Campaign for Hong Kong independence shifts to secondary schools, with creation of ‘localist’ concern groups
However, Education Bureau insists such school activities are banned and principal says institutions should not be turned into political battlegrounds
The campaign for Hong Kong independence has extended to secondary schools, with students from at least 14 schools setting up “localist” concern groups, prompting the Education Bureau to warn such causes would be banned on campus.
The rhetoric that seemed to be growing among undergraduate unions across the city seemed to have had an effect on younger students as a 60-member group called “Studentlocalism” mounted a call to action on its Facebook page earlier this week.
The group, which was founded in April with a stated mission to get the city prepared when the time came for self-determination, appeared to be gearing up for the opening of the school year.
“In the coming days, Studentlocalism will continue to increase [the number of] its street booths to promote independence,” the group wrote on Facebook.
“We have also started contacting different secondary student unions which support independence to foster more cooperation.”