Explaining Cancellation of Gaza Crisis Lecture, Hang Seng University Says It Received Strong Views
解釋煞停加沙危機講座 恒大：收大量強烈意見
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.
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。