Uniforms at Lok Sin Tong-affiliated Secondary Schools Spark Controversy; Alumni Criticise Schools’ “Zero Response” and Urge Withdrawal and Referendum
樂善堂轄屬中學校服惹爭議 舊生批校方「零回應」促撤回並啟動公投
Do students like their school uniforms? Have they ever imagined wearing uniforms they designed themselves? In 2019, Kowloon Lok Sin Tong held a “Uniform Design Competition for Affiliated Schools” to standardise the uniforms of its five primary and six secondary schools. The competition received more than 100 submissions. However, when Lok Sin Tong began standardising and replacing the secondary-school uniforms in 2021, it did not use the winning designs. The new uniforms were also criticised for having overly thin material and provoking ridicule. Since the uniforms were changed, the social media page “lstss.secrect”, managed by former students and students of Lok Sin Tong-affiliated secondary schools, has continued to receive students’ views opposing and questioning the uniform design. In July this year, “lstss.secrect” issued an open letter and collected nearly 1,000 signatures, hoping that Lok Sin Tong would withdraw the new uniforms and initiate a “uniform referendum” to allow students to participate in the uniform decision-making process.
作為學生的你，喜歡自己的校服嗎？有沒有想像過可以穿上自己設計的校服？2019年，九龍樂善堂為統一轄下5間小學及6間中學的校服，舉辦「轄屬學校校服設計比賽」。比賽共收到過百份作品投稿，然而樂善堂在2021年起統一更換中學校服時，未按照得獎作品作設計，新校服更被指有質料透簿、惹來嘲笑等情況。 自換校服以來，由樂善堂轄屬中學舊生及學生管理的社交媒體專頁「lstss.secrect」一直收到學生意見，對校服設計表示反對及質疑。今年7月，「lstss.secrect」先後發出公開信和收集近千個聯署，盼樂善堂能撤回新校服，啟動「校服公投」，讓學生能夠參與校服決策程序。