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The Education Bureau has asked primary schools in Hong Kong to put more emphasis on patriotism and national security in its first change to the curriculum in eight years. The bureau on Thursday suggested schools spend up to one-fourth of the study time during the six years of primary education on activities and talks about, among other topics, “the understanding of Chinese culture, the constitution, Basic Law and national security education”. Authorities also recommended organising “cross-disciplinary” exchange visits to mainland China. A bureau spokesman said the revision was to update the old “Basic Education Curriculum Guide” for primary schools adopted...
