English lessons in Hong Kong primary schools to cover national security

English lessons in Hong Kong primary schools to cover national security

Hong Kong primary schools will need to strengthen patriotic and national security education under a revised curriculum guide for the English-language subject. The previous edition of the guide suggested English teachers let pupils explore value-laden matters including human rights and equal opportunities but they have been replaced by issues such as respect for others, animal…

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Opinion | Why learning to love China isn’t like any other school subject

Opinion | Why learning to love China isn’t like any other school subject

Patriotic education has become a top political priority in Hong Kong in the wake of years of social unrest, yet this emphasis is nothing new. Tung Chee-hwa, the city’s first chief executive, was a strong supporter of integrating Chinese values into young people’s education. Tung’s successor, Donald Tsang Yam-kuen, and his administration developed Hong Kong’s…

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