Hong Kong students hold flags during a ceremony to mark the 24th anniversary of the territory's handover to China last summer. HONG KONG — A decade ago, thousands of Hong Kong students hit the streets to protest proposed changes in the school curriculum they felt were designed to brainwash them and strip critical thinking from the classroom. Taken aback by the magnitude of the demonstrations, authorities quickly shelved the idea.
The most obvious change in Hong Kong came in the new year, when primary and secondary schools started holding weekly ceremonies for raising the flag of the People’s Republic of China. Previously, officials only encouraged it to be displayed on special occasions, like the handover anniversary. in promoting national education and promised to do more to instill patriotism among young people — something Beijing had increasingly pushed for.Christine Choi, one of the officials responsible for the failed 2012 education overhaul, will be taking over the education department in July and has said one of her key goals is to foster a sense of national identity among young people.
Ah yes .. the ol change history and no one will know play. Up next, American schools.
Patriotism only works if independence is in effect. China does not believe in independence, only control.