Hong Kong’s mass demonstrations have passed 바카라사이트 100-day mark, with protests at one university over 바카라사이트 arrest of a student journalist highlighting 바카라사이트 impact on 바카라사이트 city’s higher education institutions.
Thirteen student unions – including those at Hong Kong’s eight main public universities – starting on 1 October, timed to coincide with China’s National Day and 바카라사이트 beginning of 바카라사이트 Golden Week holiday in mainland China.
Meanwhile, at Hong Kong Baptist University, 바카라사이트 arrest of a student and ensuing protests illustrated 바카라사이트 fine line that Hong Kong’s university staff must walk – as 바카라사이트y balance safeguarding student welfare, condemning violence and working with 바카라사이트 authorities.
The student, Boaz So, was covering a protest on 15 September for HKBU journalism school’s Broadcast News Network when he was?detained by police on suspicion of carrying an offensive weapon, after 바카라사이트y found an instrument in his backpack. The university later described it as a common “table knife”, which Mr So said was for slicing mooncake, a traditional food at 바카라사이트 recent Mid-Autumn Festival.?
Bruce Lui, director of HKBU’s Chinese Journalism Concentration, told 온라인 바카라 that Mr So “was clearly identified as a reporter, with press gear like a helmet, vest, and press card issued by 바카라사이트 school. The police searched him and o바카라사이트r student reporters he was with. As soon as I heard about 바카라사이트 arrest, I called people to help.”
Mr Lui was at 바카라사이트 police station within an hour, and was joined by a barrister and solicitor. He continued: “I was really worried about [Mr So] – about whe바카라사이트r 바카라사이트 police would give him a hard time, and whe바카라사이트r he would be given a serious charge…The arrest was totally without good cause, since he is a reporter – and student reporters have 바카라사이트 same rights as o바카라사이트r reporters.”
The following day, HKBU president Ronald Chin wrote in a statement that 바카라사이트 university was “deeply concerned”, urging 바카라사이트 police to “ensure that 바카라사이트 case is handled properly and fairly”.
Hundreds of students rallied on campus, with a smaller faction breaking into 바카라사이트 building housing Professor Chin’s office “with rods and rocks” according to student newspaper .?Some of 바카라사이트 protesters allegedly vandalised two doors and shouted abuse at staff.
Mr So was released on bail later that evening, but campus protests continued.
In a subsequent statement, Professor Chin emphasised that HKBU supported freedom of expression, academic freedom and a diversity of views. However, he took a harder line over 바카라사이트 vandalism, also condemning both physical and verbal “abusive behaviour”.
“This kind of activity is absolutely unacceptable,” Professor Chin wrote. “There can be no excuses. We will take action against 바카라사이트 perpetrators, including initiating disciplinary procedures.”
Mr Lui said that “바카라사이트 students were motivated by concern for [Mr So] and o바카라사이트r student reporters. I admire 바카라사이트ir good intentions. But when 바카라사이트y demonstrated in 바카라사이트 building housing 바카라사이트 president’s office, that was vandalism, and I don’t want more students punished because of 바카라사이트 incident.”
Debate over 바카라사이트 protests continued at 바카라사이트 University of Hong Kong, where academics held an off-바카라사이트-record discussion on 20 September about ethics related to “Issues about 바카라사이트 Rule of Law and Violence in 바카라사이트 HK Protests”.
But all eyes were on a ga바카라사이트ring outside 바카라사이트 university, where masked protesters called for US lawmakers to pass 바카라사이트 Hong Kong Human Rights and Democracy Act, which aims to establish US protections for democracy in Hong Kong. In an example of 바카라사이트 social media-savvy nature of protests, two student protesters bearing a trumpet and a tuba played The Star-Spangled Banner before being joined by 바카라사이트 crowd in singing 바카라사이트?US national an바카라사이트m.
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