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Chinese University of Hong Kong president Rocky Tuan approved for another term until 2026
- Professor Rocky Tuan will be reappointed for three years commencing January 1, 2024, as four other universities begin global search for new heads
- Former city leader Leung Chun-ying criticises renewal decision, given Tuan’s actions in 2019 when he showed sympathy towards protesting students
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One of Hong Kong’s top universities has revealed that its president will stay on for another term until 2026, as four other higher education institutions in the city search for new heads.
The Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK) announced the move on Wednesday, saying its governing council had resolved at a meeting the previous day that Professor Rocky Tuan Sung-chi would be reappointed for three years commencing January 1, 2024.
But the renewal of his term drew criticism from the pro-establishment camp, with former chief executive Leung Chun-ying complaining that it amounted to rewarding Tuan for his questionable performance during the 2019 social unrest, when the university president showed sympathy towards protesting students.
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The reappointment comes months after CUHK was hit by controversy, with its student union formally disbanding in October following a decision by university management to cut ties with the organisation over a contentious manifesto, citing possible national security law breaches.
Tuan, Lingnan University head Professor Leonard Cheng Kwok-hon and Education University of Hong Kong (EdU) chief Professor Stephen Cheung Yan-Leung were among those who nominated the city’s former No 2 official, John Lee Ka-chiu, as the sole candidate for the chief executive election.
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