5 edition of Academic Freedom in Hong Kong found in the catalog.
Published
August 28, 2006
by Lexington Books
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Written in
| The Physical Object | |
|---|---|
| Format | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages | 204 |
| ID Numbers | |
| Open Library | OL7913557M |
| ISBN 10 | 0739110810 |
| ISBN 10 | 9780739110812 |
Hong Kong’s universities, long a beacon of academic freedom, bastions of freewheeling activism and discussion, are under threat and risk losing their internationally respected status, according to a report. Universities are increasingly limiting freedom of expression. Club Lunch: Academic Freedom in a World of Authoritarianism. TALK Academic Freedom in a World His research focuses on labour movements, industrial relations and trade union reform in China, Russia and Vietnam. His books include Trade Unions Amnesty International Hong Kong, and the Hong Kong Journalists Association. The 24th annual.
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 2 This report looks at the political future of Hong Kong after the protests. Hong Kong’s political future is an important and timely issue. In Hong Kong, A Tussle Over Academic Freedom In Hong Kong, A Tussle Over Academic Freedom Students take part in a protest at the University of .
The governing council of the University of Hong Kong rejected this week the nomination of Johannes Chan, a professor and former dean at the university’s law school, as one of five pro-vice chancellors, a post with influence over how Hong Kong’s most prestigious academic institution attracts and . Limits on free speech, academics pressured out of institutions and state-appointed administrators are putting Hong Kong universities’ academic freedom at risk. A new report by NGO Hong Kong Watch has found that while academic freedom is “alive and generally well” in Hong Kong, the politicisation of universities following the Occupy.
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Academic Freedom in Hong Kong is an important addition to the expanding literature on academic freedom and university life in developing nations. (Journal of Higher Education )Cited by: In this book, the authors explore the unique situation in Hong Kong, a tiny jurisdiction in which there is active protection for the freedom of expression despite the close proximity and relationship with mainland China.
Hong Kong scholars and intellectuals assume the responsibility of public critics, but this is not without an element of by: Academic Freedom in Hong Kong is an important addition to the expanding literature on academic freedom and university life in developing nations.
* Journal of Higher Education * Read more. In Academic Freedom in Hong Kong, Jan Currie, Carole J. Petersen, and Ka Ho Mok explore the unique situation in Hong Kong, a tiny jurisdiction in which there is active protection for the freedom of expression despite the close proximity and relationship with mainland China.
Hong Kong scholars and intellectuals assume the responsibility of public critics, but this is not without an element of. Academic Freedom in Hong Kong book In Academic Freedom in Hong Kong, Jan Currie, Carole J.
Petersen, and Ka Ho Mok explore the unique situation in Hong Kong, a tiny jurisdiction in which there is active protection for the freedom of expression despite the close proximity and relationship with mainland by: Academic freedom in Hong Kong since between two systems.
/ Carrico, Kevin Joseph. Hong Kong Watch, Research output: Book/Report › Other Report › OtherCited by: 1. Higher Education Restructuring and Academic Freedom in Hong Kong.
provides an analysis of academic freedom in Hong Kong, addresses some systemic problems, and engages the debates between academic freedom and accountability of publicly funded institutions. It argues that the interference is not a one-off incident but forms part of a general trend toward a more restrictive regime of control over tertiary institutions in Hong Kong.
Protection of academic freedom is. The report, titled Academic Freedom in Hong Kong since Between Two Systems, was written by Kevin Carrico, a lecturer at Macquarie University, in Australia, who is an expert on China and Hong Kong.
It was launched on 22 January ahead of a debate on democracy in Hong Kong in the UK’s House of Commons, which will be led by Fiona Bruce MP, the chair of the Conservative Party’s. There are nine Dymocks stores in the Hong Kong region.
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Although academic work in Hong Kong remains considerably freer than in the rest of the People’s Republic of China, these trends suggest that elements of academic control in place elsewhere in China are gradually being incorporated into the Hong Kong system, threatening the city’s academic freedom and thus its universities’ reputations.
NEWS, VIEWS AND REPORTS ON Academic Freedom. Hong Kong watch. Hong Kong Watch speaks out for Hong Kong in defence of its fundamental freedoms and human rights guaranteed under the Basic Law and the Sino-British Joint Declaration.
support us become a subscriber donate regularly. Some Hong Kongese scholars say that Cheng’s story reflects a wider loss of academic freedom that is creeping through the territory, the one part of China where universities and academics have traditionally enjoyed the autonomy that is lacking on the mainland.
“Although academic work in Hong Kong remains considerably freer than in the rest of the People’s Republic of China, these trends suggest that elements of academic control in place elsewhere in China are gradually being incorporated into the Hong Kong system, threatening the city’s academic freedom and thus its universities’ reputations,” the report says.
Ininterference with academic freedom dominated public discourse in Hong Kong. This article provides an analysis of academic freedom in Hong Kong, addresses some systemic problems, and engages the debates between academic freedom and. Wong, ; Postiglione ). Yet Hong Kong is also one of the few jurisdictions in the world that expressly protects academic freedom in its constitutional document (Petersen,pp.
This background makes Hong Kong a particularly interesting jurisdiction in which to study the effects of restructuring on academic freedom. The University of Hong Kong’s academic freedom crisis: A blot on its coat of arms and an allusion to the adaptation of English norms to the Hong Kong context.
The open book is a. But Hong Kong’s Justice Department is preparing to throw the book at Benny Tai. He faces charges stemming from the Occupy protest movement that can land him in prison for many years.
Hong Kong residents have the freedom to engage in academic research, literary and artistic creation, and other cultural activities. Students in Hong Kong also. In the 22 years since Hong Kong reverted to Chinese rule its citizens have enjoyed many freedoms and rights unheard of in mainland China.
The territory was promised “a high degree of autonomy” under the Basic Law – Hong Kong’s mini-constitution. We are two Hong Kong democracy advocates separated by six decades in age — one of us is 79, the other 20 — united in our conviction that democracy is essential to save Hong Kong.
Last Hong Kong governor Chris Patten says academic freedom under threat from government taking its cue from Beijing How good is HKU? It. Hong Kong universities must uphold the absolute principle of academic freedom Sun Kwok sees no room for compromise to scholars' freedom to ask questions, and Hong Kong is no exception PUBLISHED.
