Hong Kong secondary school slammed for covering up royal insignia with TV
King’s College alumnus says unclear whether the decision was political
Photos of a television covering up a crown insignia on a wall at King’s College, a historic secondary school in Mid-Levels, are sparking concerns among some alumni and Hong Kong netizens that the school might be trying to hide its colonial past.
According to Yip, the wall that featured the crown insignia was erected in the schoolyard before 1997 and was a project funded by the alumni. A photo taken earlier this year showed the insignia was still visible without a television mounted over it.
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“The intention was to preserve the crown insignia in our school badge and to honour its historical tradition,” said Yip of the project. “By this disrespectful act, the school’s officials have shown a flagrant disregard for the alumni’s efforts and more importantly robbed them of their rightful nostalgia.”
Asked about the matter last night by local media, King’s College principal Nancy Chan Woo Mei-hou said the television was installed for student learning and that the work was done with approval from the Antiquities and Monuments Office as well as the Buildings Department.
Chan also reportedly said that parts of the crown remained visible.
