The Education Association, which has been established for nearly 48 years, was bombarded by two official media at the end of last month "The cancer of Hong Kong's "Education Association" must be eradicated." On the same day, the Education Bureau announced the complete termination of the working relationship with the Education Association; the Education Association has withdrawn from the Workers’ Union. , An international education organization, and the establishment of a Chinese History and Culture Working Group to promote national conditions. In the end, it was still under "great pressure" and announced today (10th) its dissolution.
The Education Association is the largest teacher union in Hong Kong. It speaks for teachers and political events from time to time. In the 1970s, the late founding chairman Situ Hua called on all teachers to strike in Hong Kong to protest the government's protest movement to cut the salaries of diploma teachers, which became the starting point for organizing labor unions.
The opposition to the teacher's language benchmark test, the overthrow of Luo Fan Jiaofen, the anti-Chinese religion, and the repeated bombardment of the Hong Kong government during the anti-amendment turmoil have caused the relationship between the Education Association and the government to deteriorate. Recently, the Education Bureau has been criticized by the Education Bureau for "infiltrating politics into campus." ".
The Education Association was bombarded in the slit, and finally chose to end the historical mission.
▼The Education Association launched a parade in the education sector during the anti-revision movement▼
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Looking back on those years of the Education Association, the diplomatic teacher salary movement started in 1973.
At that time, the British Hong Kong government announced a reduction in the entry salary of diploma teachers and delinked the salary scale of teachers from civil servants, causing the teachers in Hong Kong to roar.
Convened by the teacher Qian Shinian, more than a dozen educational organizations formed the "Hong Kong Educational Organization Joint Secretariat". Situ Hua took over and called on the teachers to march and escalated to a general strike of teachers in Hong Kong.
In the end, the British Hong Kong government gave up lowering the starting salary of diploma teachers and upgraded the maximum salary.
The success of this protest movement forced the British Hong Kong government to make major concessions, and the Education Association officially registered as a trade union to fight for the interests and dignity of teachers.
In 1985, Szeto Wah was elected as a member of the teaching profession of the Legislative Council, leading the Education Association and joining the Legislative Council, then handed over to Zhang Wenguang, and then fell to the third generation of the current chairman Feng Weihua and vice chairman Ye Jianyuan.
In 2006, Luo Fan Jiaofen, the permanent secretary of the Latin American Education and Manpower Bureau, stepped down
In 2000, the government launched the education reform. The Education Association took the lead in opposing the teacher's language benchmark test, and reprimanding teachers to create pressure, which became one of the three major obstacles to education reform in the eyes of the government.
At that time, the relationship with the government was not hostile. Chairman Feng Weihua once recalled that although the Association of Education is fighting against the reduction of classes and killing schools and opposing the 23 legislation, it will still be invited to meet with the then Chief Executive Tung Chee-hwa.
In 2003, the then Secretary for Education and Manpower Li Guozhang attended the 30th Anniversary of the Education Association. He even described the Education Association as an "important partner for the government to promote education reform." He hoped that the two sides would continue to strengthen cooperation in the future and work hard for Hong Kong's education.
Luo Fan Jiaofen, then the permanent secretary of the Bureau of Education and Manpower, commented on teacher suicide failures in early 2006. The Education Association launched a large demonstration to ask Luo Fan Jiaofen to take down the stage.
In October of the same year, she was appointed as the Commissioner of the Independent Commission Against Corruption and ceased to be in charge of the government's education policy.
In the Tung Chee-hwa era, even though the Education Association was fighting against the reduction of classes and killing schools and opposing Article 23 legislation, it would still be invited to meet with Tung Chee-hwa.
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12 years of national religion turmoil repeatedly urged Wu Kejian to step down
Whether it is an educational or political event, the Education Association has the courage to "voice."
In 2012, an anti-Chinese religion broke out. Tens of thousands of citizens took to the streets to demonstrate. Eventually, the government shelved the curriculum guidelines.
At that time, the newly appointed Director of the Education Bureau, Wu Kejian, was repeatedly criticized for being unfamiliar with education policies. He even traveled to Japan when the Legislative Council discussed the TSA Hong Kong-wide system assessment. The Education Association publicly asked to step down.
During the 2014 Umbrella Movement, the Federation of Students launched an indefinite strike, and the Education Association immediately called on all teachers in Hong Kong to strike out.
Carrie Lam responded to the demands of the Educational Association after taking office
"Education" has become a hot topic in the 17-year special battle.
The current Chief Executive, Carrie Lam Cheng Yuet-ngor, announced a plan to spend 5 billion yuan in recurrent education when he took office, and quickly implemented the first 3.6 billion yuan in education expenditure. Many of them, such as improving the class-teacher ratio and reducing contract teachers, are to meet the demands of the Education Association.
Carrie Lam also attended the 45th anniversary reception of the Association of Education as the officiating guest in 2018, and was once regarded as the "Great Reconciliation" and "Ice Breaker" between the Association of Education and the Government.
The anti-amendment law storm bombarded the Hong Kong government many times
Since the anti-amendment law turmoil in 2019, the Education Association has repeatedly bombarded the Hong Kong government, including requesting the government to withdraw the amendment to the Fugitive Offenders Ordinance in April, participating in the FDC’s anti-amendment legislation, making a booklet on the Fugitive Offenders Ordinance, and issuing a statement in June to approve the abuse of power by the police. , Call on teachers to "strike classes and not teach", explain developments to students in the school classroom based on objective principles, allow students to express their views, initiate joint education circles, etc., and call on the government to respond to the five major demands to repair social tears.
Serious clashes broke out during the siege of PolyU. The Education Association issued a statement calling on both sides to exercise restraint and avoid the use of lethal weapons. It also hoped that the police would not take the initiative to attack the campus.
To the Education Bureau, 269 religious teachers’ professional malpractice complaints were received. Four of them were "pinned". The Education Association also assisted the teachers in question.
The Education Association failed to "draw a clear line" from the demonstrations during the anti-amendment legislation, and was severely criticized by the mainland official media for "inciting violence to trouble Hong Kong and harming Hong Kong." Eradicate the malignant tumor."
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The Education Association currently has 95,000 education professional staff members, and has a rights and complaints department to fight for the rights of staff. So far, it has handled more than 3,000 cases every year. In recent years, it has been in a position of political flowery and has been criticized and advocated for teachers. Take to the streets to fight.
President Feng Weihua announced today that the recent rapid development has put tremendous pressure on the Education Association. The council has tried its best to find ways to continue its operation, but it has not yet seen the prospects. It is difficult to continue its work goals and cannot find a solution to the crisis. It will unanimously pass the dissolution of the Education Association and end the 48-year historical mission.
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Dissolution of the Education Association｜The Bureau of Education will keep communication with other educational organizations and faculty without comment. The Education Association’s dissolution｜The dismissal of 200 employees, supermarkets, and electrical appliances will stop refunding membership fees to members. The current crisis is that the Education Bureau and the Education Association cut off the seat Yang Runxiong: If the Education Association has violated the National Security Law, it is believed that the relevant departments will investigate the renewal of the Education Association members. The Education Bureau writes to all teachers in Hong Kong to urge the Education Association to be bombarded on behalf of the Education Association. "Foreign forces chaos Hong Kong". International organizations set up China History and Culture Group to promote national conditions activities. The Education Association announced its withdrawal from the Workers’ Union Litigation and Emergency Support Fund. Focus on handling labor disputes and rights. Dissolution of the Association | Political atmosphere set off the tide of dissolution 23 voluntary dissolution of trade unions increased by 11 times compared with last year
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