By reviewing the development of the public examination syllabuses of two religious subjects in Hong Kong, the author traces an increasing emphasis on the study of personal and social issues, which reaches a new level of development in the Hong Kong Diploma of Secondary Education (HKDSE) Ethics and Religious Studies. With reference to moral and civic education, the author also discusses the possible advancements and challenges that might merge with the implementation of the HKDSE subject.
作者回顧兩個宗教科目在香港的公開考試課程上的發展，指出課程愈來愈重視研習個人及社會問題，而且在香港中學文憑的倫理與宗教科中發展至新一個層次。就道德與公民教育方面，作者亦討論了香港中學文憑倫理與宗教科的實施可能會有的機遇及挑戰。
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