The Lingnan University Student Union has urged alumni, teaching staff and students to "surround" the venue of a meeting of the school's governing council on Monday afternoon, to demand a dialogue with council members about the five new members appointed to the body by the Chief Executive, CY Leung, earlier this month.
Two of the appointees, Maggie Chan and Junius Ho, were prominent opponents of the Occupy Movement last year, leading to student concerns that their entry to the Council is a form of political reward.
Union president Lau Chun-lam urged council members to give a clear response to such concerns, and called for the setting up of a task force to suggest change laws regulating the formation of university councils.
In response, Lingnan University council member Wong Kwan-yu said he found the students' planned action "unacceptable."
Various university student unions have been calling for legal changes to remove the power of the chief executive to appoint council members. Concerns about alleged political interference have gathered steam after the University of Hong Kong's governing council declined to appoint former law dean Johannes Chan as a pro-vice-chancellor, even though the liberal scholar was the only candidate recommended for the job.
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Two of the appointees, Maggie Chan and Junius Ho, were prominent opponents of the Occupy Movement last year, leading to student concerns that their entry to the Council is a form of political reward.
Union president Lau Chun-lam urged council members to give a clear response to such concerns, and called for the setting up of a task force to suggest change laws regulating the formation of university councils.
In response, Lingnan University council member Wong Kwan-yu said he found the students' planned action "unacceptable."
Various university student unions have been calling for legal changes to remove the power of the chief executive to appoint council members. Concerns about alleged political interference have gathered steam after the University of Hong Kong's governing council declined to appoint former law dean Johannes Chan as a pro-vice-chancellor, even though the liberal scholar was the only candidate recommended for the job.
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Last updated: 2015-10-19 HKT 11:25
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