Teach China's history in schools: Institute of Education president
Hong Kong's schools should teach more about China's history and culture without branding it as national education, the incoming head of the city's teacher training college has said.
Hong Kong's schools should teach more about China's history and culture without branding it as national education, the incoming head of the city's teacher training college has said.
Stephen Cheung Yan-leung, who will take over as the Institute of Education's president in September, also said his chief duty would help the college become a university, amid doubts about his commitment to the process.
He was speaking at a press conference at the school's Tai Po campus yesterday about his appointment by the board to replace Secretary for Transport and Housing Anthony Cheung Bing-leung.
The new head said teachers must speak the truth when educating students about China's history in order to help the next generation become good citizens of the city and the nation.
"We don't need to take a stance. But students must learn the whole thing to nurture independent thinking," the Baptist University business dean said.
We don't need to take a stance. But students must learn the whole thing to nurture independent thinking
Asked for his view on how best to deliver national education to students, he replied: "We should not brand it national education. We should just teach more history and culture of China."