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
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.
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.
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.
“Why does the school target us when it was the others who provoked the whole incident?” said Z, fighting through tears.
A member of the school faculty told some alumni that the school did not “politically suppress” students.
At Chinese University, more than 100 students stormed the office building of Rocky Tuan Sung-chi, the vice-chancellor, after he ended a meeting with them early amid demands that he speak with them at a larger location where more students could join the conversation.
After he refused to go to a new location, angry students broke one of the building’s glass doors and sprayed graffiti on the its walls. Tuan later met the students at the bigger venue.
“If we find that students have been treated unfairly, the university will ensure that their legal rights are protected,” he said.
