Report on teacher's clash with police to be 'factual and impartial'
Alpais Lam and her school unlikely to face serious consequences for Mong Kok melee as government seeks to put fuss to bed
The Education Bureau will complete a confidential report on a teacher's verbal abuse of police officers before the new school year starts in two weeks, as the government is eager to end the row that has divided public opinion, administration sources say.
A source familiar with the case said the authorities would not ask the primary school in Fanling that employs teacher Alpais Lam Wai-sze to take further action before the report was completed.
Leung and his government would be seen as weak if he did not tackle the controversy head-on. To maintain [effective] governance, he has no choice but to back the police to the hilt
The upcoming report would be "factual and impartial", the source said.
Another source said the report was meant for the government's internal use only and would not be made public.
Its conclusions were unlikely to lead to "any significant consequences" for the teacher or the school, the Pui Ling School of the Precious Blood, he said.
The bureau had not summoned anyone from the school for a hearing to help put together the report, the source said. "We do not want the school to feel any external pressure," he added.
Lam has so far faced no disciplinary action and is not expected to be deregistered as a teacher, as such punishment would apply only if a criminal offence had been committed.