The battle for the education of Hong Kong children is recommencing.

"But in the wake of the protests, China is now also contemplating far-reaching new education policies. In separate comments in recent days, both Chen Zuoer, a top adviser to Beijing on Hong Kong, and Rao Geping, a Chinese law professor who sits on the Hong Kong Basic Law Committee, have called for the introduction of “national education” to the region. Such a curriculum would be built around Beijing’s desires, with the aim of promoting loyalty to the mainland among future students in Hong Kong..."

"In China, Mr. Bao suggested, calls for patriotism tend to be one-sided, demanding a love for the state that is not often requited.

“The Cultural Revolution,” he said, “ was very patriotic.”"