April 30, 2021 A political cartoon forms part of the new teaching materials produced by local publisher Marshall Cavendish Education. South China Morning Post A row has broken out over an image in new teaching materials to be used in Hong Kong’s schools that depicts Mickey Mouse and Goofy lookalikes in military uniforms, fighter planes dropping hamburgers instead of bombs, and evil versions of McDonald’s characters Ronald McDonald and Grimace. The political cartoon, depicting a “cultural invasion” by US multinational firms, appears in the first set of books under a controversial planned overhaul of the liberal studies subject. On Thursday, publisher Marshall Cavendish Education responded to the criticism and told the Post the books were “transitional teaching materials” mainly for teachers’ reference, and might be updated after consulting educators.