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中大學生會反對唐英年作工程學院院慶主禮嘉賓之聯署聲明
本會近日收到消息,得悉工程學院將於下星期五(九月十六日)舉行廿週年院慶活動,其中邀請了政務司司長唐英年作負責剪綵的主禮嘉賓。本會現表示強烈反對,並已去信要求院方取消有關安排,並交代為何有此安排。
我們的反對理由有三。第一,唐英年擔任政務司司長已有四年,然而任內不見改善已近臨界點的貧富懸殊,反而大力推動取消遺產稅等有利富裕階層的施政,甚至在今年初一個公開會議上發表嘩然一時的「車毀人亡論」,聲稱不少民間對官商勾結的批評為子虛烏有,抹黑社會運動參與者。實際上,香港貧富懸殊近年愈趨嚴重,貧窮人口已達125萬,但是本地富商卻屢登全球富豪榜的前茅。本地無論租戶、僱員、小商戶通通成為失敗者,在高昂地價、缺乏勞工保障以及財團壟斷各行各業的情況下,只能日夜為生計勞役,更難保退休後會有美好生活。中大素來提倡社會關懷,比如近日校方更推出「I.Care」計劃鼓勵學生關心弱勢社群。然而院方此舉卻與中大提倡社關大相矛盾,實在有辱寶貴傳統。
第二,除了漠視民間疾苦,唐英年甚至不尊重最基本的言論自由。唐英年早前就港大八一八事件發表了令人髮指的「垃圾論」,事緣有記者要求唐英年回應關於當日警方保安違反言論自由及新聞自由的指控,唐英年卻以「這說法完全是垃圾」(I think that is completely rubbish)的英語回應,顯示唐英年對警員在港大推倒學生、在麗港城抬走示威居民、遮擋攝影鏡頭等做法完全不聞不問,反而傲氣凌人,至今仍然不肯收回言論,如此種種盡見這位未來特首候選人的傲慢。院方邀請唐英年仍作主禮嘉賓,難道想中大樹立助紂為虐的形象?
第三,本會翻查唐英年履歷,更不明白唐英年在工程界究竟有何建樹,值得擔當院慶活動的主禮嘉賓。近年,香港大專院校舉辦典禮開始出現一歪風,亦即邀請高官富商擔任貴賓,例如港大八一八事件便可見國家副總理、大地產商等權貴位居上座。然而院慶盛事,何不邀請真正有學術成就,或貢獻學院良多的人士擔任主禮嘉賓?院方邀請權貴,既與院慶毫不相干,又沒有與政權保持距離,更敗壞了中大重視言論自由和社會關懷的傳統。說穿了,此舉實質只是為了奉承權貴,以讓院校能夠「沾光」,此外無他。
面對這個灰暗的情況,令我們想起一位對工程學院和中大都很重要的人,就是二十年前有份創立工程學院的高錕前校長。平時,我們對高錕前校長的印象,可能只停留在光纖之父及和藹可親的老人家之上,但其實在他作為我們中大校長期間,雖然有受爭議的地方,但有一個亮點是不可抹殺的,就是高校長對言論自由,表達意見權利的尊重和堅持。當時有一班中大的同學在開放日典禮上搶咪表達自己的訴求,而有很多人,包括校方高層、老師、同學和社會人士要求就這件事開除他們的學籍,甚至有人要求追究到底,但高校長認為他們只是表達自己認為非常重要的意見,不單沒有開除他們,亦沒有追究他們。昔日高校長對言論自由的寬容,與今日唐司長的垃圾論,不禁令人反思兩者所代表的信念的落差和中大對人文精神還有多少堅持。
據此,本會堅決反對院方作此安排,並呼籲同學參與本聯署,否則本會不排除在場內舉牌表示抗議。本會現重申三大訴求:
一、工程學院院方馬上取消邀請唐英年擔任院慶活動主禮嘉賓的安排
二、院方儘快交代為何當初有此決定
三、院方承諾以後不會發生類似事件
中大學生會
二零一一年九月十一日
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