The author applies the concepts of colonialism, de-colonization, and re-colonization to discuss the phenomena of regression in democracy and human rights of Hong Kong people after the return of sovereignty of Hong Kong to the People’s Republic of China. These phenomena are considered by some to be symptoms of re-colonization. The Guidelines on Civic Education in Schools (1996) , published by the Hong Kong Education Department, is considered a mis-matched document by the author because it emphasizes education for democracy, human rights education, education for rule of law, global education, and nationalistic education, which are incompatible with the prevailing political scenario.

This is the second report on the evaluation of the implementation of the guidelines. It introduces the background, purpose, and coverage of this evaluation exercise. It describes the development of civic education since the last evaluation in 1986. The report includes the methods of the second evaluation, the results of the statistical survey, the observation results by subject inspectors and district education officers, conclusions, and some recommendations. The report ends with the summary of recommendations and appendices (sample of the questionnaire, graphic presentations, and examples of civic education topics for project work and extra-curricular activities).

This is a report evaluating the implementation of the guidelines on civic education in schools. It has an introduction explaining the background, the purpose, and the methods of the analysis. It gives the survey results about the guidelines, the subject inspectors' observations of the formal curriculum, informal curriculum, and the hidden curriculum, and the district education officers' observations of civic education and civic activities in schools.