University of Hong Kong controversy: Arthur Li accusation dubbed ‘complete fabrication’
Politicians and students hit out at university council chairman over his allegations
Arthur Li Kwok-cheung’s accusation that party politicians manipulated student protesters at the University of Hong Kong over a siege on Tuesday night are “a complete fabrication”, politicians and students say.
The new chairman of the HKU governing council also faced criticism from some fellow council members, who said his comments were “unfair” to students and he should improve his communication methods.
At yesterday’s press conference, Li fired shots at the Civic Party, saying its chairwoman Audrey Eu Yuet-mee was at the scene when students started to besiege the council meeting venue at about 8pm on Tuesday.
But Eu said she left at around 5pm after joining a protest by an HKU alumni concern group for an hour.
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“What Li said was complete fabrication,” Eu said. “This is just typical of him, taking a provocative attitude and making up allegations. Our members who have joined previous petitions are all HKU alumni.”