NPC deliberates Patriotic Education Law | John Lee: Hong Kong Government will align with requirements | commentator Lau Yui-siu: young people and children will receive “greater attention”
人大審議愛國主義教育法Ⅰ李家超：港府會對接要求Ⅰ評論員劉銳紹：青少年和兒童會受到「較大關顧」
The Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress will deliberate the Law of the People’s Republic of China on Patriotic Education (Draft), the country’s first legislation regulating patriotic education. Its provisions also cover people in Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan, as well as overseas Chinese. Before attending the Executive Council meeting today, Chief Executive John Lee said that regardless of whether the law passed by the NPC Standing Committee applies in Hong Kong, “the Hong Kong Government will align with the country’s requirements for patriotic education”. Current affairs commentator Lau Yui-siu expected that young people, students and teaching staff, who are given particular emphasis in the draft, would receive “greater attention”.
全國人大常委會將審議《中華人民共和國愛國主義教育法（草案）》（下稱草案），是中國首次立法規管愛國教育，內容更涵蓋港澳台人士及海外僑胞。行政長官李家超今出席行政會議前表示，無論人大常委通過的法例是否在港適用，「港府都會對接國家對愛國主義教育的要求」。時事評論員劉銳紹預料，方案特別強調的青少年、學生和教職員將受到「較大關顧」。