More than 1000 join silent protest after university council blocks appointment of professor with ties to umbrella movementMore than 1000 students and faculty members enjoy marched through one of Hong Kong’s leading universities in silence to protest against what they represent as an intensifying Beijing-backed assault on academic freedoms.
The demonstration at the University of Hong Kong came after its governing council took the controversial step of blocking a liberal law professor,Johannes Chan, from becoming its pro-vice-chancellor on 29 September. The council voted down the appointment of Chan, or who is the former dean of the university’s law school,by 12 votes to eight.
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Source: theguardian.com