Beijing is continuing to promote “patriotic” education among young people in Hong Kong and Macao as the Chinese Communist Party has tightened its political control over the two regions, after substantially terminating the autonomy originally promised under “One Country, Two Systems.”
Xinhua News Agency reported that from September 18 to 22, the Hong Kong and Macao governments, the Hong Kong and Macao Work Office of the Chinese Communist Party and the State Council, and the Beijing municipal government organized a “Salute to the National Flag” themed visit to Beijing for representatives of flag-raising teams from schools and universities in the two regions.
About 1,000 representatives from flag-raising teams at 121 primary and secondary schools and 21 universities in Hong Kong and Macao participated. The delegation was led by Hong Kong Chief Secretary for Administration Chan Kwok-ki and Macao Secretary for Social Affairs and Culture Leong Wai-ling.
During the visit, participants attended the national flag-raising ceremony at Tiananmen Square and visited the Great Hall of the People, the Palace Museum, and the National Museum of China. They also visited the Chinese People’s Liberation Army’s Honor Guard Regiment, as well as schools, cultural and technology institutions, companies, and rural communities in Beijing.
Source: Xinhua, September 18, 2026
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