The government evacuated Taiwanese students from Hong Kong Wednesday night, as the city dug in for another day of clashes with riot police. The Chinese University of Hong Kong has become a literal battleground, and police are threatening to forcibly clear the campus. Taiwanese students at the university were evacuated on charter transport in the evening. Officials say they will help the students resume their education at schools back home. After they arrived safely, you could almost hear a collective sigh of relief. For the families waiting outside customs, this was a reprieve to their fears for their children’s lives. Taiwanese studentAll day long, they were throwing tear gas grenades outside the school dormitory. The school said police would be coming by the dorms at night. Those of us in the dorms were so scared.With Hong Kong’s situation now critical, the Chinese University of Hong Kong has announced an early end to the semester. The Ministry of Education and the Mainland Affairs Council helped evacuate Taiwanese students in Hong Kong last night. Liu Meng-chiDeputy education ministerThe Ministry of Education’s personnel in Hong Kong carried out the coordination. China Airlines provided flights. We arranged for charter transport from the Chinese University of Hong Kong to the airport.The university campus has turned into a battlefield. The Ministry of Education is making arrangements so that the returning students can continue their education at local universities.Pan Men-anEducation ministerThe Ministry of Education has already contacted various universities in the country. We’ll see to the needs of our students and arrange for them to pick up where they left off.King Chung-taNational Tsing-hua UniversityWe’ll have these students identify the subject and the courses that are right for them. Then we’ll have them transfer over.The MAC and education ministry say they’re committed not only to keeping the students from harm, but protecting their right to an education.
The government evacuated Taiwanese students from Hong Kong Wednesday night, as the city dug in for another day of clashes with riot police. The Chinese University of Hong Kong has become a literal battleground, and police are threatening to forcibly clear the campus. Taiwanese students at the university were evacuated on charter transport in the evening. Officials say they will help the students resume their education at schools back home. After they arrived safely, you could almost hear a collective sigh of relief. For the families waiting outside customs, this was a reprieve to their fears for their children’s lives. Taiwanese studentAll day long, they were throwing tear gas grenades outside the school dormitory. The school said police would be coming by the dorms at night. Those of us in the dorms were so scared.With Hong Kong’s situation now critical, the Chinese University of Hong Kong has announced an early end to the semester. The Ministry of Education and the Mainland Affairs Council helped evacuate Taiwanese students in Hong Kong last night. Liu Meng-chiDeputy education ministerThe Ministry of Education’s personnel in Hong Kong carried out the coordination. China Airlines provided flights. We arranged for charter transport from the Chinese University of Hong Kong to the airport.The university campus has turned into a battlefield. The Ministry of Education is making arrangements so that the returning students can continue their education at local universities.Pan Men-anEducation ministerThe Ministry of Education has already contacted various universities in the country. We’ll see to the needs of our students and arrange for them to pick up where they left off.King Chung-taNational Tsing-hua UniversityWe’ll have these students identify the subject and the courses that are right for them. Then we’ll have them transfer over.The MAC and education ministry say they’re committed not only to keeping the students from harm, but protecting their right to an education.
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