University of Hong Kong chief Zhang Xiang vows ‘zero tolerance’ towards sexual harassment after postgraduate student’s Facebook article detailing problems with tutor
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The president of a Hong Kong university at the centre of sexual harassment claims has vowed to take a “zero-tolerance” approach to molesters, saying that supervisory staff who fail to prevent such attacks will also be held accountable.
In a letter to students, alumni and school staff on Sunday, University of Hong Kong president and vice chancellor Professor Zhang Xiang said that an immediate investigation had been launched into the allegations.
“As an institution that is committed to promoting equal opportunity and, therefore, takes a zero-tolerance stance towards sexual harassment, the university finds this allegation very disturbing,” said the letter by Zhang, head of the oldest university in the city.
“In response, my management team and I have decided to launch an immediate investigation.”
According to her account, the tutor made inappropriate physical contact with her. She said she was also verbally harassed.