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Hong Kong Baptist University students continue with protests alleging management indifference over arrest of fellow pupils

  • Protesting students want president Roland Chin to formally condemn police for arresting Keith Fong and Boaz So
  • This comes despite So’s claim that Chin and head of journalism department Lau Chi-kuen did for him whatever they could

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Baptist University associate vice-president Arthur Mak spoke to the protesting students for more than an hour on Wednesday and assured them that their grievances would be conveyed to the university’s president, Roland Chin. Photo: Dickson Lee

Students at a Hong Kong university have continued to protest on campus, despite the varsity president’s warning of disciplinary action against those who vandalised his office building two days ago.

About 50 students gathered at the Baptist University building containing the provost’s office on Wednesday afternoon, urging varsity president and vice-chancellor Roland Chin Tai-hong to respond to their demands, which included condemning police for the arrests of their fellow scholars.

Varsity vice-president Clayton Mackenzie told the protesting students that the institution’s managing officials could not meet them before next week, when Chin returned from an overseas trip.

At the student affairs’ office, associate vice-president Arthur Mak Fuk-tat spoke to the protesters, who were led by students’ union president Keith Fong Chung-yin, for more than an hour, and promised them he would write to Chin to convey their grievances to him.

Baptist University vice-president Clayton Mackenzie (centre) told the protesting students the institution’s managing officials could not meet them before next week. Photo: Dickson Lee
Baptist University vice-president Clayton Mackenzie (centre) told the protesting students the institution’s managing officials could not meet them before next week. Photo: Dickson Lee

Mak also said he would urge Chin to condemn police action if he had indeed promised that to the protesters.

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