The struggle to eliminate threats to national security now extends to school activities…
According to updated guidelines published for the new school year, schools should review the details of activities held by external organisations or individuals, including the nature, background, and mode of the activities, as well as the identities and background of the organisers or guests.
…“There should also [not be any] … sensitive or controversial issues involved,” the bureau said, without specifying what contents would be considered as such.
The 313-page document, which mentions national security about 50 times, also [now] requires that all reading activities “on campus and organised in the name of the school… do not lead to situations that endanger national security.”
Existing provisions in the updated guidelines include vetting school library materials to ensure their collections do not have elements that endanger national security.
Jimmy Lai has spent 1,600 days in jail and could get life in prison if he is found guilty of endangering national security by lobbying American officials to impose sanctions on Hong Kong. What happens if a British populist politician flies to the US to lobby for sanctions on the UK? He incurs the wrath of Prime Minister Keir Starmer in Parliament. And that’s it. (OK, he also gets shredded by a Congressman for his pro-Putin putridness.)
Hong Kong marks the ‘Chinese People’s War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression and the World Anti-Fascist War’…
Dozens of mostly elderly people gathered at the APM shopping mall in Kwun Tong on Wednesday to watch a live broadcast of the parade in Beijing’s Tiananmen Square.
And Lau Siu-kai, quasi-official pro-Beijing spokesman, tells us that Beijing’s military parade yesterday shows the nation’s ‘desire for peace’…
…he stressed China has no intention of pursuing hegemony or bullying other nations. Instead, he said the display was a warning to countries, especially the United States, not to underestimate China.
Lau also pointed to the participation of more than 20 world leaders in the commemorations.
He doesn’t list them, but they include Vladimir Putin of Russia, Kim Jong Un of North Korea, and the leaders of Iran, Venezuela, Myanmar, Belarus, Syria and other fun places.
The Too Simple, Sometimes Naive substack on the parade’s meaning.
“Show me your friends and I’ll tell you who you are!“
Sad, isn’t it?
The Axis of Assholes.
No offense to Jimmy Lai but he is near the end of his life. The bigger tragedy/outrage is the large number of young people who are likely to spend decades in prison.
“…schools should review the details of activities…”
The award for the most ironic use of the word “should” goes to…..
Speaking of propaganda (and apologies if this has been covered before – I’ve been out of contact for a couple of months and am still catching up)
WTF? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7dJF89_sHVI
She didn’t have to say anything. Delusional, or something else?
And while Sec for Ed is wholly absorbed with infecting every aspect of the education process with NS, scammers are having a field day exploiting what appears to be a complete lack of supervision of quality and integrity.
The use of fake certificates and credentials is rampant. The few well publicized cases are the tip of a big iceberg.
Local schools have been scheming with dodgy cram schools on the mainland to allow non locals to exploit DSE and deprive local kids of university places.
‘International’ schools are approved without due diligence being carried out with regard to the background of the operators and their fiscal status. Recent examples are INNO Secondary School and the HAN Academy,
A few days ago I spotted an ad for a new ‘International’ at the same location as the dodgy Mount Kelly that was exposed a few years ago.
The Hong Kong Limai School has no website and its contact is @gmail.com. There I no data available with regard to the operators and their credentials
“Coming soon – Limai International School Hong Kong is excited to be launching our new website soon!
We’re putting the final touches on a digital experience that will showcase our world-class academic programs, state-of-the-art facilities, and the vibrant community we’re building in the heart of Hong Kong.”
How did this get approval from the Ed Bureau to recruit pupils?
The Logistics Dept is not the only govt dept that the community should be concerned about.