Government hit by more than 1,400 e-mails on Alpais Lam incident

Education minister Eddie Ng Hak-kim said the government received more than 1,400 e-mailed inquiries and 150 phone calls about teacher Alpais Lam Wai-sze swearing at police officers.

Most described her behaviour as unacceptable. Ng said 90 per cent of the 150 callers were critical of Lam's behaviour.

But he said the public should not dwell on the "individual and unfortunate incident".

He confirmed the bureau would compile a report on the incident for internal use once the Fanling school where Lam works had provided its own report.

Lam was shown in a YouTube video shouting abuse at police officers over their handling of a street dispute between supporters of the Falun Gong spiritual movement and members of a Beijing-loyalist group, the Youth Care Association.

The video went viral, triggering a controversy that led to a chaotic clash between nearly 3,000 pro- and anti-Lam protesters in Mong Kok on August 4.