Cheung Kie-chung
A member of the University of Hong Kong Council, Cheung Kie-chung, has backed most of the revelations made student leader Billy Fung, regarding the discussions about the university's pro-vice-chancellor candidate.
The council last month controversially rejected the candidature of former law dean Johannes Chan after a closed door meeting.
Fung, a council member and the President of the HKU Students' Union, divulged after the meeting what some in the council had said when vetoing the appointment.
Cheung – an associate professor at the Faculty of Engineering – said while the expose was largely accurate, Fung "should not have been expected to provide a complete record of all the discussions during the meeting”.
He called on the chairman of the school’s governing body, Leong Che-hung, to make public both the supporting and opposing reasons behind the decision to reject the appointment of the pro-democracy scholar.
Cheung said it was the first time in his nearly six-year tenure that decisions regarding personnel changes had to be put to a vote. However, he doesn't think a proposed class boycott could achieve anything in overturning the council’s decision.
Instead, he said the university should consider whether there’s a need to review the composition of the council.
The council last month controversially rejected the candidature of former law dean Johannes Chan after a closed door meeting.
Fung, a council member and the President of the HKU Students' Union, divulged after the meeting what some in the council had said when vetoing the appointment.
Cheung – an associate professor at the Faculty of Engineering – said while the expose was largely accurate, Fung "should not have been expected to provide a complete record of all the discussions during the meeting”.
He called on the chairman of the school’s governing body, Leong Che-hung, to make public both the supporting and opposing reasons behind the decision to reject the appointment of the pro-democracy scholar.
Cheung said it was the first time in his nearly six-year tenure that decisions regarding personnel changes had to be put to a vote. However, he doesn't think a proposed class boycott could achieve anything in overturning the council’s decision.
Instead, he said the university should consider whether there’s a need to review the composition of the council.
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