It is rumored that the Li Ka-shing Foundation's office in Shantou University has been delisted. The reason is that Li Ka-shing has been directly subsidizing several colleges, but the school requires that "the funds should go through the school first and then to the college."
Two hours after the news from the Internet was fermented, the news center of Shantou University denied through the official Weibo that "Li Ka-shing was removed from the office of Shantou University" was untrue.
On the afternoon of 28th, Yu, deputy director of the Propaganda Department and director of the News Center of Shantou University, told Red Star News, "The staff of the Foundation left the school several months ago. But this is the adjustment of the normal staff and office location of the foundation. "
The Li Ka-shing Foundation also confirmed to Red Star News that the online news was inaccurate.
Yu bluntly said that she had reported the false news to the Central Network Information Office.
School: Foundation staff left a few months ago.
This news plunged Shantou University into a storm of public opinion.
According to the data of official website, Shantou University was founded in 198 1. It is an institution of higher learning jointly established by the Ministry of Education, Guangdong Province and Li Ka-shing Foundation, and it is also the only public university in the world that is continuously funded by the Li Ka-shing Foundation, a private foundation.
In 20 18, the Li Ka-shing Foundation's funding for this school is expected to exceed HK$ 8 billion.
Yu told Red Star News, "This is a normal adjustment, but I didn't know there would be such speculation outside, and I didn't expect it to cause an uproar." She said that the Li Ka-shing Foundation did set up an office in the administrative center of Shantou University, but its staff was not set up by the school. Now, although the office has been removed, the "Li Ka-shing Foundation" continues to support Shantou University, and the pattern of joint construction by the three parties has not changed. Moreover, as far as I know, there are also foundation staff here. "
Until now, I didn't understand how the news spread on the Internet. "Can the source stand up and fight?"
"Whether it is a state grant or a foundation donation, the use of these funds is transparent and cannot be smeared in a few words." Yu stressed that all funds are used by the school as a whole. So there is no direct subsidy to colleges, and there is no redistribution of schools.
Two years ago, the news that Li Ka-shing withdrew its capital from the mainland caused great controversy. Some experts published an article entitled "Don't let Li Ka-shing get away", criticizing Li Ka-shing's "immorality" in withdrawing capital.
Today, such news is widely spread again. Yu told Red Star News that as a teacher and student of Shantou University, she thanked Mr. Li Ka-shing for his support, and many comments about him on the Internet were wrong.
Guangdong Provincial Public Security Department: No application has been received.
The Li Ka-shing Foundation also expressed surprise at what Red Star News said about online news. "Li Ka-shing Foundation merged several offices of the Foundation in the Mainland and moved to Shenzhen according to the latest regulations of the state on the registration and offices of overseas charities in 20 17. As we all know, Mr. Li's commitment to Shantou University is beyond life. He made an independent project for Shantou University Foundation at the Foundation. "
But why did the Li Ka-shing Foundation merge its offices and move to Shenzhen?
The relevant person in charge of the Overseas NGO Management Office of the Guangdong Provincial Public Security Department told Red Star News that up to now, no application has been received from the Li Ka-shing Foundation to set up an office in Shenzhen. "If you want to set up an office in Shenzhen, you must tell us."
The staff member said, "They may have concentrated the staff of Shantou University in Shenzhen to carry out activities in the name of Beijing Office. This does not need to be filed. "