A student in school uniform joins a protest that was pushing for class boycotts last year. A Catholic diocese office has told principals to keep an eye on students organizing and participating in extracurricular activities while in school uniform. Lau wrote that while schools should guarantee teachers' and students' right of free speech, the campus should not be used as a place to express political demands, let alone spread "ideas of hatred and violence." "We don't have any school regulation that requires our students to apply for permission to wear school uniform since they already know very well the occasions and circumstances where school uniform is required," he added. Secretary for Education Kevin Yeung Yun-hung has repeatedly warned against "political propaganda activities" on campus, such as boycotting classes, forming human chains, chanting slogans and singing political songs.

Source: The Standard September 03, 2020 19:07 UTC