‘Friendly reminders’ of national security risks sent out as education chief warns ‘soft resistance’ could influence students ideologically
Hong Kong’s education authorities have reminded schools to be vigilant about any attempts to promote United States Independence Day celebrations on campus, the Post has learned.
This follows an online claim that authorities had told schools to discourage students from attending July 4 events at the US consulate. Furthermore, the claim suggested teachers should seek approval from their principals before attending any consular events.
A school principal confirmed receiving a verbal reminder from the Education Bureau in recent days about attempts to encourage US Independence Day celebrations on campus.
Another principal said the bureau would circulate reminders about safeguarding national security occasionally, but did not believe the timings coincided with specific events, adding that the last time they received a reminder was last week.
