{"id":1110,"date":"2019-12-13T13:27:48","date_gmt":"2019-12-13T13:27:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/subtext\/?p=1110"},"modified":"2019-12-16T18:50:33","modified_gmt":"2019-12-16T18:50:33","slug":"hong-kong-phooey","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/subtext\/2019\/12\/13\/hong-kong-phooey\/","title":{"rendered":"HONG KONG PHOOEY"},"content":{"rendered":"
Lancaster University does not seem to be showing a lot of solidarity with its Hong Kong students at the moment. Private Eye and SCAN reported recently on the college accommodation manager who ordered a student to remove a display of sticky notes in a kitchen window which spelled out ‘Stand with Hong Kong’ – SCAN’s story is online at:<\/span><\/div>\n
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https:\/\/scan.lancastersu.co.uk\/2019\/12\/04\/hong-kong-posters-raise-free-speech-questions-on-campus\/<\/span><\/div>\n
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This was not the only recent incident of censorship. On 13 November, a reader wrote to let us know that, at 8:50am that morning, three members of Security were taking down pro-Hong Kong posters. Our reader made enquiries and was told that the University was removing all such posters because they were ‘against the Students’ Union’s rules.’ Lancaster Poster Code 1, Freedom of Speech 0.<\/span><\/div>\n
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On a related note, a group of Hong Kong students came down to the Sports Centre picket line on the first day of the UCU strike to share their stories and to show their solidarity:<\/span><\/div>\n
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https:\/\/twitter.com\/ZoeFLambert\/status\/1198982862013370368<\/span><\/div>\n
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Readers with other tales of anti-HK censorship on campus are encouraged to contact subtext at the usual address.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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