Democracy Wall (City University of Hong Kong)

The Democracy Wall (Chinese: 民主牆) at the City University of Hong Kong is a venue for free speech.

There are also tables in front of the wall with various leaflets and books on display, providing further information for those interested in particular issues.

The Democracy Wall of CityU is managed by the City University of Hong Kong Students' Union.

The rules of the wall insist on equality, mutual respect, factual rather than judgemental points, and for students to take responsibility for what they put up.

For example, Dr.Priscilla Leung Mei-fun (Priscilla Leung), an associate professor of City University of Hong Kong School of Law, once posted a statement about the Legislative Council using Powers and Privileges to investigate the progress justice of examining the TV licence of HKTV.

Freedom of speech is an essential right codified in Hong Kong Basic Law.

[citation needed] The Democracy Wall is a place for people to express their opinions and share their views, with an emphasis on political issues.

The Democracy Wall aims to raise students’ attention towards different kinds topics and problems surrounding them.

[citation needed] The location of the wall, next to the university library, is deliberate as to catch the eye of students passing by.

[5][6] In September 2013, there was a post on the Democracy Wall of CityU talking about one of the games in MCS orientation camps in Hong Kong torturing group leaders (students of Year 2 or above) in front of freshmen.

[7][8] In March 2014, there are some posts about the Anti-Cross-Strait Service Trade Agreement to China issues which are happening in Taiwan.

They express their views of supporting Taiwan citizens to against the trade pact with China of holding Sunflower Student Movement.