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Written by: Hu Jiaxin
2019-11-20 13:40
Last updated: 2019-11-20 13:44The anti-revision storm lasted more than five months, and different performances and competitions were cancelled due to social conditions. The Hong Kong Schools and Music Festival Association has once again announced that it will cancel all competitions from Friday to next Wednesday (22nd to 27th). It also means that there will be no additional arrangements for the event and refund of the name fee. The handling method has caused strong dissatisfaction in the academic circles. Some principals have criticized that many schools have participated in association projects for many years. The registration fee paid by each school is tens of thousands of yuan. As a non-profit organization that promotes art for many years, the association has not negotiated with the academic circles and tried to reschedule the event. I also do not want to return some of the entry fees, which is disappointing. Some schools are negotiating to promote the association's response, otherwise it will not rule out the next year's collective boycott.
The Hong Kong Schools and Music Festival Association announced yesterday that all projects from the 22nd to the 27th of this month will be cancelled in response to social conditions. (webpage Screenshot)
The Hong Kong Schools and Music Festival Association held the 72nd and 71st Music and Recital Events this year. However, in response to the current social situation, it has announced the cancellation of this week-to-four (18-21st) recitation event. Yesterday, it was announced that the event from Friday to next Wednesday (22-27) will be cancelled, and the subsequent projects will be announced later. Earlier online notices indicated that the association would not make any arrangements for the cancelled events, and would not refund the name fees. The handling methods caused strong dissatisfaction in the academic circles.
Primary school principals will handle the methods without people-oriented
Zhang Yongbang, chairman of the Hong Kong-funded Primary School Principals, has criticized that most schools in primary and secondary schools have participated in the competitions of the association for many years. For example, in the case of their schools, about 100 people signed up this year. The participation fee is 20,000-30,000 yuan, but the association only Said to be listed according to the terms, no refund arrangements. Zhang Yongbang pointed out that the association is a non-profit organization that promotes art. The venue is provided by the government and publicly sponsors the sponsorship fee. However, in the past, it has not been as public as the Hong Kong Academic Sports Association. It also raises the fees for referee fees and operations. Unable to return all or part of the money.
Zhang continued that students and teachers have worked hard to prepare for the competition in the past. The decision of the association to cancel the competition, the academic community wants to discuss the rescheduling with the association, but there is no feasible channel to reflect it. It is felt that the association's handling methods are not "people-oriented". During the rescheduled period, even some of the money can be retired. The monks feel like collecting money.” The headmaster of the university, who is unwilling to be named, said that many schools are very dissatisfied with the association and are discussing the association’s response to the association. Otherwise, the group will not be ruled out next year. Boycott participates.
Zhang Yongbang, chairman of the Hong Kong-funded Primary School Principals Association, criticized the association's handling of the project's "hard collapse". It has not discussed with the academics the feasibility of the rescheduling and is not willing to return some of the fees, which has caused the academic community to be very dissatisfied. (data picture)
Association Notice: Subject to signing the contract to pay the venue rent and judgment fee
According to the website, this year's Chinese and English recitation festival will be held from the 18th of this month to the 18th of the next month. The sponsor list is listed as the chief executive Lin Zhengyue. "Hong Kong 01" is queried by email to the Association and is awaiting reply. According to a notice issued by the Association to the school a few days ago (18th), the association stated that even if the event is cancelled, the association must comply with all the signed contracts and pay for the overall activities of the recitation festival, such as venue rental, judgement fees, overseas judgment tickets, hotels. Accommodation and staff remuneration, plus the time involved in the judging and the schedule factors of the competition venue, the association was unable to make arrangements for the cancellation of the actual situation and refund the name fee.
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