Hong Kong tensions trigger meetings with Canadian school principals, after anonymous pro-communist letter warns pupil of ‘consequences’
- Richmond School District steps in after a reported fight between pupils, and the emergence of a letter about Hong Kong’s ‘evil’ protests
- The letter, calling Hongkongers ‘disgraceful and cowardly’, was reportedly attached to a Grade 8 pupil’s locker
Disputes between pupils over the unrest in Hong Kong have triggered meetings with principals, parents and students at 10 schools in the Vancouver satellite of Richmond, the most ethnically Chinese city in Canada.
The meetings came after two recent incidents, both at Richmond Secondary School.
One is believed to have involved a fight between pupils, a description of which was shared on social media, while the other related to an anonymous letter praising the Communist Party that was attached to the locker of a pupil who apparently supported the Hong Kong protests.
“This letter isn’t to scare or threaten you, we just want to teach you about history and let you know the consequences,” said the lengthy letter in Chinese, which said Hongkongers were “disgraceful and cowardly”, and protest supporters “evil”.
“Don’t you realise how much love the Communist Party has given you … how can you fight against the Communist Party?” added the letter, dated November 21. Addressed to “the owner of number four locker”, the letter is signed “a Chinese person”.