President Duan Chongzhi Resigns: CUHK Trustees Respect Decision and Seek New Leadership

2024-01-10 05:08:03

[Now News Channel]President Duan Chongzhi of CUHK resigned. Three Legislative Council members who are also CUHK trustees said that they respected the president’s decision and emphasized that the amendment to reform the school council was not targeted at anyone. They also hope to recruit a new president as soon as possible. Continue to lead CUHK.

Tuan Chongzhi, President of the Chinese University of Hong Kong, has resigned and will step down in January next year. He said that in accordance with the revised university regulations and the implementation of the new governance structure of the Chinese University, it is the right time to find a new president. The relevant amendments to reform the school council were proposed by three legislators, Zhang Yuren, Tang Jiabiao and Liu Guoxun, who are also members of the CUHK school council. They said they respect the president’s decision.

Legislative Council Member (New Territories North) Liu Guoxun: “Whether it is the reorganization of the University Council or the past incident regarding the school badge, it is actually regarding the problem and the person. The long-term interests of the Chinese University are the basis. I hope that the University will do better, especially The reorganization of the school board is actually a structural reorganization that does not target anyone and hopes to improve the school’s good governance; in fact, the two matters of Vice Principal Wu Shupei and Principal Duan cannot be confused.”

Legislative Council member (catering industry) Zhang Yuren: “Principal Duan’s resignation is his personal choice. We are not doing anything to make him resign.”

Duan Chongzhi was criticized for being re-elected for three years early in 2022 without any global recruitment. The reformed school board has raised the threshold for hiring principals. Three council members said they hope to recruit as soon as possible, which is expected to take half a year to nine months.

Zhang Yuren: “The principals selected in the future need to be approved by three-quarters of the school management committee. This is also in line with the same needs of other schools in Hong Kong. I am not worried that problems will arise under this recruitment condition. Everyone Let’s take a look at whether it will be difficult to do this work in the next year and a half.”

Tang Jiabiao said that the school board will hold a meeting on the selection of a new president as soon as possible. He hopes that the school board will have more information for the society to understand the development of CUHK. He also hopes that Tuan Chongzhi will work closely with the school board during the remaining one-year term.

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