Hong Kong school says it will not expel second teen shot by police during anti-mask protest, even if he is convicted of crime
- Chong Gene Hang College in Chai Wan makes pledge with vice-principal saying it has responsibility to lead pupil to ‘right path’
- Form Three pupil has been charged with rioting and assaulting police
The school of a 14-year-old boy who was shot in the leg by police during an anti-mask law protest in Yuen Long last Friday will not expel him – even if he is convicted.
Chong Gene Hang College in Chai Wan made the pledge on Tuesday, a day after Communist Party mouthpiece Xinhua accused another school of “harbouring a violent student criminal” by promising not to expel an 18-year-old, who was shot in the chest by police during the National Day protests on October 1.
“He’s one of our students,” said Wong Sai-yiu, the school’s vice-principal. “We have a responsibility to lead him to the right path, and the first thing is that we promise he will not be expelled from school.
“He is young, he still needs to complete his studies in future no matter what.”
But Wong also said the student would not be attending school in the near future, because he would need to take a long rest as well as possibly undergo physiotherapy.
Wong also told the Post on Tuesday that as far as he knew, the teenager remained in a stable condition after undergoing an operation in Tuen Mun Hospital.