The Legislative Council elections under "Improving the Electoral System" will be held on the 19th of next month.
For many years, the functional constituency seats in the education sector, which have been in the hands of the people, are competing for seats this year, including the retired principal Lin Rifeng.
Lin Rifeng described that the future of the education sector may be full of thorns, but he noticed the difficulties in the education sector more macroscopically after putting down the post of principal. The decline in the population of school-age students and the crisis of shrinking classes and killing schools became the "biggest driving force" for his election. He hopes to work together. Walk with you".
He proposed that the government freeze the number of schools for six years, observe whether cross-border students and immigrants from Hong Kong will return, and study the recruitment of overseas professionals, so as to allow non-Hong Kong children to attend public schools without harming the rights and interests of Hong Kong people in school.
The Education Bureau is studying the requirement for teachers to swear allegiance to the SAR. Lin Rifeng said that he is open-minded and depends on the content of the provisions before deciding his attitude.
He said that he personally believes that "loyalty" can be interpreted as abiding by the law and serving the society. If the government intends to implement it, it is the responsibility of the teacher to explain it in detail to clear up doubts.
There was a wave of complaints against teachers during the anti-amendment turmoil, and many of them were made anonymously.
Lin Rifeng believes that if abuse is found, it needs to be reviewed and improved.
I was asked if I was elected successfully, would I lend a helping hand when the complained teacher asked for help?
He responded that it is a "reasonable expectation" for teachers to expect assistance from legislators in the education sector, and it is also a "duty" of members.
Lim Rifeng, a candidate in the education sector of the Legislative Council, said that the decline in the population of school-age students and the crisis of shrinking classes and killing schools have become the "biggest driving force" for his election.
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The crisis of shrinking classes and killing schools is the "biggest driving force" for the election
Lam Rifeng, 61, was born in Hong Kong. He has served in the education industry in Hong Kong for 35 years, including 22 years as the principal and former chairman of the Subsidized Secondary School Council. He has been interviewed by the media from time to time to speak out on education issues for more than a year. Before retiring from Lions Middle School, he suddenly announced his candidacy earlier.
In an interview with "Hong Kong 01", he said that his participation in the election was to train teachers and principals after retirement, and he felt the difficulties in the academic world more macroscopically. The decline in the population of school-age students and the crisis of shrinking classes and killing schools became the "biggest driving force" for his participation in the election. , I hope to continue to serve the education sector when I am in good health. "I still have a fire. I don't want the (education) ecology to collapse. I have the determination to take more steps."
The harder we are, the more determined we will be. I hope everyone will walk together, even if it may be full of thorns!
Legislative Council Education Candidate and Retired President Lam Ri Fung
Said that there is no political stance to stand for election as an independent person
Although he is a member of the educational council of an established organization, he insists on a non-political stance. He believes that each organization has its own value and desires to be "free and unconstrained." Therefore, he runs as an independent person.
The political platform for the election is "To highlight the education profession, to stabilize the school ecology, to fight for the rights of teachers, and to protect the growth of students."
In the six Legislative Council elections since the return of Hong Kong, all seats in the education sector have been included by candidates from the pan-democratic camp and the Hong Kong Education Professionals Association, which has been disbanded.
Under the new system, the education sector still uses individual votes. How to "absorb" the original source of votes from the Education Association?
Lin Rifeng said that he "doesn't grab the source of votes", but he "has no other big baggage". He has retired and does not need to take care of school affairs. He can focus on council work and is confident that he can communicate with all sectors smoothly. Educational ecology".
Principal Lin Rifeng said that he would run as an independent person, hoping to be "free and unrestrained."
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Advocate for 6 years without killing schools and opening up public-sector degrees to non-Hong Kong citizens
To cope with the problem of the decline in the number of school-age students, Lin Rifeng proposed that the government freeze the number of schools for six years, that is, "do not kill schools" during the period.
He explained that in the past two years, many students have suddenly left Hong Kong. If immigrants or cross-border students do not come to Hong Kong, schools need time to buffer. In the future, some people will consider returning. Hong Kong also plays a role in the overall national development. It is recommended that Hong Kong The government retains schools for future development and takes the opportunity to expand the source of students. For example, it will study and amend immigration regulations to attract overseas and mainland elites to Hong Kong. Without depriving Hong Kong citizens of their rights to study and gaining the consensus of most citizens, the children of overseas or mainland elites will be allowed to enter public schools. Study.
The legislative council’s candidate for education, Lam Ri-fung, advocated the opening of public-sector degrees to non-Hong Kong citizens.
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Regarding the teacher's oath of "loyalty" as a law-abiding service to the society is no different from the present
The Education Bureau's study requires teachers to swear allegiance to the SAR, which has aroused the concern of many teachers.
Lin Rifeng pointed out that he is open to taking oaths and depends on the content of the provisions before deciding whether to support it.
He pointed out that because school-running bodies have specific requirements for teachers or the details of the contract provisions are not new, and the Basic Law protects human rights and freedom, if "allegiance" is interpreted as requiring teachers to abide by the law and work hard to serve the society, it is no different from the current situation.
He believes that even if the government intends to implement the practice, it must explain in detail to the teachers in advance to dispel any doubts.
"Allegiance" is about serving the society... Ask the government to explain that if the signing is to comply with the Basic Law, the Basic Law has a lot of human rights (protection)... It may be the Chinese word "Allegiance". Comfortable?
I haven't explored it, but since it is abiding by the law and working hard to serve the society, it's actually the same as signing.
Legislative Council Education Candidate and Retired President Lam Ri Fung
If an anonymous complaint is abused, it should be adjusted
Looking through the records, Lin Rifeng was once a member of the Appeal Board (Educational Matters) of the Education Bureau, but he said that his term of office has ended and he did not participate in any appeal hearings for deregistered teachers.
Since the anti-amendment turmoil, the Education Bureau has received soaring complaints about teacher failures or professional misconduct. The Education Bureau has revised to accept anonymous complaints. He pointed out that if serious abuses are discovered in the future, they should adjust their practices in due course.
Then I was asked how to deal with the complained teacher asking for help if he was elected successfully?
After thinking about it for a while, he said that it is a "reasonable expectation" for teachers to expect members of the education sector to assist in follow-up, and it is also a member's duty and "righteousness". If the existing system cannot handle and some regulations are unfair to teachers, he will work hard. Strive for; if it is a "perceptual" dispute, it will try to mediate.
Schools must coexist with politics but still adhere to the principle of neutrality
The education sector has changed a lot in the current government. It has experienced anti-revision cases and the new crown pneumonia epidemic. The high school general education department was replaced by the commune department, and the whole Hong Kong promoted national security education.
Lin Rifeng refused to comment on the performance of Chief Executive Carrie Lam Cheng Yuet-ngor's education policy, saying only that he hoped that everyone would "look forward."
He confessed that the school must coexist with politics in the future, "don’t resist, or especially embrace it." He encouraged the education staff to adhere to principles, remain neutral, and teach the next generation with facts. Besides, the school should order "political actions and fierce behaviors. Enter school", and strive to rebuild mutual trust and educate parents not to be overly sensitive.
President Lin Rifeng went to university in Canada and then returned to Hong Kong as a teacher.
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The education sector or the thorny road is full of hopes that everyone insists not to give up
When he was a child, Lin Rifeng lived in the Shek Kip Mei resettlement area with a family of eight. When he was a child, he loved to play and linger on the streets. He used to repeat the grade. He was caught by the traffic assistant teacher Xishi in Form Four and decided to change the environment. He relied on his parents to "tighten his belly" and sent to Canada to study and complete his bachelor's and master's degrees. By accident, he found that he loved teaching and returned to Hong Kong to join the education industry.
When he was young, he studied mathematics theory. He still insists on doing things step by step, with reason and evidence. "You must explain evidence and statistics when you kill a school." He bluntly said that the future of education is not easy, but he firmly believes that communication can help seek Consensus and way out, I hope to "walk" with the academic world. "The more difficult we are, the more determined we will be. I hope that everyone will walk together, even if it may be full of thorns."
The remaining four candidates from the education sector include: Zhu Guoqiang, Vice Chairman of the Federation of Education, Ding Jianhua, Chairman of the Hong Kong Kindergarten Education Professional Exchange Association, Po Leung Kuk Lam Man Chan English Primary School principal, Man Shi Wing, and Mary Bay School principal, Lin Yong Shi.
Please refer to the "Hong Kong 01" election website for the list of candidates.
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