A letter was posted on a locker at Richmond Secondary, praising the Chinese communist party. Photo submitted
A letter praising the Chinese communist party was posted on the locker of a Richmond secondary student in an attempt to give him a 鈥渉istory lesson.鈥�
The letter asks why the student, who had a slogan in support of the Hong Kong protestors on his locker, would 鈥渉umiliate the communist party,鈥� according to a translation by the Richmond News.
鈥淒o you know how many Chinese people have sacrificed their lives for establishing the People鈥檚 Republic of China?鈥� it continues.
The letter states that the proposed extradition law, which has been the subject of months-long protests in Hong Kong, was put forward because judges in Hong Kong are followers of Britain and let criminals get away without being punished.
A photo of the letter was posted on Facebook and Twitter by writer Henry Lam, resulting in an online backlash.
The letter states that without the communist party, there wouldn鈥檛 be a 鈥渘ew China,鈥� and that Hong Kong would still be 鈥渢rampled鈥� under the British.
The letter calls Hongkongers 鈥渄espicable and cowardly,鈥� adding, 鈥淲e treat you so well, you are still ungrateful.鈥�
鈥淭he purpose of this letter isn鈥檛 to frighten you or intimidate you, we just want to give you a history lesson and let you know all the consequences,鈥� it states.
School administrators have met with the students involved and their families; meanwhile, senior staff have met with all 10 secondary school principals about the incident, according to the school district spokesperson David Sadler.
Everyone is expected to follow the code of conduct and school administration works to provide a safe environment while managing any emergent situations, he added.
This incident follows an online uproar at Steveston-London secondary earlier this fall after a teacher showed trailers from a Chinese government film made to celebrate the 70th anniversary of the founding of the People鈥檚 Republic of China as part of a Mandarin language class.
