https://www.scmp.com/rss/318259/feed en https://assets.i-scmp.com/static/img/icons/scmp-meta-1200x630.png https://www.scmp.com It is dismaying to learn of the pressures now faced by Hong Kong academics who are perceived to be critical of certain Chinese central government policies. Recent developments at the University of Hong Kong have been particularly disturbing. The controversy over the appointment of former dean of the Faculty of Law, Professor Johannes Chan Man-mun, as pro-vice-chancellor for academic staffing and resources, is a visible litmus test of the preservation of academic freedom. Despite an independent... https://www.scmp.com/comment/insight-opinion/article/1861280/delay-hku-appointment-johannes-chan-makes-mockery-beijings?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/comment/insight-opinion/article/1861280/delay-hku-appointment-johannes-chan-makes-mockery-beijings?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 25 Sep 2015 04:16:30 +0000 More than 30 years after the signing of the Sino-British Joint Declaration, the governments in Beijing and Hong Kong would much rather that the world forget it had been signed in the first place. Last December, Secretary for Constitutional and Mainland Affairs Raymond Tam Chi-yuen claimed that "[t]he provisions of the Joint Declaration have been fully implemented, and its purpose and objectives have also been fully fulfilled". Similarly, Chen Zuoer , former deputy director of the Hong Kong and... https://www.scmp.com/comment/insight-opinion/article/1736001/when-push-comes-shove-dont-expect-britain-stand-hong-kongs?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/comment/insight-opinion/article/1736001/when-push-comes-shove-dont-expect-britain-stand-hong-kongs?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 12 Mar 2015 09:45:29 +0000