A Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK) economics professor apologises after comments made during a campus presentation about gender and marriage trigger criticism online. Students accuse associate professor Terence Chong Tai-leung of promoting misogynistic or regressive views on women, following a talk held at a university-wide assembly on Tuesday.
Both outlets report that the controversy centres on material Chong presented in his slides, including discussion framed around women “marrying for money.” In response to the backlash, Chong issues an apology. The Hong Kong Free Press also reports that while he apologises, he maintains that he did not discriminate. The accounts focus on the social media reaction and the gender-related interpretation of the talk, without attributing formal institutional findings beyond the apology.
