PoliticsHong Kong students learn new lesson: respect China's laws
Once regarded as a bastion of free thought, city's education takes a drastic turn
Hong Kong students attend a flag raising ceremony during morning assembly ahead of National Security Education Day. © Reuters
TAKESHI KIHARA, Nikkei staff writer
HONG KONG -- Hong Kong has been renowned for its liberal education system aimed at fostering free, intellectual and critical thinking, but that is beginning to change as the city has begun to fully adopt a curriculum favored by state-run schools on the mainland.