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Written by: Kuang Xiaobin
2020-10-26 14:17
Last update date: 2020-10-26 14:23
"Hong Kong 01" learned earlier that Shen Zuojun, Dean of the Department of Industrial Engineering of Tsinghua University in Beijing, was recommended to take over as the Vice President (Research) of the University of Hong Kong; and Gong Peng, Dean of the Department of Earth System Sciences at Tsinghua University, was recommended to take over as the Vice President (Academic Development) of Hong Kong University.
Among them, according to the information on the "Party and Government Organizations" on the Tsinghua Department's webpage, Shen Zuojun is not a member of the Party Committee who is also a "Department Party Committee."
The incident caused an uproar from all walks of life. The president of the University of Hong Kong Student Union, Ye Zhilin, said today (26th) that, according to her understanding, more than half of the selection committee for the vice president of the University of Hong Kong this time was Chinese, and several of them were close confidants of the principal Zhang Xiang.
She urged the school to conduct due diligence on the vice-principal selection committee to examine whether there are conflicts of interest or black box operations in the process.
If the appointment of the two is passed, she believes that it will ruin the autonomy and academic freedom of the University of Hong Kong.
"Hong Kong 01" recently reported that Shen Zuojun and Gong Peng were recommended to take over as the vice presidents of the University of Hong Kong.
According to the "Party and Government Organization" information on the Tsinghua Department's webpage, Shen Zuojun is not only the dean of the Department of Industrial Engineering, but also a member of the Party Committee of the Department's "Department Party Committee". However, a source at the University of Hong Kong quoted Shen Zuojun as claiming that he is not a member of the Communist Party. It is also "unclear" why the Tsinghua website shows that he is a member of the "Department Party Committee".
Question Zhang Xiang's large number of personnel changes in the past few years
The incident aroused concern from all walks of life. The president of the Hong Kong University Student Union today criticized Zhang Xiang for making a large number of personnel changes in the past few years, placing his cronies, and questioning whether the candidate was wrong and having conflicts of interest with Zhang Xiang.
Shen Zuojun was exposed and suspected of being a member of the Communist Party of China. Ye Zhilin thinks that his management is very problematic and difficult to convince the public. She claims that Shen currently has teaching positions at Beijing Tsinghua University and the University of California, Berkeley, and questioned whether the other party only regards the work of the University of Hong Kong as a part-time job. .
Ye Zhilin said that according to her knowledge, more than half of the selection committee for the vice president of the University of Hong Kong were Chinese, and several of them were Zhang Xiang's cronies.
Tomorrow, the University of Hong Kong Committee meeting may approve the appointment of the two. The students will go to the Niu Lushi Building to submit a joint letter, and Ye appeals to the University of Hong Kong students to come and support.
Ye Zhilin urged the University of Hong Kong to conduct due diligence with the Vice President Selection Committee to examine whether there are conflicts of interest or black box operations in the process.
If the appointment of the two is passed, she believes that the autonomy and academic freedom of the University of Hong Kong will be ruined, and she urged that the appointment should be postponed and the process should be continued after the above due diligence review.
Civil society groups and a number of district councillors issued a joint statement today that the placement of CCP members at the University of Hong Kong may affect one country, two systems. The university committee members of the University of Hong Kong are urged to veto their appointment in the next meeting.
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