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Written by: Hu Jiaxin and Deng Yinglin
2020-10-24 01:43
Last update date: 2020-10-24 01:46
The management of the University of Hong Kong has changed frequently in recent years. "Hong Kong 01" learned that the University of Hong Kong has the opportunity to hire two mainland scholars with a background of Tsinghua University in Beijing as the vice presidents. One of them is Shen Zuojun, the dean of the Industrial Engineering Department of Tsinghua University.
Tsinghua's official website once indicated that Shen was a member of the "Department Party Committee" of the "Party and Government Organization" of the department.
Lu Bingquan, senior lecturer in the Department of Journalism of HKBU, and current affairs commentator Liu Ruishao pointed out that almost every university in the Mainland has a "party and government organization", that is, a "party committee" and a university administrative team. The "party committee" is a member of the Communist Party. Responsible for implementing party policies and guidelines, in charge of final decision-making powers such as university development and personnel appointments, and ensuring that universities follow the party's governance line and political ideology.
According to Lu Bingquan’s analysis, Hong Kong does not necessarily have party committees; however, he pointed out that both the Mainland and Hong Kong have strengthened university control since President Xi Jinping took the stage. Last year, Hong Kong broke out an anti-amendment law. I have to settle the bill."
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Gong Peng (left), Dean of the Department of Earth System Sciences at Tsinghua University, has the opportunity to take over as the Vice President (Academic Development) of the University of Hong Kong; Shen Zuojun, Dean of the Department of Industrial Engineering of Tsinghua University, will recommend the Vice President (Research) of the University of Hong Kong.
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Mainland universities set up "party committees" to take charge of the university's final decision-making power
Lv Bingquan, senior lecturer in the Department of Journalism of HKBU, and current affairs commentator Liu Ruishao said that with the exception of overseas and local universities in the mainland branch campuses, the management of every mainland university must establish a “party and government organization”, that is, a “party committee” and a university administrative team. .
Among them, the "party committee" must be a member of the Communist Party, responsible for implementing party policies and guidelines, and in charge of final decision-making powers such as university development and personnel appointments. That is, "the party is greater than administrative decisions" to ensure that universities follow the CCP's governance line and political ideology.
Lu Bingquan pointed out that since President Xi Jinping took the stage, he has taken a multi-pronged approach to strengthen university control and strengthen "party leadership", including the "seven nos", which requires university teachers not to talk about universal values, press freedom, and citizenship. Society, civil rights, historical mistakes of the party, the powerful bourgeoisie, and judicial independence; they also rectified "liberal" teachers, "cleaned up" textbooks involving such values, and carried out curriculum reforms.
In addition, the CCP has also amended the university charter to delete "academic independence, freedom of thought" and other content. Instead, it stated that the party's education policy should be implemented and the ideological program "armed the minds of teachers, students and staff". He said that it once caused Fudan University. Old students rebound.
Lu Bingquan, a senior lecturer in the Department of Journalism at HKBU, believes that the anti-revision legislation broke out in Hong Kong last year. The central government believes that there are problems with education in Hong Kong and the university must be reorganized.
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Tsinghua University's website urgently deleted information on Shen Zuojun's "Department Party Committee" yesterday
"Hong Kong 01" received news that Shen Zuojun, the dean of the Industrial Engineering Department of Tsinghua University, was recommended as the Vice President (Research) of the University of Hong Kong. If the school committee approves the appointment at the regular meeting next Tuesday (26th), he is expected to take office in January next year.
According to the website of Tsinghua University, Shen was a member of the party committee of the "Department Party Committee," but after the news came to light, the school immediately deleted the name of Shen Zuojun from the party committee list.
Lu Bingquan pointed out that after the school website deleted Shen Zuojun's party committee information, the outside world could not determine Shen's party committee functions, and it could not rule out that the central government wanted to downplay Shen's role as a party committee and "convenience" as a "pure scholar."
It is understood that the University of Hong Kong had contacted Shen Zuojun himself. The other party claimed that he was not a member of the Communist Party, and it was "unclear" why the Tsinghua website indicated that he was a member of the "Party Committee".
He currently teaches at the University of California, Berkeley, and visits Tsinghua University as a visiting professor for several weeks each year.
Du Yaoming, a former assistant professor in the Department of Journalism of the School of Communication, Baptist University, pointed out that Hong Kong has always avoided political forces from intervening in university affairs and questioned whether the University of Hong Kong would set a precedent.
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The Alliance of Academic Freedom Scholars urges the University of Hong Kong to explain the identity of Shen Zuojun
Du Yaoming, founder of the Alliance of Academic Freedom Scholars and former assistant professor of journalism at the Baptist University School of Communication, said that Hong Kong has always avoided political forces from intervening in university affairs. The tertiary sector will also avoid being directly in power by Communist Party members. At most it is rumored that some university officials are Communist Party members. Members or party committees questioned whether the University of Hong Kong should set a precedent, "Because of political sensitivity and fear of political interference in academics, it will avoid the intervention of political forces. Is there an exception for the Communist Party now? Will the development and loyalty of the University of Hong Kong be viewed from the party’s perspective? Is the party above all else?"
Du Yaoming believes that if the news is true, you must first ascertain the identity of Shen Zuojun and clearly explain whether a party group or party committee organization will be formed after entering HKU.
Liu Ruishao said that he has not received news that the university needs to set up a "party committee" department.
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Liu Ruishao: The University Committee of Hong Kong University is almost his own
When asked whether the university will have the opportunity to establish a "party committee" department in the future, Liu Ruishao pointed out that he has not received relevant information for the time being. Both he and Lu Bingquan believe that the "party committee" is only a formality and the central government may not necessarily establish it in Hong Kong. If the party leadership is tight, such as "the school committee is almost one of its own."
Liu is most worried that the central government will completely apply the "Mainland One Set" to local universities and restrain the autonomy of institutions and academic freedom. If it were to set up a party committee, it would be even more exhausting.
Lu Ze pointed out that the anti-amendment legislation broke out in Hong Kong last year. The central authorities believed that there were problems with education in Hong Kong. Universities, as ideological fronts, had a great impact on society. The universities must be rectified. "Everything has to be settled." With the implementation of the District National Security Law, it is predicted that the damage to university academic freedom will only worsen in the future.
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