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No requirement for independent national education or required teaching hours Education Bureau: School-based self-determination

2020-04-07T05:48:29.980Z


There are criticisms from the community that the anti-revision laws are caused by the lack of national education in Hong Kong. Some Legislative Council members are concerned about the implementation of national education and the Basic Law in schools. The Education Bureau responded to the Special Finance Committee document that it has been committed to promoting relevant education. The school will continue to allocate additional resources, but will not require independent courses in moral education, civic and national education, or stipulate the number of teaching hours. As for the incidents involving teachers and students in violation of laws and even violence, the Bureau considers that it is worrying and distressing, and will strengthen the education of values. The content covers "observing laws and regulations", "rule of law", "responsibility", "respecting others", and "recognizing the truth of information". False "and other topics.


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Written by: Chen Shuxia

2020-04-07 13:41

Date of last update: 2020-04-07 13:41

There are criticisms from the community that the anti-revision laws are caused by the lack of national education in Hong Kong. Some Legislative Council members are concerned about the implementation of national education and the Basic Law in schools. The Education Bureau responded to the Special Finance Committee document that it has been committed to promoting relevant education. The school will continue to allocate additional resources, but will not require independent courses in moral education, civic and national education, or stipulate the number of teaching hours.

As for the incidents involving teachers and students in violation of laws and even violence, the Bureau considers that it is worrying and distressing, and will strengthen the education of values. The content covers "observing laws and regulations", "rule of law", "responsibility", "respecting others", and "recognizing the truth of information". False "and other topics.

The Education Bureau stated that it has been committed to promoting education in the Basic Law. (Profile picture)

No requirement for the Independent Moral Education Bureau of Moral Education: School-based Decision and Flexible Arrangement of Class Hours

The Education Bureau replied that the Bureau has provided teachers and students with a comprehensive understanding of the national conditions through various subject courses, teacher training, learning and teaching resources, exchanges in the Mainland, exchanges and cooperation between Hong Kong primary and secondary schools and sister schools in the Mainland, and different life-wide learning activities. Taking the Student Mainland Exchange Program organized by the Education Bureau as an example, the average annual expenditure in the past 5 years was 71.1 million yuan, and the estimated expenditure for the 2020/21 school year was 115 million yuan.

I was asked if I would recommend schools to establish a designated number of hours for moral education. The Education Bureau said that moral education, civic and national education are important elements of holistic education, but the Bureau did not require schools to provide independent moral, civic and national education courses. Come professor. Many schools have classrooms with different names, such as moral education and civic education classes, life education classes, etc., to promote value education. Schools can respond to school conditions, including flexibly arranging classes according to the school ’s educational philosophy and students ’learning needs, and flexibly combining various learning activities within and outside the classroom to conduct moral, civic and national education to strengthen the cultivation of students’ positive values.

As for the education of the Basic Law, the Bureau has stated that it has been committed to promoting, including letting kindergarten students get a preliminary understanding of the national conditions at the child level, and appreciate the excellent Chinese culture, so that students can smoothly connect to the elementary school level to learn the concept of the Basic Law. In terms of primary and secondary schools, the Education Bureau has continued to adopt diversified measures to strengthen the implementation of the Basic Law education, including organizing full-scale learning activities for students, compiling learning and teaching resources, and providing relevant teacher training for school sponsoring groups, school leaders and teachers.

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The Education Bureau also provides training for school leaders, such as new principal induction training courses, education and management courses for senior executives, etc. The course content includes the interpretation of the constitutional status of the Basic Law, the importance of "one country, two systems", and promotion in schools Experience sharing in Basic Law education. In response to the promotion of the development of the Basic Law and the needs of schools, the Education Bureau will flexibly use existing resources to provide schools with appropriate professional support and strengthen education in the Basic Law.

Education Bureau: respect for the autonomy of professors in the Basic Law of tertiary institutions

With regard to post-secondary institutions, the Education Bureau respects the autonomy of post-secondary institutions in curriculum design. It also encourages institutions to assist students to fully and accurately understand the Basic Law and "One Country, Two Systems" to enhance national identity. Each university will organize different public lectures, seminars and workshops covering the Basic Law, governance and politics, and national education. Many colleges also provide related general education and interdisciplinary courses to enhance students Understanding of the Basic Law. Universities can continue to make good use of their resources to promote and teach the Basic Law and "One Country, Two Systems" and other topics as needed.

The Education Bureau also mentioned that in the social events that lasted for many months, there were incidents involving teachers and students in violation of laws and even violence, which was worrying and distressing. They will strengthen the work of value education, including "Thank you for cherishing ‧ positive optimism" as this school year and In the next two school years, schools will promote the theme of values ​​education and encourage schools in Hong Kong to create a positive education atmosphere. The bureau will also produce more learning and teaching resources on "life events" cases, covering topics such as "observing laws and regulations", "rule of law", "responsibility", "respecting others", "recognizing the authenticity of information" and other topics for students Learning to uphold the ethics of the Internet generation, learn to respect and tolerate different opinions, and will further organize professional training courses for primary and secondary school principals and teachers to enhance professional energy, create a favorable atmosphere in the school, encourage parents to participate, and promote positive values ​​education together.

Basic Law of Education Bureau

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