Election Publicity on Electronic Boards May Breach Rules; University Says It Has a Responsibility to Urge Staff and Students to Exercise Their Civic Rights
電子板現投票宣傳疑違規 校方：有責任呼籲師生行使公民權利
With the 2025 Hong Kong Legislative Council election approaching, publicity urging people to vote in the Legislative Council election has recently appeared at multiple locations on the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology campus, including the L-shaped and horizontal electronic noticeboards in the Jockey Club Atrium, eight vertical electronic noticeboards at the Entrance Piazza, and even the screen of a smart recycling bin beside the LG1 restaurant. No election leaflets have been seen on the physical noticeboards. According to the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology Campus Management Office’s noticeboard rules, Article 7 states that political propaganda, unlawful materials, unauthorised posts and expired posts are not permitted on any campus noticeboard. The webpage introducing the electronic noticeboards also states that the same rules apply to them. The election publicity displayed on the electronic noticeboards may therefore breach the relevant prohibition on political propaganda. The university says it has a responsibility to call on faculty members and students to vote and exercise their civic rights.
2025香港立法會換屆選舉舉行在即，近日科大校園多處出現呼籲參與立法會選舉投票的宣傳，包含在賽馬會大堂(Atrium) L型電子告示板及水平電子告示板、入口廣場8塊直立電子告示板等，甚至出現在LG1餐廳旁智能回收箱的屏幕上。而實體告示版則未見有任何選舉宣傳單張。 //電子板現政治宣傳涉違規 校方: 大學有責任呼籲師生投票 根據科大校園管理處 (Campus Management Office) 的告示板規則，第七條指明政治宣傳、非法、未授權及過期的海報不被允許在任何校園告示板出現 (Propaganda and unlawful materials, unauthorized posts and expired posts) 電子告示板介紹網頁亦列明，同一套規則同樣適用於電子告示板，因此電子告示版上出現投票宣傳可能違反「禁止政治宣傳」的相關規定。