I lived in HK up until about 8th grade and I don't think there were similar readings there to 1984 in Chinese. I imagine in upper grades, 1984 itself and a few

I lived in HK up until about 8th grade and I don't think there were similar readings there to 1984 in Chinese. I imagine in upper grades, 1984 itself and a few others may be English class reading, but certainly nothing similar in Chinese novels at least in school, or novels that were famous. Growing up, most famous Chinese novels were around the themes of ancient martial arts fictions (e.g. Jin Yong's series). You may find tangents on the topic of authoritarianism/dictatorships here and there, but not a whole book like 1984.