Students sit for the Hong Kong Diploma of Secondary Education (DSE) at the Munsang College in Kowloon City on April 27. Photo: Handout
Students sit for the Hong Kong Diploma of Secondary Education (DSE) at the Munsang College in Kowloon City on April 27. Photo: Handout

Hong Kong’s education under attack: outrage over history paper asking whether Japan did more good than harm to China during war years tip of the iceberg

  • A university entrance exam question on pre-WWII Sinco-Japanese relations that sparked outrage is the latest controversy to roil the sector
  • But the city’s failure to implement the national education curriculum in 2012 and growing anti-mainland sentiment linked to liberal studies have long been issues

Students sit for the Hong Kong Diploma of Secondary Education (DSE) at the Munsang College in Kowloon City on April 27. Photo: Handout
Students sit for the Hong Kong Diploma of Secondary Education (DSE) at the Munsang College in Kowloon City on April 27. Photo: Handout
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