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Good student guidance urged

May 28, 2014

Schools and teachers should guide students to explore social issues with unbiased and pluralistic perspectives and encourage independent thinking and balanced judgments, Acting Secretary for Education Kevin Yeung says.

 

He told the Legislative Council today schools and teachers should not teach or encourage students to participate in unlawful activities.

 

He said the school curriculum develops students into knowledgeable, responsible and law-abiding citizens who respect pluralism of cultures and views, and critical, reflective and independent thinkers who are able to approach issues from different perspectives.

 

Regarding the discussion of current affairs that involve social and political participation, such as the Occupy Central movement, students should also be provided with diversified learning materials to ensure they have access to resources and views of varying stances, he said.

 

While the Government deeply respects the public's freedoms of speech and assembly, which the Basic Law and Bill of Rights Ordinance also safeguard, the public should not breach the law when exercising these freedoms, he added.

 

He noted that the Occupy Central movement initiators have openly stated the movement will be illegal.

 

The education sector and some parents groups have written to the Education Bureau expressing their concerns that the movement's mobilisation might extend to schools and have a negative impact on students.

 

In response, the Secretary for Education has given schools and parents a well-intentioned reminder on the movement’s illegality.



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