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facing white terror when studying in
Peking University.
Ho thinks that the school should
re-examine how they can ensure the
personal safety of stu-
dents when they are
not in the campus
area. “The school
has been passive
in providing assis-
tance to students.
They claim that stu-
Nicholas Ho dents can seek help
Ho-kan from the school
when in need, but
can the students really do so when
something actually happens to them?”
he questions.
In a written reply, Professor Tang
Sze-wing, the Chairman and Division
Head of the Department of Chinese
Language and Literature, CUHK, says
that students in the CUHK-Peking
University Dual Degree Programme
have academic advisors who assist
them through offering study advice
and mediation between students and
other parties when facing problems.
He says, “the units that take care
of the student affairs at CUHK and
affiliated departments and relevant
been set up to review the dual degree programmes and respond to students’ units at the host university may offer
enquiries. appropriate help with care and sup-
Students’ fears and worries remain despite the school’s effort to allay their port on academic problems and daily
concerns. Nicholas Ho Ho-kan and Wong Chi, chairperson and secretary re- life problems for students who join
spectively of the Representative Council, Chinese Language and Literature, exchange programmes, short-term
CUHK, said students of their department are worried about being bullied or study programmes, and dual degree
programmes.”
They claim that students can seek Edited by Lily Yu

help from the school when in need, but can
the students really do so when something
actually happens to them?