After the implementation of the national security law for the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR), national security education has also been placed high on the agenda. The opposition has long used politics to disrupt Hong Kong's education system, causing chaos on and off campus. It is a turning point for Hong Kong to let the education return to its essence, and let the students' study back on track.

In the social unrest since last June, some young people in Hong Kong have been instigated by anti-government forces to engage in illegal and violent activities, openly challenging the red line of the "one country, two systems" principle. 

Data shows that over 3,000 students have been arrested for involvement in illegal assemblies and violent protests over the  extradition bill issue, accounting for 40 percent of those arrested, with the youngest being only 12 years old.

Some teachers along with several media outlets, attempted to politicize the HKSAR's education system, promoting misrepresentations of history and the arbitrary smearing of the government and law enforcement agencies. All these are reflected in textbooks, classroom instruction, test questions and extracurricular activities. Campuses seem to have become "hotbeds of violence".

Chief Executive of the HKSAR Carrie Lam said at an education forum Saturday that she has asked the HKSAR government's secretary for education to make a plan for school education on the Constitution, the Basic Law, National Anthem Ordinance and the national security law for Hong Kong.

The purpose of national security education is to cultivate a new generation with a sense of national identity, and to prevent violations of relevant laws. Helping students develop an understanding of laws, history and national conditions is to get education, and hopefully, the whole society, back on track.

Students are the future of Hong Kong, and saving education saves Hong Kong. Neither the government nor the community can tolerate the use of the campus as “training base” for violence and extreme ideas. The students should not be used by any group as pawns and chips. And teaching Hong Kong students about their Chinese heritage is key to establishing a healthy and united society.