Student Duo To Fight Baptist University Charges

Two students who are facing disciplinary action over a protest about a Putonghua course at Baptist University said on Thursday that they have denied allegations against them before a disciplinary panel.

Student union leader Lau Tsz-kei and his fellow student Andrew Chan – who were suspended for a few days last month after an 8-hour protest at the university's Language Centre – have been charged along with two other fellow students of violating the university's code of conduct.

The panel is looking into the charges, which include obstructing or disrupting lectures and involvement in "indecent behaviour".

After meeting the five member committee, which includes two students, Lau said he had denied the allegations made against him. He said he was trying to collect more evidence to avoid being penalised. He said if he is found guilty, the university could expel him.

Chan, meanwhile, said he also doesn’t agree with the committee's accusation that he had been involved in “indecent behaviour”.

Another student, Liu Wai Lim, is understood to have admitted one of the charges against him, while the other student refused to divulge any details.