[Commentary] "During the National Day holiday, a middle school student who was demonstrated was shot wounded by the police. On what day did it happen? June 1, September 30, October 1", "In the "abuse", "blame", Choose one of the four words "condemnation" and "discipline" to match the sentence of "police uses excessive force". The above two questions have appeared in the examination papers of students in the second and sixth grades of Hong Kong primary schools. In fact, test questions like this that incite "Vendetta", "Smear the Government", and "Smear the Country" have frequently appeared in Hong Kong students' textbooks and test papers in recent years. In response, Ye Liu Shuyi, chairman of the New Democratic Party of Hong Kong and chairman of the Education Committee of the Hong Kong Legislative Council, expressed "very sad."
[Same period] Ye Liu Shuyi, Chairman of the New Democratic Party of Hong Kong and Chairman of the Education Committee of the Hong Kong Legislative Council
I feel very sad to spread hatred and prejudice in school. This problem is serious. I'm not saying that you are required to sing the motherland on the ground, but you can't just provide one kind of information to students, so our education has serious problems in courses, teaching materials, evaluation, school-based management, and the attitude of teachers.
[Commentary] Ye Liu Shuyi grew up in the Hong Kong-British period. She studied in British church school. She has read Chinese classics since childhood, learning Chinese culture and understanding Chinese history. For her, Chinese history and culture should be a "compulsory course" for every student.
[Same period] Ye Liu Shuyi, Chairman of the New Democratic Party of Hong Kong and Chairman of the Education Committee of the Hong Kong Legislative Council
I studied at the Anglican Church of the British Church. The principal was British. At that time, the teachers who taught us Chinese history and Chinese were all from the Mainland. They were all patriotic. At that time our course, the course of the college entrance examination, used the Chinese literature of the University of Hong Kong. So I grew up with nineteen ancient poems, classical Chinese, Shangshu, Zhuangzi, Mencius, and now I have read it all over again. This should be the case. Instead, it returned to the new high school system that was introduced later. It was de-Chinese and too utilitarian, and there was a big problem.
[Explanation] Learning the history and culture of one’s own country is an important part of student education in most countries. However, in the current education system in Hong Kong, "Chinese history" and "Chinese literature" are not compulsory courses, so students will ignore the study of related subjects in their studies. In the annual "Hong Kong College Entrance Examination", less than 10% of the candidates choose "Chinese History" and "Chinese Cultural Classics".
[Same period] Ye Liu Shuyi, Chairman of the New Democratic Party of Hong Kong and Chairman of the Education Committee of the Hong Kong Legislative Council
The education of patriotism in the United States is very important. For example, American students have read American history at least three times in college, and they all have a certain understanding of the US Constitution. My daughter told me that when she was in high school in the United States, she was able to sing the American national anthem, which was extra points, and had the same requirements for foreigners. It is very important to respect her country and understand the situation in her country. I think this The SAR government needs to work harder.
[Commentary] In early July, the Education Committee of the Legislative Council of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region held a meeting on "Kindergarten and Primary and Secondary School Textbooks". But the opposition MPs kept deliberately obstructing the meeting, even pouring water on Ye Liu Shuyi who was presiding over the meeting. Ye Liu Shuyi lamented that Hong Kong's education reform still has a long way to go. She hopes that in the future, Hong Kong education will work hard in various aspects such as curriculum, teaching materials, evaluation, school-based management, and value cultivation, so that Hong Kong youth can regain "national education".
Reporter Chen Anyi reported to Baokui Hong Kong
Responsible editor: [Luo Pan]