2023 Policy Address | Primary General Studies to Be Split into Humanities and Science, with More National Security Studies; Merged 27 Years Ago to “Reduce Children’s Burden” but Now to Study Politics First
施政報告2023｜小學常識拆開人文及科學2科 多讀國安！27年前合併原意「減小孩負擔」卻首研政治
Primary General Studies, formed in the year before Hong Kong’s sovereignty was transferred to China by merging Social Studies, Science and Health Education, will be split from 2025 into Humanities, which emphasises studying national security and national conditions, and Science, which will focus mainly on STEAM education. In the earlier part of the 2023 Policy Address, Chief Executive John Lee explicitly said that Humanities would help primary pupils across Hong Kong cultivate the spirit of the Chinese nation advocated by Chinese President Xi Jinping; Science was mentioned only towards the end.
在香港主權移交中國的前1年由社會、科學和健教3科合併而成的小學常識科，2025年起落實分拆為勤習國安國情的人文科，以及主力STEAM教育的科學科。特首李家超在2023年《施政報告》前段明言，人文科是幫助全港小學生培育中國國家主席習近平所提倡的中華民族精神；尾段始提及科學科。