立場新聞 2015/08/20 14:09
If those visions bring young people peacefully onto the street, then the city, despite the inconvenience, should be grateful.
Public discussion in Hong Kong often appeals to the value of rationality. Well, is there any other rational explanation for the recent actions of the HKU council? [...]The explanation given by the council chairman, that we must wait until a new provost is appointed, is absurd in the extreme.
The only question facing the people of Hong Kong is, do we want our leading university to be an institution that does the bidding of its political masters, or do we want it to be independent of such short-term political demands? Do we want a university that bows to political pressure and toes a party line, or a university that nurtures a new generation of independent, creative and critical thinkers?
Before they swat the stinging fly, they should think of the invaluable service that the fly performs for our city.