Po Leung Kuk cancelled a primary school eco-bag design contest on 3 September 2026 after promotional material describing domestic-violence-related objects as the “weapons of love” drew online criticism. The organiser said the presentation could cause public misunderstanding and concern, and that it had decided to cancel the event after a review.
The contest, titled “From Weapons to Love”, had been scheduled to accept entries from primary school pupils between 15 August and 15 October 2026. Participants were invited to create artwork around the “seven weapons of love”: an umbrella, belt, folding stool, knife, insecticide, wine bottle and clothes hanger. It had separate lower-primary and upper-primary categories.
Promotional material showed some of the objects in cartoon or chibi-style forms and used wording including “weapons of love”. Online commenters criticised the presentation, saying it could beautify domestic violence or violence.
One reported part of the plan was to print the winning design on eco-bags and distribute them to people in the community. Reports differed on the full scope of the activity, and it is not clear from the supplied information whether it also included a short-film competition.
Po Leung Kuk said the original intention was to encourage participants to rethink family conflict and how love is expressed. It said the activity aimed to promote positive, non-violent ways of showing affection to family members.
The organisation said it would learn from the episode and organise future public activities in more appropriate, positive and non-violent ways. No replacement activity or revised format had been confirmed in the supplied information.