Alvin Yeung: Textbooks should not say Hong Kong was transferred to China as the country always had it

Secretary for Education Kevin Yeung has said that China has always had sovereignty over Hong Kong, thus school textbooks should not describe the 1997 Handover as a transfer of, or taking back of, sovereignty. His remarks came after broadcaster i-Cable found that a textbook review group at the Education Bureau had criticised phrases in textbooks, saying that they used inappropriate wording or unclear concepts. Cheung Mo Ching reports.

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