The nearly 40-year-old Bino Chinese-English Kindergarten on Longchen Road, Sheung Shui, was withdrawn from the Kindergarten Education Programme by the Education Bureau, i.e. it is no longer subsidized by the Government. According to the news, the police arrested Zhang Lihua, the superintendent of the kindergarten, for tampering with an official letter from the Education Bureau forwarded to the parents of the students, in an attempt to mislead the parents into solving the problem and continuing to operate. The kindergarten continued to operate as usual today (21st), with a statement posted at the door to the effect that the information was not clearly misleading, that the media would reserve the right to pursue the media, and the principal did not respond to reporters' enquiries. Some parents said that they were worried about the news, and went to the school to ask the principal about their son's situation, but the school did not make a new notice on the recent incident.

On September 9, some parents went to Bino Kindergarten to learn about the school. (Photo by He Ruifen)

Have participated in a free quality kindergarten education program poster is covered by the statement

Bino Chinese and English Kindergarten Long Chen School is operating as usual today, and there are parents who pick up and drop off children to and from class. The entrance to the school was originally posted with an admissions poster showing that the school had participated in the Free Quality Kindergarten Education Scheme, but today the advertisement was covered by a statement. There are quite a few typos in the notice, pointing out that "in recent days, the sudden (report) guide has not been clear and misleading, and kindergartens will follow up (fixed) and deal with it solemnly." The statement added, "If the media reports indiscriminately and indicates the surname of the (name) guide (Dao), the kindergarten reserves the right to pursue the law!"

Parents said the school had not notified the school supervisor of the suspected arrest

According to the news, the police received a report on Monday (18th) that the person in charge of Bino Chinese and English Kindergarten was suspected of tampering with an official letter from the Education Bureau forwarded to the parents of students in an attempt to mislead parents into solving the problem and continue to operate, and arrested a 66-year-old woman surnamed Zhang on the same day for forging documents. It is understood that the arrested woman is Zhang Lihua, the superintendent of the kindergarten.

Today, many parents visited the school to check the status of the situation, some parents said that they were ready to change schools, and some parents said that they hoped to finish the original school. Among them, Mr. Chen, a parent, said that he was worried about seeing the news, so he went to the school to inquire with the principal. He said that he had received a letter from the Education Bureau earlier stating that the school would no longer be subsidized, and the school had not updated parents on the news incident today.

K3 parents worry that their sons will have to adapt again

Mr. Chan said that his son is ready to enter primary school at K3 this year, and he has to readjust to the school and buy school uniforms, etc., hoping that he can finish the original school, but pointed out that the incident has had an impact, and he only hopes that his son can successfully enter primary school.

Pino Chinese and English Kindergarten is experiencing financial difficulties, and the school located in Longchen Road, Sheung Shui, has been disqualified by the Education Bureau for the 2023/24 Kindergarten Education Scheme, and new students enrolled after mid-August will not receive government subsidized tuition fees; Old students will not be affected for the time being. The Sheung Shui Central campus was accused of owing rent. Yesterday, some parents told "Hong Kong 8" that they have not received textbooks since the start of school, and the lunch portion is insufficient, and they are preparing to transfer schools for their children.

According to the news, the police received a report on Monday (18th) that the person in charge of Bino Chinese and English Kindergarten was suspected of tampering with an official letter from the Education Bureau forwarded to the parents of students in an attempt to mislead parents into solving the problem and continue to operate, and arrested a 66-year-old woman surnamed Zhang on the same day for forging documents. It is understood that the arrested woman is Zhang Lihua, the superintendent of the kindergarten.

School supervisor of Shangshui Bino Kindergarten arrested for forging documents Involved in tampering with the official letter from parents of the Education Bureau to stop funding Shangshui Bino Kindergarten suspected of financial difficulties, and the Education Bureau withdrew funding Some parents approved the notice too late to arrange a rapid transfer of school