Hong Kong schools told to do more to promote national security awareness, with flag-raising ceremony among suggestions from city’s education minister
- Secretary for Education Kevin Yeung says city’s schools have been sent a letter advising them to hold more activities this week
- National Security Education Day is on Thursday, and teachers have been advised to use morning assemblies to explain concepts around new law
Schools in Hong Kong have been urged to hold more regular activities to promote understanding of the city’s new security law, and the education minister has pledged to take a multipronged approach to raising children’s sense of national identity.
Writing on his blog on Sunday, Secretary for Education Kevin Yeung Yun-hung said his bureau had sent a letter to schools advising them to hold more activities raising awareness during the days around “National Security Education Day” on Thursday.
He suggested the activities could include holding a flag-raising ceremony and playing the national anthem.
“Through the morning assemblies, head teachers’ classes and other classes, teachers could explain to students the important concepts of national security,” he wrote. “Schools could hold different types of activities to encourage students to actively study and apply the relevant information.”
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