30 Nov 2023獨媒#8730
CUHK Restaurant Operator Says She Feels Singled Out: “Why Can’t Visitors Who Enter the Campus Eat?”
審計報告批評中文大學對餐廳和書店的管理差，包括指餐廳招待非中大師生、便利店無牌售賣食物、書店出售玩具等。在中大經營餐廳的陳女士今早在商台節目表示，校園內約有兩至三成非中大師生，餐廳職員根本無權要求客人出示身份證明，校方的指引要求餐廳張貼告示提示只招待師生。她認為現時中大有保安把守，進入校園人士都有正當目的，「入得嚟點解唔畀食嘢呢？」曾任中大師生中心管理委員會的主持提及，2019年初曾有大批旅行團殺入中大校園，令不少學生投訴用膳困難，當時校方取態亦是「隻眼開隻眼閉」。
An Audit Commission report criticised The Chinese University of Hong Kong’s management of its restaurants and bookstore, citing, among other things, restaurants serving people who were not CUHK staff or students, a convenience store selling food without a licence, and the bookstore selling toys. Ms Chan, who operates a restaurant at CUHK, said on a Commercial Radio programme this morning that around 20 to 30 per cent of people on campus were not CUHK staff or students. Restaurant staff had no authority to ask customers to show identification, while the university’s guidelines required restaurants to display notices stating that they served only staff and students. She said security guards were currently stationed at CUHK and people entering the campus had legitimate purposes: “Why can’t they eat after coming in?” A former chair of the CUHK Staff and Students Centre Management Committee said that in early 2019, large numbers of tour groups entered the CUHK campus, making it difficult for many students to have meals. The university had also turned a blind eye at the time.
23 Nov 2023獨媒#8690
Hong Kong Baptist University Arts and Social Sciences Faculties Merger: Concern Group Survey Finds 85% Oppose Merger
浸會大學擬於明年7月合併文學院和社會科學院，由學生、校友組成的關注組，聯同浸大學生會和教職員工會，就合併委託香港民研進行問卷調查，結果顯示，86%受訪者反對合併，大部分人認為學生諮詢工作不足。關注組促請暫緩合併直至有實質計劃，並指如學校不舉辦諮詢，或效果與之前相約，有考慮自行舉辦，邀請兩院院長、校長等出席。
Hong Kong Baptist University plans to merge its Faculty of Arts and Faculty of Social Sciences next July. A concern group comprising students and alumni, together with the HKBU Students’ Union and staff union, commissioned the Hong Kong Public Opinion Research Institute to conduct a questionnaire survey on the merger. The results showed that 86% of respondents opposed the merger, while most considered student consultation inadequate. The concern group urged the university to suspend the merger until there is a concrete plan. It said that if the university did not hold a consultation, or if the outcome was similar to the previous one, it would consider organising one itself and inviting the deans of the two faculties, the president and others to attend.
22 Nov 2023獨媒#8682
Schools Report 27 Suspected Student Suicide Cases in First 10 Months; Education Bureau Says Students Face Greater Challenges After Resumption
學童自殺個案數字飈升，本年至今警方已錄得306宗學童輕生個案。有立法會議員關注青年自殺原因及統計數字，教育局局長蔡若蓮表示有上升趨勢，指截至今年10月，全港中小學匯報學生懷疑自殺身亡個案達27宗，較過去三年高，估計是受疫情及復常後學生需要面對較大的挑戰所影響。
The number of student suicide cases has surged, with police recording 306 cases involving schoolchildren taking their own lives so far this year. A Legislative Council member expressed concern about the causes of youth suicide and the statistics. Secretary for Education Christine Choi Yu-lin said there was an upward trend, noting that primary and secondary schools across Hong Kong had reported 27 suspected student suicide deaths as of October this year, higher than in the past three years. She estimated that the increase was influenced by the pandemic and the greater challenges students faced after resumption.
14 Nov 2023明報#8643
Two Tim Owen talks cancelled this week, one at HKU
英國御用大律師Tim Owen原定本周五晚在港大法律學院舉辦講座，法律學院昨傍晚發電郵通知參加者，稱講座因「不可預見的情况」（unforeseen circumstances）而須取消。據本報了解，Owen在本周另一場在中環一會所的私人對談同樣亦取消。Owen及法律學院截稿前未置評。
British King’s Counsel Tim Owen was scheduled to give a talk at the HKU Faculty of Law this Friday evening. The faculty emailed attendees yesterday evening, saying the talk had to be cancelled due to “unforeseen circumstances”. The newspaper understands that another private discussion with Owen at a club in Central this week was also cancelled. Owen and the Faculty of Law had not commented by press time.
13 Nov 2023獨媒#8639
Students in school uniforms attend campaign rally to Dem beat Ka Chun Muk: “Bring them to take part in community service”
曾譴責港隊羽毛球運動員伍家朗穿黑色比賽上衣的穆家駿，代表民建聯出選區議會選舉，他日前宣布選情緊張，周日（12日）舉行誓師大會。本身是教師的穆家駿在培僑中學任教，該校十多名學生身穿校服出席誓師大會，他們更即場 Dem beat 支持穆家駿。對於有評論認為不應鼓動學生參與政治活動，穆家駿就向《獨媒》解釋，帶他們參與社會服務：「其實宜家無論係公民及社會發展科，定係喺高中嘅 OLE（其他學習經歷）入面，其實都有呢一個要求。」
Ka Chun Muk, who had previously condemned Hong Kong badminton player Ng Ka-long for wearing a black competition shirt, is standing for election to a District Council on behalf of the DAB. He announced several days ago that the election situation was tight and held a campaign rally on Sunday (12th). Ka Chun Muk, who is a teacher, teaches at Pui Kiu College. More than 10 students from the school attended the rally wearing their uniforms, and they even Dem beat support for Ka Chun Muk on the spot. In response to comments that students should not be encouraged to take part in political activities, Ka Chun Muk explained to The Stand News that he had brought them to participate in community service: “Actually, whether in the Civic and Social Development subject or in OLE (Other Learning Experiences) at senior secondary level, this is indeed a requirement.”
9 Nov 2023獨媒#8623
CUHK Graduation Ceremony: Student Stages Performance Art Urging University to Address Student Mental Health
中大今起一連三日舉行畢業典禮。校方昨日去信全體學生，提醒需時刻遵守今年發布的《榮譽準則》及《學生行為守則》，強調絕不容許任何干擾大會秩序行為。今日典禮現場，有一名學生在百萬大道「烽火台」躺臥進行行為藝術，並以數十張寫有「被RES為難」、「Discipline」、「中大唔夠psychi」等白紙覆蓋自己，呼籲校方關注學生精神健康。此外，有兩名學生舉起「我希望之後嘅中大」及「如果中大無咗……就再唔係中大」紙牌，被校方帶走。
The Chinese University of Hong Kong began holding its graduation ceremonies today, with the events scheduled to take place over three consecutive days. The university wrote to all students yesterday, reminding them to comply at all times with the Honor Code and Student Code of Conduct issued this year, and stressing that it would not tolerate any behaviour disrupting the order of the ceremonies. At today’s ceremony, a student lay down at the Beacon on Million Boulevard to stage a performance art piece, covering themselves with dozens of sheets of white paper bearing messages including “being given a hard time by RES”, “Discipline” and “CUHK not enough psychi”, calling on the university to pay attention to students’ mental health. Separately, two students held up signs reading “The CUHK I hope to see in the future” and “If CUHK disappears… it will no longer be CUHK”, and were taken away by university staff.
9 Nov 2023獨媒#8624
Chung Chi alumnus Chris Sun says talent recruitment is “making the pie bigger”, not “competing for rice bowls”
香港中文大學今日舉行畢業典禮，其中崇基學院校友、勞工及福利局局長孫玉菡出席崇基畢業典禮，擔任主禮嘉賓。孫玉菡致辭時指，在座畢業生或會質疑政府的「搶人才」措施與自己「爭飯碗」，但強調有更多外來人加入才可讓香港「做大個餅」。孫玉菡又認為，有更多人才來港一起打拼，便可減少個人負擔，使香港未來更好：「一個人負擔好，定係幾個人一齊擔起好？當然係希望大啲嘅基數，一齊去負擔好。」
The Chinese University of Hong Kong held its graduation ceremonies today. Chris Sun Yuk-han, an alumnus of Chung Chi College and Secretary for Labour and Welfare, attended the Chung Chi graduation ceremony as the officiating guest. In his speech, Sun said graduates present might question whether the government’s talent recruitment measures would mean “competing for rice bowls” with them, but stressed that having more people from outside Hong Kong join the city would enable Hong Kong to “make the pie bigger”. Sun also said that having more talent come to Hong Kong to work together could reduce the burden on individuals and make Hong Kong better in the future: “Is it better for one person to bear the burden, or for several people to shoulder it together? Of course, we hope for a larger base to share the burden together.”
4 Nov 2023明報#8602
Explaining Cancellation of Gaza Crisis Lecture, Hang Seng University Says It Received Strong Views
香港恒生大學日前煞停一場以「加沙人道主義危機」為主題的講座。早前稱有本地猶太人擬擾亂講座的講者、中大文化及宗教研究系副教授James Frankel（圖）向本報稱，收到恒大電郵致歉，並引述校方稱因收到校外十分強烈意見及出乎意料的情况，因而措手不及，經內部討論後認為並非適當時候舉辦講座。恒大向本報確認講座前「接獲大量強烈的意見」，現時並非舉辦有關講座的最佳時機。
The Hang Seng University of Hong Kong recently called off a lecture themed “The Gaza Humanitarian Crisis”. James Frankel (pictured), an associate professor in the Department of Cultural and Religious Studies at CUHK who earlier said that local Jews planned to disrupt the lecture, told this newspaper that he had received an apology email from the university. He quoted the university as saying that it had been caught off guard after receiving very strong opinions from outside the university and encountering unexpected circumstances, and that following internal discussions it considered the timing inappropriate for holding the lecture. The university confirmed to this newspaper that it had “received a large number of strong opinions” before the lecture and that the present was not the best time to hold it.
1 Nov 2023獨媒#8583
HKBU Plans to Merge Arts and Social Sciences Faculties Next Year; Students and Alumni Form Concern Group
香港浸會大學擬在明年7月合併文學院及社會科學院，將兩院屬下共13個學系，合併成為4個學部（Academy）。消息傳出後，有學生及校友成立關注組，成員接受《獨媒》訪問時表示，校方未提供公開和廣泛的諮詢渠道，學生組織代表曾向教職員查詢資源分配、學會影響等問題，但「問深入少少都未必答到」，憂慮校方是在沒完整計劃下進行合併。
Hong Kong Baptist University plans to merge the Faculty of Arts and the Faculty of Social Sciences in July next year, combining the 13 departments under the two faculties into four Academies. After news of the plan emerged, students and alumni formed a concern group. Members told The Independent Media that the university had not provided open and broad consultation channels. Student organisation representatives had asked teaching staff about issues including resource allocation and the impact on student societies, but were told that even more detailed questions might not be answered. They were concerned that the university was proceeding with the merger without a complete plan.
31 Oct 2023明報#8582
HKU Council undergraduate representative Casey Yau Hong Chik voluntarily goes to police station to assist investigation, says he has a clear conscience
港大校委會全體成員上月底收到匿名電郵，內容均是對校長張翔的指控，校委會主席王沛詩月初宣布，成立5人專責小組調查。港大校委會本科生代表戚由康今日（31日）表示，他上周四（26日）自願前赴警察總部協助港島總區重案組調查一宗有關香港大學的案件，提供情報。
All members of the HKU Council received anonymous emails at the end of last month containing allegations against university president Zhang Xiang. Council chairperson Wang Peishi announced at the beginning of this month that a five-member task force would be formed to investigate. The council’s undergraduate representative Casey Yau Hong Chik said today (31st) that he voluntarily went to Police Headquarters last Thursday (26th) to assist the Hong Kong Island Regional Crime Squad with its investigation into a case concerning the University of Hong Kong, and provided information.
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