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'Like in the Cultural Revolution': Hong Kong's educators fear being purged

Teachers and professors face crackdown as authorities fight for the minds of an antagonistic young generation

For thousands of university professors and teachers in Hong Kong, the coming weeks will be a nervous time as they prepare for a new academic year.

In just a month’s time, universities, schools and even kindergartens across the city will be placed under unprecedented scrutiny as they resume classes for the first time after the national security law passed in July, amid calls for the “bad apples” among teachers to be purged.

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