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Hong Kong protest crisis extends to schools with student actions at Chinese University, Mong Kok secondary school and college attended by shooting victim
- At S.K.H. All Saints’ Middle School, about 50 students, alumni and students from nearby schools gathered to denounce the handling of a singing battle
- And at Chinese University, more than 100 students storm faculty building demanding to speak with the vice chancellor
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Conflicts over Hong Kong’s protest crisis reached a local secondary school on Thursday as dozens of students and alumni denounced the handling of a singing battle between rival student groups.
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Chaos also erupted at Chinese University on Thursday with more than 100 students storming the faculty building to demand to speak with the vice chancellor over his alleged lack of support for students arrested since the citywide protests started in June.
At S.K.H. All Saints’ Middle School in Mong Kok, about 50 students, alumni and students from nearby schools gathered outside campus on Wednesday to protest against the school’s handling of a clash between government supporters and opponents.
A 17-year-old Form Six student, who only gave her name as Z, said she and about 10 other students skipped class and went to the playground to show support for the 18-year-old student who was shot in the chest by the police in a protest in Tsuen Wan on Tuesday.
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She said when the students started singing the protest song Glory to Hong Kong, a separate group of students began singing the Chinese national anthem March of the Volunteers. She said the rival group sang loudly and waved small Chinese flags as both sides later engaged in a “battle of noise”.
Z said the rival group, which included some mainland immigrant students, directed verbal abuse at her group. Some time later, she said, it was members of her group who were asked to speak to teachers and social workers.
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