Abruptly fired by the Chinese University of Hong Kong, Canadian-Chinese scholar Rowena He calls the move shocking but predictable
Canadian-Chinese scholar Rowena He was abruptly fired by the Chinese University of Hong Kong after she was denied an extension to her employment visa.When the Canadian-Chinese scholar Rowena He arrived in Hong Kong in 2019, the city was in the midst of widespread anti-government unrest many compared to China’s own pro-democracy protests of 1989, which she took part in as a teenager and has made the focus of her academic career.
A spokeswoman for CUHK, Sophie Pang, said Prof. He’s employment was dependent on her having a valid visa, decisions about which were a matter for the government. Hong Kong’s Immigration Department did not respond to a request for comment. Global Affairs Canada and the country’s consulate in Hong Kong did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
“People talk about Tiananmen as a revolution, that we were trying to overthrow the government, but 1989 was not about that,” Prof. He told The Globe and Mail. “We took to the streets because we had hope and faith and trust that the government would reform itself, and we were punished by the very system that instilled in us the value of sacrificing for the country.”
But as the post-2020 crackdown continued, Tiananmen became the taboo it has long been in mainland China. In December 2021,after a months-long fight to protect it. Days later, in the early hours of Christmas Eve, the Goddess of Democracy was similarly ejected from CUHK.
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