Hong Kong education row escalates ahead of polls

Hong Kong : China | Sep 08, 2012 at 2:41 AM PDT

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Hong Kong students on Saturday demanded the government scrap a plan to introduce mandatory Chinese patriotism lessons after a rally drew tens of thousands of people ahead of legislative elections. Organisers said 120,000 protesters rallied outside the government headquarters late Friday but... FULL ARTICLE AT Channel NewsAsia

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