An almost year-long legal dispute involving a prestigious Hong Kong international school and its US-based co-founder, a Lutheran church, has been resolved out of court, with the school making a substantial payment and ending its association with the religious body. Harold Kim, chairman of the board of managers of Hong Kong International School (HKIS), announced…
The operator of a top international school in Hong Kong has revealed it plans to negotiate soon with the institution’s US co-founder to seek an out-of-court settlement in response to a lawsuit over allegations it breached an operating agreement by only serving the rich. The senior management of Hong Kong International School (HKIS) told the…
A US-based church suing Hong Kong International School (HKIS) for allegedly breaching an operating agreement sold three properties in the city for a combined US$22 million in 2019 to pay debts, according to its official media platform. The move prompted Hong Kong’s Lutheran church to suspend its partnership with the Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod (LCMS) that…
A US-based church suing a top Hong Kong school is “not looking to sell or redevelop” seven local properties it owns with an estimated value of nearly HK$1 billion (US$127 million), insisting it intends to make a “significant investment” in the city through a new institution. The Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod (LCMS) told the Post on…
A US-based church has recently dropped a bombshell by suing a top Hong Kong international school it co-founded for allegedly breaching an operating agreement, threatening to evict the institution from its campuses and set up a new one. The Lutheran Church–Missouri Synod (LCMS) from the United States has also accused the operator of Hong Kong…
Hong Kong education authorities will not process “at this stage” an application by a US-based church to set up a new international school to replace a top institution being sued for allegedly only serving the “rich”, due to the ongoing legal proceedings. The Education Bureau on Friday told the Post that it had already received…
Hong Kong International School (HKIS) faces possible eviction from its Repulse Bay campus after its US-based founder sued it for alleged financial mismanagement and said it is serving only an “elite” section of Hong Kong. Hong Kong International School’s Repulse Bay Campus. File photo: Education Bureau. The Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod (LCMS), which founded HKIS in…
The operators of a top Hong Kong school have hit back at a US-based church that is suing them for alleged breach of contract for “serving only the rich”, expressing confidence that they will win the lawsuit while defending their institution as serving the international business community, not the wider public. They also said their…
The operators of a top Hong Kong school have hit back at a US-based church that is suing them for alleged breach of contract for “serving only the rich”, expressing confidence that they will win the lawsuit while defending their institution as serving the international business community, not the wider public. They also said their…
A United States-based church is suing the management of a top Hong Kong school it co-founded in 1966 for allegedly breaching an operational agreement, accusing the institution of serving only the “rich and privileged few” and amassing excessive financial reserves. The Lutheran Church – Missouri Synod (LCMS), which is the registered owner of the Hong…