Students form human chain to protest against decision to postpone Hong Kong Interschool Sports Competition
- About 150 students from 20 schools form a human chain at Ho Man Tin on Monday to protest against ‘unnecessary’ delay in holding sports events
- But Carmen Tang of Hong Kong Schools Sports Federation says postponements are needed considering social uncertainty and safety reasons
Students formed a human chain at Ho Man Tin on Monday to protest against the decision by the organiser of the Hong Kong Interschool Sports Competition to postpone all matches.
The Hong Kong Schools Sports Federation recently announced on its website the postponement, saying it would “need time to make necessary adjustments”.
Carmen Tang Ka-pui, the federation’s general secretary, told the Post it decided to postpone the sports events scheduled on certain days, especially over the weekends, depending on the prevailing atmosphere in the society and taking into consideration transportation issues.
“A lot of our sports matches were scheduled on the weekends, often clashing with other public events,” she said.
“We are trying to reschedule the competitions during school hours. It is a highly complicated task.”
