and mainland China. Using web technology and innovative curricula, Nebula has become a leading educational English language provider of learning solutions in Hong Kong.
The University of Hong Kong's School of English offers teaching and supervision at undergraduate and postgraduate levels in the areas of English Studies, Cross-cultural Studies in English, and Language and Communication. It also contributes to the four-year Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Education in Language Education (English) programme, administered by the Faculty of Education. Its courses are designed to be interesting, challenging, and rigorous. Emphasising critical and independent thinking, the HKU School of English aims to prepare students to face a technologically advanced, globally competitive, and culturally open society.
Oxford University Press (OUP) is the largest university press in the world and publishes in all academic fields, from multiple offices around the world. It is a department of the University of Oxford and is governed by a group of 15 academics appointed by the Vice-Chancellor, known as the Delegates of the Press. OUP furthers the University's objective of excellence in research, scholarship, and education by publishing worldwide. Each year, it publishes over 6,000 new titles around the world, and employs a global workforce that numbers approximately 4,000.
Scholastic is a global book publishing company known for publishing educational materials for schools, teachers, and parents, and selling and distributing them by mail order and via book clubs and book fairs. Scholastic Hong Kong Ltd. was launched in 1998 as an Asia-Pacific sales, marketing, and service centre, extending the company's long commitment to the region. In Hong Kong, Scholastic employs a multilingual staff well-versed in the entire family of Scholastic products, from books to magazines, Book Clubs to International Book Fairs, and technology.
The Young Post is the youth supplement of the South China Morning Post (SCMP). SCMP is Hong Kong's premier English language newspaper. First published in 1903, it has been at the cutting edge of delivering authoritative, influential and independent news and analysis on Hong Kong, China and the rest of Asia. In 2008, the paper won 46 awards for excellence in editorial, marketing and technical capability. Its digital news platform, scmp.com, offers immediate access to breaking news, exclusive online content and an archive of articles dating back to 1993. From business to leisure, hard news to hot comment, online and in print, South China Morning Post continues to lead media competitors as a first-rate provider of English-language news and analysis on Hong Kong and China.
