CONFIDENTIAL
FM HONG KONG
TO TELELETTER FCO
TELELETTER
NFR
OF 1009467 APRIL 92
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AND TO TELELETTER PEKING, UKREP JLG HONG KONG
FROM: JOSHUA LAW, CAB, HKG
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MR R BUNTEN, FCO, HKD
TO: PEKING AND UKREP JLG HONG KONG
JD/BL TEACHING KIT
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1. YOU MAY WISH TO BE AWARE THAT, IN RESPONSE TO DEMAND FROM THE TEACHING PROFESSION AND LOCAL CIVIC EDUCATION BODIES, EDUCATION DEPARTMENT IS IN THE PROCESS OF PREPARING A TEACHING KIT ON JD
AND BL. THE AIM IS TO PROVIDE SOME MATERIAL TO ASSIST TEACHERS IN PRESENTING THE CONTENTS OF THE JD AND BL, WHICH FORM PART OF THE PUBLIC AFFAIRS SUBJECTS IN THE SECONDARY SCHOOL CURRICULUM. THE
KIT IS EXPECTED TO BE PUBLISHED THIS SUMMER.
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2. THE IDEA OF THE TEACHING KIT HAS BEEN GENERALLY WELL RECEIVED
BY THE ACADEMIC CIRCLE AND THE LOCAL PRESS. THERE ARE SIGNS FROM THE LEFT-WING PRESS THAT THE CHINESE ALSO WELCOME OUR INITIATIVE TO PROMOTE AWARENESS OF THE BL. HOWEVER, GIVEN KNOW CHINESE SENSITIVITY ABOUT INTERPRETATION OF THE BL, WE ARE TAKING PARTICULAR CAUTION IN THE PREPARATION OF THE TEACHING KIT, THE BL CHAPTERS IN PARTICULAR, IN ORDER TO MINIMISE, AS FAR AS POSSIBLE, THE RISK OF CHINESE ADVERSE REACTION TO ITS CONTENTS ONCE PUBLISHED. IN THIS CONNECTION, YOU MAY WISH TO NOTE THAT ZHOU NAN REFERRED TO THE TEACHING KIT DURING THE SYMPOSIUM ON THE SECOND
ANNIVERSARY OF THE PROMULGATION OF THE BL HELD IN BEIJING ON 4
APRIL, HOPING THAT IT WOULD GIVE A COMPLETE AND ACCURATE INTRODUCTION TO THE BL'.
3. TO AVOID VALUE JUDGEMENTS AND ANY ACCUSATIONS OF HKG ATTEMPTING TO MISLEAD SCHOOL CHILDREN ON THE INTERPRETATION OF ANY PROVISION OF THE BL, THE BULK OF THE TEACHING KIT'S CONTENTS WILL BE A FULL REPRODUCTION OF THE RELEVANT JD/BL ARTICLES
INSTEAD OF SUMMARISING OR SIMPLIFYING THE PROVISIONS. IN ADDITION, WE THINK IT WOULD BE PRUDENT TO PUT DOWN A DISCLAIMER IN THE PREAMBLE OF THE TEACHING KIT ALONG THE LINES THAT THE KIT IS INTENDED SOLELY FOR EDUCATIONAL PURPOSES AND DOES NOT PURPORT
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