University of Hong Kong council member accuses student of 'dishonest means' in Johannes Chan decision uproar

A University of Hong Kong council member has slammed a student representative who sits on the institution’s governing body for disclosing discussion details of a controversial personnel decision.

In a statement issued late Thursday, Dr Lo Chung-mau also said some had been “exaggerating matters” by attacking him online. He said such actions would “further split HKU” and “split Hong Kong.”

Lo, a renowned liver surgeon, was quoted today by RTHK as saying he had received 2,000 emails since details of Tuesday's council meeting were exposed. He said some messages contained offensive language.

In his statement, Lo referred to a student member on the council breaching a confidentially agreement by “one-sidedly making statements on what was discussed by council members” during a recent meeting to discuss whether to appoint former university law school dean Johannes Chan Man-mun to a key managerial post.

Lo did not identify the student representative by name.