Ms Ruth GEE
ruth.gee@britishcouncil.org.hk
Director
British Council, Hong Kong

Ruth Gee has been Director of British Council Hong Kong since 2003.  She joined the British Council in 2000.

Her career spans work in schools, colleges and the universities sectors as the Chief Executive of British Training International (1997-2000), the Chief Executive of the Association of Colleges (1993-96), Chief Executive of Edge Hill College of Higher Education (1989-93) and Assistant Director of the Polytechnic of North London (1986-89).

She was an elected local government councillor from 1978-86 (and Deputy Leader of the Inner London Education Authority, from 1983-86).

She started her professional career as a secondary school teacher of English and Drama.

She has retained her interest in Education and the creative arts.

In January 2006, Ruth was appointed by the HK SAR Government as a Member of the Women’s Commission.

Parents – Create a child by 7 and you have created a person for life?

Parenthood taught me that creativity is multi-faceted. Many factors contribute to creative individuals – formal and informal, innate and acquired. Early childhood is a critical part of developing creative individuals.

How can we encourage all parents to value creativity, to accept the challenge of unleashing the formal boundaries through play and other techniques. What role can formal organisations like the British Council play in re-defining the boundaries for parents and encouraging the child at 7 to be creative for life?

 Ruth Gee女士

Ruth Gee女士自2003年開始出任香港英國文化協會總監，她曾在多個培訓及大專團體擔任行政總裁工作。1978年至1986年間，她獲選為英國地方政府議員。2006年，她獲香港特區政府委任為婦女事務委員會會員。

「父母　－　教小孩子，七歲定八十？」

為人父母後我學會創意的多面向性。正規、非正規、先天、後天教育都是影響因素。幼兒時期是發展創意的關鍵期。我們可如何鼓勵父母重視創意、勇於從玩耍和其他技巧中打破界限？英國文化協會在當中可扮演什麼角色？