Academic Freedom on The Wane in Hong Kong, One Year After Security Law rfa.org - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from rfa.org Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
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Amid a crackdown on peaceful dissent and political opposition under a draconian national security law imposed on the city by Beijing, the Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK) recently withdrew recognition for the student union, known as Syzygia, shortly after it elected its new leadership committee. After some consideration, the union disbanded. Former committee member Issac Lam spoke to RFA in a recent interview about his shock at the announcement, given that university leaders and faculty had previously been supportive of the union:
The atmosphere was very harmonious at the time, and the senior management seemed to be looking forward to working with us in the coming year. The dean of students, Raymond Chan, patted all of the Syzygia committee members on the should and congratulated them on their strong counts at the ballot box.