College Investments And Links To Chinese Companies and Universities
Dear Lucy Cavendish College, Cambridge,
This is a formal request under the Freedom of Information Act 2000.
Could you please provide:
(1) A list of companies which the College holds stocks and shares in, specifying how many shares are held and the approximate value of the shareholding.
(2) A list of exchange traded funds, private equity funds, mutual funds, index funds, commodities, hedge funds, and bonds that the college has investments in, including the approximate value of each.
(3) In the case of any indirectly held or fund-based investments a breakdown of the companies invested in through the fund, including the percentage of the total fund made up by each holding.
(4) A list of donations from and other professorships, fellowships, institutes or any other academic opportunities funded by Chinese companies including, but not limited to:
- Huawei
- Alibaba
- Tencent
- China Electronics Technology Group Corporation
- Yitu
- Megvii
- SenseTime
- CloudWalk
- Hikvision
(5) A list of any other instances of cooperation, academic or otherwise, between the College and universities and companies based in China.
If you are to invoke Section 43 to withhold information in relation to any of these questions please note you must provide details of the exact FOIA exemption, details of who would be prejudiced by this information, and a public interest test justifying a conclusion with arguments for and against the release of the information.
If you are to invoke Section 12 to withhold information in relation to any of these questions please provide details of how locating, retrieving and extracting this information would exceed the appropriate limit of £450 as set out in the Freedom of Information and Data Protection (Appropriate Limit and Fees) Regulations 2004. Please also be aware of your duty under section 16 (1) of the Act to advise and assist me in narrowing my request to bring it within the appropriate limit.
Thank you very much for your assistance with this request. If you would like any clarification on the information I have asked for, please don’t hesitate to get in touch. I look forward to receiving your response in the next 20 working days.
Yours faithfully,
Oliver Walsh
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Dear Lucy Cavendish College, Cambridge,
I am writing in regards to my Freedom of Information request titled 'College Investments And Links To Chinese Companies and Universities'. As the request was sent on the 18th July 2021, I should have received a response by the 16th of August, taking into account the twenty-one day response window for Freedom of Information requests. This is a legal requirement, under the Freedom of Information Act 2000.
I am enquiring on whether my response will be followed up in coming weeks. I appreciate that during the holiday period the college's FOI Officer may not have been following requests as thoroughly as in term time.
Yours faithfully,
Oliver Walsh
Dear Oliver Walsh
As you say, there have been overlapping holidays but you should receive a response to this request in the next week or so (one key information provider is currently away).
If you are unhappy with the service you have received in relation to your request and wish to make a complaint, you should write to me, at the Lucy Cavendish College address below.
If you are not content with the outcome of your complaint, you may apply directly to the Information Commissioner for a decision. Generally, the ICO cannot make a decision unless you have exhausted the complaints procedure provided by the College. The Information Commissioner can be contacted at:
The Information Commissioner's Office
Wycliffe House
Water Lane
Wilmslow
Cheshire
SK9 5AF
Kind regards
Alison Vinnicombe
Ms Alison A Vinnicombe | Freedom of Information Officer
Lucy Cavendish College, Lady Margaret Road, Cambridge, CB3 0BU
E. [email address] W. www.lucy-cav.cam.ac.uk
Lucy Cavendish College Registered Charity No: 1137875
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Dear Oliver Walsh
Our ref: f2021-033 Chinese investments
Further to your FOI request, I am responding on behalf of Lucy Cavendish College for the Academic year 2020-21 and the Financial Year to 30 June 2021, as follows:
(1) A list of companies which the College holds stocks and shares in, specifying how many shares are held and the approximate value of the shareholding.
(2) A list of exchange traded funds, private equity funds, mutual funds, index funds, commodities, hedge funds, and bonds that the college has investments in, including the approximate value of each.
All contained within the attached pdf
(3) In the case of any indirectly held or fund-based investments a breakdown of the companies invested in through the fund, including the percentage of the total fund made up by each holding.
This information is not held
(4) A list of donations from and other professorships, fellowships, institutes or any other academic opportunities funded by Chinese companies including, but not limited to:
- Huawei
- Alibaba
- Tencent
- China Electronics Technology Group Corporation
- Yitu
- Megvii
- SenseTime
- CloudWalk
- Hikvision
NIL
(5) A list of any other instances of cooperation, academic or otherwise, between the College and universities and companies based in China.
NIL
If you are unhappy with the service you have received in relation to your request and wish to make a complaint, you should write to me, at the address below.
If you are not content with the outcome of your complaint, you may apply directly to the Information Commissioner for a decision. Generally, the ICO cannot make a decision unless you have exhausted the complaints procedure provided by the College. The Information Commissioner can be contacted at:
The Information Commissioner's Office
Wycliffe House
Water Lane
Wilmslow
Cheshire
SK9 5AF
Ms Alison A Vinnicombe | Registrar, FOI Officer & Fellow
Lucy Cavendish College, Lady Margaret Road, Cambridge, CB3 0BU
T. 01223 339240 E. [email address] W. www.lucy-cav.cam.ac.uk
Lucy Cavendish College Registered Charity No: 1137875
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