Singapore investigates Hong Kong school principal for swearing at security guards

San Wui Commercial Society Secondary School says sorry, stressing that the matter will be handled with utmost seriousness

Singapore authorities are investigating a Hong Kong principal after he was seen swearing at security guards during a student trip to the city state, with his secondary school saying sorry for the dispute that sparked “public concern and unease”.

In response to queries from the South China Morning Post, Singapore police said Sunday evening that they had received a report and that investigations were under way.

A spokesman for Singapore police told the SCMP that the relevant authorities were investigating the incident and might take appropriate action, when asked how the investigation could proceed in the subject’s absence, as he had already returned to Hong Kong.

Asked whether Lee would be barred from entering Singapore, he said the matter would be handled by the country’s immigration authorities.

San Wui Commercial Society Secondary School in Tuen Mun apologised that night for the incident last Friday involving its principal, Lee Cheuk-hing.

“On the afternoon of May 22, 2026, an incident occurred during our school’s Singapore exchange tour due to a parking dispute, causing public concern and unease,” the school’s incorporated management committee said in a statement.