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Written by: Kuang Xiaobin
2020-10-28 09:17
Last update date: 2020-10-28 09:17
The recommendation of Tsinghua University scholars Shen Zuojun and Gong Peng as vice presidents of the University of Hong Kong has caused controversy. Among them, Shen Zuojun is questioned whether he has the status of a CCP member or a party committee member of the department.
The school council approved the appointment by a large number of people at the meeting yesterday (27th), with only one objection and one abstention respectively.
School committee member Zhang Daming said this morning (28th) that he personally thinks that the factor of whether Shen Zuojun is a party committee or a party member is very important, but Shen clarified and denied the above statement based on the information during the meeting.
Zhang Daming quoted the incident in which Hong Kong University Law School professor Chen Wenmin was recommended to serve as the vice-principal. Even though the procedures were followed, he was rejected by other school committee members. He believed that although the distribution of members of the selection committee was not ideal, they were all members of the school. Relying on full procedures, one cannot double standards and use political review to veto other candidates.
Two Tsinghua University scholars Shen Zuojun (right) and Gong Peng were recommended as Vice Presidents of the University of Hong Kong, responsible for research and academic development respectively.
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The Chief Lecturer of the Hong Kong University Law School and a member of the school committee, Zhang Daming, said in an interview with the Commercial Channel program this morning that he is responsible for abiding by the confidentiality agreement, so he can only say his own views. He bluntly said that he had raised personal views and doubts during the meeting yesterday, but Finally, they chose to vote for Shen Zuojun as Vice President (Research) and Gong Peng as Vice President (Academic Development).
Zhang Daming said that he has read media reports recently. He personally thinks that the factor of whether Shen Zuojun is a party committee or a party member is very important, and whether the declaration involves integrity issues.
According to information during yesterday’s meeting, Shen Zuojun had clearly stated that he was not a party committee or a party member. There was no solid evidence to show that he lied. The content of the Tsinghua University webpage might also be wrong. He was finally satisfied and voted in favor.
However, he believes that it is difficult for the school committee to list a large amount of evidence and comprehensively verify it like a court. The due diligence of the selection committee is not satisfactory and should be done more comprehensively.
School committee member Zhang Daming stated that he cannot double standards and use political review to veto other candidates.
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Zhang Daming explained that even though Chen Wenmin was recommended to serve as the vice president, even though the procedures were followed, it was rejected by other school committee members. Zhang said that the criteria he adopted were the same as that of the year, although the background distribution of the vice president selection committee was not ideal. However, they are all members of the school and follow the procedures. In addition, in the current environment, they must accept the reality that it is difficult to hire well-known foreign scholars as the relevant vice president. They cannot double standards and use political review to veto other candidates.
Shen Zuojun is currently the President and Professor of the University of California at Berkeley, the Head of the Department of Industrial Engineering and Operations Research, and the Professor of the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering.
He also serves as an Honorary Professor and Dean of the Industrial Engineering Department of Tsinghua University.
However, it was recently revealed that the Tsinghua School website originally showed that Shen Zuojun was also a member of the "Department Party Committee" of the department, and the webpage later deleted the relevant information.
Shen Zuojun issued a statement yesterday to clarify that he is not a "party committee" and that his position in Tsinghua University is only "honorary" and is not responsible for any day-to-day operations. He also pointed out that the related problem was caused by the negligence of the webmaster. He immediately contacted Tsinghua University and corrected it. Related questions.
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