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Hong Kong school withdraws graduation video guideline on Cantonese after backlash

Hong Kong school withdraws graduation video guideline on Cantonese after backlash
South China Morning Post Monday 21 September 2026, 13:45 UTC By Edith Lin 1 min read
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A leading Hong Kong secondary school has expressed regret and withdrawn guidelines accused of banning Cantonese from graduation videos after the policy sparked controversy. Good Hope School issued a public statement on Monday evening, saying it had heard concerns from the wider community and had “fully and formally withdrawn” the guidance paper for next year’s Form Six graduation class video. “Good Hope School wishes to state unequivocally that it has never been our ethos to constrain the...

A leading Hong Kong secondary school has expressed regret and withdrawn guidelines accused of banning Cantonese from graduation videos after the policy sparked controversy. Good Hope School issued a public statement on Monday evening, saying it had heard concerns from the wider community and had “fully and formally withdrawn” the guidance paper for next year’s Form Six graduation class video. “Good Hope School wishes to state unequivocally that it has never been our ethos to constrain the mother... [Image text:] GOOD HOPE SCHOOL
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