Hong Kong textbook stereotypes races by physical attributes, lives and jobs
2 updated news – A controversy over Hong Kong textbooks.
Outrage over primary school textbook that asks pupils to ‘match the races’
– ‘Many offended’ by books that ask primary pupils to identify physical characteristics of different races and match them to likely jobs
Publisher insists controversial textbooks ‘promote racial harmony’
– Company behind primary school series featuring ethnic minorities in stereotypical jobs dismisses claims it was discriminating