Hong Kong school calls in police after principal’s name appears on anti-extradition bill petition without consent
- The head of Po Leung Kuk Laws Foundation College found his name added to the petition on Tuesday; it was promptly removed
- The charity which runs the school said the complaint to police was aimed only at ‘suspected forgery or the use of false instruments’, not the petition itself
A secondary school has filed a complaint with police after its principal found his name added by a third party to a petition started by alumni in protest against Hong Kong’s controversial extradition bill.
Po Leung Kuk Laws Foundation College, one of more than 200 secondary schools whose alumni, students and teachers have joined an online petition campaign, called police about the matter on Wednesday, according to Po Leung Kuk, the charity that runs the college.
“Po Leung Kuk has received a report from the college that on Tuesday, the names of the principal and a teacher were signed on a petition against the fugitive extradition bill without their authorisation,” a spokesman of Po Leung Kuk said.
“The principal and the teacher reported the case to police on Wednesday, with the aim only of denouncing suspected forgery or use of false instruments.”
The spokesman said the principal explained the case and the offences to students on Wednesday.