Commentary
The last examination of Liberal Studies was held on April 27, bringing an end to 30 years of liberal studies education in Hong Kong. Naturally, the pro-establishment camp breathed a sigh of relief as their decade-long mudslinging brought an end to this subject, which supposedly heralded a new age of independent study but was heavily criticized after 2012 as a scapegoat of the government’s governance failure.
There was not much public discussion about the exam paper, nor was there any expression of regret, probably because all the topics were popular and the questions were easy. No one made any rude comments on someone’s Instagram like some English Language candidates previously did on Michelle Obama’s….