Recalling the opening day of the university last year, the exterior wall of the campus building was painted with “a tart”, and the words of the demonstration in 2019 could be vaguely seen. There were several foreign security guards at the entrances and exits. In the new semester of 2021, graffiti has disappeared, and the university campus has ushered in a new order. In the new year, there will be more national security education courses and more security gates at the entrances and exits. What is missing are the student union that has been operating on campus for many years, and the countless students who have been sent to prison.
Teachers and students with additional gates at the entrance of Chinese University must tap their cards to enter the campus
Following the construction of barbed wire fences on bridges 1 and 2 on the CUHK campus last year, CUHK announced earlier that gates will be set up at the entrance of the campus from August 30. Teachers and students must “slip their cards” for verification when they enter the campus. CUHK started school today (6th). In the morning, a large number of teachers and students waited at the gates outside the university station to enter the campus. It was seen on the scene that people with smart cards, CUHK and CUHK library cards can pass through the gates. As for other visitors who do not have the above certificates, they must register on the other side to enter the campus.
CUHK said earlier that the school administration and planning committee passed a resolution to set up gates at the entrance of the campus starting in the new school year. Teachers and students with CUHK smart cards, CUHK and CUHK library cards must tap their cards when entering the campus. As for all other visitors, if they fail to provide the above-mentioned relevant documents of CUHK, they must register their ID cards or other identification documents at the entrance of the campus before they can enter the campus. If necessary, the school reserves the right to deny visitors to the campus.
The CUHK Student Union was banned and only resigned after one day
“Shuo Ye” was originally elected as the new CUHK Student Union Executive Committee on February 24 this year, but the school immediately issued a “Solemn Statement” the next day, announcing the “banning” of the Executive Committee, including the suspension of the collection of membership fees for the Student Union and the suspension of the venue. Support, etc.; “Suo Ye” decided to resign on the same day when he took office on March 1, and some of its members were appointed as members of the Interim Administrative Committee of the Student Union.
The members of the Interim Administrative Committee of the Student Union also passed the resignation of the representative meeting last month, and all 4 members will formally resign on the 31st of this month. 5 representatives of the Congress and 3 members of the Student Newspaper Publishing Committee also resigned on the same day. In other words, a total of 12 people from the CUHK Student Union Executive Committee, Representative Committee and Student Newspaper resigned, and at least 4 of them are members of the former Student Union Executive Committee “Sho Ye”.
The words and logos of the “disappeared” HKU Student Union have been removed
The congress of the University of Hong Kong Students’ Union was strongly condemned by the University of Hong Kong for its mourning for the suspects in the 7.1 assassination case and announced that it would no longer recognize the University of Hong Kong Students’ Union. Subsequently, Zhang Jingsheng, chairman of the Council of the Hong Kong University Student Union, Rong Songxi, former vice president of foreign affairs of the Student Union of the Faculty of Arts, Guo Yonghao, former president of the Student Union, and Du Lin Chengheng, former representative of the Li Guoxiantang Student Union, were charged with one count of “promoting terrorism” and one count of alternate charges Among the crimes of “inciting others with intent to hurt others”, only Rong Songxi was released on bail.
In July of this year, the Hong Kong University Student Council Council passed a motion to “grate” 7.1 Leung Jianhui, the suspect who died in the assassination case, “sacrificed for Hong Kong.” As of the beginning of this month, the University Council of Hong Kong held a special meeting to decide that all students who participated in the meeting of the Council of the Student Union of the University of Hong Kong would be prohibited from entering the campus and using university facilities and services until further notice.
The National Security Office of the police went to the student union building to search for evidence. The school subsequently carried out a “major cleansing”, removing the door plate of the “student union office” and the wording of the student union outside the building, and clearing the student union poster board. It was seen on the scene that the Democracy Wall and the Student Union Building of the University of Hong Kong no longer have any propaganda. The original site of the Student Union has been covered by registered Japanese materials. A notice from the school was posted outside the door stating that the Student Union Building has been taken over. However, there is still a student union monument next to the welcome booth, which reads “Unity, Independence”.
The school will replace the student union on the first registration day after the incident. According to the regulations recently announced by the school, all affiliated associations are not allowed to advertise and sell the items of the “Hong Kong University Student Union” and “Hong Kong University Council” on the registration day. A student in charge of the co-ordination told the “Stance” that most of the associations have printed “HKUSU” on their promotional materials as usual, and many of the associations only deliberately covered it with vinyl paper and other posters today.
HKUST school clears “Frog Road” protest slogan into history
During the 2014 Umbrella Movement, HKUST students used white paint on the “Frog Road” on campus to write the words “Hope lies in the change of the people starting with resistance”. In June last year, the Student Union applied to the school for refueling and was rejected. The editorial board of the Student Union of the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology discovered that a few days ago, cleaners had erased the words and sentences, leaving only traces of vague white paint.
From the photos and videos provided by the Student Union, one cleaner used a high-pressure water gun to remove the words, and another cleaner was behind him to help.
The University of Science and Technology responded to enquiries saying that in order to cope with the gradual restoration of physical teaching, the University of Science and Technology has started using waterwheels to clean the campus since the beginning of this year. Members provide a safe working and learning environment.
PolyU claims that the content of the student newspaper is inappropriate and requires immediate removal
After many months of “renovating the university”, among the eight universities, only the PolyU Student Union is still operating, but it has been requested by the university to register independently and refuse to collect membership fees. The editorial board of the PolyU Student Newspaper stated earlier that it was notified by the school that the latest issue, “Polylife 50.1”, had to withdraw the physical and online version due to “inappropriate” content. The publications in question have the word “R” as the cover, and the “Editor’s Note” mentions the different meaning of the word “R”. It also contains an interview with the PolyU Student Union “Huan Yao” and Shiqianghua. The editor-in-chief of the student newspaper told The Position that the “editor’s words” and the two interviews in the publication may be what the school referred to as “inappropriate” content.
Many universities implement national security education and require new students to take compulsory courses
Three funded universities including PolyU, Lingnan University and HKBU have announced the implementation of national security education in the new academic year. PolyU stated earlier that starting from this academic year, it will teach the Hong Kong National Security Law and Basic Law into the compulsory courses for freshmen of the Bachelor’s degree program or the freshmen of the Faculty of Business Administration. “Position” obtained relevant course materials. Among them, Tomorrow’s Leader, a compulsory subject of applied social sciences, added basic knowledge of national security and Minato National Security Law to topics related to law-abiding, and the subject’s reference books include “Minato National Security Law”. The evaluation method specifies that students must complete multiple-choice quizzes related to law-abiding and national security laws and obtain qualified results, but no points are counted.
Other universities have similar arrangements. The Baptist University announced earlier that the new school year will include National Security Education as a compulsory course for undergraduates. It has also issued a notice to teachers and students and listed the course introduction on the website, requiring freshmen to take a 2-hour face-to-face course. , Complete the 2 hours of reading the designated materials and pass the test. The test must be passed before graduation. The courses include learning the importance of the National Security Law to Hong Kong, the main provisions of the National Security Law, etc. (see separate draft).
Lingnan University replied that it will introduce the development of the country and Hong Kong through common core courses, comprehensive learning courses, seminars, and lectures starting in the new academic year, including national security issues.
The private university Hang Seng University of Hong Kong also stated earlier that it is studying with different departments to add optional national security courses in January next year, mainly teaching legal knowledge related to the Basic Law and the National Security Law.
