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Written by: Wei Jingquan
2021-07-04 02:03
Last update date: 2021-07-04 02:06
The fax agency reported on Friday (2nd) that Dewang Primary School and Kowloon Tong Private School Hong Kong Pui Dao Primary School installed CCTV cameras in their classrooms. Some of them did not install CCTV surveillance notices in accordance with the guidelines of the Office of the Privacy Commissioner. Most The parents interviewed said they were unaware and worried about privacy issues.
Pui Dao Primary School issued a notice to parents in response, stating that the parent handbook contained closed-circuit television matters and that the reporter's interviews were inappropriate.
However, in the early morning of Sunday (4th), the fax agency revealed that Pei Dao updated the parent handbook after the report of the fax agency was published. It also pointed out that the reporters of the agency had always been polite in the interview process and interviewed the parents only after obtaining the parent's consent.
The fax agency responded to the announcement of Pui Dao Primary School.
(Fax company)
Parents of Pei Dao received a notice signed by Principal Mandy, entitled "Online media asking parents to inquire about the campus closed-circuit television system outside the school gate", which is called Enhance the safety of teachers and students, and take advantage of the school building renewal project to install it in the classroom corridor CCTV.
After the installation, the notice before the beginning of school has listed the relevant arrangements, and notices have been posted around the campus.
Yesterday afternoon, I received a notice from the Education Bureau to learn about relevant reports.
At the same time, it claimed that the bureau had understood the incident and determined that it did not violate the relevant guidelines as stated in the report.
The notice further criticized the relevant interview actions as inappropriate and the school has no obligation to respond to inquiries. It also claimed that the reporter's tone and attitude were inappropriate.
However, the fax agency re-reported that it pointed out the problem with the announcement of Pui Dao Elementary School.
According to the fax agency, it obtained a notice from the principal of Pui Dao Primary School, Chen Minyi, to parents, number C31_20S, which mentioned that the information about the addition of a closed-circuit television system "has been set out in the parent handbook, and notices have been posted around the campus." According to the school uploaded. Go to the cloud and file named "2020-21 Parent Handbook", Chapter 24, Article 17 states that the school will add a security monitoring system (CCTV) in "classrooms and corridors and other public spaces for security and incident investigation purposes." The relevant system will be connected to the school’s network system, and all records will only be kept for 15 days, and then will be automatically deleted.” The file was last updated at 9:59 pm on July 2.
The FAX released the investigation report at 5:40 pm on the same day.
According to the FAX, the parent handbooks of different years in the past, including the 2020/21 school year and the updated version on September 23 last year, did not include the above-mentioned description of closed-circuit television.
In addition, the principal’s notice also accused the interviewing work, saying that “online media reporters” “intercepted parents” outside the school during school hours last week and asked about the installation of a closed-circuit television system on the campus. During the period, a staff member came forward and asked the reporter to show it The ID, "Unfortunately, I got a rude response." The principal also pointed out that she met a reporter while picking up her primary school classmates on the school bus. "It has been shown that she was taking care of the students and could not conduct an interview. However, the reporter ignored the situation Happening."
According to the fax agency, before each interview with the parents, the identity of the reporter was stated. During this period, the camera was not raised to take pictures of the parents. When the parents refused the interview, they did not insist on the interview.
The reporter went to interview outside the school twice on the 22nd and 29th of last month. On the 22nd, a staff member asked the reporter for his identity, and the reporter immediately showed his press card upon request.
A few minutes later, the staff came to ask for the press card to be photographed. The reporter showed the press card again and took the initiative to hand over the company card to the staff.
A reporter from the fax agency visited the parents in a public place outside the school on the 22nd and 29th of last month. However, the principal mentioned that on June 26 (Saturday), the fax agency did not send a reporter to interview, so if there is a principal on that day The person described is not a reporter from the agency.
The fax agency also pointed out that the reporter was polite when interviewing, and all questions were recorded. The school is welcome to correct it.
The photo of the principal of Pui Dao Primary School, Chen Minyi, uploaded on his Facebook account on January 19 this year. The red circle is a closed-circuit electron microscope lens in the classroom.
(Photo of Chen Minyi Facebook)
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