17 Policy Disputes · External Link Directory

Module type: 17 — Link directory (link-only). This module contains no narrative text, no timeline, and no commentary. All links are verifiable external sources; readers should judge credibility and stance for themselves.

# About this module

This module collects external source links related to policy disputes concerning The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU) — including student-discipline policy disputes, adjustments to student union recognition policy, reporting on institutional autonomy, and government/university policy documents.

Policy disputes are highly politically sensitive content. Under this site's site-wide discipline:

• no narrative or analysis is written;
• no timeline is laid out;
• only verifiable external source links are provided, for readers to assess themselves.

For the movement-related aspects of the 2019 campus events, see → 18-wilder-movements/source-directory.md

# I. Student organisation policy

# PolyU's relationship with the student union

• "HKPUSU severs ties with the university (background)," Hong Kong media (multiple outlets):

  • SCMP coverage index: https://www.scmp.com/topics/student-unions-hong-kong
  • Ming Pao coverage search: https://news.mingpao.com

• "University-Student Union Relations," University World News: https://www.universityworldnews.com/post.php?story=20210713153143949

# Mainland and non-local student policy

• "Non-local Student Admission Policy," UGC (University Grants Committee): https://www.ugc.edu.hk/eng/ugc/activity/mainland.html

• "PolyU Admissions — Non-local Students," PolyU official website: https://www.polyu.edu.hk/study/ug/admissions/non-local/

# II. Institutional autonomy and academic freedom

# International academic-freedom monitoring bodies

• Scholars at Risk — Academic Freedom Monitor: https://www.scholarsatrisk.org/monitor/

# General background on Hong Kong higher-education policy

• "Higher Education in Hong Kong," Education Bureau, Government of the Hong Kong SAR: https://www.edb.gov.hk/en/edu-system/postsecondary/

• "UGC — Higher Education Review," UGC: https://www.ugc.edu.hk/eng/ugc/publication/report/

# III. University governance policy

• "PolyU Council," PolyU official website: https://www.polyu.edu.hk/ppoffice/web/council/

• "University Governance," PolyU official website: https://www.polyu.edu.hk/en/about-polyu/university-governance/

• "The Hong Kong Polytechnic University Ordinance," Hong Kong e-Legislation database: https://www.elegislation.gov.hk/hk/cap1075

# IV. Democracy Wall disciplinary matter (2018)

The following are external news sources; this site does not comment on the events described.

• "PolyU disciplines student over independence poster," SCMP: https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/education/article/2160014/hong-kong-polytechnic-university-disciplines-student-over

• "Democracy Wall controversies" coverage index: https://www.scmp.com/topics/democracy-wall

# V. Hong Kong higher-education policy adjustments after 2019

For the 2019 campus events, see 18-wilder-movements/source-directory.md

• "National Security Law and Higher Education," Human Rights Watch: https://www.hrw.org/news/2021/06/17/hong-kong-national-security-law-academic-freedom (external human-rights organisation; readers should judge its stance for themselves)

• "PolyU Official Response on NSL," PolyU official website: https://www.polyu.edu.hk/en/about-polyu/ (starting point for the official position)

# Source statement

All links in this module are external sources. This site is not responsible for the accuracy, stance, or completeness of their content. Some links originate from advocacy organisations or media outlets; readers should assess the source's stance for themselves.

# See also

• 13-governance-and-reform/README.md — university governance and reform (wild-history section)
• 14-student-movements/README.md — history of student movements (wild-history section)
• 18-wilder-movements/source-directory.md — external link directory for the 2019 movement and its aftermath