{"id":58903,"date":"2026-06-08T02:01:04","date_gmt":"2026-06-07T18:01:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/?p=58903"},"modified":"2026-06-08T02:01:04","modified_gmt":"2026-06-07T18:01:04","slug":"hong-kong-principal-fired-over-singapore-row-says-he-will-seek-legal-advice","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/?p=58903","title":{"rendered":"Hong Kong principal fired over Singapore row says he will seek legal advice"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<p datatype=\"p\" data-qa=\"Component-Component\" class=\"e8zc9q40 css-1c6uqr6 ec74h0k1\">A Hong Kong school principal who was sacked after he swore at security guards during a student trip to Singapore has expressed \u201cshock and regret\u201d over his immediate dismissal, saying he will seek legal advice on his employment rights.<\/p>\n<p datatype=\"p\" data-qa=\"Component-Component\" class=\"e8zc9q40 css-1c6uqr6 ec74h0k1\">Lee Cheuk-hing, former principal of San Wui Commercial Society Secondary School in Tuen Mun, said on Friday that he had appointed legal representatives to review his dismissal after the school board rejected his resignation and terminated his contract with immediate effect on June 3 without compensation.<\/p>\n<p datatype=\"p\" data-qa=\"Component-Component\" class=\"e8zc9q40 css-1c6uqr6 ec74h0k1\">Edmund Wong Chun-sek, a former lawmaker and the school manager, said the board had not received any formal statement from Lee, and that it would take its own legal steps should he bring in representatives to challenge his dismissal.<\/p>\n<p datatype=\"p\" data-qa=\"Component-Component\" class=\"e8zc9q40 css-1c6uqr6 ec74h0k1\">Lee was filmed swearing at security guards during a May 22 school trip in Singapore, prompting his suspension and an Education Bureau investigation.<\/p>\n<p datatype=\"p\" data-qa=\"Component-Component\" class=\"e8zc9q40 css-1c6uqr6 ec74h0k1\">\u201cI offer my sincere and utmost apology to all affected parties,\u201d Lee said in a statement, adding that he had \u201cseverely condemned\u201d himself for the lapse in emotional management and would \u201ctake it as a lifelong lesson\u201d.<\/p>\n<p datatype=\"p\" data-qa=\"Component-Component\" class=\"e8zc9q40 css-1c6uqr6 ec74h0k1\">This was his second apology over the incident. On May 28, he released a tearful video apologising to Hongkongers and \u201call sectors\u201d in Singapore, bowing to the camera and urging students not to follow his example.<\/p>\n<div class=\"image-inline-container e1a5rv550 css-1llrc1m e1yqhwb40\" data-qa=\"Component-renderMap-StyledDiv\">\n<div class=\"image-inline caption e1fvabeq0 css-19sk4h4 ea9pn0s0\" data-qa=\"Component-Container\">\n<figure class=\"image-inline caption ea9pn0s1 css-1qeofuq e1gf69pb0\" data-qa=\"ArticleImage-ArticleImageContainer\">\n<div data-qa=\"ArticleImage-handleRenderImage-ImageContainer\" class=\"css-bjn8wh e1gf69pb3\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"San Wui Commercial Society Secondary School in Tuen Mun. The school opted to fire Lee Cheuk-hing over the swearing incident in Singapore. Photo: Jelly Tse\" data-qa=\"BaseImage-handleRenderImage-StyledImage\" class=\"e1gf69pb2 css-6ikqhs e445x7d0\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/img.i-scmp.com\/cdn-cgi\/image\/fit=contain,width=1024,format=auto\/sites\/default\/files\/d8\/images\/canvas\/2026\/06\/07\/2bfaab3a-6188-4dcc-9b82-06efbbebfd2b_80676084.jpg\" title=\"San Wui Commercial Society Secondary School in Tuen Mun. The school opted to fire Lee Cheuk-hing over the swearing incident in Singapore. Photo: Jelly Tse\"\/><\/div><figcaption data-qa=\"ArticleImage-DescriptionContainer\" class=\"css-1bj5zno e1gf69pb1\">San Wui Commercial Society Secondary School in Tuen Mun. The school opted to fire Lee Cheuk-hing over the swearing incident in Singapore. 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