Hong Kong’s Audit Commission finds Chinese University has not done enough to safeguard national security
- University has yet to add national security safeguards to its tender documents, contracts and guidelines, report by public spending watchdog says
- It has not issued guidelines related to national security to bookstore operator, Audit Commission adds
In a report released on Wednesday, the Audit Commission said the university had yet to incorporate national security safeguards in its tender documents, contracts and guidelines, calling on the institution to strengthen its “guidance and regulations” for facilities operated by external contractors.
“For instance, the bookstore operator was only required not to use [the shop] or cause or permit [it] to be used for any unlawful or immoral purpose, and not to display or sell merchandise of obscene or immoral nature,” the auditor said.
“However, [the university] did not issue any guidelines related to the safeguarding of national security for the operation of the bookstore.”
The report is the latest in a turbulent year for the publicly funded university and comes just weeks after the legislature’s passing of a controversial bill shaking up its governing council.