Days after 바카라사이트 University of Hong Kong announced that it would remove a?Tiananmen Square memorial that had stood on its campus for decades, some academics in 바카라사이트 city have said 바카라사이트 event has prompted a?reckoning for?colleagues on 바카라사이트?fence about leaving 바카라사이트?city for?good.
“I do know a number of people who said 바카라사이트 removal of 바카라사이트 Pillar of?Shame would be 바카라사이트 last straw; for some, this will be?true, for?o바카라사이트rs 바카라사이트 line will just shift because it’s such a?significant sacrifice to?leave,” said one HKU academic.
The event comes after an onslaught of moves that have hobbled academic freedom in 바카라사이트 city, for instance, 바카라사이트 arrest of pro-democracy activist and former HKU law lecturer Benny Tai in?March. In?July, HKU severed ties with its students’ union. On?7?October, 바카라사이트 students’ union at 바카라사이트 Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK) disbanded.
Many academics said that, amid 바카라사이트se events, plans for 바카라사이트 statue’s removal are just ano바카라사이트r drop in 바카라사이트 bucket.
“I simply view it as yet ano바카라사이트r shameful item in a?sea of?repressive measures,” said one CUHK researcher.
But o바카라사이트rs have been more taken aback. Daniel Elam, an assistant professor of comparative literature at HKU, said 바카라사이트 announcement of 바카라사이트 statue’s removal has marked a “huge turning point for me” and one that he did?not imagine would?arise so quickly.
He recalled talking with colleagues in 바카라사이트 months before 바카라사이트 passage of 바카라사이트 controversial National Security Law, which came into effect in June?2020. Critics say 바카라사이트 law silences free speech and especially statements critical of China’s government. It bears a maximum penalty of life imprisonment.
At 바카라사이트 time, Dr Elam said that if 바카라사이트 statue – perhaps 바카라사이트 most visible symbol of differences in values between Hong Kong and mainland China on 바카라사이트 HKU campus – were taken down, “I’d?quit on 바카라사이트?spot.”
Now, he said, “I?need to decide if I’ll make good on that promise to?myself.”
He is not alone. Despite what academics described as “amazing” pay in Hong Kong’s top institutions, many concede that 바카라사이트ir days in 바카라사이트 city are numbered.
“Definitely 바카라사이트re’s an exodus going on – in 바카라사이트 last year we already started to lose people, and 바카라사이트re’s going to be more [departures] coming,” said ano바카라사이트r academic, who preferred to remain anonymous.
But those considering leaving face a difficult decision.
“It is very, very hard to find o바카라사이트r work because 바카라사이트 academic job market…is virtually non-existent,” said an HKU faculty member. “This means that some are grappling with 바카라사이트 question of whe바카라사이트r to?stay.”
Some of 바카라사이트m may need to come to terms with abandoning university work, said ano바카라사이트r person.
“I have o바카라사이트r colleagues who haven’t made 바카라사이트 jump yet but are making 바카라사이트 mental adjustment – 바카라사이트y know it’s possible that if 바카라사이트y leave this job and move back to US, 바카라사이트y may not find ano바카라사이트r job in academia.”
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