The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology announced today (November 9) the resignation of President Shi Wei, one year earlier and resignation on October 19 next year.
Shi Wei, who took office in 2018, experienced a storm of anti-revision regulations. Zhou Zile, a 22-year-old University of Science and Technology student, was declared dead on November 8 two years ago. Shi Wei wept and announced his death at the graduation ceremony. He had publicly asked for independence on the cause of his death. Investigate and question the police for obstructing the ambulance's arrival.
The presidents of five universities once signed a joint statement on the formulation of the "Minato National Security Law", saying that Shi Wei did not participate in understanding the necessity of the National Security Law. He explained at the time: "The National Security Law is a law and I don’t need my support. Or not."
HKUST President Shi Wei announced the death of Zhou Zile at the graduation ceremony on November 8, 2019, and he couldn't help crying on the spot.
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Graduation ceremony tear proof Zhou Zile's death news once questioned the police obstructing the ambulance to arrive at the scene
Shi Wei is an American aerospace scholar born in Taiwan. He joined HKUST in August 2010 as the chief vice president, in charge of the university's academic affairs, and led the smooth transition of undergraduate courses to the new "three, three, four" academic system.
Eight years later, Shi Wei’s career has taken a higher level. He became the fourth principal of the University of Science and Technology on September 1, 2018, replacing the former principal Chen Fanchang, who left early. The affairs are mainly handled by Shi Wei.
During his tenure, Shi Wei experienced the anti-revision regulations in 2019. In the early morning of 11th, 4th, 2019, University of Science and Technology student Zhou Zile crashed at Suntech, Tseung Kwan O. During his stay in the hospital, the principal Shi Wei had personally visited.
By November 8th, Zhou Zile was finally dead. Shi Wei said at the graduation ceremony that he had learned of Zhou Zile’s death and announced the news on the spot. He also asked the people present to observe a minute of silence. During the period, he cried for a while. After completing the ceremony early, he went to the hospital to visit his family members. .
He later sent a letter to teachers and students requesting an independent investigation into the cause of Zhou Zile's death, and questioned the police for obstructing the ambulance to the scene. The police retorted on social platforms that "there was absolutely nothing."
The Coroner's Court then opened an inquest, and a 5-person jury ruled that Zhou's cause of death was in doubt on January 9 this year with a 4:1 decision.
Shi Wei, president of the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, resigned a year earlier and will step down on October 19 next year.
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Explain that it did not participate in the joint signature of the National Security Law: I don’t support it, or don’t support it
At that time, the sentiment among students in various universities was raging, and the president urged the president to have an open dialogue with teachers and students and expressed his views on the anti-regulation incident.
Shi Wei once sent a letter to teachers and students, urging the government to show courage and leadership, and respond to the society's request for independent investigation.
He also held a public forum in the school, expressly agreeing to set up an independent investigation committee, saying that there must be transparency and consensus for Hong Kong to have a way out.
The "Hong Kong National Security Law" came into effect in July last year. The presidents of five local universities had previously signed a joint statement saying that they understood the necessity of legislation. Shi Wei was one of the principals who did not participate in the joint signing.
He once replied that the National Security Law is the law, and all residents of Hong Kong need to abide by the law. "I don’t support it or don’t support it." Participate.
The third principal of HKUST is a well-known mathematician Chen Fanchang. He took office in 2009 and was re-appointed in 2013. He resigned in 2017 and left one year earlier.
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Three of the four presidents of the University of Science and Technology resigned early
Looking through the information, together with Shi Wei, three of the four previous presidents of the University of Science and Technology resigned early.
Wu Jiawei, then president of San Francisco State University, was hired as the founding president of the University of Science and Technology in 1988. During his tenure, there were a lot of negative news, including the serious overspending of the University of Science and Technology. "Rolls Royce University".
He suddenly announced his resignation in 2000 on the grounds that "now is the best time to change shifts." He resigned on June 31 of the following year.
The third principal of HKUST is the well-known mathematician Chen Fanchang. He took office in 2009 and was re-appointed in 2013. He resigned in 2017 and left one year earlier.
He originally left his post in September 2018, but in February of the same year he went to Stanford University and other places for inspection, and immediately served as the president of King Abdullah University of Science and Technology.
There were not many controversies during his tenure. In 2013, the University of Science and Technology held its first Parents Day, and was ridiculed as a "primary school chicken" and opposed by the University of Science and Technology Student Union.
It was Zhu Jingwu, an internationally renowned physicist who "successfully" took over as the second president of the University of Science and Technology in July 2001.
Zhu stepped down after his eight-year tenure as president, saying that he returned to the United States to focus on scientific research.
He has been repeatedly elected as the president of the most popular university in Hong Kong and faced challenges such as cuts in funding for higher education and reforms during his tenure.
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