Hong Kong to teach new course on nation’s struggles to civil servants
- Programme will focus on how Chinese survived difficult times with help of ‘will to succeed’ and also on city’s role and contribution to ‘national rejuvenation’
- Course, to be offered to middle and senior-level government workers, part of broader ‘mindset building’ push
Hong Kong will introduce a new training programme about the nation’s struggles over the past century for middle and senior-level government workers as part of a fresh “mindset building” push to enhance their patriotism.
The programme will focus on how the Chinese survived difficult times with the help of their “will to succeed” and also on the city’s role and contribution to the “national rejuvenation”, according to the Civil Service Bureau.
The move followed positive feedback from civil servants taking part in ongoing training courses aimed at strengthening their national identity, awareness of state security and patriotism, the bureau said.
In a paper prepared for discussion at next Monday’s meeting of the Legislative Council panel on public service, the bureau said the Civil Service College placed a significant emphasis on “mindset building”.
“[The college] makes use of elements such as historical background, deeds of heroes, martyrs and role models, and traditional Chinese culture to enhance the emotional impact of its programmes so as to reinforce civil servants’ patriotic spirit and their shared commitment to serve the country and Hong Kong”.
As part of its latest plan, the college would roll out a new “thematic study programme on modern Chinese history” for managerial employees, according to the paper.
