Recently, the a Hong Kong Education Bureau spokesman said, “The cultivation of positive values and attitudes among students has been a key learning goal of primary and secondary education. We expect the next generation of Hong Kong to act righteously, have a broad knowledge base, be able to demonstrate skills such as rational thinking, ethnical judgment and effective communication skills, and to be socially responsible and equipped with a sense of national identity, love for Hong Kong, and international perspectives. Schools are nurturing in their students the priority values and attitudes, including perseverance, respect for others, responsibility, national identity, commitment, integrity, and care for others. In October this year, in view of students’ learning and development needs, the Curriculum Development Council recommended setting ‘law-abidingness’ and ’empathy’ as priority values and attitudes in order to enable students to understand that law-abidingness is the basic responsibility of citizens for the benefits of the community. They can also learn to empathise and put themselves in others’ shoes, respect different opinions and in turn help create a harmonious and caring society.”

Clearly, this statement is duty to the State and not towards God. But what do you expect from a government that demands blind obedience of the State or citizens may get arrested for questioning authority.

They have turned their backs to God and forgotten What Christ said, “Render therefore to Caesar the things that are Caesar’s, and to God the things that are God’s.” Duty to God is more important than duty to the State.