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Education Bureau to deny pay rise to worker after SMS blunder over school places

Education Bureau to deny pay rise to worker after SMS blunder over school places
South China Morning Post Friday 26 June 2026, 14:10 UTC By Fiona Sun 1 min read
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Hong Kong authorities have penalised an Education Bureau staff member over a Primary One admission allocation blunder after human error was found to be involved, with the officer to be denied a pay rise and transferred to other roles. The government on Friday revealed the results of its investigation into the incident on June 2 when parents received SMS notifications about their children’s primary school allocations, a day before the official announcement. The bureau’s hotline was flooded...

Hong Kong authorities have penalised an Education Bureau staff member over a Primary One admission allocation blunder after human error was found to be involved, with the officer to be denied a pay rise and transferred to other roles. The government on Friday revealed the results of its investigation into the incident on June 2 when parents received SMS notifications about their children’s primary school allocations, a day before the official announcement. The bureau’s hotline was flooded with...
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