The Student Union of the Chinese University of Hong Kong, established for half a century, issued a statement of dissolution on social platforms yesterday.
The Secretary for Education, Yang Runxiong, attended the "Policy Address" press conference today (8th) in response to the incident saying that each organization should have clear goals and working rules, and that the dissolution decision should be made by the organization itself. He also described the incident as " It is the relationship between the university and the student union." In administrative work, the university has the right to act according to the power granted by the law after evaluating the matter. It absolutely supports the practice and hopes that all walks of life will respect the principle of institutional autonomy.
The CUHK Student Union today announced the dissolution of the Student Union, and the school also issued a statement saying that it regrets that the Student Union had taken the initiative to dissolve. However, the "CU Student News" published an article in the evening to clarify that the proposal was inconsistent with the contents of the student union and the school's statement.
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The CUHK Student Union issued a statement yesterday stating that the association held a joint meeting on the 10th of last month to accept the resignation of all the representatives of the student union and the proposal to dissolve the CUHK Student Union.
The Director of the Education Bureau Yang Runxiong emphasized that student organizations must abide by laws and regulations no matter when they hold activities or provide services to students.
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Yang Runxiong: The decision to dissolve is determined by the organization
The Secretary for Education, Yang Runxiong, in response to related questions when he met reporters today in the Policy Address, pointed out that different student organizations have different purposes behind the establishment, such as organizing activities for students, providing services, or helping schools collect student opinions. Each organization There should be clearly established goals and working rules, including what the organization does when it ceases to operate. "Each organization decides what to do according to the actual situation, and the organization itself decides."
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Emphasize that students must abide by laws and regulations when organizing activities
However, he emphasized that student organizations must abide by laws and regulations, including school rules, whether they organize activities or provide services to students.
He described that in this incident, "it is the relationship between the university and the student union." In administrative work, the university has the right to assess the matter and take corresponding actions according to the power conferred by the law. He absolutely supports the practice.
I believe the school will provide adequate services
He also believes that even if the student union is dissolved, the school will provide adequate services to students in the future, including providing support to the student union associations, and maintaining communication with students, and collecting student opinions through current methods. , Has a direct impact on student services." I hope that all walks of life will respect the principle of autonomy of institutions.
The CUHK Student Union’s dissolution Mai Meijuan said that the procedures were not clear. Cai Ziqiang was concerned about the domino effect. : Department University recalls the former president of the Chinese University Student Union before the dissolution of Cai Ziqiang lamented that he suddenly lost his independent voice: worry about the domino effect
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