(Hong Kong) The first richest man in Hong Kong Li Ka -shing was absent from Shantou University for the first time in 18 years.The two sources of the school told the South China Morning Post that Li Zekai, who was originally arranged in Shanda's follow -up, did not attend.
The influence in Shanda is threatened
Li Ka -shing 38 years ago in Xiechuangshan, a hometown of hometown in Guangdong, he has donated more than HK $ 10 billion (S $ 1.73 billion) to the school so far, and has been treated with red carpet in the past 17 graduation ceremony.However, the report pointed out that his influence in Shanda was threatened.
A source revealed that in the past few months, the school proposed to remove Li Zekai's seats from the board of directors of Shanshan University.On June 29 last year, Li Ka -shing resigned as the honorary chairman of the school's board of directors after the graduation ceremony of the Shanda University, and made a stick to Li Zekai, who attended the graduation ceremony with him in 2017.
A spokesman for the Li Ka -shing Foundation said that Dr. Luo Huifang, executive director of the foundation, will attend the graduation ceremony.The spokesman said that Li Zekai was asked to withdraw from the school's board of directors, and said that he would continue to support Shanda.
There are signs that the control of major campuses has been strengthened.Li Ka -shing has been accused of withdrawing from the mainland by the Chinese official media in recent years, although he has repeatedly denied this.
The Nanhua Morning Post reported that Shanda Zheng has tried to gradually change the internationalization and freedom of the school over the years.All teachers within the school, including foreign teachers, are required to participate in ideological courses, and students in the school are not allowed to participate in overseas internship plans.
In November 2017, it was reported that the Li Ka -shing Fund withdrew from Shanda University.Although both parties have denied the news, the South China Morning Post pointed out that the Li Jiacheng Foundation's former office in Shanda no longer exists in Mdash; MDASH; Shanda and the Foundation's office in other parts of mainland China have merged and relocated to government regulations and relocated to relocationShenzhen.
On the 16th of this month, the Li Ka -shing Fund launched the full -time reward plan for undergraduate tuition fees for Shanda University, making the school the first public comprehensive university in China to reward the full daily undergraduate tuition fees.The first reward plan is undergraduate from level 2019 to 2022, including the four -year major, clinical medicine, and dental medicine.The plan will spend about 100 million yuan (S $ 20 million) each year.
The Foundation also provides an additional 125 million yuan in funding for Shantou University each year to fund the science and technology and innovation programs for medical colleges and business colleges.
Li Jiacheng revealed in an interview last year that Shanda is now mature, and the foundation can help at any time, but will not participate in the administrative work on weekdays.
According to the surging news report, at the graduation ceremony yesterday morning, some graduates regretted Li Jiacheng's absence.Li Ka -shing has always been loved by Shanda students and has the nickname of Cheng Cheng.He has also said many times that the support for Shanda University will surpass the limit of life.
