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Hong Kong protests: about 10 Chinese University students disciplined, school heads pressed by lawmakers to get tough
- University heads in meeting on campus governance and security issues say they will discipline any student who violates school regulations
- But former opposition lawmaker Ip Kin-yuen says universities should try to listen more to students and take up efforts to guide them
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Chinese University on Tuesday revealed about 10 of its students had been disciplined over protest-related incidents on campus, as pro-establishment lawmakers lashed out at heads of 11 universities and accused them of being too lenient with rule-breakers.
At a two-hour meeting on varsity governance and security issues that arose following the 2019 anti-government protests, university heads said they would discipline any student who violated school regulations and laws.
The city’s universities have stepped up security measures after several campuses including CUHK and Polytechnic University were occupied by protesters during the months-long social unrest, leading to massive damage in the aftermath of fiery clashes with police.
Efforts have been in place to restrict access at most universities, including installing turnstiles at entrances and requiring all visitors to register before entering.
Varsity heads had also come under attack from the pro-establishment camp in the past year over the vast number of university students involved in the 2019 protests. Over 2,000 of 10,000 suspects arrested in the unrest so far were university students, police said.
Chan Ho-him is a reporter for the Hong Kong desk focused on covering education policies. He joined the Post in 2019. Prior to that, he was an investigative reporter at Ming Pao.
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