Hong Kong Protests China Patriotism Propaganda Classes

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HuffingtonPost.com
07/29/12 07:44 AM ET AP

Hong Kong Protests

A protester holds a placard during a march in a downtown street in Hong Kong Sunday, July 29, 2012 to protest the upcoming introduction in schools of Chinese patriotism classes that they fear will lead to brainwashing. (AP Photo/Vincent Yu)

 

HONG KONG -- Tens of thousands including teachers and parents pushing strollers took to Hong Kong streets Sunday to protest the upcoming introduction of Chinese patriotism classes they fear will lead to brainwashing, the latest sign of growing discomfort over Beijing's influence in the semiautonomous territory.

Students and pro-democracy activists were among those who marched to the Hong Kong government's headquarters to protest the new curriculum, which authorities are encouraging schools to begin using when classes resume in September.

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