Li Guozhang, the chairman of the University Council of Hong Kong, known as the "Education Czar," recently reported that he will resign at the end of this month and will be replaced by Wang Peishi, the chairman and barrister of the Police Supervision Commission.
Li Guozhang has always had a strong style and has dealt with many political bombs during his tenure. The most classic is of course Chen Wenmin’s selection of the vice president and the appointment of the vice president. He has also dealt with anti-regulation incidents and fired Dai Yaoting. From a political point of view, he has indeed set a lot. A lot of merit, but there is still a hot potato that may not be dealt with before leaving office.
The University of Hong Kong sent a letter to the Stake Association and requested that the sculpture "Pillars of National Sorrow", which was owned by the Danish sculptor Gao Zhihuo and commemorates the June 4th incident, be removed from the campus before October 13. However, the Stake Association and Gao Zhihu strongly opposed it. After the "dead line", the school did not take any action. It has been one and a half months.
A person familiar with the matter revealed to Sha Banshan that the University of Hong Kong itself was ready to directly dismantle the Pillar of Death in October. However, due to the temporary reminder, it urgently stopped. It is estimated that there will be "nothing to do with the Pillar of Death" in the next few months.
Holder Gao Zhihu asked to guarantee that he would not be arrested after coming to Hong Kong
The Hong Kong University went to the Stake Association on October 7 and asked the Stake Association to remove the "Pillar of National Sorrow" by 5 pm on October 13, otherwise it would be regarded as a waiver.
The stake later replied to the Hong Kong Big Index that "Pillar of National War" belongs to the original creator Gao Zhihuo. The other party has publicly stated that he is the owner of "Pillar of National War" and learned that the other party is appointing a lawyer to follow up the situation. I think it is more appropriate for the University of Hong Kong to approach the lawyer Gao Zhihu directly.
The Executive Council approved the removal of the stake from the company registration list on October 26, so the stake has essentially been disbanded and no longer operates.
Gao Zhihuo later issued a statement to the media stating that he had successfully appointed a lawyer in Hong Kong and sent a lawyer's letter to the University of Hong Kong requesting a hearing.
The incident has also risen to the diplomatic level. The Danish Minister of Foreign Affairs Jeppe Kofoed issued a statement on October 15, stating that although the Danish government has no right to decide what works of art the universities of other countries choose to display, it must treat other places in the world. He is vigilant about freedom of speech and freedom of art, and has reported his views to the Beijing authorities.
Gao Zhihuo said in mid-November that he hoped to come to Hong Kong to deal with it in person, but he and his team must be guaranteed by the Hong Kong government that he and his team would not be arrested under the National Security Act. The Hong Kong government refused to comment on this matter, and the incident continued to stalemate.
Sha Banshan asked Tsai Yiu-chang, the liquidator of the stake, and he said that since he responded to the University of Hong Kong in mid-October, he has not received any further information from the university. In addition, the stake is no longer operational, so it is not a "counterpart", no Will receive the latest news again.
Li Guozhang, Chairman of the University Council of Hong Kong University.
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Far from being manageable at the university level
According to a person familiar with the matter, the University of Hong Kong had originally drawn up the date, time, and method for the demolition, but on the eve of the "hand-off", the university secretariat received a "reminder" requesting "not to be demolished today," without saying when. There is no explanation for the reason. However, the clearer message is that the dismantling of the "pillar of national sorrow" may involve a lot of involvement, far beyond the original expectations, and not a university can handle it. "At the school committee meeting, the original chairman ( Li Guozhang) and others' attitudes were also very tough, but within a day things took a sharp turn and all the calibers changed."
The insider estimated that the school committee originally planned to remove the "Pillar of National Sorrow" based on "political correctness", but after evaluation, the relevant parties believed that the incident had risen to the diplomatic level, such as dismantling the "Pillar of National Sorrow." The international repercussions may be great, especially Denmark is a relatively neutral country in the international arena.
As a matter of fact, the Mayer Brown Law Firm of the United States represented the University of Hong Kong in a letter to the Alliance, and is a long-term client of the University of Hong Kong. However, after the letter was exposed, many American politicians were chased by many American politicians. Under political pressure, Mayer Brown announced that it would no longer represent Hong Kong University’s handling of the "Pillar of National Sorrow" affairs shows the complexity of the incident, and the Beijing winter season will be held in February next year, and it may not want to happen at this time.
Wang Peishi, the current university committee and chairman of the Supervisory Commission, appeared at the University of Hong Kong on Wednesday.
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Hong Kong University: still seeking legal advice
The University Committee of the University of Hong Kong met yesterday (30th). Wang Peishi, a popular candidate for the next chairman, appeared, but did not respond to questions. How to deal with the "pillar of national sorrow" is believed to be a major test for Wang Peishi after taking office.
In response, a spokesperson for the University of Hong Kong stated that the university will continue to seek legal advice on this matter and will deal with the matter on a legal and reasonable basis.
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