[New era for #HK academia under uni head w/ #CCP membership]
1. Despite backslash, #HKU council, mostly appointed by pro-#Beijing #Carrielam, approved 2 #Chinese scholars incl one, #MaxShen,who's listed by #Tsinghua 3 times as "party committee member"https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/education/article/3107236/mainland-chinese-professor-not-member-communist-party-says …
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2. It is the first time for individuals with CCP membership on record to directly take part in the university governance. Worse still, Shen was also reportedly a member of
#China’s Thousand Talents Plan.https://twitter.com/joshuawongcf/status/1319603657734836224 …Joshua Wong 黃之鋒 😷 added,
Joshua Wong 黃之鋒 😷Verified account @joshuawongcf[#CCP members nominated to head#HK's university] 1. According to@StandNewsHK, two#Chinese scholars (at least of them is#CCP member) are nominated as the vice presidents of#HKU, months after the university sacked the co-founder of#UmbrellaMovement#BennyTai. pic.twitter.com/mP4vrmdws9Show this thread21 replies 446 retweets 590 likesShow this thread
3. Just months after the firing of #UmbrellaMovement co-founder #BennyTai, the new appointment casts huge doubt on our academic freedoms, esp whether critical studies will be censured or liberal staff will be sacked. Once precedent is set, it's forseeable more uni will follow.pic.twitter.com/AYuWIeErFP
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