It did not reveal when the university head suffered his injury or the length of his expected absence.
Asked if Tuan had already returned to Hong Kong, a university spokeswoman only said the academic was following medical advice and hoped to recover as soon as possible.
“The university expresses its gratitude to all those who have shown concern for the vice-chancellor’s well-being. However, out of respect for his privacy, we will not be making any further comments on the matter at this time,” she said.
The 72-year-old biomedical scientist resigned as head of CUHK in January this year, just days after starting a new three-year term. He will step down in January 2025.
His resignation followed an amendment passed by lawmakers to overhaul the school’s governing council by increasing the number of external members and the voting threshold for approving the appointment of the vice-chancellor.Tuan, who took up the university’s top job in 2018, was targeted by some lawmakers for refusing to attend any Legislative Council meetings about the amendment, citing illness.He was also accused of being overly sympathetic to student protesters in 2019 when he met them on campus and issued an open letter calling on the government to carry out an independent investigation into claims of police abuses.ncG1vNJzZmivp6x7tK%2FMqWWcp51ku6bD0mifqKaXYriwusZonJ2tk5bBqrvNaJirrJmYuaZ7kmttam1mZnyktMinnKydXaq7qsLEq6qirKlitbC6xmaiqKaXYry2wMaooKefXZ2yorCMq6aco6liwbatzWaknpyZmK6tecuemK%2BdXZaztbHRZqCnoqWntq%2BzjKGgpquVobNussClow%3D%3D