Don’t blame all students for ‘isolated incidents’ involving malicious messages, EdU leaders say

Both the president and the council chairman of Hong Kong’s Education University took to the airwaves on Monday to fend off criticism over “isolated incidents” involving malicious messages posted on its campus notice boards.

“Politics is politics, education is education,” EdU council chair Frederick Ma Si-hang said on a radio show.

“First, we cannot jump to the conclusion that these are EdU students. I know EdU students are very passionate about education and are of very high quality,” he said. “But let’s say even if those responsible were from EdU, I feel these were isolated incidents that should not implicate other students. I don’t want the education sector to perceive that there are problems with all students at this university.”