The project aims to (a) gear up the professional capacity of schools in helping their NCS students team Chinese; (b) enhance the Chinese language proficiency of NCS students in schools under support and strengthen their foundation for further study of Chinese at secondary levels; (c) provide an impetus for sustaining the momentum of development in schools admitting NCS students through disseminating the valuable practices and experiences generated; and (d) develop system knowledge about how to help NCS students learn Chinese and facilitate their smooth transition from primary to secondary education effectively in Hong Kong.