'Hong Kong's future is also my future': School students join pro-democracy demonstrations

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Students are joining demonstrations across Hong Kong, prompting criticism from some that the curriculum is radicalising the city's youth, while others lament the heavy burden the children are shouldering.

"One of the demands is about universal suffrage and [my students] say this one is the least possible," Mr Lau said.Mr Lau rejects the idea liberal studies teachers instruct students about which political system is better when comparing China and Hong Kong.

"They don't do the comparison. They just say in Hong Kong, the system is like this, then the Chinese one is like this. But there is no such thing as, which is better," Mr Lau said. He said liberal studies was crucial in a world where young people are heavily influenced by what they read online via their social media feeds."If you click in the internet there are many different kinds of news … you can't tell whether it's right or not," Mr Lau said.Alumni join demonstration to help shoulder 'burden' on children

Standing shoulder-to-shoulder with the Maryknoll students are alumni, including 28-year-old"Caitlyn".

 

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