Beijing’s liaison office in Hong Kong calls for education system with ‘one country, two systems’ as core value as new institute opens
- Lu Xinning, of central government’s liaison office, tells teachers she hopes they will pass on love of country in classroom
- Hong Kong Huaxia Education Institute, set up by Beijing loyalist educational groups that run 15 schools across the city, opens
A senior Chinese mainland official has appealed to Hong Kong to create an education system in line with the “one country, two systems” principle as a major institute designed to promote patriotism was set up with national support.
Lu Xinning, a deputy director of the central government’s liaison office in Hong Kong, on Saturday said she hoped the city’s Beijing-loyalist teachers would pass on their “glorious tradition of loving the country and the city to the next generation”.
Lu was speaking at a gathering of more than 1,100 teachers at the opening ceremony of the Hong Kong Huaxia Education Institute, formed by six major Beijing-loyalist educational organisations that manage 15 schools across the city.
She said in a video message that Chinese President Xi Jinping said earlier this month Hong Kong should continue the promotion of patriotism in all walks of life.
Lu said the city had to strengthen young people’s sense of national identity and improve its education system to fulfil expectations.