Teaching materials are an important support and tool for educating people.In terms of the current textbook management system for primary and secondary schools in Hong Kong,the following basic features exist:the free selection of materials is allowed in the development of textbooks,and effective teaching aids are achieved by following the curriculum guidelines;the application process is implemented in the validation of textbooks,and a textbook catalog system is established through administrative review;the selection of textbooks respects inter-school differences,and specific criteria are set to ensure the accuracy of the selection results;the purchase system is adopted in the supply of textbooks,and the market is improved through limited intervention;the supply of teaching materials is based on a purchase system,and the market competition mechanism is improved through limited intervention.After the implementation of the Hong Kong National Security Law,the Hong Kong Education Bureau has made a series of adjustments to the teaching materials policy and has made corresponding improvements to the teaching materials governance mechanism to build a teaching materials management system in Hong Kong that is compatible with"one country,two systems".
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