Hong Kong school starts academic year without replacing head fired for swearing

A Hong Kong secondary school has begun the new academic year without a principal while authorities vet a replacement for the former head, who was fired for swearing at security guards during a Singapore study trip.

Former lawmaker Edmund Wong Chun-sek, who is also a manager of San Wui Commercial Society Secondary School, said on Tuesday that the Education Bureau was currently conducting background checks for the candidate.

The school, located in Tuen Mun, was under the temporary leadership of...