One of the protest organisers, Yvonne Leung, addresses the students taking part in the boycott. Photo: RTHK
A group of students at the University of Hong Kong have started to boycott classes demanding a review of how the university's governing council is formed.
About a hundred students are taking part in a rally to kick off the campaign, which is expected to last until the council holds its next meeting on Tuesday.
They claim the government is undermining the autonomy of the university and cite the appointment of Executive Councillor Aurthur Li as the council chairman as an example. The students also say the automatic appointment of the Chief Excecutive as the chancellor of the universities should be stopped as it brings political interference.
Speaking on RTHK’s Backchat programmes earlier, Yvonne Leung – one of the protest organisers and former HKU student union president – said Li’s role as a member of the HKU Council shows that he is not fit enough to lead the council.
She also said the organising committee which has called for the class boycott has a wide base to make sure that more views are represented before a decision is taken.
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