19 Jun 2024集誌社#3710
港大內鬥｜「調研期間」 校委會會議 不足半小時散會
The governance dispute at the University of Hong Kong continues, with the University Council and President Zhang Xiang engaged in a public war of words over the appointment of a vice-president. The Council held a special meeting at 4pm today (19th) at HKU’s Knowles Building. The university said that both President Zhang Xiang and Council Chairperson Wong Pui-see attended, but the meeting ended before 4.30pm, lasting less than half an hour. Council members present included former Legislative Council member Abraham Razack, JPMorgan managing director David Pak Wai Lau, and HKU honorary clinical professor in the Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology Shew Ping Chow. Norman Chihnan Tien, who was earlier appointed by the Council as Acting Vice-President (Administration and Finance), was also present.
港大管治風波持續，委任副校長一事，校委會與校長張翔隔空罵戰。校委會今日（19日）於下午四時，在港大鈕魯詩樓召開特別會議。校方透露，除校長張翔及校委會主席王沛詩均有出席會議，惟會議在四時半前已完結，時間少於半小時。現身會議的校委成員有前立法會議員石禮謙、摩根大通董事總經理劉伯偉、港大矯形及創傷外科學系名譽臨床教授周肇平。此外，早前獲校委會任命的暫任行政及財務副校長田之楠亦有現身。
13 Jun 2024明報#3685
港大調研不撰報告 「工作過程見成果」 蔡若蓮：藉書面約見了解情况 葉劉：不純粹找誰問責
The government announced the day before yesterday that it had set up a fact-finding group to intervene in the governance controversy at the University of Hong Kong. Education Secretary Christine Choi Yu-lin said yesterday that the group had begun work and would learn about the situation through written submissions and meetings with relevant people. She said it was “not intended to write a written report”, but hoped its results would “gradually be presented to everyone” during the course of its work. Executive Council Convenor Regina Ip Lau Suk-yee said the group’s focus was to improve HKU’s governance, and that it was “not simply a matter of finding which person to hold accountable”.
On the timing of the fact-finding work, Choi said the key was to respond to the university’s needs. Against the backdrop of the continuing HKU governance controversy, the government set up the group to clarify the facts and strengthen coordination and communication. Choi said yesterday that the group would understand the situation through written submissions and meetings with relevant people, but had not estimated when its work would be completed. She said the most important thing was to meet the university’s practical needs—for example, with the summer holiday and the start of the academic year approaching, it had to ensure that operations would run smoothly at that time. She reiterated that the main purposes of setting up the group were to clarify the facts, understand the concerns of all sides, and coordinate and communicate. “There is no question of conducting an investigation report into certain particular incidents,” she said, adding that she hoped the results of the work would gradually emerge as the group operated.
政府前日宣布成立調研小組介入香港大學校政風波。教育局長蔡若蓮昨日表示，小組已展開工作，會透過書面了解情况及約見相關人士，表明「不是旨在寫一個書面報告」，但期望成果在工作過程中「逐步向大家呈現」。行會召集人葉劉淑儀認為，調研小組工作重點是改善港大管治，「不是純粹說找哪一位問責咁簡單」。
調研時間 蔡：關鍵配合大學需要
港大校政風波未息，政府就事件成立「調研小組」，旨在釐清事實，加強協調溝通。蔡若蓮昨日表示，小組會通過書面了解情况，並約見相關人士，但未有預計何時完成工作，認為最重要是配合大學實際需要，例如暑假及開學在即，要確保屆時運作暢順。她重申，設立調研小組的主要目的是釐清事實、了解各方關注，以及協調溝通，「不存在就某些特別事件去做調查報告」，期望工作成果能在小組運作過程中逐步呈現。
13 Jun 2024Channel C#3686
盧文端指若不配合香港大學調研小組 即與政府對着幹
The controversy over the governance of the University of Hong Kong has intensified. The government has set up a fact-finding team to clarify the facts, understand the issues raised by various sides and coordinate internal communication. In an article in Ming Pao, former vice-chairman of the All-China Federation of Returned Overseas Chinese Lu Wenduan said he believed the central authorities were also highly concerned about the controversy, as it had harmed HKU’s reputation and Hong Kong’s interests. He said this was unacceptable to the HKSAR Government and that the central authorities would likewise not want to see it.
香港大學校政風波愈演愈烈，政府設立調研小組，以釐清事實、了解各方問題，以及協調內部溝通。全國僑聯前副主席盧文端在《明報》撰文表示，相信中央也非常關注今次的風波，因為事件已對港大聲譽和香港利益造成傷害，是特區政府不能接受的，相信中央亦不願見到。
12 Jun 2024明報#3675
教局常秘教資主席調研港大風波 特首晤張翔王沛詩促溝通 提醒「資助有要求」
As the governance row at the University of Hong Kong intensified, the government formally intervened. Chief Executive John Lee, in his capacity as HKU chancellor, accepted the Education Bureau’s recommendation to establish an investigation and study group on the university’s internal operations. The group will be led by Education Bureau Permanent Secretary Mei Sheung Lee and University Grants Committee (UGC) Chair Tim Tim Leung Lui. The government said the group has three main objectives: clarifying the facts; coordinating internal communication and helping the parties cooperate; and recommending improvement measures to ensure the university properly uses public funds. John Lee said yesterday that he had met HKU Council Chair Wang Pei-shi and President Zhang Xiang, and had reminded them of the importance of good communication and mutual cooperation, as well as the fact that government funding comes with requirements.
香港大學校政風波升溫之際，政府正式介入事件，身兼港大校監的特首李家超以行政長官身分接納教育局建議，就港大內部運作事宜成立調研小組（investigation and study group），小組成員由教育局常任秘書長李美嫦及大學教育資助委員會（教資會）主席雷添良出任。政府表示，小組三大目標包括釐清事實；協調內部溝通、協助各方配合；以及建議改善措施，確保大學妥善運用公帑。李家超昨日說，曾會見港大校委會主席王沛詩和校長張翔，提醒良好溝通和互相配合的重要，以及政府的資助是有要求的。
10 Jun 2024Channel C#3665
港大校政風波｜校委會反駁任命副校「加強管治」張翔知情 批張治下管理問題頻生 委任「別無選擇」非私怨
The governance row at the University of Hong Kong (HKU) has intensified. The HKU Council, led by Wang Pui-sze, has been accused of bypassing President Zhang Xiang to appoint five acting vice-presidents. After days of public exchanges between the two sides, the Council issued a statement today (10th), saying the appointments were “to strengthen governance, lawful and compliant, and known to the president”. It criticised Zhang for leaving vice-president posts vacant for years after taking office in 2018, resulting in the university having no complete management team and frequent management problems. It cited, among other things, inadequate records of meetings convened and attended by Zhang, which it said had led to various forms of disorder at the university. It also said that “many professors and management staff have numerous grievances”, and reiterated that the appointments were a collective decision made “with no alternative” in the interests of HKU, rather than the “personal grudge” alleged in rumours.
港大校政風波愈演愈烈，王沛詩主事的港大校委會，被指繞過校長張翔暫委5名副校長，兩方隔空交鋒多日，校委會今日（10日）再就事件發表聲明，指委任副校長為「加強管治，合法合規，校長知情」，批評張翔2018年上任後副校長職位懸空多年，沒有完整的管理團隊，管理問題頻出，舉例指張翔召開及出席會議紀錄欠佳，令大學出現種種混亂，直言「不少教授和管理人員怨言甚多」，重申是次委任是「別無選擇下」、為港大利益做出的集體決定，並非傳言中的「私人恩怨」。
6 Jun 2024明報#3655
港大校政風波｜羅范椒芬、蔡素玉等港大校友聯署 稱對王沛詩管理能力失信心
The University of Hong Kong Council approved the appointment of several acting vice-presidents last week. HKU President Xiang Zhang wrote to staff, students and alumni yesterday, criticising the Council for proposing resolutions last week to appoint several acting vice-presidents without his or the Council members’ knowledge. Several HKU alumni co-signed a letter to Chief Executive John Lee, who is also the University’s Chancellor, saying they were deeply concerned that the Council had rapidly approved the appointment of several acting vice-presidents without consulting the President, once again stoking internal conflict and affecting the university’s normal operation. They said they had lost confidence in Council Chair Wang Peishi’s management ability, and hoped Lee would take decisive action to settle the turmoil as soon as possible and instruct the Council chair to consult the President promptly and put forward a remedial plan.
香港大學校委會上周通過任命多名暫任副校長，港大校長張翔昨致函教職員、師生及校友，斥校委會上周在他及校委成員毫不知情下提出決議任命幾名暫任副校長。數名港大校友聯署去信身兼港大校監的特首李家超，稱校委會在未經與校長協商的情况下，迅速通過委任多位暫任副校長人選，再次激發校內矛盾，影響大學正常運作，深感憂慮，對校委會主席王沛詩的管理能力失去信心，冀李家超採取果斷行動，早日平息風波，並責令校委會主席盡快與校長協商，提出補救方案。
4 Jun 2024HK01#3641
港大風波｜事隔一周 港大官網更新 副校名單出現兩個版本
The HKU governance controversy has attracted considerable attention. Last Tuesday, the University Council approved the appointments of several acting vice-presidents despite opposition from President Xiang Zhang. One week later, HKU’s website updated its list of “University Officers”, but the introduction to the governance team in the President’s Office had not been updated. In other words, HKU’s official website now has two versions of its management roster.
港大校政風波備受關注，校委會上周二在校長張翔反對下，通過多個暫任副校長任命，事隔一星期後，港大網頁更新「大學主管人員」名單，不過，校長辦公室的管治團隊介紹，則未見有更新，換言之，港大官網出現兩個版本的管理層名單。
30 May 2024學苑#3604
綜合大樓及沙宣道校園八食肆舖位今截止招標 標書內合約通用條款設國安條款
Hok Sik · Cafeteria and Hing Fook · Station, located on G/F of the Integrated Building, closed on 29 and 30 September last year respectively. At the time, then undergraduate representatives of the Student Affairs Committee Yik Yu-chin and Chan Tze-woon cited school sources as saying that the leases of the two remaining restaurants, U Deli and Starbucks, would end this year. Earlier this month, the school began inviting tenders for four catering premises each on G/F of the Integrated Building and at the Sassoon Road Campus. The tender closes this afternoon, 30 May. The school expects the relevant contracts to run for three years, with a discretionary two-year renewal after the contracts expire [1], and expects the catering outlets to begin operating on or before 1 September [2].
The tender documents include the General Conditions of Contract for the Provision of Services, which contain national security clauses. If a service provider engages in conduct highly likely to constitute an offence endangering national security, the school may disqualify it from the tender. It may also disqualify a tenderer if it reasonably believes this to be the case, or for the protection of national security, the public interest, public morality, public order and public safety. For a service provider that has been awarded a contract, the school may terminate the contract immediately if it reasonably believes that the provider has engaged in conduct highly likely to constitute an offence endangering national security, or that continuing the contract would be detrimental to national security.
早前，位於綜合大樓 G 樓的学食 · Cafeteria 及幸福 · 駅分別於去年 9 月 29 日及 9 月 30 日結業。當時，時任學生事務委員會本科生代表易汝芊和陳昱男引述校方消息表示，剩餘兩間餐廳（U Deli 及 Starbucks）之租約會於今年結束。本月上旬，校方開始為綜合大樓 G 樓及沙宣道校園各四個食肆舖位招標，今（5 月 30 日）下午截止；校方預期相關合約為期 3 年，並可於合約完結後酌情續約 2 年 [1]，另預期食肆於 9 月 1 日或之前開始營運 [2]。
招標文件中附有服務合約通用條款（General Conditions of Contract for the Provision of Services），當中列有國安條款：若服務提供者作出大機會構成危害國家安全罪行的行為，校方則可取消其投標資格；若校方合理地相信以上屬實，或出於保護國家安全、公共利益、公共道德、公共秩序及公共安全的原因，亦可取消投標者的資格。對於已獲批合約的服務提供者，若校方合理地相信其作出大機會構成危害國安罪行之行為，或繼續合約不利國家安全，校方便可即時終止合約。
1 May 2024Channel C#3469
港大首階段分流｜遊客須預約參觀 未來3日五一長假網上名額爆滿
In recent years, many visitors have enjoyed visiting the University of Hong Kong, with Xiaohongshu even featuring guides to popular photo-taking spots, and the campus often crowded with people. HKU earlier announced visitor management measures, with the first phase beginning today (1 May). However, as today is a public holiday, no booking restrictions are in place, and popular photo-taking spots such as academic buildings still have queues. From tomorrow (2 May), visitors must book their visits online in advance. According to the booking website, all slots for the next three days are already fully booked.
近年不少遊客喜歡到港大參觀，小紅書更現打卡攻略，校園內不時人頭湧湧。港大早前公佈遊客分流措施，由今日（1日）開始首階段實施。不過，今日為公眾假期未有預約限制，教學樓等打卡熱點仍現人龍。而明日（2日）起，遊客須提前於網上預約參觀，據預約網頁顯示，未來3日名額已經爆滿。
20 Apr 2024Cable#3396
港大風波｜港大校長張翔被投訴 校方：吹哨者投訴不能視為惡意
HKU student union media outlet Undergrad cited the university as saying that a whistleblower’s complaint against HKU President Zhang Xiang cannot be regarded as malicious. A task force recently found that the evidence for the whistleblower’s allegations against Zhang, including improper handling of university property and exemptions from tendering, was insufficient to establish the allegations. Zhang subsequently issued a statement strongly condemning those spreading rumours for serious defamation and stressing that the whistleblower system should be used cautiously. Undergrad cited the university’s response as saying that the task force unanimously accepted that the whistleblower’s complaint was made in good faith, involved serious allegations and had prima facie evidence, and that the anonymous complaint was therefore handled under the relevant mechanism. The university also said that staff or students who make good-faith reports or participate in investigations would be protected regardless of whether the allegations were substantiated. University employees who retaliated against them would face disciplinary action.
港大學生會媒體《學苑》引述港大回覆指，校長張翔被指投訴事件，吹哨者的投訴不能視為惡意。
日前專責小組認為吹哨者指控張翔，包括不當處理大學財產及豁免招標等證據不足以確立指控。張翔其後發聲明，強烈譴責造謠者嚴重誹謗，強調「吹哨者」制度要慎用。《學苑》引述校方回覆指，專責小組的一致接納吹哨者的投訴是善意，而且涉嚴重指控並有表面證據，故按機制處理有關匿名投訴。校方又指善意舉報，或參與案件調查的教職員或學生，無論指控是否成立都會受到保護。大學員工若對他們報復，將受到紀律處分。
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