HONG KONG - Finally, the Hong Kong Government closed schools on Thursday (14/11/2019) tomorrow. This decision was taken after three days of riots in the country of Beton.
"The Education Bureau has announced that all schools are closed on Thursday for safety reasons." That is how Radio Television Hog Kong (RTHK) reported.
Tomorrow's holiday applies to all elementary, middle, kindergarten and special schools. A spokesman for the Hong Kong Education Bureau stressed that children should stay at home whenever possible.
The bureau spokesman also said in recent days several schools were threatened and their buses were attacked, without detailing the cases of threats and assault. “The Bureau strongly condemns such actions. They (perpetrators) have endangered the safety of students and deprived them of their right to education, ”wrote RTHK.
Before the decision was made, the parents were restless. They were confused, whether on Wednesday (13/11/2019) in the morning they should leave and take their children to school or not.
This confusion was reflected, one of which, from the chat on the WhatsApp group of the parents of a school's student, a group which also included Imam Baihaqi, the General Manager. Dompet Dhuafa Hong Kong (DDHK). From the information they shared in the group, there was information that it was handed over to the parents.
"Left to parents. If it is risky, you may not go to school, ”said one of the parents in the group.
Even more confusing and worrying, someone informed him that he was trapped by a crowd and a heavy queue at the MTR station. "We were already walking and stuck on the MTR. Now trying to go home again, "he said.
Not only trains, trams and buses are also crowded. Some people reported that they had to return home because they did not have enough space for public transportation and the traffic jam was severe.
“10 tram full. Until the door is difficult to close, "said one of them.
Meanwhile, Imam Baihaqi himself reported that his two children were leaving for school this morning. “My children both go to school. Earlier the bus came, ”he said in the WhatsApp group for the DDHK Publication Team, at 07:28.
Around 3pm, he just got the news about the day off from school. "Starting tomorrow, schools will be closed," he said, sharing a link from an online news portal in Hong Kong. [DDHKNews]
Photo source: RTHK
