【拒絕沈默 罷課蓄勢待發 － 中學生團體及大專學界就九月開始罷課之聯合聲明｜A Point of No Turning Back – Now We are the Masters of Our Fate - Joint Statement from Secondary School Student Organisations and Students’ Unions of Higher Institutions on the Class Boycott commencing in September】30/8/2019
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「反送中運動」持續接近三個月，香港政府堅拒回應市民五大訴求，打壓抗爭運動的手段，更可稱殘暴。當警棍、催淚煙及各類鎮暴槍彈已變得司空見慣，政府變本加厲，竟動用水炮車等對付示威者，事實上，暴力實彈鎮壓的威脅已在眼前。當政府泯滅人性摧殘香港，街頭和社區皆成沙場，校園裡又何以安放得下一張「平靜的書桌」？
今年夏天，無數青年學子走上街頭，只希望政府正式撤回「送中惡法」，回應民間訴求。然而，林鄭政府不但沒有正面回應，反倒一邊施行暴力鎮壓，一邊祭出如「對話平台」等「拖字訣」的技倆，暗自盤算只要踏入九月，年輕學生回歸校園，抗爭運動便會偃旗息鼓。
卑鄙者絕不可暢達通行，香港青年絕不會讓政府的手段拖延得逞。我們在此共同呼籲全港中學生以及大專生，在九月二日的開學日開展罷課，遍地開花組織各學校或院校的罷課行動。香港早已不再一切如常，學生們也不會甘當劇本中的木偶，繼續營役上學，協助政權粉飾太平。
罷課並非自私自利的「逃學」，而是為了社會公義、履行公民責任而作出的集體行動。作為學子，我們肩負著捍衛我城、守護良知之重責。罷課亦非代表同學放棄學習——我們將實踐「罷課不罷學」的精神，透過拒絕正常上學表達訴求的同時，我們將以「公民講課」的形式，讓同學在傳統刻板之教育以外，仍能充實知識，裝備成民主社會的公民。
我們明白社會大眾也許為學生，尤其是中學生，參與罷課而擔心其人身安全、學業、前途。
但眾青年學子是為勢所逼，事已至此，我們已是退無可退。教育局高調反對學生罷課，社會瀰漫一股秋後算帳、白色恐怖的氣氛，每一位願意參與罷課的學生，也必須鼓起他們最大的勇氣，才能果敢地踏出罷課的一步。我們呼籲香港人，尤其是辦學方、校長、教師、駐校社工、家長、甚至同窗，，能夠以最大的包容和理解，支持學生的罷課行動。
校園生活，許是人生中的一格片段；運動的成敗，卻牽動香港永遠的未來 —— 我們和下一代所棲身的未來。
香港城市大學學生會
香港科技大學學生會
香港演藝學院學生會
嶺南大學學生會
香港理工大學學生會
香港恒生大學學生會
香港大學學生會
明愛專上學院及明愛白英奇專業學校
香港浸會大學學生會
香港中文大學學生會
香港樹仁大學學生會
香港公開大學學生會
香港教育大學學生會
中學生罷課籌備平台
The Anti Extradition Law Amendment Bill (Anti-ELAB) Movement has been going on for 3 months, the Hong Kong Government refused to bat an eye on the 5 demands of the people, and even instigated brutal crackdowns on protests. When we started getting accustomed to batons, tear gas and all sorts of anti-riot firearms, the Government decided to go a step further and deployed water cannons on protestors. In fact, the threat of a crackdown with live ammunition is imminent. How is it possible, when the Government brutally tears Hong Kong apart and turns every street and district into battlefields, for us to sit down at our desks in school like nothing happened?
In the summer of 2019, countless young students took it to the streets, only hoping that the Government would withdraw the Extradition Law Amendment Bill and respond to the demands of the people. Nevertheless, the Carrie Lam regime not only did not respond to any of the 5 demands, but also carried on its violent crackdowns while calling for a “platform for dialogue”. The time difference between her Facebook post calling for peace and the first deployment of the water canon was just 20 minutes. Her attempt of stalling with vague promises and appeals till September, so that students would return to school and thus ending the Movement is abundantly obvious and pathetic.
The despicable is doomed to fail, the children of Hong Kong shall make sure of it. We call for the participation of all secondary school students and students of higher institutions in the upcoming class boycott starting on 2 September. Hong Kong is no longer what it was, students will not be willing to be the puppets of the Government that go to school every day as if nothing happened.
A class boycott is not simply being absent from school, it is a collective action out of social justice and the fulfillment of civic responsibility. As students, we shoulder the responsibility of defending our home and protecting conscience. The class boycott does not mean that students cease learning, instead we will put “Boycott Classes, Continue Learning” into practice – while we stress our demands by refusing to attend normal lessons, we shall commence “Civic Lessons”, allowing students to learn beyond traditional systematic education, and become a citizen of a democratic society.
We understand that society might be worried about students’, especially secondary school students’ participation in class boycotts, that it might affect our studies and safety. However, we hope that the public could understand that we were left with no choice, this is a point of no turning back. When the Education Bureau made a high-profile opposition announcement for the class boycott, and when white terror looms over society and retaliation, everyone who is willing to join the boycott has to be extremely brave to make this courageous decision. We hope that all Hongkongers, especially school sponsoring bodies, school principals, school-based social workers and parents, would support the students and their actions with the greatest tolerance and understanding.
School life might be a section of our lives, but whether the Movement succeeds or not determines the future of Hong Kong – the future of us and our next generations.
City University of Hong Kong Students’ Union
The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology Students’ Union
The Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts Students' Union
Lingnan University Students’ Union
The Hong Kong Polytechnic University Students' Union
The Hong Kong University Students' Union
The Hang Seng University of Hong Kong Students’ Union
Caritas Institute of Higher Education & Caritas Bianchi College of Careers
Hong Kong Baptist University Students’ Union
The Student Union of the Chinese University of Hong Kong
The Student Union of Hong Kong Shue Yan University
The Open University of Hong Kong Students’ Union
The Education University of Hong Kong Students’ Union
The Platform of Class Boycotts in Secondary School
「反送中運動」持續接近三個月，香港政府堅拒回應市民五大訴求，打壓抗爭運動的手段，更可稱殘暴。當警棍、催淚煙及各類鎮暴槍彈已變得司空見慣，政府變本加厲，竟動用水炮車等對付示威者，事實上，暴力實彈鎮壓的威脅已在眼前。當政府泯滅人性摧殘香港，街頭和社區皆成沙場，校園裡又何以安放得下一張「平靜的書桌」？
今年夏天，無數青年學子走上街頭，只希望政府正式撤回「送中惡法」，回應民間訴求。然而，林鄭政府不但沒有正面回應，反倒一邊施行暴力鎮壓，一邊祭出如「對話平台」等「拖字訣」的技倆，暗自盤算只要踏入九月，年輕學生回歸校園，抗爭運動便會偃旗息鼓。
卑鄙者絕不可暢達通行，香港青年絕不會讓政府的手段拖延得逞。我們在此共同呼籲全港中學生以及大專生，在九月二日的開學日開展罷課，遍地開花組織各學校或院校的罷課行動。香港早已不再一切如常，學生們也不會甘當劇本中的木偶，繼續營役上學，協助政權粉飾太平。
罷課並非自私自利的「逃學」，而是為了社會公義、履行公民責任而作出的集體行動。作為學子，我們肩負著捍衛我城、守護良知之重責。罷課亦非代表同學放棄學習——我們將實踐「罷課不罷學」的精神，透過拒絕正常上學表達訴求的同時，我們將以「公民講課」的形式，讓同學在傳統刻板之教育以外，仍能充實知識，裝備成民主社會的公民。
我們明白社會大眾也許為學生，尤其是中學生，參與罷課而擔心其人身安全、學業、前途。
但眾青年學子是為勢所逼，事已至此，我們已是退無可退。教育局高調反對學生罷課，社會瀰漫一股秋後算帳、白色恐怖的氣氛，每一位願意參與罷課的學生，也必須鼓起他們最大的勇氣，才能果敢地踏出罷課的一步。我們呼籲香港人，尤其是辦學方、校長、教師、駐校社工、家長、甚至同窗，，能夠以最大的包容和理解，支持學生的罷課行動。
校園生活，許是人生中的一格片段；運動的成敗，卻牽動香港永遠的未來 —— 我們和下一代所棲身的未來。
香港城市大學學生會
香港科技大學學生會
香港演藝學院學生會
嶺南大學學生會
香港理工大學學生會
香港恒生大學學生會
香港大學學生會
明愛專上學院及明愛白英奇專業學校
香港浸會大學學生會
香港中文大學學生會
香港樹仁大學學生會
香港公開大學學生會
香港教育大學學生會
中學生罷課籌備平台
The Anti Extradition Law Amendment Bill (Anti-ELAB) Movement has been going on for 3 months, the Hong Kong Government refused to bat an eye on the 5 demands of the people, and even instigated brutal crackdowns on protests. When we started getting accustomed to batons, tear gas and all sorts of anti-riot firearms, the Government decided to go a step further and deployed water cannons on protestors. In fact, the threat of a crackdown with live ammunition is imminent. How is it possible, when the Government brutally tears Hong Kong apart and turns every street and district into battlefields, for us to sit down at our desks in school like nothing happened?
In the summer of 2019, countless young students took it to the streets, only hoping that the Government would withdraw the Extradition Law Amendment Bill and respond to the demands of the people. Nevertheless, the Carrie Lam regime not only did not respond to any of the 5 demands, but also carried on its violent crackdowns while calling for a “platform for dialogue”. The time difference between her Facebook post calling for peace and the first deployment of the water canon was just 20 minutes. Her attempt of stalling with vague promises and appeals till September, so that students would return to school and thus ending the Movement is abundantly obvious and pathetic.
The despicable is doomed to fail, the children of Hong Kong shall make sure of it. We call for the participation of all secondary school students and students of higher institutions in the upcoming class boycott starting on 2 September. Hong Kong is no longer what it was, students will not be willing to be the puppets of the Government that go to school every day as if nothing happened.
A class boycott is not simply being absent from school, it is a collective action out of social justice and the fulfillment of civic responsibility. As students, we shoulder the responsibility of defending our home and protecting conscience. The class boycott does not mean that students cease learning, instead we will put “Boycott Classes, Continue Learning” into practice – while we stress our demands by refusing to attend normal lessons, we shall commence “Civic Lessons”, allowing students to learn beyond traditional systematic education, and become a citizen of a democratic society.
We understand that society might be worried about students’, especially secondary school students’ participation in class boycotts, that it might affect our studies and safety. However, we hope that the public could understand that we were left with no choice, this is a point of no turning back. When the Education Bureau made a high-profile opposition announcement for the class boycott, and when white terror looms over society and retaliation, everyone who is willing to join the boycott has to be extremely brave to make this courageous decision. We hope that all Hongkongers, especially school sponsoring bodies, school principals, school-based social workers and parents, would support the students and their actions with the greatest tolerance and understanding.
School life might be a section of our lives, but whether the Movement succeeds or not determines the future of Hong Kong – the future of us and our next generations.
City University of Hong Kong Students’ Union
The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology Students’ Union
The Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts Students' Union
Lingnan University Students’ Union
The Hong Kong Polytechnic University Students' Union
The Hong Kong University Students' Union
The Hang Seng University of Hong Kong Students’ Union
Caritas Institute of Higher Education & Caritas Bianchi College of Careers
Hong Kong Baptist University Students’ Union
The Student Union of the Chinese University of Hong Kong
The Student Union of Hong Kong Shue Yan University
The Open University of Hong Kong Students’ Union
The Education University of Hong Kong Students’ Union
The Platform of Class Boycotts in Secondary School
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