Social News
Written by: Huang Yongyu
2021-01-28 20:01
Last update date: 2021-01-28 20:01
In 2019, the anti-amendment law turmoil has turned many university campuses into battlefields and fierce conflicts have occurred.
Afterwards, the universities strengthened their security. China City University built a "wall" around the campus. It was pointed out that the school had decided to make the hoarding permanent.
The Vice President of City University (Li Huiguang) sent a letter to students today (28th) stating that the "campus barrier beautification project" is about to start, but did not disclose the design plan, only saying that the hoarding will be gradually removed and the project will be carried out in stages.
Lin Yingxi, Acting President of the City University Student Union, said that he still hasn't understood the details of the design plan, and is worried that the wall will be permanent and outsiders are not allowed to enter and leave freely. The campus becomes like a "prison."
Since the anti-revision law turmoil, temporary hoardings have been built around the campus of City University.
(Profile picture)
City University will start the second semester in the middle of this month. However, faculty members and students must tap their cards to enter. Visitors also need to register in advance and present a certificate to the security before entering the campus.
As for the surroundings of the campus, the "walls" added by the school after the anti-revision incidents are still retained.
It is understood that the school sent a letter to students today stating that in the past few months, the university has been actively planning to improve the security devices. After careful research, the design plan has been finalized at the end of last year, and related improvement and beautification works are being carried out, including successive relocations. Except for the temporary hoarding, the project will be carried out in phases.
"Hong Kong 01" has inquired about the relevant design plans and expenditures from the school, including whether the wall is "permanent", and a reply is still pending.
Lin Yingxi, Acting President of the City University Student Union, pointed out that since November of the previous year, the school has added a large number of gates and hoardings. It has been nearly a year and a half, but has not been demolished. Today, he sent a letter to students saying that there would be "beautification barriers." "Arrangements" criticized that he had no intention of opening the campus to the outside world. "It seems that he has been trying to keep down the walls and gates." He also worried that this move would turn City University into a "prison."
He said that the school will gradually remove the temporary hoarding and switch to another type of hoarding, but the details are not yet known.
He also questioned that the school has repeatedly said that a large number of students and faculty support "closing the school" and expect the school to disclose relevant data.
He said that the Student Union does not rule out the upcoming joint signing to collect the opinions of students, and urges the school to announce the design plan to relieve students' worries.
CityU set new rules last year for retired teachers to damage the school’s reputation and deprive them of resignation benefits to restrict access to campus
Six technology companies including Microsoft and SmarTone have established joint laboratories with CityU to promote knowledge transfer
CityU develops magnetic spray control capsules and other drugs, hoping to be used in humans in the future
CityU launches 3 new courses, double degree in law and science, co-organized course with Edinburgh and Manchester
01News
City University