Theme 1: Hong Kong under “One Country, Two Systems”

1.1 Brief introduction to the origin of the question of Hong Kong (the three unequal treaties and the background) and the process of Hong Kong’s return to China

Joint Declaration of the Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and the Government of the People’s Republic of China on the Question of Hong Kong (19 December 1984) https://www.cmab.gov.hk/en/issues/jd2.htm

Constitution of the People’s Republic of China and the Basic Law https://www.basiclaw.gov.hk/en/basiclaw/in dex.html

White Paper on the Practice of the “One Country, Two Systems” Policy in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region http://english.www.gov.cn/archive/white_pa per/2014/08/23/content_281474982986578. htm

Regarding the process of Hong Kong’s return to China, teachers may refer to wall-chart resources on the themes of “Event Book on Hong Kong’s Return to China” developed by the Education Bureau [Chinese version is currently available] https://www.edb.gov.hk/tc/curriculum- development/kla/pshe/basic-law- education/cble_wallcharts/index.html

Learning and Teaching Resources on the Constitution and the Basic Law Education (Education Bureau) [Chinese version is currently available]

https://www.edb.gov.hk/en/curriculum-development/kla/pshe/basic-law-education.html

🎥 《歷史有話說》 第十一集:南京條約 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z5NgbUlqYqc

🎥 《歷史有話說》 第十二集:香港與英法聯軍之役https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vmkVSl6O_9M

🎥 《歷史有話說》 第十三集:北京條約 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tntRl7lbspI

🎥 《歷史有話說》 第十五集 – 列強瓜分中國及新界租借 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EzerKehY0-U

🎥 《歷史有話說》 第四十集: 一國兩制 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EzerKehY0-U


1.2 Constitutional relationship between the country and the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) (China has indisputable sovereignty and jurisdiction over Hong Kong), legal basis of “one country, two systems” and

🎥 On 19 December 1984, after 22 rounds of talks, the Sino-British Joint Declaration was formally signed.


1.3 Significance of Safeguarding National Security in Hong Kong

Website on Safeguarding National Security in Hong Kong https://www.isd.gov.hk/nationalsecurity/eng/law.html

全民國家安全教育日 2021 https://www.nsed.gov.hk/

Basic Law Online Course for Secondary Students’ Self-directed Learning https://www.edb.gov.hk/en/curriculum-development/kla/pshe/basic-law-education/student- onlinecourse/index.html

Website of the Basic Law of the HKSAR of the PRC https://www.basiclaw.gov.hk/en/index/index.html

Learning and Teaching Resources on the Constitution and the Basic Law https://www.edb.gov.hk/pshe/constitution-basiclaw [Chinese version is currently available]

Teaching Resources on the Constitution of the People’s Republic of China [Junior Secondary Curriculum of the PSHE KLA] https://www.edb.gov.hk/tc/curriculum-development/kla/pshe/basic-law- education/constitution_chi/index.html [Chinese version is currently available]

The Constitution and the Basic Law Education Wall-chart Resources https://www.edb.gov.hk/tc/curriculum- development/kla/pshe/basic-law-education/cble_wallcharts/index.html [Chinese version is currently available]

Full text of the Basic Law of the HKSAR of the PRC and related documents https://www.basiclaw.gov.hk/en/basiclaw/index.html


2.1 Brief introduction to the contemporary situation of the country

🎥 How is the National People’s Congress deputy elected? http://news.cctv.com/2018/02/28/ARTI3fXmvHwuo6wxs62nqjEI180228.shtml

  How many ethnic minority groups does China have? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KkyPl_ZKiEk

🎥 Videos of the National People’s Congress in 2021 http://www.npc.gov.cn/npc/dbdh13j4c/13j4c.shtml


2.2 The national symbols (national flag, national emblem, national anthem) and stipulations as stated in Annex III to the Basic Law

🎥 ‘Birth of the National Flag of the PRC’ in National Memoryhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3BQnITu-EUA&feature=youtu.be

Flags, Emblems and Anthem https://www.protocol.gov.hk/en/show/show.html

National Anthem Ordinance https://www.cmab.gov.hk/en/issues/national_anthem_introduction.htm

Getting to Know the National Flag, the National Emblem, the National Anthem and the Regional Flag https://www.edb.gov.hk/en/curriculum-development/4-key-tasks/moral-civic/newwebsite/flagraising.html


2.3 Achievements of the Country in Different Areas in Recent Years (New High-end Technologies, Medical Care and Public Health, Culture and Education, Infrastructures, Poverty Eradication)

🎥 《大國重器》第二季片段 https://3g.163.com/v/video/VHAPQ3BLL.html?referFrom=

🎥 見證中國電影市場的發展 https://new.qq.com/rain/a/20210318V0EGDS00

  港珠澳大橋實現1小時經濟圈生活 https://www.isd.gov.hk/chi/tvapi/18_td56.html


2.4 Benefits and contributions of the HKSAR’s participation in national affairs

🎥 Mainland and Hong Kong Closer Economic Partnership Arrangement (CEPA) https://www.tid.gov.hk/english/cepa/webcast/cepa_201904.html

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