This document sets out a "Framework" to underpin the development and ongoing renewal of the school curriculum in Hong Kong. It also indicates the bases on which the Framework is developed. The Framework forms the foundation of Hong Kong's Target-Oriented Curriculum (TOC) initiative and provides a useful reference for curriculum developers, teacher educators, teachers and all those concerned with the TOC initiative. The book contains five chapters: (1) "Introduction"; (2) "The Contextual and Conceptual Bases of the Framework for Target-Oriented Curriculum Renewal in Hong Kong"; (3) "The Framework of Concepts, Processes, Systems and Representations for Target-Oriented Curriculum Renewal in Hong Kong"; (4) "Managing the TOC Initiative: Putting the Framework into Action"; and (5)"Conclusion." Appendices include two figures: "Planning for the improvement of the quality of learning through the TOC initiative," and "Major Concepts involved in improving the quality of the curriculum." Contains a 67-item bibliography. (EH)