Hong Kong national security law: Chinese University cuts ties with student union, accuses body of ‘exploiting’ campus, bringing school into ‘disrepute’
- Chinese University slams executive committee members of student union over ‘false allegations’ it says may be in breach of national security law
- CUHK statement says the members ‘exploited’ the campus for propaganda purposes
The Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK) revealed on Thursday it would cut ties with its student union and impose a raft of tough measures on the body, accusing committee members of “exploiting” the campus for their political agenda.
Taking unprecedented action against its rebellious student union on national security grounds, CUHK withdrew support for the newly elected body and effectively declared it a pariah.
Registering its strong objections to comments made by those elected to the body, the CUHK statement on Thursday night said: “The university communicated with the students concerned and cautioned them that their remarks regarding national security matters might contravene the law.
“In addition, the student union executive committee members have made false allegations against the university and exploited the campus for their political propaganda, which ran counter to the mission of CUHK and brought the university into disrepute.”
CUHK told the union it would have to register as an independent society or company assuming its own legal responsibility, while the university would stop collecting fees on its behalf.