China News Service, Hong Kong, October 18th. Zhang Jianzong, Chief Secretary for Administration of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Government, pointed out in his blog on the 18th that Hong Kong is an inseparable part of the country. It is imperative to help young people understand the country and integrate into the country’s development. Respect and love their country, train them to become responsible citizens and citizens, and strengthen their national security awareness and law-abiding awareness.
On the same day, Zhang Jianzong published a blog entitled "Integrating into the overall development of the country to help Hong Kong continue to shine", saying that President Xi Jinping delivered an important speech at the 40th anniversary celebration of the establishment of the Shenzhen Special Economic Zone on October 14, emphasizing the need to actively promote the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao University The Bay Area is a major national development strategy and historical opportunity, and enriches the new practice of "one country, two systems" career development.
The speech provided a clear direction, and it also has a very important and special significance for Hong Kong.
Zhang Jianzong pointed out that President Xi Jinping asked Shenzhen to make full use of the major cooperation platforms of Guangdong, Hong Kong and Macao to attract more Hong Kong and Macao youths to study, work and live in the Mainland, promote extensive exchanges, comprehensive exchanges and in-depth integration of Guangdong, Hong Kong and Macao youths, and strengthen their solidarity with the motherland.
In recent years, many Hong Kong students have chosen to study in the Mainland. As of July 2020, there are about 16,200 Hong Kong students studying in Mainland universities and graduate schools.
He said that in order to help students understand the country and establish a national concept, the Education Bureau of the Special Administrative Region Government has been organizing or subsidizing schools to organize exchange activities in the Mainland on different topics.
Since the 2017/18 school year, the Education Bureau has provided about 100,000 exchange places each year, which is enough for students to have at least one opportunity to exchange in the Mainland at the primary and secondary levels. The itinerary includes the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area and a number of "Belt and Road" related In the mainland cities of China, school visits will also be arranged to allow students from the two places to exchange happily and build friendship.
Zhang Jianzong emphasized that the SAR government hopes that students will know, respect and love their country, train them to become responsible citizens and citizens, and strengthen their national security awareness and law-abiding awareness.
The promotion of national education is the responsibility of Hong Kong schools. He hopes that schools will do a good job in the national anthem and national security education based on the "Constitution of the People's Republic of China" and the "Basic Law of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China".
The SAR government will continue to support schools and teachers through multiple approaches such as teacher training, life-wide learning activities, and learning and teaching resources.
He also said that Hong Kong and the country are a community with a shared future, and the country is a strong backing for Hong Kong's prosperity and stability. In the face of future challenges and changes in the global economic structure, economic cooperation between regions has become a global trend. Hong Kong will continue to forge ahead, strive for perfection, become stronger when it comes to strength, grasp the special identity and role conferred by "One Country, Two Systems", give full play to its own advantages, and combine the strengths of other regions with more innovative thinking, longer-term vision and broader mind. Win-win, complement each other, and continue to contribute to the country's future economic development. (Finish)