CUHK economist apologises over talk that examined women ‘marrying for money’
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A prominent economist at the Chinese University of Hong Kong has apologised after he analysed women “marrying for money” in a talk on campus that led students to accuse him of making gender-biased remarks. The backlash erupted shortly after Terence Chong Tai-leung, an associate professor of economics, delivered his talk about how to invest in one’s life at the university’s bi-weekly assembly on Tuesday. According to posts on social media platform Threads, slides presented by Chong included...An economist at the Chinese University of Hong Kong has apologised after he analysed women “marrying for money” in a talk on campus that led students to accuse him of making gender-biased remarks. The backlash erupted shortly after Terence Chong Tai-leung, an associate professor of economics, spoke about investing in one’s life at a bi-weekly assembly of New Asia College on Tuesday. According to posts on social media platform Threads, slides presented by Chong included one titled “Economics...
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Tue, 22 September 2026
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An economist at the Chinese University of Hong Kong has apologised after he analysed women “marrying for money” in a talk on campus that led students to accuse him of making gender-biased remarks. The backlash erupted shortly after Terence Chong Tai-leung, an associate professor of economics, spoke about investing in one’s life at a bi-weekly assembly of New Asia College on Tuesday. According to posts on social media platform Threads, slides presented by Chong included one titled “Economics...
Sun, 27 September 2026
1 report- South China Morning Post08:30
Love is a many-splendoured thing – except when seen through the lens of economists, apparently. Prominent economist Terence Chong Tai-leung, a Chinese University of Hong Kong associate professor, confirmed this in an address last week to the university’s New Asia College. In a speech titled “How to invest in your life?”, he basically told the female students at the event that they were wasting their time on academic achievements, since women must aim to marry for money. Don’t pursue a PhD, he...
Tue, 29 September 2026
1 report- South China Morning Post14:08
An economist at the Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK) has issued a formal apology for a campus talk criticised as “sexist”, as an online petition calling for his suspension from college duties drew nearly 100 signatures. Terence Chong Tai-leung, an associate head of New Asia College and an associate professor in CUHK’s Department of Economics, posted the apology on his personal Facebook page on Tuesday, a week after making the remarks during an assembly presentation. Chong also offered...