HONG KONG WAS NOT A BRITISH COLONY, ACCORDING TO NEW CHINESE TEXTBOOKS

Tue 14 June 2022:

As per a report in the South China Morning Post, new liberal studies textbooks in Chinese secondary schools state that Hong Kong was never a British colony.

The texts have been updated to reflect the new curriculum. According to textbooks, the logic behind such an assumption is that China does not recognize the unequal treaties through which Hong Kong was given to the British.

In addition to this, the book also makes assertions on pro-democracy protests that took place in the year 2019. The textbooks reportedly say that 2019 protests were a threat to China’s national security. The books also say that external forces were behind these protests.

The report notes that the textbooks are “still being vetted by” the Education Bureau.

Hong Kong was returned by the UK to China in 1997 under promises from the latter that nature of Hong Kong’s government system based on democratic values will be preserved.

China’s commitments have been broken in the last three years as a result of events. Many freedoms previously guaranteed to Hong Kong residents have been curtailed under the National Security Law. Independent media outlets in the city have closed permanently, including the popular and prominent Apple Daily.

SOURCE: INDEPENDENT PRESS AND NEWS AGENCIES

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