Staff say professor to be ousted to clear way for merger
Senior staff at the Hong Kong Institute of Education have accused its council of being swayed by pressure to oust its president in order to merge it with Chinese University.
An e-mail circulated from 18 senior staff to all staff and students states that the way the reappointment of president Paul Morris is being conducted 'fails to meet the normal international and even most local standards'.
The staff attached their letter sent to council members, which said: 'The issue of outside interference in internal processes is deeply worrying.'
They believe, based on their sources, that Professor Morris is to be ousted to clear the way for the merger.
It was 'both disingenuous and dysfunctional' to carry out the review of the president until the merger issue had been laid out 'clearly and transparently', the 18 had told the council.
