Hong Kong youth urged to cherish study opportunities

New school term in Hong Kong started amid ongoing social disturbance as certain groups incited class boycott. Many educators and parents are concerned and appealed to young students to cherish their opportunities to receive education.

"Cherish your own prospects and do not fail to live up to your parents' and teachers' expectations," Sin Kam-wai, a retired teacher in Hong Kong, said. "If students boycott classes, it means they are wasting social resources and hurting themselves."

The Education Bureau of China's Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (SAR) government has made it clear that it is firmly against class boycott. Kevin Yeung, secretary for education of the SAR government, said earlier that minors should not be drawn into the whirlpools.

(Source: http://www.xinhuanet.com/english/2019-09/10/c_138381649.htm)

HK representatives voice concerns over life and economy at UN meeting

Leading figures from the Hong Kong Federation of Women (HKFW) are taking to UN's top human rights body to voice their concerns about people's livelihoods in Hong Kong affected by the ongoing and increasingly violent protests, pledging to "show the world real situation in Hong Kong."

The comments were made by Pansy Ho Chiu-king, daughter of Hong Kong and Macao-based casino tycoon Stanley Ho, and Annie Wu Suk-ching, daughter of catering group Maxim's founder, ahead of their speeches at the 42nd meeting of the UN Human Rights Council held in Geneva on Monday. 

(Source: https://news.cgtn.com/news/2019-09-10/HK-representatives-unveil-truth-about-protests-at-UN-meeting-JRZJY3ms8w/index.html) 

Carrie Lam hits back at foreign interference in HK affairs, calls for end of infrastructure

Chief Executive of China's Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) Carrie Lam said Tuesday that foreign interference in the HKSAR's internal affairs is extremely improper.

Lam made the remarks at a press briefing in response to the proposal of the so-called Hong Kong Human Rights and Democracy Act at U.S. Congress.

Lam stressed opposition to the interference of foreign legislatures in the HKSAR's internal affairs in any form.

(Source: http://www.ecns.cn/news/2019-09-10/detail-ifzntuwi2503894.shtml)