Tag: Hong Kong
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Hong Kong Sentences Five Speech Therapists To 19 Months In Prison For Inciting Sedition Via Children’s Literature
Under sedition legislation that dates back to colonial times, five Hong Kong speech therapists have each been given a sentence of 19 months in prison. A court came to the conclusion that they were guilty of releasing a series of illustrated books for children that had the effect of “indoctrinating” their audience of young readers.
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Hong Kong University of Science and Technology Is Developing The World’s First Virtual Campus In The Metaverse
HKUST, the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, has formally revealed plans to establish an online metaverse campus using cutting-edge technology such as virtual reality. MetaHKUST, a new and sophisticated metaverse campus, will provide a mixed virtual reality classroom to all registered students from across the globe. The MetaHKUST of Hong Kong University will…
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City Leader Announces That Hong Kong Is In No Need Of Anti-National-Education Teachers
According to Hong Kong’s Chief Executive John Lee Ka-chiu, there is no need for teachers who don’t want to devote themselves to national education.
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China Is Changing Textbooks To Alter The Colonial History Of Hong Kong
The nation is apparently altering its history books to educate future generations of students that Hong Kong was never colonized by the United Kingdom.
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In Order To Teach In Hong Kong’s Public Schools, Foreign Teachers Must Take An Oath Of Loyalty
In spite of the fact that there are concerns that teachers may leave the region as a result of increased restrictions, foreign English-language teachers who work for the Hong Kong government are required to take an oath of loyalty to the territory.
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Hong Kong: Over 5,000 Teachers Have Resigned From Schools This Year, A 50% Rise In The ‘Drop-Out’ Rate.
This academic year, at least 5,720 teachers departed from Hong Kong’s local school system so far, according to a Legislative Council document. The number of “drop-out teachers” has increased by more than 50% over the previous school year. Educators at local kindergartens, primary schools, high schools, and special needs schools are all included in the…