Two hundred teachers and students yesterday protested over the sacking of lecturers at the Hong Kong Institute of Education.
Of the more than 30 lecturers told to leave immediately last month, only one science department academic is known to have been reinstated at the Tai Po institute after the sacked staff lodged appeals last week.
Eighteen of the lecturers whose appeals failed are considering seeking a judicial review to overturn the ruling.
The Federation of Hong Kong Higher Education Staff Associations is raising money for collective legal action.
Yesterday, more than 200 lecturers and students led by the Professional Teachers' Union staged a walkout and silent sit-in protest on the campus.
Union president and legislator Cheung Man-kwong said: 'What the institute is doing is trampling on teachers' dignity. We will collect signatures from teachers at all kindergartens, primary and secondary schools to support the lecturers.'