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Hong Kong school told to review rules after outrage over ‘Cantonese ban in videos’

GlobeAlert Desk · curated from South China Morning Post · East Asia

Hong Kong’s education authorities have urged a local secondary school to review its arrangements for events after a post alleging the school banned Cantonese in graduation videos sparked outrage online. In a response to the South China Morning Post on Sunday, the government said the school had activated its crisis management team to follow up on the issue and sent an email to all teachers and students to clarify the matter. “The Education Bureau has urged the school to review the relevant event...

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