The practice of teaching is variously contextualised. Each different context provides both opportunities and constraints. All teaching takes place within a curriculum context; an overarching framework of syllabus content, methods, aims, justifications, that variously determines the teaching and learning of each individual lesson. In Hong Kong , the new Key Learning Areas (KLAs) and the emphasis on moving from passive to active learning, the development of creative thinking and the integration of values across the curriculum, combine to provide the context for teaching and learning. Lesson conferencing, when conducted in Hong Kong , will inevitably be influenced by, and will need to be responsive to, the local curriculum context.