Baptist University president Albert Chan
Sun-chi has vowed to resign if he fails to secure the target site for a
teaching hospital.
Speaking at the university's spring
reception, Chan said he was not threatening the government but would hold
himself responsible if he loses a bid for the former Lee Wai Lee Institute site
eyed for a Chinese medicine teaching hospital.
"As president of the university, I
have the full responsibility to fight for what we need," Chan said.
"I should not stay [at the university] if I fail to do so.
"This is what I urge myself to achieve
and I am not threatening the government."
Earlier, the government decided to allocate
the northern part of the former campus of the Vocational Training Council to
Baptist University for a student dormitory, but rezoned the southern part for
residential properties.
A two-month public consultation will be
held until April.
"We think the land is a hundred times
more suitable for building the hospital than luxury properties," Chan
said.
He said a planned Chinese medicine teaching
hospital is supported by the public and Food and Health Bureau.
The project will cost between HK$800
million and HK$1 billion and the university is looking for donations.
When asked about Baptist University's
former director of Advanced Institute for Contemporary China Studies, Sit
Fung-shuen, Chan said any punishment for Sit will be decided according to
school procedure.
A panel will make a decision in one to two
months.
Sit, who was removed from the position
after the Blue Book of Hong Kong criticized Western-style values in education
programs, is still involved in geographical research, Chan said.
Meanwhile,
Tung Wah College will open a new elective course in embryological studies and
reproductive medicine in light of the increasing demand for assisted
reproductive technology.
The
course will be offered from next school year for nursing and medical science
students.
The
college will also conduct research in infertility treatment combining Western
and Chinese medicine.
Reference: www.thestandard.com.hk/
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