This article was originally written in Traditional Chinese. The English translation is provided for reference only.
新聞由頭：香港教育局明確表態，閲讀推廣升級The News Behind It: The Education Bureau Steps Up Reading Promotion
3月25日，立法會通過配合國家《全民閲讀促進條例》議案，香港教育局副局長施俊輝表示將透過多元策略推廣閲讀文化。他指出，閲讀是「認識世界的鑰匙」，未來會結合數碼教育，讓傳統閲讀與數碼閲讀相結合。On 25 March the Legislative Council passed a motion supporting the national Regulations on the Promotion of Reading for All, and Sze Chun-fai, Under Secretary for Education, said the Bureau would promote a reading culture through a range of strategies. Reading, he noted, is 'the key to understanding the world', and the Bureau will in future tie it to digital education so that traditional reading and digital reading work together.
顯然，官方已意識到，在AI衝擊下，孩子的閲讀能力需要刻意保護——人工智能技術可能導致年輕一代誤以為知識唾手可得，從而弱化深度閲讀。Officials have clearly recognised that, under pressure from AI, children's reading ability needs deliberate protection. Artificial intelligence can leave a younger generation with the impression that knowledge is simply there for the taking, and that weakens the habit of deep reading.
考評局最新TSA（Territory-wide System Assessment，全港性系統評估）報告顯示，2025年小三中文科達標率為81.4%，雖較2024年略有回升，仍是2004年以來第二低點。考評局明確建議：小學生應擴闊閲讀面、增加閲讀量。The latest report from the Examinations and Assessment Authority on the Territory-wide System Assessment (TSA) shows that in 2025 the Primary 3 Chinese Language attainment rate was 81.4% — slightly up on 2024, but still the second-lowest figure since 2004. The Authority's recommendation is explicit: primary pupils should read more widely and read more.
AI時代：孩子的閲讀習慣正在被什麼「偷走」？The Age of AI: What Is Stealing Our Children's Reading Habits?
你可能已經發現：孩子寧願刷30秒的短視頻，也不願讀10分鐘的書；遇到不會寫的作文，第一反應是「問AI」，而不是翻書或思考；注意力越來越短，連200字的段落都讀不進去……You may already have noticed it. A child would rather scroll through 30-second videos than read for ten minutes. Faced with an essay they cannot write, the first instinct is to 'ask AI' rather than open a book or think it through. Attention spans keep shortening, until even a 200-character paragraph is too much to take in.
有校長在接受採訪時表示，這屆小三生在幼稚園階段受疫情影響，「建立語文能力的關鍵時期受影響，令升小後基礎亦落後」。One principal told interviewers that this cohort of Primary 3 pupils spent their kindergarten years under the pandemic: 'The critical window for building language ability was disrupted, so they entered primary school with weaker foundations.'
落地指南：從書單到活動，家長可以這樣做A Practical Guide: From Reading Lists to Events, Here Is What Parents Can Do
方向1：分齡+分興趣書單Direction 1: Reading Lists by Age and by Interest
施副局長在發言中提到，教育局已向中小學和幼稚園發出建議書目，涵蓋中華文化、價值觀教育、創新科技等主題。The Under Secretary noted that the Bureau has already issued recommended booklists to primary schools, secondary schools and kindergartens, covering themes such as Chinese culture, values education and innovation and technology.
小貼士：教育局製作了《書伴遨遊》系列多媒體資源，結合視頻、音頻和圖片，讓閲讀更生動。A tip: the Education Bureau has produced the Reading Companion (《書伴遨遊》) series of multimedia resources, combining video, audio and images to bring reading to life.
方向2：分年齡階段的閲讀習慣培養法Direction 2: Building Reading Habits Stage by Stage
施副局長提到「階梯閲讀」理念——因應學生不同心智發展階段設計閲讀活動。家長可以這樣操作：The Under Secretary also raised the idea of 'laddered reading' — designing reading activities to match the different stages of a child's mental development. Here is how parents can put that into practice.
3-6歲（幼稚園）：每天固定15分鐘親子共讀，你讀一頁，孩子讀一頁。4-6月公共圖書館設有「兒童故事時間」活動，可以帶孩子參加。Ages 3 to 6 (kindergarten): fifteen minutes of shared reading at a fixed time every day — you read a page, your child reads a page. Between April and June the public libraries run Children's Story Time sessions that are well worth taking your child along to.
7-10歲（初小）：設立「無屏幕閲讀時間」，全家一起看書。鼓勵孩子讀完一本書後，用1分鐘講給你聽。Ages 7 to 10 (junior primary): set a 'screen-free reading time' and have the whole family read together. When your child finishes a book, ask them to tell you about it in one minute.
11歲以上（高小至中學）：鼓勵參加教育局的閲讀獎勵計劃，如「悦讀千里號」閲讀獎勵計劃（截至5月17日）、「童心共讀國家歷史」比賽等。Ages 11 and above (senior primary to secondary): encourage them to join the Education Bureau's reading award schemes, such as the Joyful Reading Voyage (悦讀千里號) reading award scheme, which runs until 17 May, and the Reading National History Together (童心共讀國家歷史) competition.
方向3：香港近期親子閲讀活動全攻略Direction 3: A Full Guide to Upcoming Family Reading Events in Hong Kong
施副局長特別提到，教育局持續與公共圖書館、海洋公園、香港故宮文化博物館等機構合辦閲讀活動。以下是2026年4-7月值得關注的活動：The Under Secretary made a point of mentioning that the Bureau continues to run joint reading activities with the public libraries, Ocean Park, the Hong Kong Palace Museum and other institutions. Here are the ones worth watching between April and July 2026.
【官方大型活動】2026香港閲讀+。報名方式：現場參與，部分工作坊需提前預約，留意主辦方公佈。[Major official event] Hong Kong Reading+ 2026. How to take part: attend on the day; some workshops require advance booking, so watch for the organisers' announcements.
【公共圖書館系列】「幸福的閲讀時光」。香港公共圖書館以「幸福的閲讀時光」為主題，在各區圖書館舉辦系列活動。報名方式：活動舉行前兩星期親臨或致電圖書館報名留座，免費參加，名額先到先得。[Public library series] Happy Reading Hours. Under this theme, the Hong Kong Public Libraries are running a series of activities at branches across the districts. How to register: in person or by telephone at the library, from two weeks before the event. Admission is free and places go on a first-come, first-served basis.
【特色活動】春季故事節。購票方式：AllEvents平台或現場購票。[Special event] Spring Story Festival. Tickets: through the AllEvents platform or at the door.
特別提示：以上活動資訊來自香港教育局、康文署公共圖書館、香港閲讀+官方等2026年3月公佈，時間地點如有調整請以官方最新發布為準。Please note: the information above was published in March 2026 by the Education Bureau, the LCSD public libraries and the Hong Kong Reading+ organisers. Dates and venues may change, so always check the latest official announcements.
結語In closing
閲讀是AI給不了的能力。Reading is one ability AI cannot hand you.
AI可以幫我們寫論文、查資料，但它無法代替人類深度思考和共情。而這兩樣，恰恰藏在那些慢下來的閲讀時光裏，等待我們不經意間地發覺和堅持不懈地培養。施俊輝副局長説，未來會匯聚社會各界的力量，進一步提高香港學生的閲讀興趣與能力。現在，這份力量裏也包括你和我——哪怕每天只陪孩子讀10分鐘，一年也積攢了60個小時的閲讀時長。AI can help us draft essays and look things up, but it cannot do our deep thinking or our feeling for others on our behalf. And those two things are exactly what lies hidden in unhurried hours of reading, waiting to be discovered almost by accident and then cultivated with persistence. Sze Chun-fai has said that the Bureau will draw together support from every part of society to raise Hong Kong students' interest and ability in reading. That effort now includes you and me: even ten minutes of reading with your child each day adds up to some 60 hours over a year.
