A subject taught in Hong Kong’s junior secondary schools will be revised to put more emphasis on national security and the need to develop a sense of national identity, officials say.When compared with the existing curriculum, a learning objective is notably missing – “to understand, appreciate, respect and reflect on the values and attitudes that underpin the local society, including rights and responsibilities, freedom, rule of law, social justice, democracy.”The entire module entitled “Upholding the Core Values of Our Society” will also be displaced.It said the existing curriculum had been reorganised to make room for timely topics such as “media and information literacy” and “improving the electoral system.”Content that students had already learnt in primary school or in other subjects was removed to reduce repetition, it said.Revamped Liberal StudiesThe existing Life and Society curriculum was introduced to better link up junior students’ knowledge with the now-revamped and renamed Liberal Studies subject in high school.Citizenship and Social Development – the new high school society subject – has replaced Liberal Studies for some students since last September, after some pro-Beijing figures said the latter encouraged young people to take part in the 2019 protests."