According to the provisions of Articles 22, 23 and 25 of the Labor Contract Law, only when "the employer provides special training fees for the workers to carry out professional and technical training, and concludes an agreement with the workers to stipulate the service period" (Article 22); In two cases, "it is agreed in the labor contract to keep the business secrets of the employer and confidential matters related to intellectual property rights (Article 23)", liquidated damages may be agreed. In other cases, "the employer shall not agree with the employee that the employee shall bear the liquidated damages" (Article 25).

Although you signed a labor contract with the Education Bureau (employer) last year, and indicated the liquidated damages, as long as your situation does not fall into the above two situations (receiving paid training and agreeing on the service period and the confidentiality clause of trade secrets), you don't have to bear the so-called "liability for breach of contract". Even if the Education Bureau initiates arbitration or litigation on the grounds of "breach of contract", you can take "no legal basis to bear the liability for breach of contract" as the defense. I believe the law will support you!

You are answered by a professional lawyer as a part-time arbitrator of the Labor Dispute Arbitration Commission. Answer carefully for your reference!