Hong Kong University Cuts Off Student Union Over Political Participation

Authorities at a second Hong Kong university have cut ties with the student union, saying that it had become a “platform for political propaganda” following its involvement in recent protest movements.

“The Hong Kong University Students’ Union (HKUSU) has become increasingly politicized in recent years, utilizing the University campus as a platform for its political propaganda,” the University of Hong Kong said in a statement on Friday. “It has repeatedly made inflammatory and potentially unlawful public statements and unfounded allegations against the University,” it said. “The university strongly condemns HKUSU’s radical acts and remarks,” the statement said.