The Legislative Council held a meeting of the Personnel Subcommittee this morning (18th) to consider the proposal of the Education Bureau to create three supernumerary posts, namely two posts of Assistant Director of Education Department and one post of Chief Education Officer, responsible for the implementation of national security education and school administration Work etc.
Li Meichang, the permanent secretary of the Education Bureau, said that since the implementation of the Minato National Security Law, the Education Bureau has issued guidelines for national security education to schools. Due to the new work, additional manpower is required to monitor the implementation of national security education in schools.
Many councillors supported the creation of syllabus positions, but some councillors were concerned about the consequences of schools violating the guidelines, and some were concerned about the gatekeepers of national security education materials.
Li Meichang emphasized that if a school violates the guidelines, the Education Bureau will follow up seriously.
Li Meichang (first from left), the permanent secretary of the Education Bureau, said that after the implementation of the "Minato National Security Law", the Education Bureau has issued guidelines for national security education to schools. Due to the new work, additional manpower is required to supervise the implementation of national security education in schools. Situation and so on.
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Li: Students who go to the mainland for exchanges will not be fun
Member of the tourism industry Yao Si-wing asked what the consequences would be if the school did not follow the instructions to implement the National Security Education.
He also pointed out that many of the current students participating in research activities in the Mainland are just for fun, and he asked whether students can truly understand the conditions of the country.
Li Meichang said that if a school violates the instructions, the bureau will definitely follow up, emphasizing that there will be consequences for the school. At the same time, the bureau will hold lectures and other activities to strengthen the training of national security education in the school.
Regarding student exchange activities in the Mainland, Li Meichang emphasized that it is not for fun, but is closely linked to the curriculum. In addition to learning national conditions, she will also understand the development of technology in the Mainland, which is a diversified itinerary.
Ip Liu Shuyi believes that there are five aspects of education in Hong Kong, including curriculum, teaching materials, assessment, teacher training and education management.
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School textbooks to be accountable for the commune teaching materials will be archived for two to three
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New Democrat Party Legislative Council member and committee chairman Ye Liu Shuyi said that there are five aspects of education in Hong Kong, including curriculum, teaching materials, assessment, teacher training and education management.
She said that the current curriculum compilation is politicized, but even if political issues are excluded, the education level of students will also be affected. "So senior civil servants, if you don’t put their children in direct subsidy schools or international schools, you think I’m going to study General Studies, I don’t know how to learn."
Ip Liu asked how the bureau will monitor the school-based textbooks of the Civic and Social Development Division and whether it can involve members of the public in the development of the curriculum.
In response, Kang Chen Cuihua, Deputy Secretary-General of the Education Bureau, said that booksellers have been contacted, and textbooks compiled by publishing houses will be included in the review mechanism.
She also pointed out that the head of the school is responsible for the accountability of the teaching materials. Issues involving constitutional order cannot be misunderstood. She emphasized that the teaching materials will be archived for two to three years. If there are any complaints, the Education Bureau will follow up seriously.
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