#FirstHand #Dec28
Hong Kong Students Voice Out for Academic Freedom
Poliscientia, a concern group founded by Hong Kong students, set up a street booth in Mongkok on Dec 28, 2020.
Spokeperson Michael said they hope to raise awareness of the suppression faced by schools in Hong Kong, since the government announced the education reform.
Michael also encouraged Hongkongers to not give up fighting and speak up despite the threat of academic freedom imposed by the #NationalSecurityLaw.
#HongKongStudents #Poliscientia
Hong Kong Students Voice Out for Academic Freedom
Poliscientia, a concern group founded by Hong Kong students, set up a street booth in Mongkok on Dec 28, 2020.
Spokeperson Michael said they hope to raise awareness of the suppression faced by schools in Hong Kong, since the government announced the education reform.
Michael also encouraged Hongkongers to not give up fighting and speak up despite the threat of academic freedom imposed by the #NationalSecurityLaw.
#HongKongStudents #Poliscientia
#FirstHand #Feb6
Hong Kong Secondary School Students Establish Alliance to Fight in Solidarity
16:21 | Mongkok
The Hong Kong Secondary School Students Concern Group Alliance (#HKSCGA) was recently established by over 80 pro-democracy concern groups from different secondary schools in Hong Kong.
The Alliance hopes to help students sharing similar value and goal stay in solidarity and facilitate the cooperation between students of different schools.
They set up a booth in Mongkok on Saturday, Feb 7, 2021, raising awareness of the Hong Kong government's plan to turn the Liberal Studies subject into a controversial curriculum addressing National Education and Nation Security Education.
The Alliance is also concern about the political oppression faced by students and teachers. The Alliance said this is a matter that is tied to the future of the younger generation.
#HongKongStudents #Future #Education #NextGeneration #NeverGiveUp
Hong Kong Secondary School Students Establish Alliance to Fight in Solidarity
16:21 | Mongkok
The Hong Kong Secondary School Students Concern Group Alliance (#HKSCGA) was recently established by over 80 pro-democracy concern groups from different secondary schools in Hong Kong.
The Alliance hopes to help students sharing similar value and goal stay in solidarity and facilitate the cooperation between students of different schools.
They set up a booth in Mongkok on Saturday, Feb 7, 2021, raising awareness of the Hong Kong government's plan to turn the Liberal Studies subject into a controversial curriculum addressing National Education and Nation Security Education.
The Alliance is also concern about the political oppression faced by students and teachers. The Alliance said this is a matter that is tied to the future of the younger generation.
#HongKongStudents #Future #Education #NextGeneration #NeverGiveUp
#PoliceState #Oppression
HK Police threatens student group exhibiting historical material of democratic movements a violation of #NationalSecurityLaw
On January 31, 2021, five members of #ReturningValiant, a newly established pro-democracy student group in Hong Kong, set up street booths in Shatin and Mong Kok respectively at around 1pm.
The student organizers distributed pamphlets and booklets concerning democratic movements in European and Asian history.
At around 3pm, the two booths were encircled by a large number of police officers. The students at the scene were ticketed and fined for violating the gathering ban.
The students said that the police taunted and threatened them for breaching the National Security Law. The officers took away their materials as "evidence".
In response, the group questioned “if citing and sharing historical events are illegal under the National Security Law, shouldn’t History class in schools also be outlawed.”
In Shatin, the booth was also harassed by a group of Beijing loyalists at around 3pm. Soon after that, the police arrived st the scene and issued fine tickets, took pictures, and ordered them to leave.
One member of the student group said in defiance that they will continue organizing similar events in the future.
In late evening at 9pm, Hong Kong Police Force announced that police officers issued five tickets to 4 male and 1 female, aged between 13 and 24, concerning violation of social distancing restriction (#Article599G) in Mong Kok. In Shatin, another four tickets were issued to 2 male and 2 female for the same reason. The Force denied for confiscating display materials on the scene.
Source: Apple Daily, #Jan31
https://bit.ly/2MKjqew
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Read more:
HK Police Intercept Pro-Democracy Group on a Saturday
https://t.me/guardiansofhongkong/28488
#FailedState #History #DemocracticMovements #HongKongStudents #StreetBooth
HK Police threatens student group exhibiting historical material of democratic movements a violation of #NationalSecurityLaw
On January 31, 2021, five members of #ReturningValiant, a newly established pro-democracy student group in Hong Kong, set up street booths in Shatin and Mong Kok respectively at around 1pm.
The student organizers distributed pamphlets and booklets concerning democratic movements in European and Asian history.
At around 3pm, the two booths were encircled by a large number of police officers. The students at the scene were ticketed and fined for violating the gathering ban.
The students said that the police taunted and threatened them for breaching the National Security Law. The officers took away their materials as "evidence".
In response, the group questioned “if citing and sharing historical events are illegal under the National Security Law, shouldn’t History class in schools also be outlawed.”
In Shatin, the booth was also harassed by a group of Beijing loyalists at around 3pm. Soon after that, the police arrived st the scene and issued fine tickets, took pictures, and ordered them to leave.
One member of the student group said in defiance that they will continue organizing similar events in the future.
In late evening at 9pm, Hong Kong Police Force announced that police officers issued five tickets to 4 male and 1 female, aged between 13 and 24, concerning violation of social distancing restriction (#Article599G) in Mong Kok. In Shatin, another four tickets were issued to 2 male and 2 female for the same reason. The Force denied for confiscating display materials on the scene.
Source: Apple Daily, #Jan31
https://bit.ly/2MKjqew
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Read more:
HK Police Intercept Pro-Democracy Group on a Saturday
https://t.me/guardiansofhongkong/28488
#FailedState #History #DemocracticMovements #HongKongStudents #StreetBooth
#University #HongKongYouth
New Cabinet Member of PolyU Student Union vows to continue fighting on student front for freedom and democracy
In November 2019, Hong Kong police violently attacked pro-democracy protesters in the Chinese University of Hong Kong (#CUHK) and Polytechnic University of Hong Kong (#PolyU).
In #PolyUSeige, more than a thousand protesters were arrested and over 300 underaged had their personal information marked down by police.
More than a year later, the new cabinet of #PolyU Student Union was formed. It was said that the PolyU student union cabinet and the #CUHK student union cabinet would perhaps the only two cabinets to be formed this year.
Different from the #CUHK “senior” cabinet, which was formed by Year 3 students, 12 of the 17 cabinet members of PolyU student union are “underaged”, including the President and Vice-Presidents.
The newly elected President, Alan Wu, is a year 1 freshman. He admitted in bitter grin that it has been a “wasted freshman year” due to the coronavirus pandemic. Not only that they have been deprived a normal senior college life and University life, but they have also witnessed their classmates being violently pinned to the ground by riot police, arrested and charged with riots.
During anti-ELAB movement, some of their friends even sacrificed their lives, leaving behind last words for people to carry on protesting.
They described themselves a generation of “distorted youth” by authoritarianism. For the same reason, the three cabinet members of PolyU student union stood up for pro-democracy movement on student front.
Source: Stand News, #Feb10
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One Year On: PolyU Student Recalls Traumatic Memory of #PolyUSiege
https://t.me/guardiansofhongkong/26738
#Future #NextGeneration #HongKongStudents #StudentsUnion
New Cabinet Member of PolyU Student Union vows to continue fighting on student front for freedom and democracy
In November 2019, Hong Kong police violently attacked pro-democracy protesters in the Chinese University of Hong Kong (#CUHK) and Polytechnic University of Hong Kong (#PolyU).
In #PolyUSeige, more than a thousand protesters were arrested and over 300 underaged had their personal information marked down by police.
More than a year later, the new cabinet of #PolyU Student Union was formed. It was said that the PolyU student union cabinet and the #CUHK student union cabinet would perhaps the only two cabinets to be formed this year.
Different from the #CUHK “senior” cabinet, which was formed by Year 3 students, 12 of the 17 cabinet members of PolyU student union are “underaged”, including the President and Vice-Presidents.
The newly elected President, Alan Wu, is a year 1 freshman. He admitted in bitter grin that it has been a “wasted freshman year” due to the coronavirus pandemic. Not only that they have been deprived a normal senior college life and University life, but they have also witnessed their classmates being violently pinned to the ground by riot police, arrested and charged with riots.
During anti-ELAB movement, some of their friends even sacrificed their lives, leaving behind last words for people to carry on protesting.
They described themselves a generation of “distorted youth” by authoritarianism. For the same reason, the three cabinet members of PolyU student union stood up for pro-democracy movement on student front.
Source: Stand News, #Feb10
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One Year On: PolyU Student Recalls Traumatic Memory of #PolyUSiege
https://t.me/guardiansofhongkong/26738
#Future #NextGeneration #HongKongStudents #StudentsUnion
#Propaganda
Kindergartens in Hong Kong Distribute National Security Pamphlets as Govt Promotes "Education Day"
The government has been promoting with great fanfare a "National Security Education Day", the first of its kind since the National Security Law was introduced, on Apr 15, 2021.
A reader of Stand News reported that a kindergarten student had received related promotional materials from school, in the form of stickers and bookmarks.
The slogan "Uphold national security, safeguard our home" is printed in both Chinese and English. In dense, smaller font, the materials listed 16 areas of security, including "space security", "deep sea security", "polar security", and so on. According to the Education Day's government website, these are the 16 "chief areas" covered under the concept of national security.
Since the introduction of the National Security Law, the Education Bureau had "reminded" all Hong Kong schools - primary, secondary, kindergarten, and even special education schools - to let students "understand" and "be reminded" to obey the National Security Law.
In an article earlier this week, the Bureau chief also suggested schools to promote national security education by "multiple venues". He suggested activities such as flag-raising ceremonies and playing the national anthem, speeches explaining important security concepts in morning assemblies and classrooms, and so on.
The bureau will also be hosting security-themed bulletin board design competitions and online Q&A contests, available for schools and students to participate in.
Source: Stand News #Apr12
https://bit.ly/3a7ixFD
#NationalSecurity #Propaganda #Education #Brainwashing #Kindergarten #HongKongStudents #Youth
Kindergartens in Hong Kong Distribute National Security Pamphlets as Govt Promotes "Education Day"
The government has been promoting with great fanfare a "National Security Education Day", the first of its kind since the National Security Law was introduced, on Apr 15, 2021.
A reader of Stand News reported that a kindergarten student had received related promotional materials from school, in the form of stickers and bookmarks.
The slogan "Uphold national security, safeguard our home" is printed in both Chinese and English. In dense, smaller font, the materials listed 16 areas of security, including "space security", "deep sea security", "polar security", and so on. According to the Education Day's government website, these are the 16 "chief areas" covered under the concept of national security.
Since the introduction of the National Security Law, the Education Bureau had "reminded" all Hong Kong schools - primary, secondary, kindergarten, and even special education schools - to let students "understand" and "be reminded" to obey the National Security Law.
In an article earlier this week, the Bureau chief also suggested schools to promote national security education by "multiple venues". He suggested activities such as flag-raising ceremonies and playing the national anthem, speeches explaining important security concepts in morning assemblies and classrooms, and so on.
The bureau will also be hosting security-themed bulletin board design competitions and online Q&A contests, available for schools and students to participate in.
Source: Stand News #Apr12
https://bit.ly/3a7ixFD
#NationalSecurity #Propaganda #Education #Brainwashing #Kindergarten #HongKongStudents #Youth
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政府大張旗鼓於本周四（15 日）舉行全民國家安全教育日，為國安法後第一個「國家安全日」。《立場》接獲讀者報料，...
#PoliticalSuppression #Censorship
More Hong Kong Teachers Resign, as #WhiteTerror Sweeps Campuses
A wave of resignation is sweeping the Education sector in Hong Kong.
Apple Daily got in touch with one of these resigning teachers in the city. Ms Chan, a veteran secondary school teacher for over 10 years, said there was an atmosphere of terror in schools.
“We have been more cautious in our talk. We even stopped using social media all together. I genuinely believed there was freedom of speech. But in fact, there really are cases of warning due to online comments we've made.”
She revealed she won’t use current affairs as examples. “After all I don’t know what students think. I can be teaching about length, when I talked of the differences between miles and kilometres. But if I said 10 miles and 10 km are different*, would someone think I am mocking the police?”
*Editor's Note: On September 23, 2019, a police officer in Hong Kong ordered journalists to stand “10 miles” away, when he actually meant 10 metres.
Source: Apple Daily #May9
https://hk.appledaily.com/local/20210509/6QPJX7CLH5C6ZBZU5K5UCLQZ5E/
#PoliceState #Education #HongKongTeachers #HongKongStudents #RedLine
More Hong Kong Teachers Resign, as #WhiteTerror Sweeps Campuses
A wave of resignation is sweeping the Education sector in Hong Kong.
Apple Daily got in touch with one of these resigning teachers in the city. Ms Chan, a veteran secondary school teacher for over 10 years, said there was an atmosphere of terror in schools.
“We have been more cautious in our talk. We even stopped using social media all together. I genuinely believed there was freedom of speech. But in fact, there really are cases of warning due to online comments we've made.”
She revealed she won’t use current affairs as examples. “After all I don’t know what students think. I can be teaching about length, when I talked of the differences between miles and kilometres. But if I said 10 miles and 10 km are different*, would someone think I am mocking the police?”
*Editor's Note: On September 23, 2019, a police officer in Hong Kong ordered journalists to stand “10 miles” away, when he actually meant 10 metres.
Source: Apple Daily #May9
https://hk.appledaily.com/local/20210509/6QPJX7CLH5C6ZBZU5K5UCLQZ5E/
#PoliceState #Education #HongKongTeachers #HongKongStudents #RedLine
#Education #Mainlandization
Chinese Students Surge in Hong Kong Universities Following Social Movement and #Covid19 Crisis
Following the eruption of the 2019 Anti-ELAB movements and amid the coronavirus pandemic, it is found that more Chinese students have been admitted the universities in Hong Kong.
According to the documents released by the Education Bureau, among the 8 UFC-funded universities, 6 made new heights in the admission of Chinese students in the 2020/21 Academic Year.
Particularly in #LingnanUniversity, #BaptistUniversity and #EducationUniversity, the
student composition is greatly imbalanced, with Chinese students making up 80% of all non-local students.
The University Grants Committee (#UGC) claimed that international undergraduate admission has taken a hit owing to the pandemic, thwarting the plans of overseas talents to study in Hong Kong.
Source: Mingpao #May10
https://news.mingpao.com/pns/%e6%b8%af%e8%81%9e/article/20210510/s00002/1620584135584/%e5%8f%8d%e4%bf%ae%e4%be%8b%e9%81%8b%e5%8b%95%e5%be%8c-6%e5%a4%a7%e5%ad%b8%e5%85%a7%e5%9c%b0%e7%94%9f%e4%bd%94%e6%af%94%e5%8d%87-%e6%b8%af%e7%94%9f%e7%94%b3%e8%ab%8b%e8%b5%b4%e5%8f%b0%e8%ae%80%e5%a4%a7%e5%ad%b8-%e4%ba%ba%e6%95%b8%e5%a2%9e%e5%9b%9b%e6%88%90
#University #AntiELAB #HongKongStudents #ChineseStudents
Chinese Students Surge in Hong Kong Universities Following Social Movement and #Covid19 Crisis
Following the eruption of the 2019 Anti-ELAB movements and amid the coronavirus pandemic, it is found that more Chinese students have been admitted the universities in Hong Kong.
According to the documents released by the Education Bureau, among the 8 UFC-funded universities, 6 made new heights in the admission of Chinese students in the 2020/21 Academic Year.
Particularly in #LingnanUniversity, #BaptistUniversity and #EducationUniversity, the
student composition is greatly imbalanced, with Chinese students making up 80% of all non-local students.
The University Grants Committee (#UGC) claimed that international undergraduate admission has taken a hit owing to the pandemic, thwarting the plans of overseas talents to study in Hong Kong.
Source: Mingpao #May10
https://news.mingpao.com/pns/%e6%b8%af%e8%81%9e/article/20210510/s00002/1620584135584/%e5%8f%8d%e4%bf%ae%e4%be%8b%e9%81%8b%e5%8b%95%e5%be%8c-6%e5%a4%a7%e5%ad%b8%e5%85%a7%e5%9c%b0%e7%94%9f%e4%bd%94%e6%af%94%e5%8d%87-%e6%b8%af%e7%94%9f%e7%94%b3%e8%ab%8b%e8%b5%b4%e5%8f%b0%e8%ae%80%e5%a4%a7%e5%ad%b8-%e4%ba%ba%e6%95%b8%e5%a2%9e%e5%9b%9b%e6%88%90
#University #AntiELAB #HongKongStudents #ChineseStudents
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反修例運動後 6大學內地生佔比升 港生申請赴台讀大學 人數增四成 - 20210510 - 港聞
【明報專訊】反修例風波及新冠疫情夾擊，坊間流傳本港流失大量內地生，不過八大及自資院校數據未有反映此現象。據教育局資料，8間資助大學中，在發生反修例事件後的2020/21學年，6間大學的內地生佔整體學生比例均有上升，最高的港大達16.7%。非本地生組成依然不均，內地生佔比同樣上升，嶺大、浸大、教大則有逾八成非本地學士生為內地生。教資會稱，今學年的海外招生情况難免受疫情影響，擾亂海外學生到香港學習的計劃。
#Education #Poll
Drop-out Rate Surges in Schools as Parents lose confidence in Hong Kong's Education System
On May 26, 2021, Hong Kong's Professional Teachers' Union (#PTU) published a recent poll result, revealing that both primary and secondary schools in Hong Kong are losing their students.
Out of 130 primary and 53 secondary schools that joined the survey, all of them recorded the departure of students in the school year 2021/2022.
70% of these schools have lost 1 to 20 students, while 30% have lost 21 or more. Among them, three schools saw more than 50 students leaving. Nearly one-fifth of the primary schools have to shrink the class of Primary One in the 2022/2023 school year.
More than 30% of the primary schools and more than 40% of the secondary schools stated the majority of the reasons for dropping out are emigration and pursuing education overseas.
The chairperson of the Professional Teachers' Union, Fung Wai-wah, said many parents in Hong Kong are very concerned about the political pressure, the introduction of national education and the government's changing education policy among others. Under the circumstances, more and more parents lost confidence in Hong Kong's education system, and chose to move out of Hong Kong with their children.
Source: Stand News #May26
https://beta.thestandnews.com/politics/教協調查指多間學校有學生退學-兩成小學面臨縮班-馮偉華-家長對香港教育信心減
#School #Confidence #BrainDrain #MigrationWave #NextGeneration #HongKongStudents #Parenting
Drop-out Rate Surges in Schools as Parents lose confidence in Hong Kong's Education System
On May 26, 2021, Hong Kong's Professional Teachers' Union (#PTU) published a recent poll result, revealing that both primary and secondary schools in Hong Kong are losing their students.
Out of 130 primary and 53 secondary schools that joined the survey, all of them recorded the departure of students in the school year 2021/2022.
70% of these schools have lost 1 to 20 students, while 30% have lost 21 or more. Among them, three schools saw more than 50 students leaving. Nearly one-fifth of the primary schools have to shrink the class of Primary One in the 2022/2023 school year.
More than 30% of the primary schools and more than 40% of the secondary schools stated the majority of the reasons for dropping out are emigration and pursuing education overseas.
The chairperson of the Professional Teachers' Union, Fung Wai-wah, said many parents in Hong Kong are very concerned about the political pressure, the introduction of national education and the government's changing education policy among others. Under the circumstances, more and more parents lost confidence in Hong Kong's education system, and chose to move out of Hong Kong with their children.
Source: Stand News #May26
https://beta.thestandnews.com/politics/教協調查指多間學校有學生退學-兩成小學面臨縮班-馮偉華-家長對香港教育信心減
#School #Confidence #BrainDrain #MigrationWave #NextGeneration #HongKongStudents #Parenting
#Migration #Hongkongers
Students and Teachers leaving Hong Kong en masse
The Hong Kong Association of the Heads of Secondary Schools (#HKAHSS) and Hong Kong Centre for International Student Assessment (#HKCISA) jointly revealed research report on December 1, 2021.
The report found that the number of students withdrawing in 2020/2021 academic year has surged by 1.7 times to 4,460 in comparison to the 2019/2020 academic year.
On average, each school recorded 32 withdrawals. Among them, nearly 60% named “leaving Hong Kong” as a reason for withdrawal.
Among teachers, 987 resigned in 2020/2021, a sharp jump of nearly 100% as compared to last academic year. 7.1 teachers resigned on average in each school with most of them citing emigration and early retirement as reasons.
Source: Citizen News; #Dec1
https://bit.ly/3Ddp519
#HongKongStudents #HongKongYouth #Future
Students and Teachers leaving Hong Kong en masse
The Hong Kong Association of the Heads of Secondary Schools (#HKAHSS) and Hong Kong Centre for International Student Assessment (#HKCISA) jointly revealed research report on December 1, 2021.
The report found that the number of students withdrawing in 2020/2021 academic year has surged by 1.7 times to 4,460 in comparison to the 2019/2020 academic year.
On average, each school recorded 32 withdrawals. Among them, nearly 60% named “leaving Hong Kong” as a reason for withdrawal.
Among teachers, 987 resigned in 2020/2021, a sharp jump of nearly 100% as compared to last academic year. 7.1 teachers resigned on average in each school with most of them citing emigration and early retirement as reasons.
Source: Citizen News; #Dec1
https://bit.ly/3Ddp519
#HongKongStudents #HongKongYouth #Future
#University
Editorial Committee of Hong Kong Baptist University's Students' Union resigns en masse due to #Censorship
On January 28, 2022, students’ Union Editorial Board of the Hong Kong Baptist University (#HKBU) revealed on Facebook that the university managenent had repeatedly interfered in students' editorial work.
The student board said the university had asked them to stop using the term “Wuhan virus” in their reports, interfered their coverage of the university’s national security curriculum, and asked them to withdraw copies of a recent issue of their student magazine, “Jumbo”.
The board accused the university of suppressing the students' publication, and announced that all its members would resign with immediate effect.
The university, meanwhile, decided to discontinue its relationship with the students' board and terminate students' rights to use all the facilities on campus. The university management claimed that they would take disciplinary action against the students concerned.
Source: Luminant Hong Kong; #Jan28
https://t.me/luminanthk/5224
#StudentUnion #PressFreedom #Resignation #HongKongStudents
Editorial Committee of Hong Kong Baptist University's Students' Union resigns en masse due to #Censorship
On January 28, 2022, students’ Union Editorial Board of the Hong Kong Baptist University (#HKBU) revealed on Facebook that the university managenent had repeatedly interfered in students' editorial work.
The student board said the university had asked them to stop using the term “Wuhan virus” in their reports, interfered their coverage of the university’s national security curriculum, and asked them to withdraw copies of a recent issue of their student magazine, “Jumbo”.
The board accused the university of suppressing the students' publication, and announced that all its members would resign with immediate effect.
The university, meanwhile, decided to discontinue its relationship with the students' board and terminate students' rights to use all the facilities on campus. The university management claimed that they would take disciplinary action against the students concerned.
Source: Luminant Hong Kong; #Jan28
https://t.me/luminanthk/5224
#StudentUnion #PressFreedom #Resignation #HongKongStudents
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【浸大學生會編委總辭】
今日（28日）晚上八時，浸會大學學生會編委會宣布第五十四屆編輯委員會內閣「楚鳴」全體成員即日請辭，並感謝當初對「楚鳴」投下信任票的會員，同時就未能於餘下任期繼續服務浸大學生而致歉。
聲明中提到校方要求編委會在其招募記者電郵內容進行刪減，並有關對國安課程的報導進行干預，及要求編委會停止使用「武漢肺炎」等字眼，同時要求刪減其刊物《浸報》其中的徵犒和回收，同日校方撤銷編委的官方電郵使用權。
編委會認為，對其出版或撰寫過的刊物內省不疚，問心無愧，指「總辭一舉絕非敝內閣所願，惜編委服…
今日（28日）晚上八時，浸會大學學生會編委會宣布第五十四屆編輯委員會內閣「楚鳴」全體成員即日請辭，並感謝當初對「楚鳴」投下信任票的會員，同時就未能於餘下任期繼續服務浸大學生而致歉。
聲明中提到校方要求編委會在其招募記者電郵內容進行刪減，並有關對國安課程的報導進行干預，及要求編委會停止使用「武漢肺炎」等字眼，同時要求刪減其刊物《浸報》其中的徵犒和回收，同日校方撤銷編委的官方電郵使用權。
編委會認為，對其出版或撰寫過的刊物內省不疚，問心無愧，指「總辭一舉絕非敝內閣所願，惜編委服…