Teacher deregistered for spreading "Hong Kong independence" in classroom

The government of China's Hong Kong Special Administrative Region recently deregistered a school teacher for systematically spreading "Hong Kong independence" in the classroom.

The teacher was found guilty of serious professional misconduct, the Education Bureau of Hong Kong said. 

Investigations showed that the materials the teacher designed systematically spread "Hong Kong independence," which went against the constitutional and legal status of the HKSAR under the Basic Law.

The bureau has probed into more than 200 complaints against misconduct of teachers filed between June 2019 to August 2020.

Apart from the deregistration, the bureau sent reprimand and warning letters to other 33 teachers, who could be disqualified if found guilty of misconduct again.