#FailedState #Education
New #HKU Pro-Vice-Chancellor Candidate is Reportedly a Chinese Communist Party Member, Lawmaker Challenges Hiring of Mainland Chinese Scholars a Practice of Cronyism
On Oct 22, 2020, it was reported that the Selection Committee led by the University of Hong Kong president Zhang Xiang recommended 2 candidates from Tsinghua University to be the pro-vice-chancellors (university deputy heads) for this oldest university in Hong Kong: Shen Zuojun (申作軍) was nominated to head research while Gong Peng (宮鵬) for academic development.
This will be the first time a Mainland Chinese scholar will become a pro-vice-chancellor at the University of Hong Kong.
Shen specializes in Logistics and Supply Chain Management. He was also the chief scientist of the intelligent supply chain of JD.com, China's online shopping platform. According to the website of Tsinghua University's Department of Industrial Engineering, Shen is a Committee member of the Chinese Communist Party (#CCP) representing the Engineering Department. Following a media inquiry, Shen’s name as a CCP committee member was removed.
In Hong Kong, Yip Kin-yuen, a lawmaker representing the Education sector told reporter that the appointment, once confirmed, means that three of the top management team of HKU have all worked in the University of California, Berkeley before. Yip described it an “extremely rare situation” and casted doubt that “could it be a practice of cronyism?”
Source: HK Citizens News #Oct23
#CulturalRevolution #CCPControl
New #HKU Pro-Vice-Chancellor Candidate is Reportedly a Chinese Communist Party Member, Lawmaker Challenges Hiring of Mainland Chinese Scholars a Practice of Cronyism
On Oct 22, 2020, it was reported that the Selection Committee led by the University of Hong Kong president Zhang Xiang recommended 2 candidates from Tsinghua University to be the pro-vice-chancellors (university deputy heads) for this oldest university in Hong Kong: Shen Zuojun (申作軍) was nominated to head research while Gong Peng (宮鵬) for academic development.
This will be the first time a Mainland Chinese scholar will become a pro-vice-chancellor at the University of Hong Kong.
Shen specializes in Logistics and Supply Chain Management. He was also the chief scientist of the intelligent supply chain of JD.com, China's online shopping platform. According to the website of Tsinghua University's Department of Industrial Engineering, Shen is a Committee member of the Chinese Communist Party (#CCP) representing the Engineering Department. Following a media inquiry, Shen’s name as a CCP committee member was removed.
In Hong Kong, Yip Kin-yuen, a lawmaker representing the Education sector told reporter that the appointment, once confirmed, means that three of the top management team of HKU have all worked in the University of California, Berkeley before. Yip described it an “extremely rare situation” and casted doubt that “could it be a practice of cronyism?”
Source: HK Citizens News #Oct23
#CulturalRevolution #CCPControl
#CCPThreat #NationalSecurityLaw
#Ireland ends extradition deal with Hong Kong over security law
//Ireland has suspended its extradition treaty with Hong Kong following a review of a controversial new national security law.
The law introduced by Beijing criminalises acts of secession, subversion, terrorism and collusion with foreign forces and encompasses any activity that stokes resentment towards Beijing. Campaigners have claimed it will be used to quell pro-democracy demonstrations and that those deemed responsible for “severe” offences could be jailed for life.//
Read the full article:
https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/ireland-ends-extradition-deal-with-hong-kong-over-security-law-jfwh7fkl9
Image: Stand News #Oct23
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#Ireland ends extradition deal with Hong Kong over security law
//Ireland has suspended its extradition treaty with Hong Kong following a review of a controversial new national security law.
The law introduced by Beijing criminalises acts of secession, subversion, terrorism and collusion with foreign forces and encompasses any activity that stokes resentment towards Beijing. Campaigners have claimed it will be used to quell pro-democracy demonstrations and that those deemed responsible for “severe” offences could be jailed for life.//
Read the full article:
https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/ireland-ends-extradition-deal-with-hong-kong-over-security-law-jfwh7fkl9
Image: Stand News #Oct23
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#ChanTongGai #AntiELAB
HK Security Chief blames Anti-ELAB movement for Keeping Suspected Murderer from Surrendering to Taiwan
Source: Stand News; #Oct23
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HK Security Chief blames Anti-ELAB movement for Keeping Suspected Murderer from Surrendering to Taiwan
Source: Stand News; #Oct23
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HK Security Chief blames Anti-ELAB movement for Keeping Suspected Murderer from Surrendering to Taiwan
Chan Tong-kai, suspected murderer of his pregnant girlfriend during their vacation trip in Taiwan, has still not turned himself in to Taiwan authorities as promised. While Taiwan's Mainland Affairs Council asked HK government to first respond to their mutual legal assistance request before issue of an entry visa, the mother of the murder victim demanded the government to immediately hand over Chan's confession statement and other relevant evidence to Taiwan.
Secretary for Security John Li Ka-Chiu retorted on October 22, putting the blame on the anti-ELAB movement for stopping promulgation of the proposed fugitive law, and left the government with no legal basis to provide legal assistance as requested. Li said, “it’s the citizens’ choice. I can’t breach the law on this matter.”
Li also said that it is “utterly unreasonable and impractical” for Taiwan authorities to set legal assistance as a prerequisite for Chan's surrender.
In a response on the same evening, Taiwan's Mainland Affairs Council restated that the murder case involves the jurisdictions of both Hong Kong and Taiwan and the execution of public powers involved, and so both governments must first come to an agreement on the relevant issues before discussing how Chan would enter Taiwanese borders. The Shilin District Prosecutors Office also calls for the government of Hong Kong to respond practically to Taiwan's existing request for judicial assistance in order to carry out their investigations, and to quickly bring the suspect to trial, in order to ensure justice is achieved.
The Mainland Affairs Council also noted that the response by the Hong Kong government appealed to emotions rather than facts, and was illustrative of their passive and evasive attitude towards the case. The Council demanded the Hong Kong government to take responsibility and begin discussing with Taiwan for a solution to the case, so that justice can soon be rendered to the victim and their family.
Source: Stand News #Oct23
https://www.thestandnews.com/politics/%E9%99%B3%E5%90%8C%E4%BD%B3%E4%BB%8D%E6%9C%AA%E8%B5%B4%E5%8F%B0-%E6%9D%8E%E5%AE%B6%E8%B6%85-%E9%A6%99%E6%B8%AF%E7%A4%BE%E6%9C%83%E8%87%AA%E5%B7%B1%E4%BD%9C%E5%87%BA%E5%8F%8D%E4%BF%AE%E4%BE%8B%E9%81%B8%E6%93%87-%E5%8F%B0%E7%81%A3%E7%84%A1%E7%90%86%E5%8F%96%E9%AC%A7/
HK Security Chief blames Anti-ELAB movement for Keeping Suspected Murderer from Surrendering to Taiwan
Chan Tong-kai, suspected murderer of his pregnant girlfriend during their vacation trip in Taiwan, has still not turned himself in to Taiwan authorities as promised. While Taiwan's Mainland Affairs Council asked HK government to first respond to their mutual legal assistance request before issue of an entry visa, the mother of the murder victim demanded the government to immediately hand over Chan's confession statement and other relevant evidence to Taiwan.
Secretary for Security John Li Ka-Chiu retorted on October 22, putting the blame on the anti-ELAB movement for stopping promulgation of the proposed fugitive law, and left the government with no legal basis to provide legal assistance as requested. Li said, “it’s the citizens’ choice. I can’t breach the law on this matter.”
Li also said that it is “utterly unreasonable and impractical” for Taiwan authorities to set legal assistance as a prerequisite for Chan's surrender.
In a response on the same evening, Taiwan's Mainland Affairs Council restated that the murder case involves the jurisdictions of both Hong Kong and Taiwan and the execution of public powers involved, and so both governments must first come to an agreement on the relevant issues before discussing how Chan would enter Taiwanese borders. The Shilin District Prosecutors Office also calls for the government of Hong Kong to respond practically to Taiwan's existing request for judicial assistance in order to carry out their investigations, and to quickly bring the suspect to trial, in order to ensure justice is achieved.
The Mainland Affairs Council also noted that the response by the Hong Kong government appealed to emotions rather than facts, and was illustrative of their passive and evasive attitude towards the case. The Council demanded the Hong Kong government to take responsibility and begin discussing with Taiwan for a solution to the case, so that justice can soon be rendered to the victim and their family.
Source: Stand News #Oct23
https://www.thestandnews.com/politics/%E9%99%B3%E5%90%8C%E4%BD%B3%E4%BB%8D%E6%9C%AA%E8%B5%B4%E5%8F%B0-%E6%9D%8E%E5%AE%B6%E8%B6%85-%E9%A6%99%E6%B8%AF%E7%A4%BE%E6%9C%83%E8%87%AA%E5%B7%B1%E4%BD%9C%E5%87%BA%E5%8F%8D%E4%BF%AE%E4%BE%8B%E9%81%B8%E6%93%87-%E5%8F%B0%E7%81%A3%E7%84%A1%E7%90%86%E5%8F%96%E9%AC%A7/
#Brainwashing #Education #LiberalStudies
Lawmaker: Review of Liberal Studies textbook by Government-influenced assessment panel is at odds with current arrangement and politically driven
Source: Citizens News, Apple Daily; #Oct23
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Lawmaker: Review of Liberal Studies textbook by Government-influenced assessment panel is at odds with current arrangement and politically driven
Source: Citizens News, Apple Daily; #Oct23
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Lawmaker: Review of Liberal Studies textbook by Government-influenced assessment panel is at odds with current arrangement and politically driven
The Education Bureau in Hong Kong established a consulting service on Liberal Studies last September for publishers to submit textbooks for their approval, claiming that the arrangement is on voluntary base. When responding to legislator’s inquiry, Kevin Yeung Yun-hung said the textbooks will be reviewed by an expert panel encompassing inspectors of the Bureau, university scholars and education professionals.
Owing to local media’s further inquiry, citing Code on Access to Information, the Bureau eventually revealed that among 22 members 12 were Bureau-appointed inspectors, only 2 were university scholars while the identities of the remaining 8 were yet disclosed. The Bureau explained that panelists identities were classified information due to confidentiality agreement.
Yip Kin-yuen, Education-sector legislator pointed out that this is an odd arrangement as most reviewing panelists were recruited externally. Yip stressed that when a reviewing panel is dominated by Bureau-appointed inspectors, the review is no longer an independent assessment based on expert opinion, but more likely an exercise delivered to fulfill political mission.
Source: Citizens News, Apple Daily; #Oct23
#PoliticalOppression #FailedState
Lawmaker: Review of Liberal Studies textbook by Government-influenced assessment panel is at odds with current arrangement and politically driven
The Education Bureau in Hong Kong established a consulting service on Liberal Studies last September for publishers to submit textbooks for their approval, claiming that the arrangement is on voluntary base. When responding to legislator’s inquiry, Kevin Yeung Yun-hung said the textbooks will be reviewed by an expert panel encompassing inspectors of the Bureau, university scholars and education professionals.
Owing to local media’s further inquiry, citing Code on Access to Information, the Bureau eventually revealed that among 22 members 12 were Bureau-appointed inspectors, only 2 were university scholars while the identities of the remaining 8 were yet disclosed. The Bureau explained that panelists identities were classified information due to confidentiality agreement.
Yip Kin-yuen, Education-sector legislator pointed out that this is an odd arrangement as most reviewing panelists were recruited externally. Yip stressed that when a reviewing panel is dominated by Bureau-appointed inspectors, the review is no longer an independent assessment based on expert opinion, but more likely an exercise delivered to fulfill political mission.
Source: Citizens News, Apple Daily; #Oct23
#PoliticalOppression #FailedState
#FailedState #PoliticalOppression
63% of HK People Consider Education Bureau’s Stripping of a Teacher’s License “Politically Motivated”
Source: Apple Daily; #Oct23
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63% of HK People Consider Education Bureau’s Stripping of a Teacher’s License “Politically Motivated”
Source: Apple Daily; #Oct23
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63% of HK People Consider Education Bureau’s Stripping of a Teacher’s License “Politically Motivated”
Hong Kong's Education Bureau has earlier revoked a primary school teacher's teaching license for “planning to spread the idea of Hong Kong independence” in school. An opinion poll conducted by Hong Kong Public Opinion Research Institute (#PORI) revealed that over 63% of respondents considered the Education Bureau’s decision to be politically driven.
Lawmaker Yip Kin-yuen, representing the Education sector, pointed out that PORI’s findings indicated that more than 63% of Hong Kong population does not trust the government's explanation. Yip stressed that “an administration without the people's trust cannot stand”.
This opinion survey was conducted from October 19-22 in which 11,000 citizens were randomly sampled and surveyed. Only less than 30% did not believe that politics was involved in the Education Bureau’s action.
While an overwhelming 97% pro-democracy respondents considered it politically motivated, over 1/3 of non-pro-democracy respondents also agreed.
Source: Apple Daily #Oct23
https://hk.appledaily.com/local/20201023/EPXKCHE5PNAGNDJPGYFOAWPF5E/
63% of HK People Consider Education Bureau’s Stripping of a Teacher’s License “Politically Motivated”
Hong Kong's Education Bureau has earlier revoked a primary school teacher's teaching license for “planning to spread the idea of Hong Kong independence” in school. An opinion poll conducted by Hong Kong Public Opinion Research Institute (#PORI) revealed that over 63% of respondents considered the Education Bureau’s decision to be politically driven.
Lawmaker Yip Kin-yuen, representing the Education sector, pointed out that PORI’s findings indicated that more than 63% of Hong Kong population does not trust the government's explanation. Yip stressed that “an administration without the people's trust cannot stand”.
This opinion survey was conducted from October 19-22 in which 11,000 citizens were randomly sampled and surveyed. Only less than 30% did not believe that politics was involved in the Education Bureau’s action.
While an overwhelming 97% pro-democracy respondents considered it politically motivated, over 1/3 of non-pro-democracy respondents also agreed.
Source: Apple Daily #Oct23
https://hk.appledaily.com/local/20201023/EPXKCHE5PNAGNDJPGYFOAWPF5E/
#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
US election analysis - China wants Biden to soften stance on China; Scholar: whoever is the president should not go soft
Source: Apple Daily #Oct23
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US election analysis - China wants Biden to soften stance on China; Scholar: whoever is the president should not go soft
The relationship between China and the United States is at its worst in decades. It is widely believed that the Beijing government would prefer to see Democratic presidential candidate Biden defeat Trump in the White House, where conflicts over trade, technology and security are expected to ease. But many scholars believe that even if Biden were to take the stage, it is unlikely that he would go easy on Beijing because American politics across the spectrum are now disappointed with Beijing. No matter who ends up as president, his stance will not soften by much.
There is a long list of issues currently in dispute between China and the United States, including the COVID-19 epidemic, technology, trade, security, and spies; as well as matters involving Hong Kong, Taiwan, and human rights issues in Tibet and Xinjiang. Trump's trade war, which imposes punitive tariffs on Chinese goods, and his blocking of leading Chinese technology and Internet companies such as Huawei, TikTok, and WeChat, as well as his allies' efforts to blockade China, have put Beijing on a collision course. A Pew Research Center survey in March found that two-thirds of the U.S. public has a negative view of China, the highest since the survey began in 2005.
Source: Apple Daily #Oct23
#US #China #USelections #Biden2020 #Trump2020 #Covid #TradeWar #TikTok
https://hk.appledaily.com/international/20201023/VWYZFJ646BA7NMY37PA22RU6NU/
The relationship between China and the United States is at its worst in decades. It is widely believed that the Beijing government would prefer to see Democratic presidential candidate Biden defeat Trump in the White House, where conflicts over trade, technology and security are expected to ease. But many scholars believe that even if Biden were to take the stage, it is unlikely that he would go easy on Beijing because American politics across the spectrum are now disappointed with Beijing. No matter who ends up as president, his stance will not soften by much.
There is a long list of issues currently in dispute between China and the United States, including the COVID-19 epidemic, technology, trade, security, and spies; as well as matters involving Hong Kong, Taiwan, and human rights issues in Tibet and Xinjiang. Trump's trade war, which imposes punitive tariffs on Chinese goods, and his blocking of leading Chinese technology and Internet companies such as Huawei, TikTok, and WeChat, as well as his allies' efforts to blockade China, have put Beijing on a collision course. A Pew Research Center survey in March found that two-thirds of the U.S. public has a negative view of China, the highest since the survey began in 2005.
Source: Apple Daily #Oct23
#US #China #USelections #Biden2020 #Trump2020 #Covid #TradeWar #TikTok
https://hk.appledaily.com/international/20201023/VWYZFJ646BA7NMY37PA22RU6NU/
Canadian Public Schools Refuse to Cut Ties as Media Exposes Funding for Computers from Confucius Institute
Source: Apple Daily #Oct23
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Canadian Public Schools Refuse to Cut Ties as Media Exposes Funding for Computers from Confucius Institute
The Confucius Institute in Canada has been revealed to have provided local public schools with undisclosed funding for laptops and other resources. Upon enquiry, a number of higher institutions and school districts in Canada said they were not intending to make any change to their partnership with the institute for the time being. They stressed that the institute’s activities were limited to promoting traditional Chinese culture and language education and that they had not received any benefits from the institute.
According to a report by Canada’s Global and Mail, a number of primary and secondary schools in the Coquitlam School District in Vancouver were offered funding by the Confucius Institute for such resources as laptops on the condition that they provide Mandarin courses. The institute would have to submit evaluations of its reception in the local community to its headquarters in China. The report raised questions as to whether this is still an academic activity.
Source: Apple Daily #Oct23
#Canada #China #ConfuciusInstitute #CI #Education #Culture #Infiltration
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The Confucius Institute in Canada has been revealed to have provided local public schools with undisclosed funding for laptops and other resources. Upon enquiry, a number of higher institutions and school districts in Canada said they were not intending to make any change to their partnership with the institute for the time being. They stressed that the institute’s activities were limited to promoting traditional Chinese culture and language education and that they had not received any benefits from the institute.
According to a report by Canada’s Global and Mail, a number of primary and secondary schools in the Coquitlam School District in Vancouver were offered funding by the Confucius Institute for such resources as laptops on the condition that they provide Mandarin courses. The institute would have to submit evaluations of its reception in the local community to its headquarters in China. The report raised questions as to whether this is still an academic activity.
Source: Apple Daily #Oct23
#Canada #China #ConfuciusInstitute #CI #Education #Culture #Infiltration
https://bit.ly/3jsyiZn
#CCPControl #CCPThreat #Censorship
China Reprimands Indian TV Stations for Broadcasting Stories About Taiwan
Although China repeatedly condemns "foreign interference", its embassy in India has recently issued a letter, reprimanding a local English-language news channel WION for "violating the one China policy" by broadcasting Taiwan-related Interview.
Source: Twitter #Oct23
https://twitter.com/palkisu/status/1319507856060682240?s=21
#India #China #Intimidation #WION #Taiwan
China Reprimands Indian TV Stations for Broadcasting Stories About Taiwan
Although China repeatedly condemns "foreign interference", its embassy in India has recently issued a letter, reprimanding a local English-language news channel WION for "violating the one China policy" by broadcasting Taiwan-related Interview.
Source: Twitter #Oct23
https://twitter.com/palkisu/status/1319507856060682240?s=21
#India #China #Intimidation #WION #Taiwan
Italy vetos 5G Deal between Fastweb and China’s Huawei: Sources
The government used its special vetting powers to block Fastweb from implementing the supply deal with Huawei in the most sensitive part of its fifth generation mobile network.
The U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeii described a China noble telecoms technology as a threat to Italy’s national security while visiting in Italy in September.
Fastweb has picked Huawei as the sole supplier for its 5G core network. A source from government said that the government had vetoed the operation and asked Fastweb to diversify its suppliers.
Source: The Reuters #Oct23
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-huawei-italy-5g-idUSKBN2782A5
#Huawei #Italy #5G
The government used its special vetting powers to block Fastweb from implementing the supply deal with Huawei in the most sensitive part of its fifth generation mobile network.
The U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeii described a China noble telecoms technology as a threat to Italy’s national security while visiting in Italy in September.
Fastweb has picked Huawei as the sole supplier for its 5G core network. A source from government said that the government had vetoed the operation and asked Fastweb to diversify its suppliers.
Source: The Reuters #Oct23
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-huawei-italy-5g-idUSKBN2782A5
#Huawei #Italy #5G