It’s the latest in a series of extraordinary moves on Hong Kong’s education system since Beijing’s national security law was implemented in late June. Liberal studies has been mandatory for senior students in Hong Kong for more than a decade, but has drawn criticism from some pro-Beijing figures who claimed its teaching materials - which schools can choose without government approval - were biased. Last year a voluntary review service was offered to publishers.
onsdag 19. august 2020
Hong Kong censorship fears as protest slogans removed from some textbooks
Hong Kong publishers have been told to remove references to the separation of powers and protest slogans from school textbooks, in a move decried as censorship by the authorities.Six publishers voluntarily submitted eight textbooks to the education regulator for vetting and were asked to make revisions, reports in Hong Kong and mainland media said on Wednesday.
It’s the latest in a series of extraordinary moves on Hong Kong’s education system since Beijing’s national security law was implemented in late June. Liberal studies has been mandatory for senior students in Hong Kong for more than a decade, but has drawn criticism from some pro-Beijing figures who claimed its teaching materials - which schools can choose without government approval - were biased. Last year a voluntary review service was offered to publishers.
It’s the latest in a series of extraordinary moves on Hong Kong’s education system since Beijing’s national security law was implemented in late June. Liberal studies has been mandatory for senior students in Hong Kong for more than a decade, but has drawn criticism from some pro-Beijing figures who claimed its teaching materials - which schools can choose without government approval - were biased. Last year a voluntary review service was offered to publishers.
