Things might seem like any other kids cartoon, but it's actually part of Hong Kong's controversial new guidelines for schools, which teach Children as young as six about national security, including subversion and collusion with foreign forces.

One Country, two system The educational video released by the Chinese government shows an owl wearing glasses and a graduation hat explaining Hong Kong's institutional architecture.

Er its duties to Beijing on the national security law imposed in June 2020 after the anti government protests back in 2019.

Okay, Children in primary school will also learn how to sing and respect China's national anthem and gain an understanding of the four main offenses in the security law, including terrorism and succession.

Is, um, some residents, like university student Jenny Lye, have their concerns?

I am a little worried about the independent thinking abilities off primary school students in the future.

As I learned, the national security law content in the textbook is complicated, so I am worried, but there is nothing I could do.

Others, like Miss Fung, feel that patriotism is important as part of childhood study.

It's a good start, no matter who you are and where you are from, you have to love your country.

Beijing has put semiautonomous Hong Kong on a firmer authoritarians path in recent months on the education bureaus.

Guidelines show Beijing's plans for the region to go beyond quashing dissent.

Its aim is seemingly for a societal overhaul.

After the 2019 protests in which many of the demonstrators with teenagers, Chinese leaders have turned to re education in a bid to tame the city's youth on maketh um, loyal citizens.