Communist Party mouthpiece slams Hong Kong university chief’s call for police abuse probe
- People’s Daily joins former Hong Kong chief executive Leung Chun-ying in condemning remarks by Chinese University vice chancellor Rocky Tuan
- Tuan urges city to set up independent investigation of the arrest of 20 students
Remarks like those by university vice chancellor Rocky Tuan Sung-chi risked ruining the future of the school’s students, according to an article published on the People’s Daily news app on Saturday.
“If teachers and even well-respected university chiefs drift with the waves and go with the flow, and tolerate and condone radical views, even violence, it would not represent true caring for the young,” it said.
“They would be ruining the future of the young with their own hands.”
The article was aimed at Tuan’s open letter on Friday, in which he said police should be condemned for “any proven case” of brutality and the city’s leader should launch an investigation into the treatment of about 20 arrested students.
In his letter, Tuan said that most of the 20 students claimed they were not allowed to make a phone call for several hours – up to 78 hours for some – following their arrest. Some also accused police of not allowing them to sleep or lie down to rest during detention, while others said they were not given timely medication or treatment.