A secondary school in Hong Kong has apologised after a teacher was criticised for citing the deadly Wang Fuk Court blaze as an example to urge students to take a fire drill seriously.
The MKMCF Ma Chan Duen Hey Memorial College in Tseung Kwan O on Tuesday said it was aware of the incident that took place last Friday and had initiated a crisis response plan.
“The school acknowledged that some individual faculty and staff had used inappropriate language and expressions, and expressed its deepest apologies for causing unease to the public,” it said in a statement.
“Following the incident, the school notified the Education Bureau and the school’s sponsoring body, and met the relevant faculty and staff to review and develop improvement plans to prevent similar incidents from recurring.”
The controversy erupted after a recording of the teacher’s remarks to students during a fire drill went viral on social media.
