Hong Kong University Fires Democracy Advocate as China Clamps Down

Mr. Tai is an advocate of civil disobedience who was sentenced to jail last year for public-nuisance offenses related to his involvement in a 79-day street occupation that paralyzed parts of Hong Kong in 2014.

Normal...many examples of universities in europe firing academics for criticising israel...and so called prominent figures..this guy broke the laws and undermined HK authorities as well as set up parallel voting systems...why would he not be fired...

Shame on HK government😠

Follow inf the freedom of speech, press and many other aspects, the freedom of academic finally come to the end in Hong Kong. Make no mistakes, the Hong Kong we knew is gone. HKprotests StandwithHongKong

not only professor. special agent from ChineseCommunistParty just grabbed the leader of pro-democracy student group now

It's ridiculous. Where's the academic freedom?

I don't understand why pro-government activists are happy about that? Only slaves will surrender their freedom.

CCPChina will not stop.

Absolutely agree what he said that this marked the end of academic freedom in Hong Kong under ruled by CCPChina ! CCP_is_terrorist

You can destroy a city by removing the competitive advantages.

China destroyed Hongkong democracy and freedom! China is murderer and dictator CCP_is_terrorist

No academic freedom if anything is pro-democracy in HK...StandWithHongKong

A crystal clear evidence showing how politics interfere HK academic freedom

Hr got fired becoz he is pro-democracy. This is another cultural revolution.

There is no academic freedom in Hong Kong anymore!

Professor Tai has organized Hong Kong most successful primary election that output the only basis for democratic if September Legco election is delayed. Suppressing him = violation of human rights. Must sanction the CCP who's involved.

It is a form of cultural revolution. CCP eliminated the dissidents by imposing

University of Hong Kong become to University of Xiang Gang.

Benny has been fired without any reason

Another example of deteriorating freedom and autonomy in HongKong. Academic freedom may soon come to an extinction. StandWithHongKong FightForFreedom

The dictator has no tolerance for tiny bit of different voices

Let's hope the UK can get him out.

'Advocate of civil disobedience' Trump would have fired him.

The Hong Kong that we know is dead. Blame no one but the Chinese communist party. standWithHongKong

Keep criminals away from schools.

Snowden was fired for pro democracy campaign.

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