Hong Kong universities must also hold weekly flag-raising ceremonies, education chief reveals
- Tertiary institutions will have to fly national flag every day during term time and hold a ceremony at least once a week under guidelines earlier issued to schools
- Education secretary Kevin Yeung tells lawmakers his bureau has already sent letters to universities informing them of rules
Hong Kong’s education chief has revealed that tertiary institutions will also have to hold national flag-raising ceremonies in line with new guidelines issued to primary and secondary schools.
Secretary for Education Kevin Yeung Yun-hung told lawmakers on Monday his bureau had already sent letters to universities informing them of the guidelines.
“Under the revised National Flag and Emblem Ordinance, universities and colleges should also follow this requirement,” Yeung said, responding to a question from lawmaker Junius Ho Kwan-yiu during an education panel meeting.
“They will have to make reference to the guidelines we issued and raise the flag every day and hold a ceremony each week … we will follow up on the implementation later on.”
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