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On the assault of CUHK security personnel this Monday (11 January), some media and online media and online platforms claimed that security officers of the University made arbitrary arrests of students and abused their power. CUHK firmly refutes such unfounded claims.<\/p>\r\n
In the afternoon of 11 January,\u00a0eight masked individuals,\u00a0clad in black,\u00a0raided the security counter near Exit A of the University MTR station and threw an unknown white powdery substance\u00a0at the security guards on duty. After the raid,\u00a0they fled in different directions into the campus. Other security officers came to assist and pursued the assailants by patrol cars. They tracked down a few fleeing individuals clad in black near the Chung Chi College Chapel and stopped one of them. That individual immediately took off his black clothing\u00a0after being stopped. He could not present any identification documents and said he felt cold. Consequently,\u00a0security officers arranged for him to wait in the patrol car until the police\u00a0arrived\u00a0for further investigation.<\/p>\r\n
The University points out that\u00a0the\u00a0actions of the unidentified\u00a0assailants,\u00a0who attacked others with the white powdery substance,\u00a0created public panic and could have caused severe bodily\u00a0harm\u00a0to people nearby. The University reiterates that security officers have the responsibility to maintain security and order on campus,\u00a0and to protect the safety of its members. Their duties include handling unlawful acts when they occur and cooperating with the police in their investigations. Claims of\u00a0\u201carbitrary arrests against students\u201d circulating on some media and online platforms are entirely\u00a0unfounded and absolutely untrue. CUHK strongly condemns the malicious assault and regards the false content circulated on some media and online platforms as deeply regrettable.<\/p>\r\n
CUHK reiterates that the campus access management measures have been implemented since November 2019,\u00a0with the aim of securing campus\u00a0safety\u00a0for all its members. All individuals must present their valid CUHK identification\u00a0or personal identification\u00a0documents before entering the campus.\u00a0Security\u00a0officers\u00a0reserve the right to refuse campus entry to any individuals\u00a0who fail to provide proper identification. The University has also directed security personnel\u00a0to report cases of refusal to cooperate to the University for follow up.\u00a0<\/p>","show_as_achievement":false,"achievement_category":[],"show_as_clarification":true,"show_as_announcement":false,"photos":null,"attachments":null,"video_source":"","video_file":"","add_play_button":false,"video_caption":"","show_migration":false,"original_id":"3471","photos_original":null,"attachments_original":null},"publishpress_future_workflow_manual_trigger":{"enabledWorkflows":[]},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cpr.cuhk.edu.hk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/press\/83015","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cpr.cuhk.edu.hk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/press"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cpr.cuhk.edu.hk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/press"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.cpr.cuhk.edu.hk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/press\/83015\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":87116,"href":"https:\/\/www.cpr.cuhk.edu.hk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/press\/83015\/revisions\/87116"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cpr.cuhk.edu.hk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=83015"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cpr.cuhk.edu.hk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=83015"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}