China News Service Hong Kong, December 31st Title: Looking forward to building the "One Belt and One Road" in the education sector - an exclusive interview with Wu Huanjie, principal of Hong Kong Pui Qiao Middle School
China News Service reporter Han Xingtong
Many years ago, Hong Kong Pui Qiao Middle School held a weekly flag-raising ceremony, and the teachers and students of the school played and sang the national anthem together. Schools would post the national anthem on their walls and students would sing and stare at the lyrics. "This has a very good effect on students as a Chinese teenager, what they will do in the future and what expectations the country will bear." Wu Huanjie, principal of Peiqiao Middle School, said in an exclusive interview with a reporter from China News Service recently.
Looking back at the impact and damage caused by the social events in 2019 to the education sector, Wu Huanjie bluntly said that this highlighted Hong Kong's past shortcomings in the field of national education. He does not agree that national security issues are too obscure and profound for students. The key lies in where to start. As simple as the law-abiding awareness of "stop on red light, go on green light" can form the foundation of national security. "So if you know our country and understand it, you will know how to protect it. This is a process that starts from early childhood."
Wu Huanjie, the principal of Hong Kong Peiqiao Middle School, said in a recent exclusive interview with a reporter from China News Service that this has a very good effect on students as a Chinese teenager, what he will do in the future and what expectations the country will bear. Photo by China News Service reporter Chen Yongnuo
In recent years, the Education Bureau of the Hong Kong SAR Government has carried out drastic reforms, including the abolition of the controversial general education subject, and supporting schools in promoting national education in a variety of ways. It also recently released the "Guidelines on Professional Ethics for Teachers", which clearly explains the professional ethics and behavioral norms that teachers should have, and encourages teachers to voluntarily abide by them to protect the well-being of students, protect the education profession, and maintain national security and social order.
"This has given the education sector very professional guidance and clearly highlighted a boundary, including what teachers should be trained to do, what teachers cannot do during class, and how Hong Kong's education will develop in the future." In Wu Huanjie's view, when society returns to calm, education is facing some more practical development problems, including insufficient school enrollment and the urgent need to change the direction of school talent cultivation due to the saturation of traditional industries.
is consistent with the direction of the SAR government in recent years to vigorously promote the development of innovation and technology and "grab talents" from abroad. Wu Huanjie also believes that STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics) education must be promoted in schools and introduce outstanding students through Hong Kong's high-quality educational resources, because the talents Hong Kong needs in the future must have a world view and innovative technological capabilities. "Hong Kong is still the window of the motherland to the outside world. Whether Hong Kong students study abroad or introduce talents, it is relatively free and attractive." He mentioned that this city with a population of more than 7 million has 5 of the world's top 100 universities, 16 national key laboratories , and 6 Hong Kong branches of the National Engineering Technology Research Center.
Wu Huanjie, the principal of Hong Kong Peiqiao Middle School, said in a recent exclusive interview with a reporter from China News Service that this has a very good effect on students as a Chinese teenager, what he will do in the future and what expectations the country will bear. Photo by China News Service reporter Chen Yongnuo
Wu Huanjie sees the unique position of Peiqiao Middle School. As a school that initially mainly admitted students from overseas Chinese in Southeast Asia and helped them understand the national conditions, it can continue to leverage its advantages in the overseas Chinese network to tell Chinese stories and Hong Kong stories to them; internally, it can also contact sister schools so that the values of peers can influence each other.
According to Wu Huanjie, Peiqiao Middle School has formed sister schools with more than 20 schools in the mainland. "Sometimes it may not be serious academic activities, but actually playing ball and participating in extracurricular activities together. I hope that through such pairings, peers can communicate with each other, and teachers can also have professional exchanges and learn from each other."
In the future, his eyes are set on expanding outwards. “We can communicate more with ASEAN countries, starting from the ‘Belt and Road’ initiative, and conduct cooperation and exchanges with the ‘Belt and Road Initiative’ countries." Wu Huanjie hopes that Pei Qiao Middle School can build this bridge connecting overseas Chinese, "One Belt and One Road" countries and regions and mainland China. On the one hand, it will promote Hong Kong's education system and courses to the outside world, so that overseas Chinese, students from ASEAN and "One Belt and One Road" countries will increase their confidence in Hong Kong education and choose to study in Hong Kong. On the other hand, it will also help them pass Hong Kong's study courses and exchange activities.
Although this is only a preliminary idea, Wu Huanjie believes that there is much potential in it. "With the professional guidelines issued by the Education Bureau, Hong Kong's own rules and regulations, and various supporting resources, I believe that talents from all over the world will definitely make creative contributions to Hong Kong's industry once they arrive." "(End)
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