1 May 2021立場新聞#1366
HKU Shuts Out Student Union; Candidate Slate ‘San Seoi’ Says It Will Continue Contesting: ‘Where There Is Light, There Are People’
港大學生會候選內閣「薪燧」在社交平台表示,即使學校單方面與學生會劃清界線,仍會繼續參選本月尾的學生會補選。
The ‘San Seoi’ candidate slate for the HKU Student Union said on social media that it would continue contesting the Student Union by-election at the end of this month, even though the university had unilaterally drawn a line between itself and the Student Union.
30 Apr 2021立場新聞#1359
[Student Union Liquidation] HKU Expected to Take Over Lennon Wall; Former President Says Students Will Lose Space to Speak Without Censorship, Fears Pillar of Shame May Also Have to Be Removed
港大宣布收回學生會會址等設施管理權。港大學生會前會長黃程鋒指,學生會目前管理學生會大樓、學生團體房間,另外兩項關鍵設施為大學圖書館旁的民主牆,以及擺放校內多年的「國殤之柱」。
The University of Hong Kong announced that it would take back management control of the student union premises and other facilities. Former HKU Students’ Union president Wong Ching-fung said the union currently manages the student union building and rooms for student organisations. The other two key facilities are the Lennon Wall beside the university library and the Pillar of Shame, which has been displayed on campus for many years.
30 Apr 2021眾新聞#1360
港大校方宣布基於「風險管理」暫停為學生會代收會費,停止為學生會管理財政,及收回港大學生會現時使用的辦公室及設施的管理權。校方同時發聲明批評學生會「行事日趨政治化」及予以強烈譴責,並聲稱不排除採取進一步措施。
The University of Hong Kong administration announced that, on the basis of “risk management”, it would suspend collecting membership fees on behalf of the Students’ Union, cease managing the union’s finances, and take back management control of the offices and facilities currently used by the union. The university also issued a statement criticising the Students’ Union for becoming increasingly politicised and strongly condemning it, while saying it did not rule out taking further measures.
30 Apr 2021立場新聞#1361
Education Bureau: Teachers Who Play ‘Political Songs’ May Face Reprimand or Warning; Posting or Forwarding ‘Inappropriate’ Social Movement Posts Also Constitutes Professional Misconduct
教育局公布數字,由2019年6月中至2020年12月底,共接獲269宗與社會事件有關的專業失德投訴。教育局分析相關案例,除了涉及不恰當教材外,首次提到,教師於社交媒體發布「不恰當」訊息,同屬專業失德。
The Education Bureau announced that it received 269 complaints of professional misconduct related to social incidents from mid-June 2019 to the end of December 2020. In analysing the relevant cases, the bureau mentioned for the first time that, in addition to involving inappropriate teaching materials, teachers posting ‘inappropriate’ messages on social media also constituted professional misconduct.
23 Apr 2021立場新聞#1344
National Security Education: Education Bureau Announces Curriculum Frameworks for Eight More Subjects; Four Specify Teaching Students to Identify “Fake News” and “False Information”
教育局再公布8個科目的國安課程框架,涵蓋中文、資訊科技等課程。按照最新課程框架,至少4個科目提及要教導學生分辨「假資訊」、「假新聞」,例如小學常識科要讓學生明白「假新聞」對國家可能造成的影響,高中的資訊及通訊科技科則首次列明,要學生學習分析資訊真偽,提高「維護國家安全的守法意識」。
The Education Bureau has announced curriculum frameworks for eight more subjects, including Chinese Language and Information Technology. Under the latest frameworks, at least four subjects mention teaching students to distinguish between “false information” and “fake news”. For example, primary-school General Studies is to help students understand the possible impact of “fake news” on the country, while the senior-secondary Information and Communication Technology curriculum states for the first time that students should learn to analyse whether information is genuine and improve their “awareness of law-abiding conduct in safeguarding national security”.
19 Apr 2021立場新聞#1335
People’s Daily: HKU Students’ Union is a “tumour” that must be “excised” and cannot be left unchecked
中國官媒《人民日報》發表評論,矛頭直指香港大學學生會是要「切除」的「毒瘤」,指日前學生會發公開信,抹黑學校推行國安教育是「斷送院校自主」、「愧對學士先賢」,又指港大學生會自北京出手「完善」香港政制以來,一而再「發聲挑釁」,故意在人大通過修改基本法附件、國家安全教育日等日子,抹黑一國兩制、破壞憲制秩序,「囂張氣焰令人髮指」,又指港大學生會在「底線邊緣」瘋狂試探,「如此學生會已到了非管不可的時候」。
China’s state-run People’s Daily published a commentary directly targeting the University of Hong Kong Students’ Union as a “tumour” that must be “excised”. It said the union had recently published an open letter smearing the university’s implementation of national security education as “sacrificing institutional autonomy” and “letting down the university’s scholarly forebears”. It also said that, since Beijing took action to “improve” Hong Kong’s political system, the HKU Students’ Union had repeatedly “spoken out provocatively”, deliberately smearing “one country, two systems” and undermining the constitutional order on occasions including the National People’s Congress’s passage of amendments to the Annexes to the Basic Law and National Security Education Day. The commentary said its “arrogant and provocative conduct is outrageous” and that the HKU Students’ Union had been frantically testing the limits at the “edge of the bottom line”; “such a students’ union has reached the point where it must be dealt with”.
16 Apr 2021明報#1330
Compulsory national security education not ruled out, Open University says, to prevent students getting into trouble
公開大學新任校長林群聲表示,大學有責任讓學生認識及了解《國安法》,以防他們惹上麻煩(get in trouble),不排除以必修課程形式推展國安教育。就個人而言,他不覺得學術自由有變。
Open University president-elect Paul Kwan Sing Lam said the university has a responsibility to ensure students recognise and understand the National Security Law to prevent them from getting in trouble. He did not rule out introducing national security education in the form of a compulsory course. Personally, he said he did not feel that academic freedom had changed.
14 Apr 2021881903#1324
HKU reportedly sets up committee to assess National Security Law allegations against university
香港大學據報計劃成立委員會,以在《港區國安法》之下,保障學術自由。外電報道,副校長何立仁上月18日向各學院的高級職員發信,指他會與另外兩個學院的副院長組成委員會,從學術及法律角度,評估針對大學涉及《港區國安法》的指控,校方亦會成立另一個小組,監察《國安法》的發展。
The University of Hong Kong reportedly plans to establish a committee to safeguard academic freedom under the Hong Kong National Security Law. Foreign media reported that Vice-President Ian Holliday wrote to senior staff at the faculties on the 18th of last month, saying he would form the committee with the vice-deans of two other faculties to assess, from academic and legal perspectives, allegations involving the university under the law. The university will also establish another group to monitor developments related to the National Security Law.
12 Apr 2021立場新聞#1320
Kindergarten pupils receive National Security Day publicity materials listing deep-sea, polar and other “key areas of national security”
《立場》引述讀者消息,指有幼稚園學生從學校收到「國家安全日」的貼紙和書籤文宣,上面以中、英文寫上「國家安全,護我家園」的字句及羅列十六項「國家安全重點領域」。
Stand News cited information from a reader saying that some kindergarten pupils received National Security Day stickers and bookmark publicity materials from their school. The materials displayed the slogan “National security protects my homeland” in Chinese and English and listed 16 “key areas of national security”.
1 Apr 2021立場新聞#1308
[Liberal Studies becomes national education] Education Bureau approves changes to four senior-secondary core subjects; Liberal Studies set to be renamed Citizenship and Social Development in September
教育局通過高中四個核心科目的「優化方案」,現有通識科將更名為「公民與社會發展科」。「公民與社會發展科」三大主題為「一國兩制下的香港」、「改革開放以來的國家」及「互聯相依的當代世界」,各位45-40課時,亦即多達三分二課時與中國國情有關。科目設有「適用書目表」,教科書須送交當局審批。
The Education Bureau has approved an “enhancement proposal” for four senior-secondary core subjects. Existing Liberal Studies will be renamed Citizenship and Social Development. The subject’s three main themes are “Hong Kong under One Country, Two Systems”, “The country since reform and opening up” and “The interdependent contemporary world”. Each accounts for 45–40 class hours, meaning that up to two-thirds of class hours are related to China’s national conditions. The subject will have an “applicable book list”, and textbooks must be submitted to the authorities for approval.
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