Hong Kong Baptist University protest Contrite but undeterred , suspended students look back on Hong Kong Baptist University Mandarin saga Andrew Chan denies pro-independence leanings , while Lau Tsz-kei refuses to apologise for angry protest which sparked weeks of acrimony on campus PUBLISHED : Saturday , 03 February , 2018 , 3:02pm Mandarin , the language of independence 5 Apr 2018 After weeks of protests , anger and even death threats over a Mandarin language exam at Baptist University , campus seemed to have calmed down by the end of this week , when the school announced it was lifting the suspensions of two students , after the pair apologised to affected staff .