Hong Kong Cartoon Aims to Teach Children About National Security
HONG KONG — First come the colorful visuals: an animation of Hong Kong’s skyline, like the opening sequence of a children’s show. Then, a grinning girl and boy pop up onscreen, sandwiching a cartoon owl wearing a graduation cap and round spectacles. Together, they deliver an unusual exhortation. “Let’s learn about national security!” So begins a chipper video unveiled by the Hong Kong government this week to instill patriotism, loyalty and a strict love for the law in its youngest residents. Over the next seven minutes, the boy and girl, led by “Uncle Owl,” take a whirlwind to...
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