Former Hong Kong leader CY Leung begins naming, shaming teachers facing protest charges, posting details to Facebook
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The city’s largest educators’ association, the Professional Teachers’ Union (PTU), slammed Leung in response on Tuesday, saying his hostility towards the sector had driven a months-long campaign targeting those involved in the anti-government movement.
In his social media post, Leung, now a vice-chairman of China’s top political advisory body, criticised the Education Bureau, PTU and school-sponsoring bodies for depriving parents of their right to know about the teachers’ off-campus activities.
He said that 803 Funds Limited, the group he founded last year to trace anti-government protesters allegedly involved in criminality, would publicise information about problematic teachers collected through different channels after verifying their identities with the relevant schools.
Leung began that process by listing the personal information of 18 teachers and tutors – culled from local media reports – in his Facebook post.