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In Face Of Suspension, Head of Students Union Has No Regret in Pro-democracy Fight
The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (#UST) Students’ Union (#SU) was penalised by the university management due to their role in organising the Memorial Service in remembrance of the death of fellow student #AlexChow, repainting a part of the University Road and refusing to remove material that the University deemed as pro-Hong Kong Independence.
Ka-chun MAK, the President and Kai-ho LO, the Vice-President (Internal) of the Students Union were suspended for a semester, had to complete a 72-hour campus service order and were prohibited from using any campus facility.
Mak told InMedia that he wouldn’t regret about what he had done for HKUST and Hong Kong, and that the he became the President of the SU because he wanted to change the politically apathetic campus, so that students of the University could be ‘proud of HKUST’ outside academic proficiency. He did so also to raise civic consciousness and to take on more responsibility.
During the interview, news came in about the police once again breaking into the campus of the Chinese University of Hong Kong (#CUHK) and arresting several students.
Mak lamented that one had to weigh the consequences before doing anything then. ‘Will you be looked into under this circumstance?’ He sighed. He thought that everyone had their own standards in their mind, if they could afford the consequences of the actions they took, they should go ahead, prepared to accept the consequences that follow. ‘If you think whatever should be done is worth the legal consequences, then do it.’
Source: InMedia #Jan27
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In Face Of Suspension, Head of Students Union Has No Regret in Pro-democracy Fight
The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (#UST) Students’ Union (#SU) was penalised by the university management due to their role in organising the Memorial Service in remembrance of the death of fellow student #AlexChow, repainting a part of the University Road and refusing to remove material that the University deemed as pro-Hong Kong Independence.
Ka-chun MAK, the President and Kai-ho LO, the Vice-President (Internal) of the Students Union were suspended for a semester, had to complete a 72-hour campus service order and were prohibited from using any campus facility.
Mak told InMedia that he wouldn’t regret about what he had done for HKUST and Hong Kong, and that the he became the President of the SU because he wanted to change the politically apathetic campus, so that students of the University could be ‘proud of HKUST’ outside academic proficiency. He did so also to raise civic consciousness and to take on more responsibility.
During the interview, news came in about the police once again breaking into the campus of the Chinese University of Hong Kong (#CUHK) and arresting several students.
Mak lamented that one had to weigh the consequences before doing anything then. ‘Will you be looked into under this circumstance?’ He sighed. He thought that everyone had their own standards in their mind, if they could afford the consequences of the actions they took, they should go ahead, prepared to accept the consequences that follow. ‘If you think whatever should be done is worth the legal consequences, then do it.’
Source: InMedia #Jan27
https://bit.ly/3cj5ItB
#StudentsUnion #UniversityStudent #University #MakKaChun
#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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#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
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Despite Oppression, #CUHK #StudentsUnion vows to speak up for their belief
0020 | CUHK campus
The Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK) does not shy away from imposing hard-hitting #oppression on the newly elected Students' Union. The University cuts tie with the student body and refuses to provide any administrative support.
The newly elected Students' Union met with the press at around mid-night on Feb 25, 2021 to reiterate their stance.
Read more about the University's statement
https://t.me/guardiansofhongkong/28769
Utterly disappointed at the University’s harsh measures, one female member of the cabinet broke into tears when presenting the cabinet’s stance. In a trembling yet stern voice, she stated that the Students' Union will carry on what they believe and speak up on contentious issues.
“We know that making a statement now will not bring any material change. We still want to speak up and make known of our stance.”
#University #Censorship #WhiteTerror
Despite Oppression, #CUHK #StudentsUnion vows to speak up for their belief
0020 | CUHK campus
The Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK) does not shy away from imposing hard-hitting #oppression on the newly elected Students' Union. The University cuts tie with the student body and refuses to provide any administrative support.
The newly elected Students' Union met with the press at around mid-night on Feb 25, 2021 to reiterate their stance.
Read more about the University's statement
https://t.me/guardiansofhongkong/28769
Utterly disappointed at the University’s harsh measures, one female member of the cabinet broke into tears when presenting the cabinet’s stance. In a trembling yet stern voice, she stated that the Students' Union will carry on what they believe and speak up on contentious issues.
“We know that making a statement now will not bring any material change. We still want to speak up and make known of our stance.”
#University #Censorship #WhiteTerror