18 Sept 2025明報#7332
八大非本地生限額增至50% 消息：不排除再放寬
After the 2023 Policy Address proposed relaxing the quota for eight publicly funded universities to admit non-local undergraduates, the latest Policy Address has further relaxed the quota, allowing the eight universities to admit non-local students accounting for 50% of approved places from the 2026/27 academic year. A government source said further easing could not be ruled out in the future. Asked whether the pace of relaxation might be too fast, the source stressed that the Government was planning ahead, and that the quota was not an admissions target; universities could increase admissions progressively.
From the 2024/25 academic year, the eight universities were allowed to admit non-local students accounting for 40% of approved places. Non-local undergraduates accounted for 30.1% of the University of Hong Kong’s undergraduate intake last academic year, the highest among the eight universities. This newspaper asked the eight universities about their admissions for the current academic year (2025/26). The Chinese University of Hong Kong said it had admitted more than 880 non-local undergraduates, accounting for 26% of first-year bachelor’s degree students, while Hong Kong Polytechnic University said it had admitted 1,100 non-local students. The Policy Address also proposed raising the cap on self-financed places for over-enrolment in publicly funded postgraduate research programmes from 100% to 120%.
繼2023年《施政報告》提出放寬8間資助大學取錄非本地本科生的限額，新一份《施政報告》再次放寬，准許八大下學年（2026/27）起取錄佔核准學額50%的非本地生，政府消息人士稱未來不排除再放寬；被問及放寬進度會否過急，該消息強調政府是未雨綢繆，而限額並非收生目標，各院校可循序漸進收生。
八大上學年（2024/25）起可取錄佔核准學額40%的非本地生，港大上學年非本地本科生佔30.1%，為八大之最。本報昨向八大查詢今學年（2025/26）收生人數，中大稱取錄逾880個非本地本科生，佔第一年學士學位學生26%；理大稱已取錄1100個非本地生。《施政報告》亦提出，資助研究院研究課程的超額收生自資學額上限由100%增至120%。
14 May 2025Yahoo#6789
城大修例獲立法會三讀通過 撤學生會主席任當然校董 有議員形容是「撥亂反正」
The Legislative Council today (14 May) passed the Hong Kong City University (Amendment) Bill at its third reading, formally abolishing the student union president’s ex officio seat on the University Council and replacing it with a representative elected by undergraduates from among themselves. City University of Hong Kong welcomed the amendment, saying it would help enhance undergraduate representation on the University Council.
The bill stipulates that the student union president’s ex officio membership will be replaced by a representative elected by undergraduates from among themselves and appointed by the University Council.
CityU has failed to elect a student union president successfully on several occasions in recent years. The university considered the student union’s legitimacy insufficient and previously said that the existing arrangement, under which the chair of the Senate serves as acting president and then becomes a member of the University Council, was contrary to the original legislative intent. Cheung Yu-yan, chairman of the Bills Committee, said that the student union president could not be elected in four of the past five years, and that the amendment could improve the representativeness issue.
Legislator Luk Han-man said that only 146 people voted in the 2024 student union election, accounting for less than 7% of those eligible to vote, and considered the election lacking in representativeness. Election Committee constituency lawmaker Lau Chi-pang said the amendment amounted to ‘putting things right’ and would help rationalise the system.
Lawmaker Dennis Tsz Wing Leung said that the university had become an ‘arms factory’ during 2019, while the student union still bore a ‘black mark’. He supported the amendment as lawful and reasonable, and believed that other universities would follow in the future.
立法會今日（5 月 14 日）三讀通過《香港城市大學（修訂）條例草案》，正式撤銷學生會會長在校董會中的當然席位，改為由本科生透過互選產生代表加入校董會。香港城市大學表示歡迎修例，認為有助提升本科生在校董會內的代表性。
條例草案規定，由一名由本科生互選產生並獲校董會委任的代表，取代學生會會長的當然成員身份。
城大近年多次未能成功選出學生會會長，校方認為學生會的認受性不足，曾表明現時由評議會主席署任會長再成為校董會成員的安排，有違立法原意。法案委員會主席張宇人指，過去 5 年內有 4 年無法選出學生會會長，修例可改善代表性問題。
議員陸瀚民提到，2024 年學生會選舉僅 146 人投票，佔可投票人數不足 7%，認為選舉欠缺代表性。選委界議員劉智鵬認為，今次修例屬「撥亂反正」，有助合理化制度。
議員梁子穎稱，2019 年期間大學淪為「兵工廠」，學生會仍有「黑色印記」，支持修例是合法合理，相信未來其他大學亦會跟從。
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。
22 Feb 2024獨媒#3018
中大醫學院：「絕對支持」23條立法 在完備國家安全下能繼續發展
The public consultation on legislation under Article 23 of the Basic Law will end next week. Dean of the CUHK Faculty of Medicine Philip Wai Yan Chiu said the faculty “absolutely supports” the legislation, and believes social stability supports the development of medical technology, services and education. Philip Wai Yan Chiu also said the faculty is still able to cooperate with overseas teams for the time being and has not been affected by geopolitics. The faculty will not submit a written opinion to the government as the Hospital Authority did. Focusing on research and talent training, it believes it can continue to develop under the government’s leadership and with national security fully safeguarded.
《基本法》23條立法公眾諮詢將於下周結束，中大醫學院院長趙偉仁表示，學院「絕對支持」23條立法，認為社會的穩定對醫療科技、服務及教育發展有支持作用，又指學院暫時仍然能夠與外國團隊合作，未有受到地緣政治影響。他指，不會如醫管局向政府提交意見書，學院著重科研及人才培訓，相信在政府領導及完備國家安全下，學院能繼續發展。
21 Feb 2024獨媒#3009
港大醫學院稱23條不影響「交朋友」 強調運作「依然自主」
Public consultation on legislation under Article 23 of the Basic Law will end next week. The government plans to establish an offence of foreign interference, prompting concerns that research and exchanges with overseas universities could be affected. At a Lunar New Year media gathering held today, HKU Medical School dean Lau Chak-sing said the school had always remained autonomous and that Article 23 legislation would not affect its operations. He believed the government would explain all aspects clearly and that the legislation would not affect the school’s ‘making friends’ or recruitment of talent.
《基本法》23條立法公眾諮詢將於下周完結，政府計劃訂立「境外干預罪」，有意見擔心影響與外國學府的研究及交流。港大醫學院今日舉行新春傳媒聚會，院長劉澤星表示醫學院一直以來「依然自主」，23條立法不會影響學院運作，相信政府將會在各方面講解清楚，不會影響學院「交朋友」及招聘人才。
21 Feb 2024獨媒#3011
教大校長支持23條立法 稱不影響大學招聘海外教職員
As the public consultation on legislation under Article 23 of the Basic Law nears its end, various sectors have expressed support. Li Zi-jian, president of the Hong Kong Metropolitan University, said he personally definitely supported the legislation and that legislation was also necessary at the national and HKSAR government levels because it was a constitutional responsibility. He believed the legislation would not affect universities’ recruitment of overseas staff: “We still have many overseas colleagues coming, and it is going quite smoothly!”
《基本法》第23條立法公眾諮詢即將結束，各界紛紛表態支持，香港教育大學校長李子建表示，個人必定支持立法，在國家、特區政府層面亦必須立法，因為具有憲制責任。他認為，立法後不會影響大學招聘海外教職員：「我哋仲有好多海外同事嚟緊，相當順利！」
1 Nov 2023獨媒#8587
立法會通過中大校董會改組 張宇人拒評會否罷免段崇智
After prolonged controversy, the Legislative Council passed the private bill proposed by three legislators at its third reading, with 76 votes in favour, none against and three abstentions. The number of members on the Chinese University of Hong Kong’s Council will be reduced from 55 to 34, while the number of external members will increase, changing the ratio of external to internal members to 2:1. The method of appointing the vice-chancellor will also be amended to require the support of three-quarters of the Council’s members, while the number of Legislative Council members will remain unchanged. During the debate on the Chinese University of Hong Kong Ordinance, vice-chancellor Rocky Tuan became a target of criticism. When the three legislators who proposed the bill were asked whether they would consider removing Tuan and vice-Eric Shu Pui Ng, Tommy Cheung only said that he did not know what work the Council would undertake in future.
爭議多時的中大校董會改組草案，立法會以76票贊成、無人反對、3票棄權，三讀通過由3名議員提出的私人草案，中大校董會人數將由55人減至34人，並增加校外校董人數，令校外成員與校內成員的比例改為2:1，亦修改聘任校長的方法，須經校董會4分之3成員投票支持通過；但立法會議員數目則維持不變。在整個中大條例辯論，校長段崇智成為攻擊對象，3名提出草案的議員被問會否探討罷免段崇智和副校吳樹培，張宇人僅表示不知道校董會將來工作。
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