Hong Kong academics fear for freedom under new security law

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HONG KONG: China’s new security law has sent a chill through Hong Kong’s schools and universities with many teachers fearful the city’s reputation for...

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In this file picture taken on July 8, 2020, students run for shelter during a sudden but brief heavy downpour in Hong Kong. China's new security law has sent a chill through Hong Kong's schools and universities with many teachers fearful the city's reputation for academic freedom and excellence is now at risk.

It ended with a warning of “zero-tolerance against politics or personal political views brought into classrooms”.“This may be partly out of genuine concern for staff, but it strangles free speech without the government having to lift a finger,“ said a lecturer who asked not to be identified. At a speech to an education summit last weekend, city leader Carrie Lam said schools and universities had become “politicised”.

Asked about the idea of cameras in classrooms he replied: “If you are not saying anything that you would not be afraid of being heard, then why would you fear being recorded?”

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