Source: Hong Kong Government special administrative region
The Education Bureau (EDB) together with schools in Hong Kong organised a variety of student activities today (April 15) in support of the National Security Education Day to promote national security education. The Secretary for Education, Mr Kevin Yeung, and the Under Secretary for Education, Dr Choi Yuk-lin, attended the morning assemblies of SKH St James’ Primary School and King’s College respectively, during which they viewed the raising of the national flag and sang the national anthem with students. Mr Yeung said, “Today is the sixth National Security Education Day (National Security Day) of our country and also the first of its kind since the implementation of the Law of the People’s Republic of China on Safeguarding National Security in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (the National Security Law). It is therefore particularly meaningful. As a place for education, schools
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HONG KONG (Reuters) - Hong Kong’s most prestigious university has recommended that a group be set up to “protect academic freedom . in conformity with national security law (NSL) provisions”, according to a letter sent to senior faculty staff seen by Reuters.
The University of Hong Kong’s (HKU) Vice President for Teaching and Learning, Ian Holliday, sent the letter on March 18 outlining how the university should operate under the security law, stoking concern over how the contentious legislation would affect academia.
“Reaffirming HKU’s core commitment to academic freedom and institutional autonomy, this paper recommends that two mechanisms be created to ensure that, in the sphere of (teaching and learning), these values are safeguarded to the fullest extent possible within the framework of the NSL,” Holliday said.
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HONG KONG, April 14 Hong Kong’s most prestigious university has recommended that a group be set up to “protect academic freedom . in conformity with national security law (NSL) provisions”, according to a letter sent to senior faculty staff seen by Reuters.
The University of Hong Kong’s (HKU) Vice President for Teaching and Learning, Ian Holliday, sent the letter on March 18 outlining how the university should operate under the security law, stoking concern over how the contentious legislation would affect academia.
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