Education and Youth Affairs Bureau (DSEJ) Director Lou Pak Sang yesterday urged local teachers not to promote their own political views in classrooms, saying that teachers should always teach their pupils how to look at and analyse current affairs from multiple perspectives and through an “impartial, objective and rational” approach.
Lou made the remarks during a media briefing and a Q&A session about his bureau’s latest activities and measures for educational and youth affairs. The briefing held at the bureau, chaired by Lou, was also attended by several of the bureau’s most senior officials. During the Q&A session, several reporters asked what measures the bureau has possibly taken for local schools, pupils and their parents in response to the ongoing anti-government demonstrations and violent protests in Hong Kong.
Lou said that his bureau had held meetings with major education associations as well as schools last week about measures in preparation for the commencement of the new school year earlier this week, adding that the meetings also included discussions about the ongoing incidents in Hong Kong.
Education and Youth Affairs Bureau (DSEJ) Director Lou Pak Sang shows reporters school teaching materials on safety education published by his bureau during yesterday’s media briefing and Q&A session at the bureau. The teaching materials, available in Chinese, Portuguese and English, cover various topics such as domestic safety and school safety, as well as measures in response to typhoons and fires. The teaching materials started to be used by schools from the school year 2018/19.
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