#University
Editorial Committee of Hong Kong Baptist University's Students' Union resigns en masse due to #Censorship
On January 28, 2022, students’ Union Editorial Board of the Hong Kong Baptist University (#HKBU) revealed on Facebook that the university managenent had repeatedly interfered in students' editorial work.
The student board said the university had asked them to stop using the term “Wuhan virus” in their reports, interfered their coverage of the university’s national security curriculum, and asked them to withdraw copies of a recent issue of their student magazine, “Jumbo”.
The board accused the university of suppressing the students' publication, and announced that all its members would resign with immediate effect.
The university, meanwhile, decided to discontinue its relationship with the students' board and terminate students' rights to use all the facilities on campus. The university management claimed that they would take disciplinary action against the students concerned.
Source: Luminant Hong Kong; #Jan28
https://publielectoral.lat/luminanthk/5224
#StudentUnion #PressFreedom #Resignation #HongKongStudents
Editorial Committee of Hong Kong Baptist University's Students' Union resigns en masse due to #Censorship
On January 28, 2022, students’ Union Editorial Board of the Hong Kong Baptist University (#HKBU) revealed on Facebook that the university managenent had repeatedly interfered in students' editorial work.
The student board said the university had asked them to stop using the term “Wuhan virus” in their reports, interfered their coverage of the university’s national security curriculum, and asked them to withdraw copies of a recent issue of their student magazine, “Jumbo”.
The board accused the university of suppressing the students' publication, and announced that all its members would resign with immediate effect.
The university, meanwhile, decided to discontinue its relationship with the students' board and terminate students' rights to use all the facilities on campus. The university management claimed that they would take disciplinary action against the students concerned.
Source: Luminant Hong Kong; #Jan28
https://publielectoral.lat/luminanthk/5224
#StudentUnion #PressFreedom #Resignation #HongKongStudents
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【浸大學生會編委總辭】
今日（28日）晚上八時，浸會大學學生會編委會宣布第五十四屆編輯委員會內閣「楚鳴」全體成員即日請辭，並感謝當初對「楚鳴」投下信任票的會員，同時就未能於餘下任期繼續服務浸大學生而致歉。
聲明中提到校方要求編委會在其招募記者電郵內容進行刪減，並有關對國安課程的報導進行干預，及要求編委會停止使用「武漢肺炎」等字眼，同時要求刪減其刊物《浸報》其中的徵犒和回收，同日校方撤銷編委的官方電郵使用權。
編委會認為，對其出版或撰寫過的刊物內省不疚，問心無愧，指「總辭一舉絕非敝內閣所願，惜編委服…
今日（28日）晚上八時，浸會大學學生會編委會宣布第五十四屆編輯委員會內閣「楚鳴」全體成員即日請辭，並感謝當初對「楚鳴」投下信任票的會員，同時就未能於餘下任期繼續服務浸大學生而致歉。
聲明中提到校方要求編委會在其招募記者電郵內容進行刪減，並有關對國安課程的報導進行干預，及要求編委會停止使用「武漢肺炎」等字眼，同時要求刪減其刊物《浸報》其中的徵犒和回收，同日校方撤銷編委的官方電郵使用權。
編委會認為，對其出版或撰寫過的刊物內省不疚，問心無愧，指「總辭一舉絕非敝內閣所願，惜編委服…
#Brainwashing #Education
Universities in Hong Kong to Implement Courses on Modern China and National Security
Under the #NationalSecurityLaw (#NSL), educationsl institutions in Hong Kong were requested to implement national security education.
Universities like the Hong Kong Polytechnic University (#PolyU), the Hong Kong Baptist University (#HKBU), the Hong Kong Education University (#EdUHK) and the Hong Kong Lingnan University (#HKLU) have followed the government order.
Recently, the Chinese University of Hong Kong (#CUHK) has reportedly amended their core curriculum for the next academic year.
CUHK will open online courses on "Understanding China Today", and "National Security" starting from the next academic year. Each of them takes account to 1 credit.
CUHK confirms InMedia's enquiry and claimed that the new courses aimed to "strengthen students' knowledge [...] to understand national security". The courses were authorised by the University's academic council; however, no curriculum details have been revealed.
According to the documents InMedia received, the course titled "Understanding China Today" touched upon the modernization of China and technological development, in addition to Chinese culture and history. In addition to national security education, other online courses cover positive psychology and modern language. Each of the course takes account to 1 credit.
The University called it "Service Learning" and requires students to take at least one of thrse 1-credit courses.
CUHK replies to InMedia that the university would launcb national security education in accordance with Article 10 of the NSL. The university also said that they have already rolled out a number of policies and activities to "increase students' national belonging". Orientation activities include theme talks about national security and media literacy; courses contain a talk regarding "international circumstances and China's diplomacy"; graduates career workshops consist of #BasicLaw.
Source: Inmedia #Jan18
https://bit.ly/3nwAVhB
#Propaganda #Regime #University
Universities in Hong Kong to Implement Courses on Modern China and National Security
Under the #NationalSecurityLaw (#NSL), educationsl institutions in Hong Kong were requested to implement national security education.
Universities like the Hong Kong Polytechnic University (#PolyU), the Hong Kong Baptist University (#HKBU), the Hong Kong Education University (#EdUHK) and the Hong Kong Lingnan University (#HKLU) have followed the government order.
Recently, the Chinese University of Hong Kong (#CUHK) has reportedly amended their core curriculum for the next academic year.
CUHK will open online courses on "Understanding China Today", and "National Security" starting from the next academic year. Each of them takes account to 1 credit.
CUHK confirms InMedia's enquiry and claimed that the new courses aimed to "strengthen students' knowledge [...] to understand national security". The courses were authorised by the University's academic council; however, no curriculum details have been revealed.
According to the documents InMedia received, the course titled "Understanding China Today" touched upon the modernization of China and technological development, in addition to Chinese culture and history. In addition to national security education, other online courses cover positive psychology and modern language. Each of the course takes account to 1 credit.
The University called it "Service Learning" and requires students to take at least one of thrse 1-credit courses.
CUHK replies to InMedia that the university would launcb national security education in accordance with Article 10 of the NSL. The university also said that they have already rolled out a number of policies and activities to "increase students' national belonging". Orientation activities include theme talks about national security and media literacy; courses contain a talk regarding "international circumstances and China's diplomacy"; graduates career workshops consist of #BasicLaw.
Source: Inmedia #Jan18
https://bit.ly/3nwAVhB
#Propaganda #Regime #University
#PoliceState
Hong Kong #Court Denies Bail, Accusing Pro-democracy student of "resisting police arrest" during #AntiELAB movement
Former Hong Kong Baptist University (#HKBU) students' union president #KeithFong Chung-yin was arrested in August 2019 after buying 10 laser pointers.
He has been acquitted of possessing offensive weapons, but was found guilty of resisting a police officer during his arrest and perverting the course of justice.
District Judge Douglas Yau refused to grant the 23-year-old bail while he awaits sentencing next month.
Source: Inmediahk, #Feb9
https://bit.ly/3GPjIqR#n55
Hong Kong #Court Denies Bail, Accusing Pro-democracy student of "resisting police arrest" during #AntiELAB movement
Former Hong Kong Baptist University (#HKBU) students' union president #KeithFong Chung-yin was arrested in August 2019 after buying 10 laser pointers.
He has been acquitted of possessing offensive weapons, but was found guilty of resisting a police officer during his arrest and perverting the course of justice.
District Judge Douglas Yau refused to grant the 23-year-old bail while he awaits sentencing next month.
Source: Inmediahk, #Feb9
https://bit.ly/3GPjIqR#n55
#Court #Oppression
Former Hong Kong student leader jailed for 9 months for resisting police and perverting course of justice
Former Hong Kong Baptist University (#HKBU) students’ union president #KeithFong has been jailed for 9 months for resisting police and perverting the course of justice, in a case linked to his purchase of 10 laser pointers during the 2019 protests.
The District Court on April 7 passed sentence on Fong, who has been in custody since early February, 2022 after he was convicted of the two offences.
Judge Douglas Yau rejected the defence’s suggestions of a fine and a suspended sentence, saying only immediate imprisonment could reflect the seriousness of the crimes.
#NationalSecurityLaw #PoliticalOppression
Source: HKFP, #Apr7
https://hongkongfp.com/2022/04/07/former-hong-kong-student-leader-jailed-for-9-months-for-resisting-police-and-perverting-course-of-justice/
Former Hong Kong student leader jailed for 9 months for resisting police and perverting course of justice
Former Hong Kong Baptist University (#HKBU) students’ union president #KeithFong has been jailed for 9 months for resisting police and perverting the course of justice, in a case linked to his purchase of 10 laser pointers during the 2019 protests.
The District Court on April 7 passed sentence on Fong, who has been in custody since early February, 2022 after he was convicted of the two offences.
Judge Douglas Yau rejected the defence’s suggestions of a fine and a suspended sentence, saying only immediate imprisonment could reflect the seriousness of the crimes.
#NationalSecurityLaw #PoliticalOppression
Source: HKFP, #Apr7
https://hongkongfp.com/2022/04/07/former-hong-kong-student-leader-jailed-for-9-months-for-resisting-police-and-perverting-course-of-justice/
Politics Comic Writer Justin Wong Reveals the Main Reason of Emigration
Former Assistant Lecturer at the Academy of Visual Arts at the Hong Kong Baptist University (#HKBU), as well as a politic comic writer, Justin Wong Chiu Tat, was namely criticised by the Hong Kong Police that his comic on #MingPao in Sep 2021 defamed Junior Police Call. He then apologised for the comic and moved to the UK in the end of that year.
He revealed in #SimonShen interview that his critical point to emigrate was regarding one of his research projects on the protests’ posters, happening after the comic incident. At the time, the seniors in the institution proactively reported it to the National Security Officers, possibly due to the slogans “Liberate Hong Kong, Revolution of Our Times” is shown on the poster.
However, HKBU denied reporting him to the officers and stated that they have been protecting the #AcademyFreedom, providing a suitable environment for their students and staff for research, education and learning. They added, the institution should be responsible to ensure on-campus events are complying to the law. With regards to this incident, HKBU mentioned, “the institution did not submit the case to the authority to follow-up.
#WongChiuTat #JustinWong #AniELAB
Source: Renew #Jan02
https://www.instagram.com/p/Cm5S37hJRi6/?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y=
Former Assistant Lecturer at the Academy of Visual Arts at the Hong Kong Baptist University (#HKBU), as well as a politic comic writer, Justin Wong Chiu Tat, was namely criticised by the Hong Kong Police that his comic on #MingPao in Sep 2021 defamed Junior Police Call. He then apologised for the comic and moved to the UK in the end of that year.
He revealed in #SimonShen interview that his critical point to emigrate was regarding one of his research projects on the protests’ posters, happening after the comic incident. At the time, the seniors in the institution proactively reported it to the National Security Officers, possibly due to the slogans “Liberate Hong Kong, Revolution of Our Times” is shown on the poster.
However, HKBU denied reporting him to the officers and stated that they have been protecting the #AcademyFreedom, providing a suitable environment for their students and staff for research, education and learning. They added, the institution should be responsible to ensure on-campus events are complying to the law. With regards to this incident, HKBU mentioned, “the institution did not submit the case to the authority to follow-up.
#WongChiuTat #JustinWong #AniELAB
Source: Renew #Jan02
https://www.instagram.com/p/Cm5S37hJRi6/?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y=