Education chief says 'Glory to Hong Kong' must not be sung at schools
Hong Kong’s education minister has said schools must not allow students to play, sing or broadcast on campuses the protest anthem “Glory to Hong Kong”, which has been popularly sung by protesters since anti-extradition bill protests that gripped the city last year.
Secretary for Education Kevin Yeung Yun-hung noted in June that “Glory to Hong Kong” is “obviously a political propaganda song". The song frequently sung by participants of last year’s protests triggered by the now-withdrawn extradition bill.
In a reply to a question by education sector lawmaker Ip Kin-yuen, Yeung said in the Legislative Council on Wednesday (8/7) that “the [Education Bureau] would like to emphasise that schools must not allow their students to play, sing or broadcast any songs which will disrupt the normal operation of schools, affect students' emotions or contain political messages.”
Yeung cited the protest anthem "Glory to Hong Kong" as an example saying the song “originated from the social incidents since June last year, contains strong political messages and is closely related to the social and political incidents, violence and illegal incidents that have lasted for months.”
“Therefore, schools must not allow students to play, sing or broadcast it in schools,” he said.
Yeung also pointed out that “in case a student acts in a way which is not respectful on occasions such as graduation ceremonies and school opening ceremonies or in learning activities or not in line with the learning objectives in schools, the schools concerned should take prompt action to stop it.”
“Playing, singing or broadcasting songs with political messages and forming human chains are ways to express political demands and incite the participation of other students, which are not in line with the curriculum or learning objectives,” Yeung said, adding that “forming human chains and chanting certain slogans, which carry strong political messages, have obviously been organised or carried out neither for charity nor other non-political purposes since September last year. Therefore, schools should dissuade students from doing so.”
The education chief said that, judging from last year’s incidents, problems resulting from forming human chains, for example, noise nuisance, “have caused the resentment of residents in the neighbourhood and in some cases have even led to incidents such as confrontations, injuries to persons and throwing objects from height.”
“To protect the personal safety and well-being of students, both the EDB and schools have the responsibility to stop students from forming human chains,” he said.
According to Yeung, over the past year, many students were incited to take part in violent and unlawful activities and quite a number of the students were arrested and even prosecuted.
He cited information gathered from different sources as saying that, among those arrested between June 2019 and May 2020 in relation to the social incidents, about 1,600 of them were aged under 18, while the administration believes most of them were secondary school students and some were primary school students.
“We do not want to see our students being injured, arrested, prosecuted and even convicted,” Yeung said.
Hong Kong’s education minister has said schools must not allow students to play, sing or broadcast on campuses the protest anthem “Glory to Hong Kong”, which has been popularly sung by protesters since anti-extradition bill protests that gripped the city last year.
Secretary for Education Kevin Yeung Yun-hung noted in June that “Glory to Hong Kong” is “obviously a political propaganda song". The song frequently sung by participants of last year’s protests triggered by the now-withdrawn extradition bill.
In a reply to a question by education sector lawmaker Ip Kin-yuen, Yeung said in the Legislative Council on Wednesday (8/7) that “the [Education Bureau] would like to emphasise that schools must not allow their students to play, sing or broadcast any songs which will disrupt the normal operation of schools, affect students' emotions or contain political messages.”
Yeung cited the protest anthem "Glory to Hong Kong" as an example saying the song “originated from the social incidents since June last year, contains strong political messages and is closely related to the social and political incidents, violence and illegal incidents that have lasted for months.”
“Therefore, schools must not allow students to play, sing or broadcast it in schools,” he said.
Yeung also pointed out that “in case a student acts in a way which is not respectful on occasions such as graduation ceremonies and school opening ceremonies or in learning activities or not in line with the learning objectives in schools, the schools concerned should take prompt action to stop it.”
“Playing, singing or broadcasting songs with political messages and forming human chains are ways to express political demands and incite the participation of other students, which are not in line with the curriculum or learning objectives,” Yeung said, adding that “forming human chains and chanting certain slogans, which carry strong political messages, have obviously been organised or carried out neither for charity nor other non-political purposes since September last year. Therefore, schools should dissuade students from doing so.”
The education chief said that, judging from last year’s incidents, problems resulting from forming human chains, for example, noise nuisance, “have caused the resentment of residents in the neighbourhood and in some cases have even led to incidents such as confrontations, injuries to persons and throwing objects from height.”
“To protect the personal safety and well-being of students, both the EDB and schools have the responsibility to stop students from forming human chains,” he said.
According to Yeung, over the past year, many students were incited to take part in violent and unlawful activities and quite a number of the students were arrested and even prosecuted.
He cited information gathered from different sources as saying that, among those arrested between June 2019 and May 2020 in relation to the social incidents, about 1,600 of them were aged under 18, while the administration believes most of them were secondary school students and some were primary school students.
“We do not want to see our students being injured, arrested, prosecuted and even convicted,” Yeung said.
Security law: Global coalition of legislators campaign to axe extradition treaties with Hong Kong
A global coalition of legislators has launched a campaign to sever extradition treaties with Hong Kong, citing concerns over “severe compromise” of the city’s rule of law under the new Beijing-enforced national security law.
The Inter-Parliamentary Alliance on China (IPAC), comprised of 34 lawmakers from 16 countries and the European Parliament, announced on Sunday they are lobbying for governments to review their extradition agreements with the semi-autonomous city.
It came days after the enactment of new legislation criminalising secession, subversion, terrorism and foreign interference in Hong Kong. The four offences are punishable by up to life imprisonment and non-Hong Kong residents can be prosecuted for acts committed outside of Hong Kong.
The group said members are “urgently” seeking assurances from their respective governments – including Australia, France, Germany, UK and the US – that no one will be transferred to Hong Kong to face criminal proceedings.
“The Inter-Parliamentary Alliance on China has committed to coordinating efforts to ensure that no one has to face extradition to Hong Kong, where the rule of law is severely compromised following the imposition of the so-called National Security Law,” the group wrote on its website.
A global coalition of legislators has launched a campaign to sever extradition treaties with Hong Kong, citing concerns over “severe compromise” of the city’s rule of law under the new Beijing-enforced national security law.
The Inter-Parliamentary Alliance on China (IPAC), comprised of 34 lawmakers from 16 countries and the European Parliament, announced on Sunday they are lobbying for governments to review their extradition agreements with the semi-autonomous city.
It came days after the enactment of new legislation criminalising secession, subversion, terrorism and foreign interference in Hong Kong. The four offences are punishable by up to life imprisonment and non-Hong Kong residents can be prosecuted for acts committed outside of Hong Kong.
The group said members are “urgently” seeking assurances from their respective governments – including Australia, France, Germany, UK and the US – that no one will be transferred to Hong Kong to face criminal proceedings.
“The Inter-Parliamentary Alliance on China has committed to coordinating efforts to ensure that no one has to face extradition to Hong Kong, where the rule of law is severely compromised following the imposition of the so-called National Security Law,” the group wrote on its website.
黃之鋒 Joshua Wong
今天是2020年7月11日，民主派初選日，是我黃之鋒第一次，亦可能是最後一次可以出現在選票上的選舉
今次選舉相信是最自由，最不需要策略性投票的一次，十分希望大家都可以將你的民意授權給最能代表你意志的候選人，讓政權、中共以至全球看清香港人的反抗意志
一息尚存 抗爭到底
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今天是2020年7月11日，民主派初選日，是我黃之鋒第一次，亦可能是最後一次可以出現在選票上的選舉
今次選舉相信是最自由，最不需要策略性投票的一次，十分希望大家都可以將你的民意授權給最能代表你意志的候選人，讓政權、中共以至全球看清香港人的反抗意志
一息尚存 抗爭到底
🗳 九東初選服務站一覽：https://bit.ly/2DjCSd5
🏃♂️ 九東街站要人！ bit.ly/AntiNSLVolunteer
Google Docs
街站要人 拉倒惡法
面對《港版國安法》來襲，香港已陷於危急存亡境地，要打贏地區民意戰，實在有賴大家一同參與。
不論街站、文宣、巷戰，我地將於各區開展宣傳，請即報名登記成為義工，呢個夏天一齊打呢場硬仗，努力拉倒惡法。
個人資料收集聲明：本表格內所提供的個人資料將用於處理閣下的義工申請、發放的最新消息、義工活動統籌/管理等。
Personal data collection statement: The personal data collected in this form will be used for the purpose…
不論街站、文宣、巷戰，我地將於各區開展宣傳，請即報名登記成為義工，呢個夏天一齊打呢場硬仗，努力拉倒惡法。
個人資料收集聲明：本表格內所提供的個人資料將用於處理閣下的義工申請、發放的最新消息、義工活動統籌/管理等。
Personal data collection statement: The personal data collected in this form will be used for the purpose…
黃之鋒 Joshua Wong
今天是2020年7月11日，民主派初選日，是我黃之鋒第一次，亦可能是最後一次可以出現在選票上的選舉
今次選舉相信是最自由，最不需要策略性投票的一次，十分希望大家都可以將你的民意授權給最能代表你意志的候選人，讓政權、中共以至全球看清香港人的反抗意志
一息尚存 抗爭到底
🗳 九東初選服務站一覽：https://bit.ly/2DjCSd5
🏃♂️ 九東街站要人！ bit.ly/AntiNSLVolunteer
今天是2020年7月11日，民主派初選日，是我黃之鋒第一次，亦可能是最後一次可以出現在選票上的選舉
今次選舉相信是最自由，最不需要策略性投票的一次，十分希望大家都可以將你的民意授權給最能代表你意志的候選人，讓政權、中共以至全球看清香港人的反抗意志
一息尚存 抗爭到底
🗳 九東初選服務站一覽：https://bit.ly/2DjCSd5
🏃♂️ 九東街站要人！ bit.ly/AntiNSLVolunteer
Google Docs
街站要人 拉倒惡法
面對《港版國安法》來襲，香港已陷於危急存亡境地，要打贏地區民意戰，實在有賴大家一同參與。
不論街站、文宣、巷戰，我地將於各區開展宣傳，請即報名登記成為義工，呢個夏天一齊打呢場硬仗，努力拉倒惡法。
個人資料收集聲明：本表格內所提供的個人資料將用於處理閣下的義工申請、發放的最新消息、義工活動統籌/管理等。
Personal data collection statement: The personal data collected in this form will be used for the purpose…
不論街站、文宣、巷戰，我地將於各區開展宣傳，請即報名登記成為義工，呢個夏天一齊打呢場硬仗，努力拉倒惡法。
個人資料收集聲明：本表格內所提供的個人資料將用於處理閣下的義工申請、發放的最新消息、義工活動統籌/管理等。
Personal data collection statement: The personal data collected in this form will be used for the purpose…
區諾軒 Au Nok-hin
13 小時 ·
經過一晚後的最新情況：
修正返先，警方就聲稱同今次初選無關，亦都冇帶走電腦，為免講得唔全面，喺度帶返頭盔。但佢哋有抄到資料的， 這個至關重要，團隊商討對策的關鍵也在這裏。
我大概也要預備明天早上的工作，不過初選至今，大家想一想有多少事情發生：
-政制及內地事務局局長曾國衞聲稱初選可能干犯國安法
-民政事務署高調表示區議員辦事處服務市民使用投票程式不合乎區議會職能
-接着房屋署表示偏離公屋議員辦事處用途，甚至恐嚇有進一步行動。私人業權方面，荃新天地、新鴻基（置富花園）等等都利用業主的身份表示舉行初選活動會取消租約
-建制派的反對、抗議、投訴不計其數
公眾投票在香港向來是合法活動，在記者會我忍不住向記者比喻，yes雜誌選校花校草電台選我最喜愛歌曲一樣都是投票，怎麼揀選民主派代表出選，偏偏不合乎這不合乎那呢？
最起碼我們都心知，香港議會的政治格局，建制派長久係享受着民主派派系林立，以致他們就算得不到那麼多市民支持，議席也有多於支持比例的進帳。經歷了一整年的政治運動，他們可以用強橫的武力鎮壓市民，用白色恐怖批鬥普羅人民，但香港人最後最後的堡壘，就是民心，他們心知肚明怎樣也得不到民心。
而立法會選舉，就是面臨民心考驗的重要關頭。說到底這是胸襟的問題——現在連35+都談不上（未來兩天的初選甚至可以如是有不少問題需要面對），就拿權術恫嚇，耍那麼多小手段，拿我們更難想像這種氣氛，會有胸襟接納多元聲音，遑論有誠意落實民主普選。
初選投票，正正就是揭露這本質，拷問他們的胸襟。不多說了，未來兩天，希望大家路有多困難，也一起走下去。
真的不知還有多少投票機會了。
晚安。
13 小時 ·
經過一晚後的最新情況：
修正返先，警方就聲稱同今次初選無關，亦都冇帶走電腦，為免講得唔全面，喺度帶返頭盔。但佢哋有抄到資料的， 這個至關重要，團隊商討對策的關鍵也在這裏。
我大概也要預備明天早上的工作，不過初選至今，大家想一想有多少事情發生：
-政制及內地事務局局長曾國衞聲稱初選可能干犯國安法
-民政事務署高調表示區議員辦事處服務市民使用投票程式不合乎區議會職能
-接着房屋署表示偏離公屋議員辦事處用途，甚至恐嚇有進一步行動。私人業權方面，荃新天地、新鴻基（置富花園）等等都利用業主的身份表示舉行初選活動會取消租約
-建制派的反對、抗議、投訴不計其數
公眾投票在香港向來是合法活動，在記者會我忍不住向記者比喻，yes雜誌選校花校草電台選我最喜愛歌曲一樣都是投票，怎麼揀選民主派代表出選，偏偏不合乎這不合乎那呢？
最起碼我們都心知，香港議會的政治格局，建制派長久係享受着民主派派系林立，以致他們就算得不到那麼多市民支持，議席也有多於支持比例的進帳。經歷了一整年的政治運動，他們可以用強橫的武力鎮壓市民，用白色恐怖批鬥普羅人民，但香港人最後最後的堡壘，就是民心，他們心知肚明怎樣也得不到民心。
而立法會選舉，就是面臨民心考驗的重要關頭。說到底這是胸襟的問題——現在連35+都談不上（未來兩天的初選甚至可以如是有不少問題需要面對），就拿權術恫嚇，耍那麼多小手段，拿我們更難想像這種氣氛，會有胸襟接納多元聲音，遑論有誠意落實民主普選。
初選投票，正正就是揭露這本質，拷問他們的胸襟。不多說了，未來兩天，希望大家路有多困難，也一起走下去。
真的不知還有多少投票機會了。
晚安。
唱歌唔得，人鏈唔得，白紙唔得，乜都唔得。This is Hong Kong！
Source : via TG
Kit Da Sketch - Kit Man (updated)
Source : via TG
Kit Da Sketch - Kit Man (updated)