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Central govt should help HK schools design courses in national defense, foreign policy, Constitution: proposal
Zhang Hui Published: Mar 04, 2021 06:43 PM
Photo taken on Aug. 5, 2019 shows China s national flag and the flag of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region on the Golden Bauhinia Square in Hong Kong, south China. Photo: XinhuaCentral government organs, including the Ministry of Justice and Ministry of National Defense, should send a team annually to Hong Kong s schools to organize forums and provide course materials to deepen teachers and students understanding of China s Constitution, national defense and foreign policy, a two sessions proposal read.
The proposal was made by the Democratic Alliance for the Betterment and Progress of Hong Kong (DAB), a Hong Kong political party.
China moves to curb Hong Kong opposition s role in elections
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Demonstrators march in the Causeway Bay district of Hong Kong on Jan. 1, 2020.Bloomberg photo by Justin Chin.
Chinese lawmakers will advance a proposal to overhaul Hong Kong s electoral system, according to Xinhua News Agency, pushing ahead with a controversial plan to limit the opposition s ability to win public office in the Asian financial center.
The National People s Congress will review a draft resolution on improving Hong Kong s electoral system in the coming days, according to an agenda published Thursday by the official Xinhua News Agency. The rubber-stamp parliament is slated to begin a week-long series of annual meetings Friday in Beijing, meaning the measure could pass as soon as next week.
Gruelling four-day hearing lasting into early hours, with one defendant fainting Â
âHong Kong civil society will not be silenced by repressionâ â Lam Cho Ming
A court in Hong Kong has denied bail to 32 out of 47 pro-democracy politicians and activists, in the biggest mass prosecution since the cityâs national security and criminal law came into effect last June.
In a case described by Amnesty International as âunprecedented attack on freedom of expression in Hong Kongâ, the pro-democracy figures are charged with âconspiracy to subversionâ over their organisation and participation in a self-proclaimed primary for last yearâs Legislative Council election, an event later postponed over COVID-19 fears.
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