Posted on 09/02/2022 4:46:38 AM PDT by Oldeconomybuyer
Hong Kong (AFP) – Rows of fidgeting Hong Kong schoolchildren looked on as a short film explained what constitutes a national security crime, using former US President Donald Trump as an example -- and a warning.
The TV was surrounded by dozens of stuffed panda toys, which the children were assured they could play with later if they listened attentively.
The screening was at Hong Kong's first patriotic education centre, which teaches students about the city's new national security law as well as China's history and achievements.
Beijing imposed the sweeping law on Hong Kong to snuff out dissent after huge and sometimes violent democracy protests in 2019 -- and schools have been ordered to instil a new sense of patriotism into children.
The centre is operated by the city's largest pro-Beijing teachers union in a vacated school at the foot of Lion Rock -- a mountain popularly considered a symbol of the city's can-do spirit.
Until recently, Hong Kong teachers could also join a pro-democracy union but it closed in the wake of the political crackdown.
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