On April 18, at a seminar on Hong Kong’s national security education, some teachers asked whether it would be in breach of the National Security Law (NSL) when contents of the “Cultural Revolution” were invoked during class periods. Chris Tang Ping-keung, Secretary for Security, replied that the main issue is not about the topic, it depends on whether there are criminal acts and intentions involved. If teachers and/or students fabricate facts on sensitive issues and use them to incite either anti-CCP and/or anti-HK sentiments, it will constitute an illegal act.
Going through both the History and Chinese History curriculum guidelines recommended by the Education Bureau for schools, they all include issues related to political movements such as the Cultural Revolution since the establishment (1949) of the Communist Party’s rule in China. The guidelines even put emphasis on investigating and assessing the nature of the Cultural Revolution in the Senior Secondary (Form 4 to 6) Chinese History curriculum.
