Hong Kong education authorities demand probe into teacher misconduct allegation

Hong Kong’s education authorities have asked a girls’ secondary school to thoroughly investigate a case in which a graduate accused a male teacher of asking her to have sex in a hotel last year.

St Paul’s School (Lam Tin) said on Monday that it would “definitely” follow up on the matter, as it awaited direct contact from the individual involved. The school pledged to provide support and help to safeguard her legitimate rights.

“We take this matter very seriously and have immediately activated the crisis management team to follow up on the issue,” it said.

“The school has also reported the incident to the Education Bureau.”

A spokeswoman for the bureau expressed deep concern about the incident.

“[We] requested the school to follow up seriously and report the matter to the bureau,” she said.