#Newspaper
President and PR Director took one-week leave after police invaded City University
(17 Nov) Hong Kong Police invaded City University of Hong Kong (CityU) last week, firing tear gas into the campus, insulting CityU as “Shitty U” publicly and targeted to shoot students at the head. However, the CityU administration said nothing about action taken by the police and claimed that the police had not attacked the campus. The University called the police after the president’s office was vandalized and strongly condemned such action. The University also put the blame on campus reporters for not stopping the vandalisation, claiming they would investigate the matter and take action against any offenders. The University purposefully disregarded the rights of the fourth estate, causing public outrage.
Sources had revealed that Professor Way Kuo, the President of CityU, and Professor Yuen Kwok Kit Richard, the Acting Director of Communications and Public Relations, had applied for a week’s leave right after the police invasion on 12 Nov. The Vice President and Vice Director will be acting in their places until 17 November.
What’s interesting is that Professor Kuo still co-signed the statement by the heads of 9 local universities on 15 November, saying “We call on all quarters of society to work together to bring peace and order back to Hong Kong.”
Source: City Broadcasting Channel (CBC)
https://bit.ly/2OiMnex
#CityU #PresidentBetrayal
President and PR Director took one-week leave after police invaded City University
(17 Nov) Hong Kong Police invaded City University of Hong Kong (CityU) last week, firing tear gas into the campus, insulting CityU as “Shitty U” publicly and targeted to shoot students at the head. However, the CityU administration said nothing about action taken by the police and claimed that the police had not attacked the campus. The University called the police after the president’s office was vandalized and strongly condemned such action. The University also put the blame on campus reporters for not stopping the vandalisation, claiming they would investigate the matter and take action against any offenders. The University purposefully disregarded the rights of the fourth estate, causing public outrage.
Sources had revealed that Professor Way Kuo, the President of CityU, and Professor Yuen Kwok Kit Richard, the Acting Director of Communications and Public Relations, had applied for a week’s leave right after the police invasion on 12 Nov. The Vice President and Vice Director will be acting in their places until 17 November.
What’s interesting is that Professor Kuo still co-signed the statement by the heads of 9 local universities on 15 November, saying “We call on all quarters of society to work together to bring peace and order back to Hong Kong.”
Source: City Broadcasting Channel (CBC)
https://bit.ly/2OiMnex
#CityU #PresidentBetrayal
The High Wall Built by the Authorities
Just as the police have locked down the Polytechnic University (PolyU), zinc sheets have been placed around the campus of the City University of Hong Kong (CityU).
Just last week, concrete blocks were also laid in the Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK), in an attempt to block students from reaching the campus entrance on Bridge No.2, where the vigourous police-civilian standoff took place during the police's siege of the university.
Photos: oncc; internet
#PolyU #CUHK #CityU #HighWall
Just as the police have locked down the Polytechnic University (PolyU), zinc sheets have been placed around the campus of the City University of Hong Kong (CityU).
Just last week, concrete blocks were also laid in the Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK), in an attempt to block students from reaching the campus entrance on Bridge No.2, where the vigourous police-civilian standoff took place during the police's siege of the university.
Photos: oncc; internet
#PolyU #CUHK #CityU #HighWall
Police Entered City University Without Notifying the Student Union
1545 #CityU
Riot police and firefighters arrived at the entrance to the City University near Nam Shan Estate. The police said suspected explosives and dangerous items found were inside the university campus, which were about to be detonated, and urged people to leave.
According to the Student Union of City University, the police entered the university area without informing the Union.
Source: CBC #Dec6
1545 #CityU
Riot police and firefighters arrived at the entrance to the City University near Nam Shan Estate. The police said suspected explosives and dangerous items found were inside the university campus, which were about to be detonated, and urged people to leave.
According to the Student Union of City University, the police entered the university area without informing the Union.
Source: CBC #Dec6
Management Closes #CityU at 8pm, Students Were Forced Out
The City University management has allowed students and staff with valid identification document to access the campus since Monday, December 3; however, the campus has to be closed early at 8pm, causing inconvenience to many.
On December 6, students doing group project on campus were escorted out by the security guard. In the end, the students had no choice but sat outside of the university to finish their work.
Source: CityU SU Editorial Board #Dec6
The City University management has allowed students and staff with valid identification document to access the campus since Monday, December 3; however, the campus has to be closed early at 8pm, causing inconvenience to many.
On December 6, students doing group project on campus were escorted out by the security guard. In the end, the students had no choice but sat outside of the university to finish their work.
Source: CityU SU Editorial Board #Dec6
CityU Students Scrutinized by Security Guards When Setting Up Lennon Wall on Campus
[Editor's note: CityU management had fences installed encircling part of the campus. Students were trying to post posters on the surface of these fences]
At 8pm on December 18, students from City University of Hong Kong (#CityU) set up a Lennon Wall on campus. Several security guards showed up to take photos and check the students' identity. Students left after 30 minutes. Soon after, three police vehicles with lights on drove by slowly to observe the wall.
CityU students condemned the university management for infringing their rights and the university head had never showed up in any events so far.
Source: City Broadcast Channel #Dec18
[Editor's note: CityU management had fences installed encircling part of the campus. Students were trying to post posters on the surface of these fences]
At 8pm on December 18, students from City University of Hong Kong (#CityU) set up a Lennon Wall on campus. Several security guards showed up to take photos and check the students' identity. Students left after 30 minutes. Soon after, three police vehicles with lights on drove by slowly to observe the wall.
CityU students condemned the university management for infringing their rights and the university head had never showed up in any events so far.
Source: City Broadcast Channel #Dec18
#CityU #FailedState #QuarantineFacility #StudentDormitory
City University Turns Student Dormitory into Quarantine Facility And Informed Residents Only by email
Source: CBC #Aug18
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City University Turns Student Dormitory into Quarantine Facility And Informed Residents Only by email
Source: CBC #Aug18
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City University Turns Student Dormitory into Quarantine Facility And Informed Residents Only by email
The Student Representative Office (#SRO) of the City University of Hong Kong (CityU) notified the residents of Lee Shau Kee Hall (Hall 6) on 16 August, 2020 that the dormitory will be transformed into a “contingency hub” handling potential cases of #COVID19 for a month after the renovation stsrting in Mid August.
Residents and hall tutors attached to the dormintory were all shocked by the email. They said that the University had ignored their opinions and proceed with an arbitrary decision.
To begin with, the location of the quarantine facility was controversial. According to sources, the original plan of the University was to assign one to two floors in each hall for quarantine purpose. Lee Shau Kee Hall (Hall 6) was chosen as a facility, as it is conveniently located, but it also implies unimaginable impact if the Wuhan pneumonia cases are not handled properly in this building.
In the email, the University simplified a quarantine facility into a “provisional” action plan and attempted to dilute the oppositional voice of the student residents.
Given that it takes a few days to set up quarantine facilities for peoole who had preliminary confirmed with COVID-19 or close contact of COVID-19 patient, the university's insistence of using Hall 6 could be a sugar coated wordplau.
The Univsrsity refused to provide the arrangement of quarantine facility in details. These questions include:
what quarantine measures in details are (e.g., can person undergoing quarantine use the common area?), what the arrangements are for those students initially planned to move in Hall 6 after mid of August. SOR has replied that they have offered affected residents of with one-off-flex-option on deferred checked in date or withdrawal of 2021/2022 with hall fee adjustment/ refund where applicable. SOR reaffirmed it is necessary to establish “Contingency Hub” in order to ensure the safety of lodgers. Regarding the quarantine measures in details, SOR hasn’t replied explicitly but stated the actual use and the operation of Contingency Hub reserves if any subject to Center of Protection (CIP) instructions. And SOR hasn’t given any feedback for other questions raised by us.
Source: CBC #Aug18
City University Turns Student Dormitory into Quarantine Facility And Informed Residents Only by email
The Student Representative Office (#SRO) of the City University of Hong Kong (CityU) notified the residents of Lee Shau Kee Hall (Hall 6) on 16 August, 2020 that the dormitory will be transformed into a “contingency hub” handling potential cases of #COVID19 for a month after the renovation stsrting in Mid August.
Residents and hall tutors attached to the dormintory were all shocked by the email. They said that the University had ignored their opinions and proceed with an arbitrary decision.
To begin with, the location of the quarantine facility was controversial. According to sources, the original plan of the University was to assign one to two floors in each hall for quarantine purpose. Lee Shau Kee Hall (Hall 6) was chosen as a facility, as it is conveniently located, but it also implies unimaginable impact if the Wuhan pneumonia cases are not handled properly in this building.
In the email, the University simplified a quarantine facility into a “provisional” action plan and attempted to dilute the oppositional voice of the student residents.
Given that it takes a few days to set up quarantine facilities for peoole who had preliminary confirmed with COVID-19 or close contact of COVID-19 patient, the university's insistence of using Hall 6 could be a sugar coated wordplau.
The Univsrsity refused to provide the arrangement of quarantine facility in details. These questions include:
what quarantine measures in details are (e.g., can person undergoing quarantine use the common area?), what the arrangements are for those students initially planned to move in Hall 6 after mid of August. SOR has replied that they have offered affected residents of with one-off-flex-option on deferred checked in date or withdrawal of 2021/2022 with hall fee adjustment/ refund where applicable. SOR reaffirmed it is necessary to establish “Contingency Hub” in order to ensure the safety of lodgers. Regarding the quarantine measures in details, SOR hasn’t replied explicitly but stated the actual use and the operation of Contingency Hub reserves if any subject to Center of Protection (CIP) instructions. And SOR hasn’t given any feedback for other questions raised by us.
Source: CBC #Aug18
#Newspaper
AC2 Canteen newly installed thermometer has facial recognition function, and raises concerns for safety and privacy
(18 Aug) AC2 Canteen reopened on 13 Aug, and has thermometer installed at the entrance, to check the body temperature of visitors.
Different from the other thermometers in the campus, this thermometer checks and indicates visitors’ body temperature by taking photos. When the thermometer is in operation, the monitor displays the below message, ‘Welcome, face recognising.’ as it is testing body temperature. After temperature checking is completed, the message ‘Permission to the access.’ is shown. In addition, the hardware setting, ie height and distance of thermometer, is fixed. Thus it might not effectively check the temperature of people of various heights and distance. People who have meal in the canteen expressed the inconvenience of not having any indication of where to stand or distance to keep for such temperature checking.
Thermometer from SenseTime, a Chinese enterprise with multiple projects with Chinese government
Our journalists investigated and reported that such thermometer is manufactured by SenseTime. And products in the same same series can be coupled with its door lock system.
SenseTime is an Artificial intelligence startup company established by Prof Tang Xiaoou and his team in the CUHK School of Engineering.
The Company was founded in Beijing at the end of 2014, with full name ‘SenseTime Group Limited’. Its business involves graphical processing, facial recognition, auto-pilot, augmented reality, deep learning, and big data analysis, etc.
SenseTime is also a well known Chinese IT enterprise, and has consistently supported and worked with the government on the social credit / surveillance system in China. Surveillance examples include banning smoking in Metro, identifying people who violate traffic rules or have outstanding loans, etc. The US government has blacklisted this corporation under Export Administration Regulations. Unless endorsed by the US government, the enterprises on this Entity List are forbidden from trading with any US enterprise.
In some cities in China, the metro stations have such facial recognition terminals installed at the metro entrances, to assist passengers to use metro service. Such service is dubbed as the ‘metro Face credit’ and with aim to reduce service time compared with using ordinary metro cards.
Resources:
https://www.hk01.com/社區專題/388516/內地-人臉識別-漸普及-帶個頭出街便可吃飯坐車-驗證僅需10秒
https://www.it-square.hk/archives/11979
https://www.sensetime.com/cn/product-detail?categoryId=132
#CityUniversity #CityU #CityBroadcastingChannel #HongKongSnitchingUniversity #TheMostInternationalisedUniversity
Source: City Broadcasting Channel
Translated by: Hong Kong Echo
#AC2 #CityU #Surveillance #BigData #SocialCreditSystem #CUHK #metro #SenseTime #TangXiaoou #Epidemic #Thermometer #FacialRecognition
AC2 Canteen newly installed thermometer has facial recognition function, and raises concerns for safety and privacy
(18 Aug) AC2 Canteen reopened on 13 Aug, and has thermometer installed at the entrance, to check the body temperature of visitors.
Different from the other thermometers in the campus, this thermometer checks and indicates visitors’ body temperature by taking photos. When the thermometer is in operation, the monitor displays the below message, ‘Welcome, face recognising.’ as it is testing body temperature. After temperature checking is completed, the message ‘Permission to the access.’ is shown. In addition, the hardware setting, ie height and distance of thermometer, is fixed. Thus it might not effectively check the temperature of people of various heights and distance. People who have meal in the canteen expressed the inconvenience of not having any indication of where to stand or distance to keep for such temperature checking.
Thermometer from SenseTime, a Chinese enterprise with multiple projects with Chinese government
Our journalists investigated and reported that such thermometer is manufactured by SenseTime. And products in the same same series can be coupled with its door lock system.
SenseTime is an Artificial intelligence startup company established by Prof Tang Xiaoou and his team in the CUHK School of Engineering.
The Company was founded in Beijing at the end of 2014, with full name ‘SenseTime Group Limited’. Its business involves graphical processing, facial recognition, auto-pilot, augmented reality, deep learning, and big data analysis, etc.
SenseTime is also a well known Chinese IT enterprise, and has consistently supported and worked with the government on the social credit / surveillance system in China. Surveillance examples include banning smoking in Metro, identifying people who violate traffic rules or have outstanding loans, etc. The US government has blacklisted this corporation under Export Administration Regulations. Unless endorsed by the US government, the enterprises on this Entity List are forbidden from trading with any US enterprise.
In some cities in China, the metro stations have such facial recognition terminals installed at the metro entrances, to assist passengers to use metro service. Such service is dubbed as the ‘metro Face credit’ and with aim to reduce service time compared with using ordinary metro cards.
Resources:
https://www.hk01.com/社區專題/388516/內地-人臉識別-漸普及-帶個頭出街便可吃飯坐車-驗證僅需10秒
https://www.it-square.hk/archives/11979
https://www.sensetime.com/cn/product-detail?categoryId=132
#CityUniversity #CityU #CityBroadcastingChannel #HongKongSnitchingUniversity #TheMostInternationalisedUniversity
Source: City Broadcasting Channel
Translated by: Hong Kong Echo
#AC2 #CityU #Surveillance #BigData #SocialCreditSystem #CUHK #metro #SenseTime #TangXiaoou #Epidemic #Thermometer #FacialRecognition
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內地「人臉識別」漸普及 帶個頭出街便可吃飯坐車 驗證僅需10秒
在內地，出門沒帶錢或信用卡，你都可以暢通無阻，皆因內地近年大力發展人工智能（AI）產業，以人臉識別技術，靠「刷臉」就能買到車票、乘地鐵，以至到商店購物，便利大眾生活。連年輕人愛用的拍照手機程式，都應用了人臉識別，這個技術在日常中可謂無孔不入。隨技術而來的，是上千萬計的鏡頭在公眾地方湧現。令人擔心，當局會利用技術監控人民一舉一動，私隱盡失，活現著名小說《一九八四》中「老大哥正看着你」的世界。記者：梁爽爽 編輯：張衍禎 攝影：張衍禎
#Newspaper
[Campus News | AC2 Canteen Thermal Camera Breakdown; Staff: Undesirable Thermal Camera]
(20 Aug) Few days ago, City Broadcasting Channel (CBC) had reported that the thermal camera installed at the re-opened AC2 Canteen is equipped with facial recognition function. Today, CBC’s reporters visited the AC2 Canteen again and the thermometer is not in service, but manual measuring is employed. Staff added that the thermometer is out of order and under repair, with unknown resumption date. He also confirmed the thermal camera bore the function of facial recognition which was repelled, though the the camera was not connected to internet while it was being used.
Photographer – Andy
Source: City Broadcasting Channel (CBC) - Facebook
Translated by: Hong Kong Echo
Further reading:
Discovery in Fairwood: HIKVISION thermal camera
https://t.me/guardiansofhongkong/24438
#FacialRecognition #Surveillance #ThermalCamera #Campus #CityU
[Campus News | AC2 Canteen Thermal Camera Breakdown; Staff: Undesirable Thermal Camera]
(20 Aug) Few days ago, City Broadcasting Channel (CBC) had reported that the thermal camera installed at the re-opened AC2 Canteen is equipped with facial recognition function. Today, CBC’s reporters visited the AC2 Canteen again and the thermometer is not in service, but manual measuring is employed. Staff added that the thermometer is out of order and under repair, with unknown resumption date. He also confirmed the thermal camera bore the function of facial recognition which was repelled, though the the camera was not connected to internet while it was being used.
Photographer – Andy
Source: City Broadcasting Channel (CBC) - Facebook
Translated by: Hong Kong Echo
Further reading:
Discovery in Fairwood: HIKVISION thermal camera
https://t.me/guardiansofhongkong/24438
#FacialRecognition #Surveillance #ThermalCamera #Campus #CityU
#Censorship #WhiteTerror #Banner #FreeSpeech
Further Suppression of Freedom of speech: University Authorities Remove Pro-Freedom Banners
On Sept 5, 2020, 3 staff members of Production Center and 2 teaching assistants of School of Creative Media removed banners hanged outside of Creative Media Center (#CMC) at Run Run Shaw, City University of Hong Kong (#CityU).
During a strike in support of the Anti-ELAB movement last year, students hanged two banners quoting the book 1984 by George Orwell: “Freedom is freedom to say that two plus two make four,” and “We shall meet in the place where there is no darkness.”
According to Production Center staff, the removal was conducted under demand of Dean Richard Allan Williams. Persons revealed that Facilities Management office (FMO) was suspected to put pressure to the School of Creative Media to remove the banners.
Source: City Broadcasting Channel #Sept4
#GeorgeOrwell #Book1984
Further Suppression of Freedom of speech: University Authorities Remove Pro-Freedom Banners
On Sept 5, 2020, 3 staff members of Production Center and 2 teaching assistants of School of Creative Media removed banners hanged outside of Creative Media Center (#CMC) at Run Run Shaw, City University of Hong Kong (#CityU).
During a strike in support of the Anti-ELAB movement last year, students hanged two banners quoting the book 1984 by George Orwell: “Freedom is freedom to say that two plus two make four,” and “We shall meet in the place where there is no darkness.”
According to Production Center staff, the removal was conducted under demand of Dean Richard Allan Williams. Persons revealed that Facilities Management office (FMO) was suspected to put pressure to the School of Creative Media to remove the banners.
Source: City Broadcasting Channel #Sept4
#GeorgeOrwell #Book1984
#Cronyism #FailedState #SpecialTreatment
Vice-president Newly appointed to City University is the founder of Government's "appointed" COVID-19 testing lab
The City University of Hong Kong (#CityU) appointed Michael Yang Meng-su, the chair professor of the Department of Biomedical Sciences, as the University’s new vice-president.
Yang, however, was identified as one of the founding members of #Prenetics, one of the Government’s "appointed" COVID-19 testing laboratory without any public tender.
Source: Apple Daily #Oct23
https://hk.appledaily.com/local/20201023/3AK4KI7BE5E7FMVG7DJSQLRCD4/
#Collusion #University #Academia
Vice-president Newly appointed to City University is the founder of Government's "appointed" COVID-19 testing lab
The City University of Hong Kong (#CityU) appointed Michael Yang Meng-su, the chair professor of the Department of Biomedical Sciences, as the University’s new vice-president.
Yang, however, was identified as one of the founding members of #Prenetics, one of the Government’s "appointed" COVID-19 testing laboratory without any public tender.
Source: Apple Daily #Oct23
https://hk.appledaily.com/local/20201023/3AK4KI7BE5E7FMVG7DJSQLRCD4/
#Collusion #University #Academia
#WhiteTerror #University
CityU bans any modifications of its anthem and emblem; Students' violations will stay on record till 7 years after graduation
The City University of Hong Kong (#CityU) has added a new clause banning any acts that may "tarnish the image and reputation of the university", including the unauthorized use, modification, damage and/or parody of the school anthem, emblem, and/or any element representative of the university.
Source: Apple Daily; Stand News #Nov2
https://bit.ly/382NdHV
#Education #FreeSpeech
CityU bans any modifications of its anthem and emblem; Students' violations will stay on record till 7 years after graduation
The City University of Hong Kong (#CityU) has added a new clause banning any acts that may "tarnish the image and reputation of the university", including the unauthorized use, modification, damage and/or parody of the school anthem, emblem, and/or any element representative of the university.
Source: Apple Daily; Stand News #Nov2
https://bit.ly/382NdHV
#Education #FreeSpeech
#University
Hong Kong CityU President to Step Down in 2023
On November 11, 2021, the City University of Hong Kong (#CityU) announced that its president #WayKuo will leave his post in 2023.
Kuo specialises in electronics systems and nuclear energy. In 2020, Kuo did not co-sign a declaration, like five other university presidents, did that states their support of One Country Two Systems and their comprehension of the need to enforce the #NationalSecurityLaw.
Just two days ago, the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (#HKUST) also annouced the pending departure of its president #WeiShyy in 2022, which is one year earlier than the original term.
Read more:
https://t.me/guardiansofhongkong/31416
Source: InMedia #Nov11
https://bit.ly/3n2Uv5m
#ViceChancellor #StepDown
Hong Kong CityU President to Step Down in 2023
On November 11, 2021, the City University of Hong Kong (#CityU) announced that its president #WayKuo will leave his post in 2023.
Kuo specialises in electronics systems and nuclear energy. In 2020, Kuo did not co-sign a declaration, like five other university presidents, did that states their support of One Country Two Systems and their comprehension of the need to enforce the #NationalSecurityLaw.
Just two days ago, the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (#HKUST) also annouced the pending departure of its president #WeiShyy in 2022, which is one year earlier than the original term.
Read more:
https://t.me/guardiansofhongkong/31416
Source: InMedia #Nov11
https://bit.ly/3n2Uv5m
#ViceChancellor #StepDown
#Censorship #WhiteTerror
More attempts to crackdown memories of the June 4th Massacre in Hong Kong Universities
In Hong Kong, three universities have taken haste actions to remove historic monuments and statues - all related to the 1989 June 4th Tiananmen Massacre - before Christmas day.
It started with #HKU Dismentaling the #PillarofShame over midnight on December 23, 2021.
On December 24, 2021, the Chinese University of Hong Kong (#HKU) and the Lingnan University (#LU) removed the Goddess of Democracy statue and a Tiananmen Massacre relief on their campuses overnight.
In the City University of Hong Kong (#CityU), the acting president of the Students' Union, Mark Tse Man-Hei told local media that the Union has received a verbal warning from school authorities.
The warning letter asked for the Goddess of Democracy statue to be removed the soonest, saying that its display would be deemed a violation of “#NationalSecurityLaw”.
Source: Stand News; #Dec24
https://bit.ly/3pqfU9N
#FreedomOfSpeech
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CUHK Removes Goddess of Democracy Statue Without Warning
https://t.me/guardiansofhongkong/31710
More attempts to crackdown memories of the June 4th Massacre in Hong Kong Universities
In Hong Kong, three universities have taken haste actions to remove historic monuments and statues - all related to the 1989 June 4th Tiananmen Massacre - before Christmas day.
It started with #HKU Dismentaling the #PillarofShame over midnight on December 23, 2021.
On December 24, 2021, the Chinese University of Hong Kong (#HKU) and the Lingnan University (#LU) removed the Goddess of Democracy statue and a Tiananmen Massacre relief on their campuses overnight.
In the City University of Hong Kong (#CityU), the acting president of the Students' Union, Mark Tse Man-Hei told local media that the Union has received a verbal warning from school authorities.
The warning letter asked for the Goddess of Democracy statue to be removed the soonest, saying that its display would be deemed a violation of “#NationalSecurityLaw”.
Source: Stand News; #Dec24
https://bit.ly/3pqfU9N
#FreedomOfSpeech
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CUHK Removes Goddess of Democracy Statue Without Warning
https://t.me/guardiansofhongkong/31710
#WhiteTerror #Censorship
City University of Hong Kong Demands Student Union to Remove Pro-democracy Monument
Before the Christmas day of 2021, several universities in Hong Kong destroyed and removed monuments in commemoration of the victims of the 1989 June 4th Tiananmen Massacre. They include the Pillar of Shame in the University of Hong Kong; the Statue of the Goddess of Democracy in the Chinese University of Hong Kong; and a commemorative relief in Hong Kong Lingnan University.
The student union of the City University of Hong Kong (#CityU) was demanded by the University Management to remove the Statue of the Goddess of Democracy located next to the Wall of Democracy.
On December 24, 2021, the Student Union released a statement on Facebook, stating that they will preserve the statue in another location so as to avoid damage.
In the statement, the Student Union expressed that "history and public remembrance can longer be stored in objects, but will live forever in our memory. The responsibility of our generation of Hongkongers is to remember and pass on our memories."
Source: Stand News; CityU Student Union #Dec25
https://www.instagram.com/p/CX3gKuvBAep/
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The Pillar of Shame is being destroyed in these minutes : Jen Galschiot calls for public record
https://t.me/guardiansofhongkong/31702
CUHK Removes Goddess of Democracy Statue Without Warning
https://t.me/guardiansofhongkong/31710
Chinese Students Shocked Watching HKU's Removal of Pillar of Shame, Believes in Power of Witnesses
https://t.me/guardiansofhongkong/31704
CUHK Removes Goddess of Democracy Statue Without Warning
https://t.me/guardiansofhongkong/31710
City University of Hong Kong Demands Student Union to Remove Pro-democracy Monument
Before the Christmas day of 2021, several universities in Hong Kong destroyed and removed monuments in commemoration of the victims of the 1989 June 4th Tiananmen Massacre. They include the Pillar of Shame in the University of Hong Kong; the Statue of the Goddess of Democracy in the Chinese University of Hong Kong; and a commemorative relief in Hong Kong Lingnan University.
The student union of the City University of Hong Kong (#CityU) was demanded by the University Management to remove the Statue of the Goddess of Democracy located next to the Wall of Democracy.
On December 24, 2021, the Student Union released a statement on Facebook, stating that they will preserve the statue in another location so as to avoid damage.
In the statement, the Student Union expressed that "history and public remembrance can longer be stored in objects, but will live forever in our memory. The responsibility of our generation of Hongkongers is to remember and pass on our memories."
Source: Stand News; CityU Student Union #Dec25
https://www.instagram.com/p/CX3gKuvBAep/
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The Pillar of Shame is being destroyed in these minutes : Jen Galschiot calls for public record
https://t.me/guardiansofhongkong/31702
CUHK Removes Goddess of Democracy Statue Without Warning
https://t.me/guardiansofhongkong/31710
Chinese Students Shocked Watching HKU's Removal of Pillar of Shame, Believes in Power of Witnesses
https://t.me/guardiansofhongkong/31704
CUHK Removes Goddess of Democracy Statue Without Warning
https://t.me/guardiansofhongkong/31710
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The pillar of Shame is being destroyed in these minutes : Jen Galschiot calls for public record on Twitter
According to the Undergrad, at around 2200 on #Dec22, the Pillar of Shame located inside HKU grounds were closed off by construction…
The pillar of Shame is being destroyed in these minutes : Jen Galschiot calls for public record on Twitter
According to the Undergrad, at around 2200 on #Dec22, the Pillar of Shame located inside HKU grounds were closed off by construction…
#University in Hong Kong demands #StudentUnion to hand over 17 years of audit reports in 2 weeks
Source: Inmediahk; #Jan26
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#University in Hong Kong demands #StudentUnion to hand over 17 years of audit reports in 2 weeks
The Students’ Union of the City University of Hong Kong (#CityU) said it is facing “the largest crisis since its establishment,” as the university management demanded 16 years of audit reports within two weeks and warned of possible punishment if the union did not comply.
In a statement, the student organisation said it had received a letter from the Student Development Services saying that the university was “extremely concerned about the union’s inability to provide the audit reports from 2005 to 2020.”
According to the student union the university also said it may take back its premises and stop the organisation from using “City University of Hong Kong” in its name if it failed to handover the related reports on February 5, 2022.
Acting Internal Affairs of the Student Union, Lee Chun-rui stressed that so much the Union is willing to hand over the audit report, they need more time to compile reports in past 17 years.
In distress and frustrated, Lee said he was only 5 years old, 17 years ago.
Source: Inmediahk; #Jan26
https://bit.ly/3o0Tued
#Suppression #HongKongYouth #University #PoliticalSuppression
The Students’ Union of the City University of Hong Kong (#CityU) said it is facing “the largest crisis since its establishment,” as the university management demanded 16 years of audit reports within two weeks and warned of possible punishment if the union did not comply.
In a statement, the student organisation said it had received a letter from the Student Development Services saying that the university was “extremely concerned about the union’s inability to provide the audit reports from 2005 to 2020.”
According to the student union the university also said it may take back its premises and stop the organisation from using “City University of Hong Kong” in its name if it failed to handover the related reports on February 5, 2022.
Acting Internal Affairs of the Student Union, Lee Chun-rui stressed that so much the Union is willing to hand over the audit report, they need more time to compile reports in past 17 years.
In distress and frustrated, Lee said he was only 5 years old, 17 years ago.
Source: Inmediahk; #Jan26
https://bit.ly/3o0Tued
#Suppression #HongKongYouth #University #PoliticalSuppression
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The 7th University in Hong Kong ceases recognition of its Students’ Union
In an internal email sent to students and faculty members on January 20, 2022, the Education University of Hong Kong (#EdUHK) criticized governance of the student union, saying that the Union has been operating under a ‘provisional’ body for the past four consecutive years, without proper mandate and therefore lack of student representation.
The university said it will stop offering support to the union, including the collection of membership fees, providing network accounts and services, and offering IT support. Additionally, the student union will lose access to its office space and the right to book and use campus facilities and venues.
The union’s HK$9 million reserve will also be “kept under the custody” of the university’s Finance Office.
In just one year, seven of eight universities in Hong Kong has cut ties with their students’ union, including the Chinese University of Hong Kong (#CUHK), the University of Hong Kong (#HKU), the City University of Hong Kong (#CityU), the Polytechnic University of Hong Kong (#PolyU), the Baptist University of Hong Kong (#BUHK) and the Lingnan University of Hong Kong (#LingnanU).
#StudentsUnion #Authoritarianism #Censorship #Education
Source: inmediahk; #Jan20
https://bit.ly/3FJOnoP
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The 7th University in Hong Kong ceases recognition of its Students’ Union
In an internal email sent to students and faculty members on January 20, 2022, the Education University of Hong Kong (#EdUHK) criticized governance of the student union, saying that the Union has been operating under a ‘provisional’ body for the past four consecutive years, without proper mandate and therefore lack of student representation.
The university said it will stop offering support to the union, including the collection of membership fees, providing network accounts and services, and offering IT support. Additionally, the student union will lose access to its office space and the right to book and use campus facilities and venues.
The union’s HK$9 million reserve will also be “kept under the custody” of the university’s Finance Office.
In just one year, seven of eight universities in Hong Kong has cut ties with their students’ union, including the Chinese University of Hong Kong (#CUHK), the University of Hong Kong (#HKU), the City University of Hong Kong (#CityU), the Polytechnic University of Hong Kong (#PolyU), the Baptist University of Hong Kong (#BUHK) and the Lingnan University of Hong Kong (#LingnanU).
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Source: inmediahk; #Jan20
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Hong Kong University forces boarding students to leave dormitories and stops them from protesting
Claiming pandemic-control, at least five tertiary institutions in Hong Kong told dormitory residents to return home.
On February 10, the Chinese University of Hong Kong (#CUHK) told occupants of its student residences to leave in two days’ time by February 12 – 13.
Polytechnic University (#PolyU), Baptist University and City University (#CityU) said they also had plans to “encourage” residents to leave.
The university’s decision has caught many students in surprises, putting them through unnecessary disturbances and therefore, elicited resentment.
In just a few hours after #CUHK’s announcement, over 500 students of the university joined a discussion group on social media, calling to protest the school’s arrangement.
Although these students reiterated that their actions would remain peaceful and they would only attempt to hand in petition letter to the university, the university reacted fervently with tens of uniformed security officers stationed visible at where the students gathered.
The security guards were seen pointing video cameras at protesting students and shouting through loudspeakers for students to leave the site or they might risk violating the COVID-19 gathering restrictions.
Source: inmediahk; #Feb11
https://bit.ly/3BcsRbI
Hong Kong University forces boarding students to leave dormitories and stops them from protesting
Claiming pandemic-control, at least five tertiary institutions in Hong Kong told dormitory residents to return home.
On February 10, the Chinese University of Hong Kong (#CUHK) told occupants of its student residences to leave in two days’ time by February 12 – 13.
Polytechnic University (#PolyU), Baptist University and City University (#CityU) said they also had plans to “encourage” residents to leave.
The university’s decision has caught many students in surprises, putting them through unnecessary disturbances and therefore, elicited resentment.
In just a few hours after #CUHK’s announcement, over 500 students of the university joined a discussion group on social media, calling to protest the school’s arrangement.
Although these students reiterated that their actions would remain peaceful and they would only attempt to hand in petition letter to the university, the university reacted fervently with tens of uniformed security officers stationed visible at where the students gathered.
The security guards were seen pointing video cameras at protesting students and shouting through loudspeakers for students to leave the site or they might risk violating the COVID-19 gathering restrictions.
Source: inmediahk; #Feb11
https://bit.ly/3BcsRbI
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CityU student union under national security investigation following parting ceremony in campus
City University of Hong Kong (#CityU) Student Union is being investigated by national security police after an on-campus parting ceremony on February 14, sources claimed.
On February 7, the university announced it would take back the student union's premises in seven days, saying the union failed to submit its audit report for years.
The union held a farewell ceremony at its office on the afternoon of February 14 before moving out.
Around 30 students dressed in black gathered at the student union office, before leading the march on campus.
Over 100 have joined the march at its peak.
It was understood that the National Security Department has begun gathering evidence on campus.
When asked if CityU had reported the protest to the authorities, the school said: "the national security issues that arose was unforeseen. As it had attracted widespread attention, it didn't necessitate the school's reporting the incident."
Source: Inmediahk; #Feb20
https://bit.ly/3s1uRjP
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CityU student union under national security investigation following parting ceremony in campus
City University of Hong Kong (#CityU) Student Union is being investigated by national security police after an on-campus parting ceremony on February 14, sources claimed.
On February 7, the university announced it would take back the student union's premises in seven days, saying the union failed to submit its audit report for years.
The union held a farewell ceremony at its office on the afternoon of February 14 before moving out.
Around 30 students dressed in black gathered at the student union office, before leading the march on campus.
Over 100 have joined the march at its peak.
It was understood that the National Security Department has begun gathering evidence on campus.
When asked if CityU had reported the protest to the authorities, the school said: "the national security issues that arose was unforeseen. As it had attracted widespread attention, it didn't necessitate the school's reporting the incident."
Source: Inmediahk; #Feb20
https://bit.ly/3s1uRjP
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