As a authorized professor and skilled legislator Priscilla Leung Mei-Enjoyable in December, a two-day worldwide summit in Hong Kong for prime teachers, she left some extent on the agenda: politics.
She “explicitly” informed the contributors that they weren’t there to speak about politics and that it was a non -governmental occasion.
International College Presidents & Leaders Summit attracted greater than 50 famend friends from over 20 international locations and areas. They got here from establishments reminiscent of Tsinghua College, the College of Tokyo, the College of California, Los Angeles and the King Abdullah College of Science and Know-how.
“The occasion enabled overseas college leaders to get a greater understanding of Hong Kong. It’s about seeing, studying and experiencing town first hand, and [let them know] Now we have 5 universities within the prime 100 on the planet, ”she stated.
The summit was organized by the Hong Kong Affiliation for Exterior Friendship, a gaggle that she based final yr, impressed by the rising significance of diplomacy from folks to folks, a method that Beijing has typically emphasised in the course of growing geopolitical tensions.
It’s satisfied that such initiatives led by civilians can obtain greater than governments at essential instances.