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  1. Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Faculty of Education, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong

    John Chi-Kin Lee

  2. Centre for University and School Partnership, Faculty of Education, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong

    Wing-Po Lam

  3. Swansea University, Wales, UK

    Michael Williams

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    Chi-Kin Lee, J., Lam, WP., Williams, M. (2009). The Education for Sustainable Development Project in Hong Kong. In: Williams, M., Lee, JK. (eds) Schooling for Sustainable Development in Chinese Communities. Schooling for Sustainable Development, vol 1. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4020-9686-0_8

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