[Fugitive Offenders Regulations] HKU Graduation Ceremony Canceled

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Written by: Lao Minyi

2019-12-01 17:52

Anti-revision demonstrations lasted for nearly half a year, and medical and academic circles were drawn into this political storm. Almost all graduation ceremonies of various universities have been cancelled or postponed. Liang Zhuowei, the dean of the University of Hong Kong Medical School, issued a hospital state-of-the-art address, stating that 35% of the first semester of the second semester will be changed to online teaching, and similar courses will be introduced in the second year. Flexible arrangements. Facing difficult times, Liang Zhuowei described living in "desperate winter" and hoped that spring would bring hope.

Dean Liang Zhuowei, the dean of the School of Medicine, delivered a hospital briefing, explaining the achievements of the University of Hong Kong Medical School, and plans and vision for the coming year. (Photo from HKU)

Liang Zhuowei said that when asked why most students and healthcare professionals have specific political tendencies or were deemed to have political tendencies, he explained that the higher education and medical departments have always been in the eyes of political turmoil, thinking that when they were trained, they were inculcated at the same time. Mind concept, judging whether professional is to stand on the side of the patient, the weak and the meek. He quoted the modern version of the Confucius motto "There is no teaching" and the Hippocrates oath, "I will not allow anyone of any age, disease, disability, belief, nationality, gender, nationality, political opinion, race, status or sexual orientation. Thinking between my responsibilities and the patient "points out that no matter how stubborn attitude or behavior, responsibility will not be easily given up.

Liang Zhuowei believes that the true professionalism is the spirit of fulfilling the common values ​​of rationality and the pursuit of greater interests and the enthusiasm of personal care. He also said with emotion that although he is currently living in desperate winter, I hope that spring can bring hope; meanwhile, I hope more People put “we” before “me”, and if they can do it, they believe that “illness” can also turn into “health”.

We are living through the winter of despair, may spring bring hope. I take comfort in that hope that more of us will put “we” before “I”. If one replaces “i” with “we”, then “illness” becomes "Wellness" indeed.

The staircase outside the University of Hong Kong library building was blocked by debris. (Profile picture / Photo by Lin Ruoqin)

In recent months, the curriculum has been affected. Liang Zhuowei pointed out that 57% of teaching lectures in the first semester of the first year and 35% of teaching lectures in the second semester have been removed from the official timetable and replaced with online teaching; similar flexible arrangements have also been The introduction of the second year curriculum will be implemented in the 2020/1 school year. He also announced that another 140 professors will be recruited on the 140th anniversary of the founding, and that the situation since June has redoubled the College's determination to meet the short-term challenges of retaining and recruiting outstanding talent, and to grasp the government's long-term commitment to innovation and technology New opportunities.

Liang Zhuowei also summarized the results of the past year, and mentioned that a new budget reserved 16 billion yuan for UGC-funded universities to add or renovate school premises facilities and scientific research equipment. The college has submitted tenders and hopes to use the funding Develop and upgrade research hardware; restructure clinical trial centers in software to cope with the rapidly expanding Greater Bay Area and markets outside the Mainland. He also mentioned that HKU Medical College has reserved $ 64.3 million to match the government's first matching funding scheme. He believes that the recent social turmoil and its impact may pose difficult challenges, but he still hopes to succeed.

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