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South China Morning Post
6 days ago
- South China Morning Post
Suspended Hong Kong private school ‘failed to pay teachers, had rats in dormitory'
A private secondary school suspended by Hong Kong authorities allegedly owed teachers months in wages and provided a dormitory for students that was unsanitary, with rat faeces found on beds, according to disgruntled staff and parents. A teacher at Inno Secondary School in Kowloon Tong told the Post on Wednesday that he and other academic staff at the institution had only received half of their wages in July, and still had not received the remainder that was due last Sunday. The school, which hired 10 to 15 teachers, had also failed to contribute to staff members' Mandatory Provident Fund retirement schemes, he added. The teacher said he had decided not to renew his contract, which ends this month, and that staff members had filed a complaint to the Labour Department. 'We have not been able to contact the principal. He has not replied [to our messages and calls],' said the teacher, who spoke on condition of anonymity. He added that he had not ruled out taking the principal to court. Inno Secondary School had its registration application rejected by the Education Bureau in late July for its 'unsatisfactory management and financial situation', and as part of a crackdown on institutions collaborating with third-party agencies to help non-local students qualify for subsidised university programmes in the city.
South China Morning Post
7 days ago
- South China Morning Post
Suspension of second Hong Kong private school leaves students, parents in limbo
The suspension of a Hong Kong private school that targeted mainland Chinese students across the border has left parents in limbo, with some having paid HK$200,000 (US$25,500) and unable to reach the institution despite repeated efforts. One student's father also told the Post on Tuesday that he might have to arrange for his child to return to the mainland after the institution in Kowloon Tong was suspended by the Education Bureau in late July, and after it failed to register a new campus in Hung Hom. The bureau on Monday announced that it had suspended the school as part of a crackdown on institutions collaborating with third-party agencies to help students from outside Hong Kong qualify for subsidised university programmes in the city. The bureau also revealed that it had rejected the school's registration application on July 28 due to the latter's 'unsatisfactory management and financial situation', including its failure to pay its rent since March. A notice put up at the school's former Kowloon Tong campus stated that it had moved to a new location in Hung Hom. But the bureau said it had not received any application from Inno Secondary School to register its new premises. The Post found that parents of at least three affected students sought clarification from the institution at its new location on Tuesday. But the campus, which displayed past students' past academic achievements on its walls, was locked and empty.
