Exam authorities accused of self-censorship for removing CY Leung cartoon from DSE paper
Exam authorities accused of self-censorship after a Liberal Studies DSE exam paper was modified so students could not see a cartoon depicting Chief Executive Leung Chun-ying being thrown into a bin.
Examinations authorities have been accused of self-censorship after a photograph carried in yesterday's Liberal Studies DSE exam was modified so that students could not see a satirical cartoon depicting Chief Executive Leung Chun-ying being tossed into a rubbish bin.
In another photo, some slogans on protest placards were removed, except the words on the biggest banner: "Unite youth power. Support Hong Kong with concerted efforts".
The Examinations and Assessment Authority said both images, taken at the January 1 pro-democracy and pro-government marches last year, had been modified to sharpen the focus of the question in the exam paper.
A rights advocate described the modifications as an example of self-censorship, saying the authority did not want to appear derogatory towards Leung.
"Pupils may be daunted by the removal and dare not write anything bad about Leung," said Johnson Yeung Ching-yin, convenor of the Civil Human Rights Front, which organised the New Year's Day rally for democracy.
Both pictures appeared in a question that was compulsory for pupils to answer.