Deterrence! Hong Kong Chief Secretary for Administration: After the implementation of the Hong Kong National Security Law, the advocacy of "Hong Kong independence" has been greatly reduced
[Global Network Reporter Yin Yanhui] The Hong Kong Police Force announced the overall public security situation in Hong Kong in 2020 on February 2. The Chief Secretary for Administration Zhang Jianzong issued a document today (7th) stating that the Hong Kong National Security Law will be implemented on June 30 last year. In the second half of the year, Hong Kong's public order has improved significantly since the "Regulations Amendment Disturbance" in 2019.
The Hong Kong National Security Act has produced a deterrent effect and reversed the chaos of severe social violence. The advocacy of "Hong Kong independence" has been greatly reduced, and the risk of endangering national security and violence has been greatly reduced.
Zhang Jianzong stated in the article that the purpose of Hong Kong's National Security Law is to prevent, stop and punish behaviors and activities that endanger national security, and schools play a very important role in "prevention".
The Education Bureau issued a circular to all schools in Hong Kong on February 4, providing school administration and education guidelines on safeguarding national security, and announced the implementation model of national security education in school curricula and related learning and teaching resources to assist schools in implementing relevant measures. Maintain a safe and orderly campus learning environment and promote national safety education.
The Education Bureau will organize briefing sessions and professional development courses for schools, and continue to maintain close contact with the academic community to provide appropriate support to assist schools in carrying out related work.
On the 2nd, the Hong Kong Education Bureau issued a circular letter to secondary schools, proposing recommendations on optimizing the curriculum and assessment of four core subjects in high schools. The reform subjects include general education subjects that have been controversial over the years.
The SAR government is determined to propose reforms. According to the curriculum objectives and objectives of the General Education Subject, the curriculum content will be streamlined, the knowledge base will be consolidated, the teaching materials and assessment arrangements will be optimized, and new subject names will be used.
The curriculum content after the reform is about half of the original, aiming to create space for students and focus on learning, which is in line with their learning interests.
Zhang Jianzong said that the new curriculum will allow all students to understand the development of the country, the Constitution, the Basic Law, and the rule of law, and deepen their national identity and sense of civic responsibility, as well as their understanding of contemporary cross-disciplinary topics, so that they can connect with different subjects. Knowledge and skills, and study contemporary topics from multiple angles. Based on evidence-based and specific mastery of the subject matter and content, cultivate the ability to discern, think, rationally analyze and solve problems, identify national identity and develop an international perspective, and cultivate positive Values and behavior.
As for the study of students to the Mainland, it is part of the new curriculum, which is in line with the curriculum objectives of Hong Kong education and allows them to learn about the national conditions and development of the country.
The new curriculum reform proposed by the Education Bureau has a clear goal and a correct direction to return education to education. I hope that the education sector will walk with the government, students and parents, and all sectors of society will support the curriculum reform, and jointly cultivate a new generation of citizens who are knowledgeable, responsible, identify with national identity, and have a global vision.