Monday.COME “Our Footsteps in the Anti-National Education Movement”

In the summer of 2012, a movement that had never before appeared in Hong Kong came into existence: the Anti-National Education Movement. Withstanding numerous pressure and problems, the secondary-student group “Scholarism”, established for barely more than a year, and the “Parents’ Concern Group on National Education”formed in July managed to turn the movement from a humble beginning into a society-wide campaign. They succeeded in forcing the government to yield and allow schools to decide on their own whether to launch the National Education as a separate subject or not. The chairperson of the government-appointed consultation committee on national education later announced that the original Moral and National Education Curriculum Guide has already lost its efficacy. How are all these made possible? Members from the two major groups in this Anti-National Education Movement, the “Parents’ Concern Group on National Education” and “Scholarism”, will be at Monday.COME to share with us their experience and thoughts on the movement.

Topic: Our Footsteps in the Anti-National Education Movement
Date: 8 October 2012 (Monday)
Time: 12:30pm – 2:00pm
Venue: NAH 312
Speaker: Ms. Eva Chan Sik Chee (Convener, Parents’ Concern Group on National Education), Mr. Tommy Cheung Sau Yin (Spokesperson, Scholarism), Mr. Joshua Wong Chi Fung (Convener, Scholarism)
Host: Miss Vivian Tam Wai Wan (Lecturer, School of Journalism and Communication)
Language: Cantonese (Putonghua and English can be used in discussion)
Lunch:HK$10 (The School and GPA Department subsidize the remainder. Lunch is provided for REGISTERED participants only.)
Notes:Monday.COME is open to students and staff of the School of Journalism and Communication, and Department of Government and Public Administration only and is closed to the press.