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Hong Kong Baptist University protest
In January 2018, some 30 students protesting their results on a Baptist University exemption test for a Mandarin language course drew criticism for an eight-hour stand-off with staff members of the school's Language Centre. The university president later suspended two undergraduates, including the student union leader, for their conduct.
Anti-government protesters set up roadblocks outside Baptist University in November last year. Photo: Xiaomei Chen
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Student protesters at Baptist University in Kowloon Tong are blocked by security guards as they head for the principal’s office on September 18. The protesters felt the university had failed to adequately support a campus reporter who was arrested while covering the anti-government protests. Photo: Dickson Lee
Hong Kong protests

Baptist University students continue to mount pressure on varsity president

Baptist University students continue with protests demanding president to condemn police action, even as arrested pupil says he got help from varsity.

Baptist University student launches legal challenge over Mandarin row

Chinese medicine student Andrew Chan said he had been subjected to ‘procedural unfairness’ after protest against Baptist University’s mandatory Mandarin requirement.

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My Take

My Take | Baptist University speaks the right language

It has shown some backbone by sticking to its guns to require all undergraduates pass a Mandarin test or take a mandatory course in the language

Baptist University maintains it will require all undergraduates to pass a Mandarin test. Photo: Winson Wong
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No Mandarin no degree, Baptist University tells angry students

The school’s senate recommends it keep compulsory graduation requirement that caused eight-hour stand-off after 70 per cent failed course earlier this year.

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Mocking ‘confession’ posted at Hong Kong Baptist University

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Baptist U students lose appeal against Mandarin protest punishment

Chinese medicine student Andrew Chan says he will consult a lawyer and pursue legal action against the school if possible.

Baptist University student Lau Tsz-kei (left) did not protest the school’s disciplinary decision, but Andrew Chan Lok-hang (right) did. His appeal was rejected. Photo: Winson Wong
Benny Tai Yiu-ting

My Take | Mandarin, the language of independence

Baptist University student Andrew Chan Lok-hang (left) and student union leader Lau Tsz-kei were suspended over the Mandarin requirement protest. But Lau himself is proficient at Mandarin. Photo: Nora Tam

Student organisations slam Baptist U for ‘suppressing freedom’

Fifth-year undergraduate Andrew Chan says calling his conduct ‘indecent’ is unfair, while governing council member says eight-day suspension is too lenient

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Baptist U suspensions a warning to those opposing school policies

Former student union president Lau Tsz-kei barred for a semester, while Chinese medicine student Andrew Chan Lok-hang barred eight days.

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‘No bottom line’: Baptist U student union hopeful on battles ahead

Wong Nga-man, a Year Four sociology student specialising in China studies, aims to complete the push on scrapping the controversial language requirement if elected president

Wong Nga-man says her cabinet’s core values are democracy, freedom and equality. Photo: Winson Wong
Education

Baptist University senate groups to review Mandarin requirement

Hong Kong Baptist University. Photo: Shutterstock
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Universities are places for education, not political protests

The university’s primary role is the delivery of education. While free speech is an integral part of learning, it should not hinder the provision of education itself.

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Too much liberal education, too late makes for unruly campuses

Hong Kong students lack the political skills Westerners learned in their formative years, resulting in protests that are not productive.

Student union president Lau Tsz-kei (left) and Chinese medicine student Andrew Chan Lok-hang at a protest against Baptist University’s decision to suspend Lau and Chan after a stand-off with staff at the language centre. Photo: Winson Wong
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Contrite but undeterred, suspended students look back on Mandarin saga

Andrew Chan denies pro-independence leanings, while Lau Tsz-kei refuses to apologise for angry protest which sparked weeks of acrimony on campus

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Baptist U lifts suspensions on Mandarin protest students

University chief Roland Chin says the decision was made following ‘sincere’ personal apologies from student union president Lau Tsz-kei and Chinese medicine student Andrew Chan to teachers involved

Andrew Chan (left) and Lau Tsz-kei Photo: Nora Tam
Anti-mainland China sentiments

Hong Kong is not alone in trend of intolerant youth

In the US, too, university campuses have become more intolerant of different views. Students’ changing expectations also mean some see their university as a service provider that should give them – the consumers – exactly what they want.

Graffiti on a building on the Baptist University campus is covered up. Young people and students have a right to express their opinions, and to speak out when they think something is wrong. But they need to do it within particular boundaries, with basic manners. Photo: K. Y. Cheng
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Baptist University agrees to review suspensions over Mandarin protest

Officials praise students for apologising to teachers and are expected to announce their decision before the week is over

Baptist U students sorry as ‘deadline’ to lift suspensions looms

Lau Tsz-kei and Andrew Chan Lok-hang offer in-person apologies but refuse to say if they will take action if their suspensions over Mandarin requirement protest are not lifted

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My Take | Learning Mandarin could be just the job

University students who say it is a burden having to learn the language should look at the opportunities that lie ahead

Police follows up on the "No Putonghua" graffiti near the wall of the Baptist University Sports Centre in Kowloon Tong. Photo: Winson Wong

Video | Baptist University Mandarin row boils over

Baptist University Mandarin row boils over
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Hundreds march on campus over Mandarin-row suspensions

Protesters say they will not rule out stronger action if student union president Lau Tsz-kei and medical student Andrew Chan are not allowed to return to classes

Anti-mainland China sentiments

My Take | Students the real losers in language spat

Baptist University clash over mandatory Mandarin test is sadly part of the larger localist campaign against real or perceived incursion by the mainland   

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