Kong Shengtang's secret agreement with Jinde revealed that the school supervisor did not respond to the donation of the classroom to the private school of the same department.

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Written by: Chen Xinxi

2020-05-13 07:00

Direct-funded Kongshengtang Middle School was revealed to give preferential treatment to the private Jinde School of the same department, allowing it to occupy two classrooms for 4 years and has been illegal and without rent. "Hong Kong 01" tracing found that the school sponsoring group Hong Kong Confucius Church signed a secret agreement with the Jinde Fund five years ago to lend the seven classrooms in Confucius to the other party; the school sponsoring group can receive at least 1.8 million yuan per year, but no specified amount will be paid Back to the hole, disguise free rental.

The three directors who signed the agreement on behalf of Confucius Church, as well as the Confucian school managers who are entitled to exempt rent, including the current chairman of Confucius Church, Confucius and Jin De School Supervisor Guo Shaotang, did not respond to queries. According to the Education Bureau, I did not know that Kong Shengtang and Jin De had signed an agreement, but did not respond to how to follow up the incident.

Ye Jianyuan, a member of the Legislative Council of the education sector, said that the school premises of the aided schools are operated by public subsidies and are not assets of the school sponsoring group. It is "a strange practice" for Kong Shengtang to lend the classrooms of DSS schools by signing an agreement. Kong Zhong, and the Education Bureau must follow up seriously.

According to the agreement between Kong Shengtang and the Jinde Fund, the entire new wing in Zhongzi Kong and the single-storey building near the entrance of Caroline Hill Road are classified as dedicated to Jinde, and the playground is shared with Jinde. (Screenshot of Kong Shengtang Jinde Fund Agreement)

Comparing the distribution of classrooms in the 14/15 and 15/16 school plans of Kong Zhong. Of the above seven classrooms, five rooms in the new wing were removed and rooms 206 and 207 were blacked out, showing that they no longer belong to the hole. In the meantime, the changes coincide with the agreement. (Hong Kong 01 Cartography)

Jinde Private School was approved to register. Two years ago, Kong Shengtang signed an agreement to lend 7 classrooms

It is reported that the Hong Kong Confucius Church and the Jinde Academy Education Fund (Jinde Fund) had discussed the establishment of private schools in the scope of the school premises of Dzi Kong in early 2014. The two parties signed the details of the two agreements on May 22, 2015. "Hong Kong 01" obtained the two agreements, and found that the first one involved the allocation of Confucius School premises to Jinde, and the other was about Jinde's funding to Kong Shengtang.

According to the agreement, Confucius Church allowed Jinde to use seven classrooms from 206 to 209 and 309 to 311 in Confucius, as well as to share facilities with Confucius (see the attached picture). Jinde was also allowed to repair and rebuild. Kong Shengtang also promised to assist Jinde to obtain the necessary approvals related to private schools, including applying for registration with the Education Bureau, and to ensure that Confucius and its school board continue to cooperate with Jinde.

The Education Bureau received the application for registration from Jinde School in September 2016; approved in August 2017. In other words, the secret agreement shows that Kong Shengtang signed the agreement two years before the private school was approved to lend the seven classrooms and other facilities in Confucius.

Jinde School was approved in August 2017 to use the five classrooms of direct-funded Kongzhong as school buildings, but the "Hong Kong 01" investigation found that Jinde had obtained Kongzhong 7 through a secret agreement unknown to the Education Bureau as early as 2015. The right to use classrooms. (Photo by Lu Yiming)

Jinde paid Kong Shengtang an annual payment of at least 1.8 million unspecified returns to Kong Zhong

In the second agreement, Jinde Fund agreed to establish a trading fund managed by Kong Shengtang, and inject funds into the fund in three stages, including the initial stage (Jinde Primary School completed registration and the new school building plan is pending approval) 1.8 million yuan per year; In the mid-term (building plans are approved and pending to be issued), 1.875 million yuan per year; and during the operation period (after the issuance of occupation card), 3.75 million yuan per year.

Both parties also agreed to review the amount every five years and decide whether to increase the amount based on Jinde's income. In addition, Jinde also promised to allocate 30 million yuan to set up a special fund for school development after the new school building was opened. The directors of both parties will approve and fund the improvement of Jinde Primary School and Confucius School premises.

However, neither agreement mentions that Jinde needs to pay rent for the use of Confucius Classrooms and facilities, nor does it state that the funds Jinde provided to Kong Shengtang will be returned to Confucius. On the contrary, seven classrooms were lost in the direct investment hole, the school building was reduced and the playground was shared with Jinde, but no rent was charged, becoming the "big loser" under the agreement.

"Hong Kong 01" obtained two secret agreements signed between Kong Shengtang and Jinde Fund. Kong Shengtang promised to lend the seven classrooms in Confucius to each other, while Jinde provided at least 1.8 million yuan in donations each year. (Photo by Chen Xinxi)

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On behalf of Kong Shengtang, the supervisor of Kong Zhong signed an agreement to waive the rent collection from Jinde

The Code of Aid provides that the IMC must ensure that when the school leases the school premises, the rent received is charged to the school ’s accounts. The 2011 Announcement of the Education Bureau also stated that the policy of renting school premises in aided schools must be approved by the school management committee. So does the school board of DZK know about the agreement between Kong Shengtang and Jinde? Have you agreed to waive rent collection from Jinde?

After reviewing the two agreements, the three representatives on the side of Kong Shengtang were Guo Shaotang, Li Jinzhong and Xu Bingguang, all of whom were concurrently directors of Confucius. Guo Shaotang is currently the chairman of Confucius Church in Hong Kong and the supervisor of Confucius and Jinde School; Li Jinzhong is the manager of Confucius and Jinde School. Xu Bingguang has resigned as a director and school director in 2018.

Guo Shaotang (top right) signed an agreement on behalf of the Hong Kong Confucius Church in 2015 to lend directly-funded Kongzhong classrooms to the Jinde Fund. Guo is currently the chairman of Kong Shengtang and is also the supervisor of Confucius and private Jinde School. He did not respond to "Hong Kong 01" inquiries. (Photo of Kongshengtang Middle School Website)

Education Bureau: Not aware of the agreement Guo Shaotang did not respond

"Hong Kong 01" asked Kong Zhong whether Guo Shaotang had signed an agreement with Jinde on behalf of Kong Shengtang to hand over the classroom to the other party. The Education Bureau said that it did not know that Hong Kong Kong Shengtang and Jinde Fund had signed any cooperation agreement, but did not respond to how to follow up the incident.

Ye Jianyuan, a member of the Legislative Council of the education sector, said that the school premises of aided schools are not the assets of the school sponsoring group. They bluntly lent the classrooms by agreement. It is "a very strange practice". It is also pointed out that under the reserve standard that Kong Zhong did not meet, the school sponsoring group had instead signed an agreement to lend the classroom without collecting rent, and the Education Bureau should take the trouble and follow up seriously.

Confucius Church and Jinde Fund announced in April 2017 that they will jointly establish a private Jinde School and will build a new school building in the area of ​​Confucius, and show the new school building plan on the spot. However, the Education Bureau and the Lands Department earlier responded to "Hong Kong 01" and never received an application for the construction of a new school building there. (Profile picture)

Kong Zhong was lent a classroom to a private school of the same department for violation of regulations

"Hong Kong 01" reported today that the direct-funded Kongshengtang Middle School in Causeway Bay treats private Jinde schools of the same department preferentially, allowing the other party to occupy 206 and 207 classrooms for four years without rent collection, in violation of the "Regulations on Aid" School Administration Manual and related notices. The two classrooms were converted into Jinde's principal office and school affairs office.

Kong Zhong and the Bureau of Education held their own opinions on the incident. Kong Zhong claimed that there was a fee for lending the classroom, and the Education Bureau had no objection. The Education Bureau stated that it had requested Confucius to amend it, and solemnly reminded him to act according to the guidelines. Jinde returned the classroom and paid in February this year.

Kong Shengtang and Jinde Fund announced in April 2017 that they jointly established a private Jinde School. At that time, they mentioned the construction of a new school building in the private area of ​​Kongshengtang Middle School, but for various reasons, construction has not yet started. The Education Bureau and the Lands Department earlier responded to "Hong Kong 01" that they had never received an application to build a new school building in the relevant lot.

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In 2014,
Confucius Church in Hong Kong and Jinde College Education Fund (Jinde Fund) discussed the establishment of private schools in the scope of the school premises of the direct-funded Confucius Church Middle School.

In May 2015, the
two parties signed two agreements to hand over a total of seven classrooms including 206 to 209 and 309 to 311 direct-funded Kongzhong to Jinde, and can share the playground with Kongzhong; Kong Shengtang can be provided by Jinde every year At least 1.8 million yuan.

In September 2015, the
Jinde party obtained the right to use the seven classrooms.

In December 2015, the
photo of the Confucius School Network showed that there is a hoarding in the underground of the new wing, and the project is in progress. The five classrooms (208, 209; 309 to 311) of the new wing were all loaned to Jinde for use a few months ago.

In September 2016,
Hong Kong Confucius Church and Jinde Fund applied to the Education Bureau for registration for the establishment of Jinde School.

In February 2017,
several members of the establishment sent a visit to Kongshengtang Middle School. The school pictures showed that the reconstruction of the new wing underground has been completed, which is consistent with the current pictures shown on the school network of Jinde School.

In April 2017,
Kong Shengtang and Jinde Foundation announced the joint establishment of a private Jinde School, and will build a new school building in the area of ​​Confucius.

In May 2017, the
photo of the Confucius School website showed that Room 207 of Confucius was converted into the school office of Jinde School.

In August 2017, the
Education Bureau approved the registration of Jinde School. The five classrooms in the new wing of Confucius were used as the school buildings, and some of the school buildings were shared with Confucius.

In the middle of 2019,
Jinde kept occupying rooms 206 and 207 in Kongzhong until later the Education Bureau intervened, which lasted at least four school years; according to the fee recommended by the Education Bureau, 3.8 million yuan should be paid to Kongzhong, but people familiar with the situation said that Kong China has always treated Jinde without rent.

Source: Comprehensive Confucius Church Secret Agreement, Confucius School photos, Education Bureau replies and insiders

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