Students who desecrated the national anthem were kicked out of the graduation ceremony. The headmaster responded with domineering： There is no room for compromise!

　　Cctv newsAs a school that loves our country and Hong Kong, we must hold high the patriotic banner. There is no room for compromise, even in colonial times. If you don’t know this, you are choosing the wrong school!

　　Chen Zhuoxi, President of Hong Kong College and Hong Kong School of Professional and Continuing Education

　　According to Hong Kong media reports, on December 16th, Hong Kong College and Hong Kong Professional Continuing Education School held a graduation ceremony.Two graduates refused to stand still while playing the national anthem, made cross gestures on their chests, and were expelled from the venue by the school according to the school rules.The above remarks are the contents of the dialogue between the principal of the school, Chen Zhuoxi, and the protesting students.

　　It has been announced in advance that the relevant rules for playing the national anthem are still violated.

　　Before the ceremony, the school announced the relevant rules for playing the national anthem during the ceremony: students should stand still when playing the national anthem at the graduation ceremony, and the school has the right to refuse the students concerned to take the stage to attend the awarding ceremony if they make any improper behavior of disrespecting the national anthem.

　　However, during the ceremony, two social work graduates were dissatisfied with the arrangement of the school, claiming that the graduation certificate should not be related to the national anthem, and even refused to stand up when playing the national anthem on the grounds that "respect for the country" did not depend on "whether to sing the national anthem". They even crossed their hands on their chests and showed disrespect for the national anthem. This disturbed the graduation ceremony, which should have been calm and solemn, and the school had to let the relevant students leave according to the school rules.

　　Subsequently, about 10 graduates expressed their solidarity with the two social work graduates and also left the scene to protest, so that the ceremony was suspended for more than 20 minutes before resuming.

　　Dialogue between the headmaster and the demonstrative students: there is no room for compromise

　　After leaving the venue, these graduates continued to harass other students and parents outside the venue.

　　After the graduation ceremony, Chen Zhuoxi, the principal of Hong Kong Professional Continuing Education School, took the initiative to talk with the demonstrative students. Chen Zhuoxi said that because he loves students, he will continue the graduation ceremony under all kinds of interference, and stressed that the graduation ceremony is a solemn and grand occasion. The ceremony must adhere to principles and hope that students will reflect:"You want the school to respect your opinions. Why can’t you respect the school’s position and respect the national anthem?"

　　He also shared with the students the school history of Hong Kong Professional Continuing Education School: before Hong Kong returned to the motherland, Hong Kong Professional Continuing Education School was a school that loved China and Hong Kong.When the school was founded 60 years ago, it would raise the national flag and sing the national anthem. At one time, it was suppressed by the British Hong Kong government, which cancelled funding and reclaimed the school buildings. However, the school never gave up its patriotic stance.

　　"There is no room for compromise. Even in the colonial era, we never flinched because of this (patriotism), and we never gave up our patriotic stance. If you don’t know this, you are choosing the wrong school! "Chen Zhuoxi said that he will respect students’ views and hope that students will continue to "know the society and the country."

　　A spokesman for the Hong Kong School of Professional and Continuing Education added that before the graduation ceremony, the school distributed the rules of venue to graduates, clearly stating the relevant regulations. The school has always respected freedom of speech, and anyone has the right to express his personal opinion on anything. However, when expressing opinions, we must respect others and do it in an appropriate way in an appropriate occasion. As a higher education institution, the school has the responsibility to educate students to distinguish right from wrong and be responsible for their actions.

　　Principal: The day when the national anthem was played to get rid of humiliation.

　　This incident has attracted the attention of netizens, who have praised President Chen Zhuoxi’s practices and words:

　　At the graduation ceremony in November last year, some recent graduates of Hong Kong Professional Continuing Education School once raised slogans to make trouble while playing the national anthem. At that time, President Chen Zhuoxi angrily denounced these students for "insulting the national anthem".

　　He said that he grew up in the colonial period of Hong Kong and Britain and was oppressed by imperialism. "When I was a child, children would give it to ‘ Ghost boy ’ Bullying, until my national anthem is played and my five-star red flag is raised, I will get rid of the humiliating days. "

　　▌ This article source: Global Times, Observer Network