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Hong Kong, 11 September 2024: <\/strong>\u201cTeenage dreams, so hard to beat\u201d \u2013 the words inscribed on the gravestone of legendary radio DJ John Peel are taken from his favourite song, Teenage Kicks<\/em> by the Undertones. Released in 1977, it remains i<\/a>conic<\/a>: two minutes and 27 seconds of raucous punk pop perfection, a timeless paean to the joys and frustration of youthful lust. Singer Feargal Sharkey pines for a girl he\u2019s just seen and wishes to invite her over so he can \u201chold her tight, get teenage kicks right through the night\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Funnily enough, he doesn\u2019t mention playing badminton together, going for a walk to admire the trees, or signing a commitment form that sets limits on intimacy. These and other measures for cooling young passion are recommended by our Education Bureau in new teaching mater<\/a>ials<\/a> for secondary school students aged 12-14. The Undertones, it may be noted, grew up in trouble-strewn Northern Ireland \u2013 \u201ca bunch of spotty, talented, badly dressed Derry boys finding comfort in the middle of a war\u201d, according to one commentator \u2013 rather than today\u2019s prim and proper Hong Kong where nanny knows best.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

However well intended, the government guidelines are out of touch, insist sex education experts. Doris Chong of the Association Concerning Sexual Violence Against Women says the materials lack the vital thought process of enabling young people to identify their own will and clearly express consent. The document authors \u201cseem very worried that once young people have sexual urges, they will go to have sex\u201d, she laments. Professor Diana Kwok Kan notes a quarter of the materials relate to Family Planning Association pamphlets while some of the publications cited are more than 30 years old; she calls the failure to reference more recent studies \u201cunprofessional\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Education Bureau denies being behind the times, saying it is seeking to cultivate \u201ccomprehensive values\u201d among students so they can make \u201cinformed and responsible decisions\u201d when they are more mature. Education minister Christine Choi says the teaching materials should be seen as p<\/a>romoting respect and responsibility<\/a> rather than being considered official policy. She points out schools have to educate pupils about the illegality and consequences of under-age sex.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Perhaps singing March of the Volunteers<\/em> will keep young citizens\u2019 minds off naughty needs. Our education chief has r<\/a>eminded students<\/a> to belt out the national anthem \u201cwith emotion\u201d as schools hold flag-raising ceremonies this week to mark the new academic year. She fears some are unsure whether to sing or not, while others do so only in a low voice. As well, they can learn the words to Our Home<\/em>, a new song<\/a> to promote patriotic education \u2013 with a karaoke version for primary and secondary schools \u2013 which has been produced by the recently formed Working Group on Patriotic Education. Convenor and pro-establishment lawmaker Starry Lee hopes young people will sing it together and \u201csubtly develop national awareness\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Aside from ardour and anthems, education chiefs have other concerns. Some 70 primary one classes in 66 schools have been scrapped<\/a> in the new academic year. Most of the fresh intake are children born in 2018, when our city recorded 53,700 new babies. Births have continued to decline, plunging to 32,500 in 2022 before a slight uptick last year. Simply, this means some schools will close and others merge in the next few years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

School principal and education sector lawmaker Chu Kwok-keung calls the shrinking student population \u201ca serious problem\u201d. Hopes it will be alleviated by families arriving in town under the administration\u2019s Top Talent Pass Scheme are misplaced, he adds. \u201cMost of these children are studying at secondary schools and senior forms at primary schools. Few new arrivals will bring their kids to Hong Kong when they are only six years old.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Even this trend present<\/a>s challenges<\/a>. Some 47,730 dependants under the age of 18 have had their applications approved under the Top Talent Pass Scheme \u2013 launched in December 2022 to lure skilled workers to Hong Kong \u2013 with around 95% coming from the mainland. Wong Ching-yung, principal of Scientia Secondary School, which has accepted 120 transfer students this term, stresses his new charges have no issues integrating culturally and socially, but language skills remain a concern. \u201cMost of them do not understand Cantonese and need extra tutoring for English,\u201d he reveals. The school has put in place measures to help them adapt.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We champion education here at BC&C, of course. We are delighted to learn our annual Prize in Accounts and Financial Management for law students at the University of Hong Kong has three joint winners who will be acknowledged at next month\u2019s awards ceremony. Before then, on 27 September, the university will host our annual Criminal Law Lecture, this one delivered by former Director of Public Prosecutions and Justice of Appeal Ian McWalters. A reminder that the event is free and open to the public \u2013 you can register for it here<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In closing, I should highlight the recent J<\/a>C Youth Football Academy Summit<\/a> which saw our city host Manchester United U16s \u2013 accompanied by club legends John O\u2019Shea and Dimitar Berbatov \u2013 for a pair of matches against local age-group teams amid a week of sporting and cultural activities. A good time was had by all thanks to the efforts of the joint organisers: the Football Association of Hong Kong, China and the Hong Kong Jockey Club.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Well done, both. It seems these two \u2013 more than our education chiefs \u2013 know all about teenage kicks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Until next time, everybody!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Colin Cohen<\/strong>
Senior Partner<\/strong>
Boase Cohen & Collins<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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