法國中大校友發起聯署
反對校園放置六四雕塑

（網頁編者按）目前定居法國的兩位中大校友梁文輝、曾永泉發起聯署，反對中大學生會將與「六四」有關的雕塑放置校園內，並籲請校方妥善處理，該聯署信以英文發出，以下為全文。至於如何參與聯署，則不清楚。

Letter to the CPR-CUHK and fellow comrades of CUHK

Through the Alumni Office we learnt with grave concern about the current CU Student Union’s demand to install a statue named “statue of liberty” in the CU campus. We note that the CU Administration is trying to find an alternative to the demand.

As a group of concerned overseas alumni of CUHK, we have difficulty to comprehend the rationale of the Student Union’s persistent demand to have their way and feel obliged to express our views to our endearing alma mater on this issue as follows:

1. The 4th June event is a sad incident. Like other similar incidents throughout the contemporary Chinese history, it’s unnecessary bloody, in which innocent fellow students are brought consciously or unconsciously before the altar of sacrifice (whilst others more or less innocent have found their way out); unlike other similar incidents, the event is continuously manipulated by whatever interest groups, local, foreign or foreign-subsidised, to fulfil whatever interests pursued.

The Student Union’s insistence to install the statue is indeed an expression of an intense political view of a group of people.? What if there are other groups who want to install a statue of Mao Tsetung, or Abraham Lincoln, or Ayatollah Khomeini, or Michael Jackson, or what not…, CUHK campus will then be turned into a fairground for a parade of statues should the CUHK administration succumb to every demand of this nature.

2. We find the statue a hotchpotch of low-taste instrument of political expression. If the “statue of liberty” is to be considered on merit of its artistic and aesthetic value, we have serious doubts about this statue as all of us have considerable exposure to arts and artworks, in Hongkong, in China and many of us have lived or are still living overseas, in particular Europe. As a public institution, is it appropriate to turn CUHK into platform for political strife?? Isn’t this an abuse of Hong Kong taxpayers’ monies?

3. Frankly, does the Student Union’s compelling want to have the statue erected on campus reflect the views of the entire CU student population, the alumni, the faculty and staff and many others who are continuing to contribute to her maturity, the confrontational stand of the Student Union is an attempt to assert and superimpose its political correctness on others.

4. Whilst appreciating the different views and sentiments about the events of June 4th, 1989, CUHK as a university definitely cannot and should not involve in any way in making a political statement of, nor taking any position about these events which, we firmly believe, should be left in the good hands of the historians.

For the time being, we estimate that the installation of such a statute in any open area in our campus is ridiculously negative to any respect to those who have died under the fire of their compatriots, an insult to the intelligence of a broader Hongkong community.

5. Last but not least, we sincerely hope the Student Union would desist from pressing their demand with the CU administration and explore other more amicable channels of communication of their views.

Paris June 08th 2010

LEUNG Manfai (1974 Sociology CCC)

TSANG Wingchuen (1977 Philosophy CCC)

Open to co-sign for all fellow comrades in France or elsewhere

Alumni Association, CUHK, France