Fwd (LIU Liming) Re: HUST南迁

cai 发表于 2000/02/04 08:42 华中科技大学校友论坛 (www.hust.org)

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>Date: Fri, 4 Feb 2000 17:52:14 +0800 (HKT)

>From: LIU Liming <liulim @ ust . hk>

Dear Friends,

I attended the alumni meeting on frist of January 2000 at HUST. It was

quite exciting to listen to President Zhou on a series events in 1999

concering the future of HUST. The merging plan was near perfect and the

support we were supposely to have obtained from MoE was so pleasing. I was

still planning to report to my fellow HK HUST alumni the many good news I

heard after the Spring Festival.

The recent dramatic development (I'm still not clear the exact details)

sounds like a big conspiracy, especially if we recall what were rumoured

in early 1999. The whole thing is still unbelievable, especially considering

what were said (or supposely said) by MoE. Are they, the provincial

government and MoE, all involved in this Conspiracy!?

At this moment, I would like to request the leadership of HUST to provide

an official version of what have happened regaring the future of HUST.

This can be done through emails (I suggest if there is a need, money from

the alumni fund can be used to finance those staff who may have to work

to compile emails during the holidays) and letters. We need urgent action,

but must keep a cool head and knowing the facts accurately.

Regardless of what has happened, I think Zhong Xioalin's suggestion to

move HUST to Shenzhen is brilliant, even if it cannot be realized.

If we start the motion and demonstrate that the majority of HUST's stake

holders (the students, faculty, staff, and alumni) are in favor of moving

to Shenzhen and decided to take actions to make it a reality, it will send

a powerful signal to Hubei government and MoE, as well as to the people of

Hubei. I believe the importance of HUST to Hubei and China in the last 20

years and in the next 50 years outweights that of Wuhan U significantly.

The fact that HUST will move to Shenzhen will make a lot of people to

think very hard and if it go through, it will certainly be the biggest

news in Chiees high education in the recent time.

I prefer HUST stay in Wuhan to become a world class university. However,

I believe if HUST can really move to Shenzhen, it will certainly be in

a good position to challenge, if not already overtaking, Zhejiang U,

Fudan, and the like in 10 years. Because Shenzhen has everything except a

good university. Because a lot of companies and communities in

Shenzhen and the region needs a university like HUST. Because many first

class international universities will be interested in establishing real

relationship with a HUST in Shenzhen. And because it will make it more

convenient for a lot of well established HUST alumni abroad to work with

HUST and contribute to HUST's academic development.

At this crucial time, we need unity. We need a HUST leadership that can

take decisive actions for the future of the UNIVERSIY. Let us remember

that a world class university with a tradition will worth more than, say, a

world class company over the long run. That is why we as HUST's alumni

want to see HUST grow and become strong. I cannot decide what a HUST

merged with Wuhan U means to me, and perhaps to many current HUST alumni.

Best wishes for the New Year!

Liu Liming

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