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。
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。
19 Oct 2023港大學苑#8515
港大規程：立會修訂期完結 「損害校譽罪」及紀律委員會新構成明如期生效
The University of Hong Kong earlier submitted the Hong Kong University Statutes (Amendment) Regulation 2023 to the Legislative Council, proposing to add “damaging the reputation of the University” as one of the “offences” that the Disciplinary Committee may handle, and to change the committee’s composition. The Legislative Council Subcommittee on the Hong Kong University Statutes (Amendment) Regulation 2023 earlier approved several wording amendments at a meeting, but because the amendments “did not involve substantive content,” it decided after the meeting not to move them [1]. The final deadline for Legislative Council amendments was the Legislative Council meeting held yesterday. That meeting ended today (October 19); there was no relevant agenda item and no legislator raised an objection, so the regulation will take effect tomorrow as scheduled. The university has not publicly consulted students to date.
港大早前向立法會提交《2023年香港大學規程（修訂）規程》，擬新增「損害大學聲譽」作紀律委員會可處理之「罪行」之一，亦更改紀律委員會組成方式。立法會《2023年香港大學規程（修訂）規程》小組委員會早前會議曾通過數個字眼微調修訂，惟因「修訂不涉及實質內容」，委員會會後決定不動議上述修訂 [1]。立法會修訂最後限期為於昨日召開的立法會會議，會議今（10月19日）結束，會上無相關議程，亦無議員提出異議，故草案明日將如期生效。校方至今未公開諮詢學生。
23 Aug 2023獨媒#8238
16名校董反對增「損聲譽」條文 港大：去年已傳閱通過
The University of Hong Kong is amending the University of Hong Kong Ordinance to allow the vice-chancellor to refer students involved in “conduct that damages the university’s reputation” to the Disciplinary Committee. Sixteen HKU Council members submitted a written opinion to the Legislative Council Bills Committee strongly opposing the addition of the provision. In a written response, HKU said that various local and overseas universities have similar rules. HKU also said the amendment proposal was circulated to consult the Council in September 2022 “as usual”; only three members expressed opposition, so the amendment proceeded on the basis of the “majority view”.
港大修訂《香港大學條例》，校長可將涉「損害大學聲譽的行為」的學生交予紀律委員會處理。16名港大校董向立法會法案委員會提交意見書，強烈反對增加相關條文，港大書面回應則指不同本地及海外大學皆有相關規定。港大又提到，修例建議於2022年9月「按慣例」傳閱諮詢校董會，只收到3名成員反對，故按「大多數意見」進行修例。
27 Jul 2023明報#8081
修港大規程 議員否決公聽 謝偉俊質疑僅納書面意見 「以後不需開會」
A Legislative Council Bills Committee met yesterday to discuss amendments to the University of Hong Kong Statutes that would allow the Disciplinary Committee to determine whether students had damaged the university’s reputation. By two votes in favour, three against and one abstention, the committee decided not to hold a public hearing and to accept written submissions only. Paul Tse Wai-chun, an Election Committee constituency legislator who proposed holding a public hearing, said the amendments concerned one of the best-known and oldest universities and suggested upholding the tradition of allowing the public to participate in the discussion. He said, “If everything is conducted in writing, there would be no need to meet.”
立法會一個小組委員會昨開會討論修訂《香港大學規程》，准紀律委員會裁定學生有否損校譽。委員會以2票贊成、3票反對及1票棄權下，決定不召開公聽會，只接納書面意見。提議召開公聽會的選委會界別議員謝偉俊表示，今次修訂涉及一所最知名且歷史悠久的大學，建議秉承傳統讓公眾參與討論，又稱「若每件事均以書面進行，我們就不需要開會」。
30 Jun 2023Now#7891
政府刊憲 修訂港大校規處理損害大學聲譽投訴
The Government has gazetted amendments to the University of Hong Kong Statutes, allowing the HKU president to refer complaints involving “conduct damaging the university’s reputation” to the HKU Disciplinary Committee.
The amendments will take effect on the 20th of this month. In a document submitted to the Legislative Council earlier, HKU said the amendments had made reference to the practices of several local and overseas universities. They include changes to the composition and appointment procedures of the Disciplinary Committee: the existing Academic Board panel will become a “Teaching Staff Panel”; all staff at professor rank will be eligible to serve as committee members; and the “Student Panel”, formerly appointed by the Student Council, will instead be appointed by the Academic Board. The two panels will each be expanded to 30 members.
政府刊憲修訂香港大學規程，港大校長可把涉及「損害大學聲譽行為」的投訴交由港大紀律委員會處理。
修訂本月20日起實施。港大在早前提交立法會的文件指是參考多間本地及海外大學做法，修訂包括紀律委員會的組成程序，其中現時教務委員會小組改為「教師小組」；所有教授級人員都有資格擔任紀委會成員；原來由學生評議會委任的「學生小組」則改由教委會委任，兩個小組人數分別增至30人。
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