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Written by: Hu Jiaxin
2019-11-20 20:34
Last updated date: 2019-11-20 20:34All primary and secondary schools in Hong Kong resumed classes today. The protests in the vicinity were concentrated in Yau Tsim Mong District. When the police dispersed the demonstrators, they used to deploy a number of tear gas bombs in the district to affect schools in the district. Some schools, including the Tak Sin School, continued to suspend classes. Completely clean the campus. The school said that it has spent more than 100,000 yuan to arrange professional companies to thoroughly clean the campus and air purification for three days to ensure that teachers and students can resume classes in a safe environment.
Ye Jianyuan, a member of the Legislative Council of the Education Sector, said that the school had no experience in dealing with tears and remnants. He reiterated that the Education Bureau should be sent to schools that are seriously affected by tears to test air and environmental data and assess campus health and safety risks. When the Education Bureau replied to the enquiry, it did not respond to the relevant suggestions. It only stated that the school could refer to the relevant protection of the CHP and did not indicate whether it was responsible for confirming the health and safety of the teachers.
PolyU has become a demonstration battlefield in the vicinity of Changyun Road and Chatham Road South. The police repeatedly fired tear gas to disperse demonstrators. (data picture)
There are schools that spend more than 100,000 to hire cleaning companies to clean the campus.
Recently, the protests have been concentrated in the areas of PolyU, Nathan Road and Gascoigne Road. The police have used a large amount of tear gas to disperse demonstrators in the district. The tears spread to schools in the district, including the Tak Sin School at Austin Road. Continue to suspend classes on Friday.
Principal Guo Chaoqun said that the school has spent more than 100,000 yuan to hire a professional cleaning company to thoroughly clean the campus, and will also install air purifiers indoors. He said that the cleaning company would first clean all exposed areas of the campus with chemicals and then use high-pressure water guns to clean them. After that, it would purify the air in school classrooms, auditoriums, toilets, etc., and measure air quality before and after purification to ensure the environment. Safe and suitable for teachers and students to attend classes.
Ye Jianyuan, a member of the Legislative Council of the education sector, criticized that the government insisted on not disclosing the ingredients of tear-smoke, so that the public could not know the impact of tear-smoke on human health and ignored public health. (data picture)
The government does not disclose tear-smoke ingredients. It is difficult for schools to know how to clean thoroughly.
The anti-examination demonstrations lasted for more than five months. The police have already deployed 10,000 tear gas bombs. However, the Government has not disclosed the contents of tear gas. The Secretary for Food and Health, Mr Chan Chan, said today that it is not appropriate to disclose the relevant ingredients to avoid affecting the deployment of police operations.
Ye Jianyuan, a member of the Legislative Council of the education sector, criticized that the government insisted on not disclosing the ingredients of tear-smoke, so that the public could not know the impact of tear-smoke on human health and ignored public health.
Ye continued, although the Department of Health provided cleaning guidelines, the content is only general information. Without knowing the content of tearing smoke, it is questioned how the school can effectively clean the campus thoroughly. He said that the school had no experience in dealing with tear remnants. The Education Bureau and the Environment Bureau were urged to send schools to schools that were seriously affected by tears to test air and environmental data, assess the environmental safety of the campus and assist in cleaning work. Refused, will there be a better solution?"
The Chairman of the Education Association, Mr Wong Kam-lam, believes that the Education Bureau has the responsibility to ensure the safety of the campus environment. It is aware that some affected schools are worried about the tears and the campus. It is suggested that the Bureau should also provide appropriate assistance according to the needs of the schools.
The primary and secondary schools in Hong Kong resumed classes today. The Secretary for Education, Mrs Carrie Yang, posted a message on the social page, which was visited at noon. (Education Bureau)
The Education Bureau has no response, is it responsible for ensuring the health and safety of the disabled students?
"Hong Kong 01" inquired about the Education Bureau. Some schools were affected by tears. Does the Bureau have the responsibility to ensure the health and safety of teachers and students, whether to send staff to detect air and environmental data, and to arrange professional cleaning companies. However, the Education Bureau only responded that the environmental impact of individual schools may be referred to the guidelines of the CHP. Details have been uploaded to the official website.
In addition, the Bureau stated that the school can allocate existing resources to purchase related items or services. In addition, schools may take longer to resume classes if they are affected by recent events. They can notify parents as soon as possible based on their school-based response mechanism. If there are special circumstances in individual schools, you can also contact the Education Bureau on your own initiative to provide appropriate support as needed.
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