University of Hong Kong fires Benny Tai
On 28 July 2020 the governing council of the University of Hong Kong dismissed law professor Benny Tai because of his criminal conviction. The decision overrode an earlier finding by the university senate that, although Tai had committed misconduct, there were not enough grounds to fire him.
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On 28 July 2020 the governing council of the University of Hong Kong dismissed law professor Benny Tai because of his criminal conviction. The decision overrode an earlier finding by the university senate that, although Tai had committed misconduct, there were not enough grounds to fire him.
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Factrail. (2026). University of Hong Kong fires Benny Tai. Factrail. https://factrail.ai/facts/benny-tai-fired-hku-2020-07-28
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