Education Bureau will take part in investigation into Hong Kong teacher’s death, says minister
Kevin Yeung said a special task force would try to establish if school management needs to be improved after death of teacher in Tin Shui Wai on Wednesday
Teachers have complained in recent years of increased pressure due to a rise in teaching evaluations
Hong Kong’s education minister said his bureau will be part of a task force formed to look into the death of a 48-year-old teacher who fell from the sixth floor of a school building.
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The panel will investigate whether there is a need to improve school management, said Secretary for Education Kevin Yeung Yun-hung on Saturday, who expressed his regrets about the death of the female teacher, surnamed Lam.
She died on Wednesday at the school where she taught Chinese, Tung Wah Group of Hospitals Leo Tung-hai Lee Primary School, in Tin Shui Wai.
Following Lam’s death, there were reports in local media that the teacher was under pressure, and had been made to work while unwell shortly before her death.
Yeung said he was aware of the reports, but added that the cause of the incident would only be certain after the investigation is complete.
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“The school will set up a committee to establish if there were any particular reasons for the incident, and whether improvements should be made in terms of [school] administration,” Yeung said on Saturday.
Leo Tung-hai Lee Primary School in Tin Shui Wai, where the deceased teacher taught. Photo: Handout
