Hong Kong instructs schools to teach national security
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Pedestrians walk past a billboard for the National Security Law in Hong Kong, China, on July 15, 2020. Photo by Jerome Favre/EPA-EFE
Feb. 5 (UPI) -- Months after Beijing imposed a draconian national security law upon Hong Kong, the former British colony unveiled guidelines instructing schools to teach controversial national security education to students as young as six years old.
"The fundamentals of national security education are to develop in students a sense of belonging toward a country, an affection for the nation, a sense of national identity as well as an awareness of and a sense of responsibility to safeguard national security," a notice issued to schools late Thursday by the Education Bureau said. "It should enable students to become good citizens who have a sense of national identity, show respect for the rule of law and abide by the law."