The Educational Bureau requires secondary and primary schools and kindergartens that offer local curriculum to fly flags at half-staff on Tuesday, the day of the memorial service for the passing former president of Chinese Jiang Zemin. Graduation or prize-giving ceremonies can still be conducted, according to the letter to schools from the Bureau. The Bureau suggests schools make planning in advance and arrange for teachers and students to watch the memorial service, which will be broadcast live. International schools, other private schools and kindergartens that are equipped with flagpoles are also required to fly flags at half-mast. It will also arrange livestream of the memorial service at various hospitals.
