University expels student who called for accountability over Hong Kong fire

A Hong Kong student, Miles Kwan, was expelled from the Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK) after calling for accountability regarding a deadly fire that killed 168 people in November. Kwan was arrested for "seditious intent" after distributing flyers advocating for an independent investigation into the fire. Following his release on bail, CUHK conducted a disciplinary review, leading to his expulsion due to "multiple acts of misconduct." Kwan stated the university penalized him for calling the disciplinary committee names and for a prior criminal damage charge related to placing Tiananmen Square anniversary stickers. Despite completing his studies and expecting to graduate in March, Kwan's degree was revoked, which he criticized as suppressing former students.

A student at the Chinese University of Hong Kong has been expelled after being arrested for sedition over a petition calling for an independent investigation into the Tai Po fire. Miles Kwan Ching-fung was suspended twice and had studied intermittently over six years before his expulsion. He was arrested on November 29 on suspicion of inciting sedition, along with a group of unidentified others who set up the Tai Po Wang Fuk Court Fire Concern Group and launched a petition calling for four demands from the government. The university's Academic and Quality Section sent Kwan an email suspending him before his expulsion. Kwan shared a screenshot of the email on social media, confirming his expulsion. He had previously studied at the university but had only attended sporadically over the past six years.