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landers and Hongkongers may deter
students from visiting the Mainland,”
she says.
Ka-wai hopes the school can pro-
vide special arrangements regarding
internships amid fears that students
may be targeted by Mainland authori-
ties because of the ongoing anti-gov-
ernment protests in Hong Kong. “The
school may consider cancelling the in-
ternship arrangements as there could
be replacements,” she adds.

Universities’ responses
So far, HKBU has not announced
any special arrangements in response
to students’ concerns. Varsity has con-
tacted the school for comment but has
not received any reply by press time. ever, he stressed that any proposed changes to the program must have the
School of Chinese Medicine, Chi- approval from the CMCHK.
nese University of Hong Kong (CUHK)
has arranged students to take intern- Knowledge over safety?
ships in Hong Kong from November In the same letter, Tuan also responded to students’ concerns regarding
2019 to March 2020 considering the the newly-launched CUHK-Peking University Dual Undergraduate Degree
current social situation. Rocky Tuan Programmes (DDP) offered by the Faculty of Arts, including Linguistics and
Sung-chi, Vice-Chancellor of CUHK, Chinese Language and Literature.
wrote an open letter to students in To participate in the dual degree programme, students can enrol vol-
September, saying the school would untarily and will be selected based on interviews and their academic per-
approach the Chinese Medicine Coun- formances. According to Tuan’s open letter, they can choose to opt-out at
cil of Hong Kong (CMCHK) to explore any time during the programme, and their undergraduate studies at CUHK
the possibility of making changes to will not be affected. Tuan also emphasises that students can always seek as-
the internship arrangements. How- sistance from the school if they need any help. In fact, a task force has also