Dai Yaoting laments that the university cannot keep academic freedom and the president dare to tell the truth

Political situation

Written by: Liang Zijie

2020-08-14 13:58

At the end of last month (July 28), the University Committee of Hong Kong University did not accept the recommendation of the Academic Affairs Committee to retain the chair of Dai Yaoting, the initiator of the Occupation Movement and former associate professor of the Faculty of Law of the University of Hong Kong, and to dismiss Dai Yaoting with a ratio of 18 to 2. In an interview with Hong Kong and Taiwan, Dai said that as Hong Kong society has fallen, universities are unable to turn the tide and protect academic freedom. I hope the president of the university will dare to tell the truth in an age full of lies.

The School Council of the University of Hong Kong approved the summary dismissal of Dai Yaoting, an associate professor of law, with a ratio of 18 to 2. (Profile picture/Photo by Zhang Haowei)

Dai Yaoting feels more free to leave Hong Kong University, which has been teaching for nearly 30 years, because after leaving, he can still find a new role. "It's like a bird rushing into the sky, but more free. Since there are no people here, I believe that the sky is vast. , Can be regarded as the end of one stage of one's life, but it is also the beginning of another stage of life."

Regarding the current academic freedom in Hong Kong, Dai lamented that the highest academic institution in Hong Kong could not keep academic freedom: "When the entire Hong Kong society fell, the University of Hong Kong would not be able to survive on its own. Neither the University of Hong Kong nor the President of the University of Hong Kong could turn the tide." He said to the President of the University of Hong Kong, Zhang Xiang There is no high expectation, because Zhang's time in Hong Kong is still short, and he said that the ideal university president should dare to tell the truth in an age full of lies.

Recently, Dai launched the "Hong Kong's Rule of Law Rebirth Project" (Hong Kong's Rule of Law Rebirth Project), hoping to promote legal education in the community. He said that although "the rule of law is dead", there is still a chance to be reborn: "We must have the consciousness of death, but we must also have the hope of rebirth. Now Hong Kong is experiencing the process of death, but when we have the hope of rebirth, we have It’s not a sense of powerlessness, but learning to wait patiently.”

Regarding the alleged violations of Article 20, 22 and 29 of the "Minato National Security Act" that the democratic camp had organized, planned, and participated in the primary election activities, Dai said that he was sincere and frightened, but he would face it calmly and also. Will continue to maintain a pure heart, Dai also thinks that he has more gains than losses: "Maybe there were few people walking along this road at the beginning, but the road is getting darker and more people walking along."

Li Guozhang, chairman of the University Committee of the University of Hong Kong, pointed out that the dismissal of Dai Yaoting does not involve political interference, but that the University of Hong Kong does not allow criminals to serve as teaching staff. (Information Picture/Photo by Li Zetong)

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