Yang Runxiong: Follow-up on the suspension mechanism for teachers on the Opium War theory and the teaching materials research for Hong Kong independence

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Author: Tao Jiaxin

2020-11-09 19:35

Last update date: 2020-11-09 19:36

Earlier on, the Education Bureau accused a teacher of the Kowloon Tong Sun Tao Primary School of making a case to promote Hong Kong independence and disqualifying him as a teacher with serious professional failure.

In an exclusive interview with Asia Weekly, the Secretary of Education Yang Runxiong pointed out that two more serious cases are still being followed up. One involved "reversing historical facts about Hong Kong without verification and verification of teaching materials" and the other involved A problem textbook for a middle school.

It is understood that the former is a teacher of Keli Primary School who published "The British launched an Opium War against China to eliminate opium", and the latter is a teaching material involving Hong Kong independence issues.

Yang Runxiong pointed out that in the law, the Permanent Secretary does not have the statutory power to do other things except for registration and cancellation. He hopes to take the opportunity to study and amend the law, such as requesting suspension of salary, deduction of salary, and "a period of suspension".

In addition, the Education Bureau is developing special teaching materials for schools to use in response to the National Security Law.

The Secretary for Education, Yang Runxiong, disclosed that following up on two more serious teacher problems, one of the teachers was not named "obviously not responsible for the students."

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Yang Runxiong severely criticizes Hong Kong's historical facts teachers for lack of professional ability

In his interview, Yang Runxiong pointed out that from June last year to August this year, the Education Bureau received a total of 247 complaints about teacher professional ethics. The bureau has roughly completed investigations into 204 cases, of which 73 were unsubstantiated. Among the established cases, one Teachers were "pinned", 21 teachers received reprimand letters, 12 teachers received warning letters, 19 teachers received written advice and 18 teachers received verbal warnings. There are still preliminary cases that are being processed in accordance with procedures.

Yang Runxiong pointed out that there were two more serious cases. "One inverted historical facts about Hong Kong, and he felt that there were also problems with his professional ability, such as insufficient class preparation, no verification and verification of teaching materials, and obviously not being responsible to students. We are still following up, because sometimes some teachers are not very cooperative, we need to spend more time." He did not name two teachers during the interview.

Keli Primary School teacher accuses Britain of launching the Opium War "to eliminate opium"

Looking through the information, a teacher at Keli Primary School sponsored by Sik Seyuan stated in an online teaching video that Britain launched a war against China "to eliminate opium" and was criticized; Keli Primary School issued a notice to parents. I apologize for the incident, and the teacher in charge also understands that the content and information he explained is incorrect.

Yang Runxiong responded in the Legislative Council on October 21 that the Education Bureau is actively following up on the case. School-based teaching materials must comply with the guidelines of the Curriculum Development Council, relevant materials must be fair and true, and teachers must not indoctrinate students with personal political opinions.

I understand that the problematic middle school textbooks involve issues related to Hong Kong independence, and the Education Bureau is following up on complaints.

Teachers of General Studies at Keli Primary School launched the Opium War in Britain in a teaching video, with the aim of "eliminating opium" and aroused severe criticism from all sides.

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The training program empowers the permanent secretary to suspend teachers

Yang Runxiong stated that in law, the permanent secretary has no statutory power to do other things except for registration and cancellation of registration. He pointed out that issuing warning letters and condemnation letters is just an administrative decision. "Is it possible to stop for a period of time, or not to pay wages, deduct We hope to take this opportunity to study whether measures such as wage reductions require amendments to the law to do these things."

Thinking about how to deal with violations of national security laws on campus

Regarding the implementation of the National Security Law, Yang Runxiong said: “We are also thinking about how to deal with violations of the National Security Law in schools.” “In the long run, we will look at the overall curriculum and the framework of different subjects. There is no knowledge that involves national security to teach? A key point of national security is personal identity. You have to recognize that you are a citizen and have a sense of civic responsibility for national security." The bureau will make some special textbooks to provide School use.

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