The first example of a commune teacher’s book exposed to retain civil disobedience and deletion, the Education Bureau says it has not been submitted for review

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Written by: Hu Jiaxin

2021-04-29 00:39

Last update date: 2021-04-29 00:39

The high school general education subject will be replaced by the "Civilization and Social Development Subject" in September this year, but the official curriculum guidelines and reviewed textbooks have not yet been released.

Mingchuang Education Publishing House has recently distributed teachers' books on the new subject "Hong Kong under One Country, Two Systems" to schools. However, it still lacks the focus of learning with national security education, and even still uses the old method of electing the Chief Executive and the Legislative Council.

As for the rule of law, although the issue of civil disobedience has been retained, all specific examples such as Occupy Central have been deleted.

A senior liberal arts teacher said that the Education Bureau has not published a detailed curriculum guide for communal sciences so far, making it difficult for teachers to know the specific curriculum design and requirements; even if the publisher has reference books, it is difficult to select books at this stage.

The Education Bureau replied that the relevant reference materials have not been submitted for review as required and are not included in the "Applicable Textbook List". For some publishers who have compiled and printed in the form of "textbooks", it described it as likely to cause misunderstandings to the school or the public. Expressed deep regret and will discuss with relevant publishers.

Mingchuang Education Publishing House has recently distributed teachers' books on the new subject "Hong Kong under One Country, Two Systems" to schools.

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The Commune Science launched in the new school year has three major themes, including "Hong Kong under One Country, Two Systems". Refer to the teacher's book published by Mingchuang Education on related topics, and refer to the official curriculum framework. At present, it still lacks national security education, the history of Hong Kong’s return, and the two The three key learning points of the relationship between the local constitutional system and the local constitutional system are only called "referring to the materials released by the Education Bureau to prepare corresponding teaching kits for users to use."

1. The origin of the Hong Kong issue (three unequal treaties and their background) and an overview of the process of return

2. The constitutional relationship between the country and the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (sovereign power in China), the legal basis of "One Country, Two Systems" and the Basic Law

3. The significance of maintaining national security (overall national security concept); the relationship between the "Hong Kong National Security Law" and the promotion of the long-term development of Hong Kong, and the balance between the rule of law and human rights

The sample book has not updated the election system information

As for the political system in the Special Administrative Region, the sample textbook has not been updated in time for the election of the Chief Executive and the Legislative Council. It still refers to the old information such as the 1,200 election committee electing the chief executive and 70 seats in the Legislative Council.

Comparing the general studies and commune science textbooks of the same publishing house, the new textbook of commune science has deleted the topic of social and political participation. The new book retains the description of "civil disobedience" in the part about the rule of law, but has deleted all examples , Including the civil radio incident in 2005, the Occupy Central Operation, etc.; also deleted examples of youth participation in social and political affairs, such as the anti-high-speed rail operation in 2010 and the anti-"national religion" operation in 2012.

In addition, the sample reference book no longer mentions paragraphs about the government's submission to the National People's Congress for interpretation, disputes over the influence of judicial independence, and disputes over Hong Kong's rule of law system.

Senior Liberal Studies teacher Chen Zhihua said that the Commune Course Guide has not been published, and even if there is a teacher's book for reference, it is difficult to choose a suitable book.

Liberal Studies Teachers: The Curriculum Guide is not difficult to choose

Senior Liberal Studies teacher Chen Zhihua said that in the past there were about 100 pages of curriculum guides for Liberal Studies, detailing the three major aspects of curriculum teaching methods, key teaching elements, and curriculum design, including knowledge, abilities and attitudes, so that teachers can follow Course standards to choose books.

However, he pointed out that Commune has only a few pages of curriculum framework so far, and curriculum guidelines have not yet been provided. Therefore, even if the publisher has reference books, it is difficult to select books at this stage.

He continued that although the teacher's book retains the civil disobedience part, under the Minato National Security Act, he is worried that teaching illegal concepts will violate the "Minato National Security Act", and the official curriculum guidelines must be announced before they can be used. Know how to teach.

The Teachers’ Bureau criticized that the publication of the commune science teachers' books might have caused misunderstandings, and it deeply regrets this.

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The Education Bureau regrets that the textbooks have not been submitted for review or have caused misunderstandings by the school

The Education Bureau replied that it has clearly stated that the textbooks of the "Civil and Social Development" will be included in the review system to check the quality of the textbooks of the subject.

According to the authorities, it will continue to discuss with the publishing industry the future review arrangements of the subject textbooks, hoping to review the textbooks as soon as possible and provide schools with "applicable bibliographic lists".

The Education Bureau also pointed out that although the details of the new textbooks for review have yet to be finalized, the curriculum concepts, objectives and a considerable part of the learning focus or content of the General Education Subject are still applicable.

The general education textbooks that were provided by the Education Bureau's professional consulting services last year can be used as reference materials for teachers and students of communes after appropriate adjustments.

However, the bureau stated that the relevant reference materials have not been submitted for review in accordance with the requirements of the Commune and are not included in the "Applicable Text Sheet."

Regarding the publishing of general education textbooks in the form of "textbooks" for the subject of "Civilization and Social Development", the authorities expressed their deep regret that it would cause misunderstandings to schools or the public, and will discuss with the relevant publishers.

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