Hong Kong’s public school teachers, who are considered civil servants, were already required to pass the test on the city’s mini-constitution.
to qualify for jobs would eventually be extended to kindergartens and semi-private schools as well, Hong Kong’s education minister revealed on Friday. Secretary for Education Kevin Yeung Yun-hung told a radio programme the government hoped as many as 2,000 freshly graduated primary and secondary schoolteachers would pass the new Basic Law test ahead of the start of the academic year next September.
“In the first step, we aim to [implement] the test across government-aided schools, because there are about 1,000 to 2,000 new recruit teachers there every year,” Yeung said, referring to institutions largely funded and run by charity organisations. Do you have questions about the biggest topics and trends from around the world? Get the answers with, our new platform of curated content with explainers, FAQs, analyses and infographics brought to you by our award-winning team. “Then, we will continue to expand [the scope] to direct subsidy scheme schools and kindergartens, and in the long run, teachers in other areas as well.”DSS schools are semi-private schools that charge tuition while also receiving government subsidies. Hong Kong’s public school teachers, who are considered civil servants, were already required to pass the examination. The expansion of that mandate to teachers working at institutions only partially subsidised by the government was first unveiled last Wednesday during Chief Executive Carrie Lam Cheng Yuet-ngor’s annual policy address. “Teachers have a role in guiding students and we expect them to have a certain degree of understanding of the Basic Law,” Yeung said on Friday. Helping Hong Kong teachers foster a stronger sense of national identity among their students is one of the new plan’s stated goals. Photo: David Wong He added that educators should also possess knowledge about the historical context of the mini-constitution’s formation and the importance of the city’s “one country, two systems” governing principle, which he said would better equip teachers to foster a national identity in their students.When asked whether the exam might be expanded to cover topics such as the national security law – something that would apply to civil service job applicants from the middle of next year – Yeung said it had not been ruled out. “We are considering doing that as well and have been in communication with the Civil Service Bureau to have the assessments aligned,” Yeung said.More from South China Morning Post: Hong Kong officials urged to speed up delivery of Article 23 security law to counter foreign interference
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