SING TAOSophie HuiAction will be taken against teachers taking part in class boycotts, Secretary for Education Kevin Yeung Yun-hung warns. In a letter written to primary and secondary school principals yesterday, Yeung said teachers cannot take paid or no-pay casual leave for class boycotts, adding joining one is unprofessional. Yeung said schools should not allow students to boycott classes as well. If there are student organizations egging youths to participate in illegal activities, class boycotts or other political events in the school, then schools should tell them to stop, Yeung said. Isaac Cheng Ka-long, spokesman of the Hong Kong Secondary School Students Action Platform, said on Facebook that the government thought it can stop students expressing their views on the national security law by threatening schools, teachers and students.

Source: The Standard June 10, 2020 19:07 UTC