Hong Kong preschool rejects father’s claim son suffered head injury on campus

A popular preschool in Kowloon Tong has rejected a parent’s allegation that his two-year-old son suffered a large bump on his head on campus, saying police had closed their investigation after finding no CCTV evidence that he had been injured on site.

Cannan Kindergarten (Waterloo Road) told the South China Morning Post on Saturday that it had not received any medical reports or professional medical opinions substantiating the father’s claim that “the injuries occurred on campus”.

It added that it could not accommodate his request to transfer the boy to another branch in Kowloon Tong because it was full.

The school’s response came after the Education Bureau ordered it to submit a report on the incident involving the boy, whose father said he had a “goose-egg-sized” bump on the back of his head after classes on November 5.

“On November 10, 2026, police officers visited the school to review the relevant closed circuit television (CCTV) footage from the afternoon of November 5. After reviewing the footage, police informed the school that the incident did not involve any criminal elements or accidents, and the CCTV recordings did not show the pupil getting injured inside the school,” it said.

The school said police had informed it that they had closed the case that day.

It added that it had notified the boy’s parents immediately after discovering the bump and had remained in close contact with the family even after police closed the case.

The kindergarten said it had arranged to refund the boy’s November tuition fees, winter uniform costs and school bus fees.

“The school reiterates that it has handled the incident dutifully and with the pupil’s best interests at heart and will continue to strive to provide a safe and caring learning environment for all students,” it said.

The bureau previously said it was “highly concerned” about the incident and had ordered the nursery to submit a formal report. It was also monitoring the follow-up.

The boy’s father, Joseph Lau, told the SCMP on Friday that his son had boarded the school bus at about 12.30pm on November 5 and undergone a routine physical check on arrival, with no injuries noted.

A teacher called the boy’s mother at about 4.45pm to report a bump on the back of his head, and the child was sent home.

Lau said he rushed his son to Kwong Wah Hospital in Yau Ma Tei after returning home at 10.30pm and seeing the bump. An X-ray showed no skull fracture, but Lau filed a police report the following day, insisting the injury must have occurred at school.

He later withdrew his son from the nursery and lodged complaints with the bureau, the Social Welfare Department and the school board, criticising staff for their handling of the incident and lack of explanation.