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Public forum at Politics and Public Administration Association SSS HKUSU, The University of Hong Kong: “Chilling the Ivory Tower: The Present and Future of Hong Kong's Academic Freedom”Back

	Background Information
	Date: Monday, 2 April, 2012 Time: 5:30pm-7:00pm Venue: Room 101, Chong Yuet Ming Amenities Centre, The University of Hong Kong Speakers: Dr. Robert Chung  (Director of Public Opinion Programme, The University of Hong Kong)     Mr. Ip Kin Yuen (Education Research Department Director, Hong Kong Professional Teachers' Union; Former lecturer of The Hong Kong Institute of Education)     Prof. Sing Ming (Associate Professor, Division of Social Science, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology)
	Robert Chung's speech (In pdf format and Chinese only)
	Relevant weblink
	The University Education Concern Group Public Forum: "Building a Decent Civic Forum" (5/2/2012) 「Academic Freedom and Opinion Research」 (PTU News, Issue No.599 (2012.02.13) (Chinese only))
	Video
	Part 1 Part 2 Part 3