Content about the civil unrest has been revised or deleted in a number of liberal studies textbooks after their publishers sought advice from the Education Bureau. While participation was voluntary, the bureau said it would not introduce textbooks that were not revised accordingly on its official website and that it would consider establishing a long-term review mechanism for liberal studies textbooks. Officials have said the education sector - including some teachers charged with professional misconduct as well as the content of the liberal studies subject - has misled students into becoming violent protesters. Tang Fei, vice chairman of the Hong Kong Federation of Education Workers, said publishers had "political and practical considerations." But liberal studies teacher Chan Chi-wah questioned the changes, saying: "Incidents like Occupy Central have actually happened, so students need to know how to analyze them from different perspectives, and how the government should react to them."

Source: The Standard August 18, 2020 19:11 UTC