College Investments And Links To Chinese Companies and Universities

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Dear Hughes Hall, 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

Julia Watkinson, Hughes Hall, Cambridge

Dear Oliver,

I am writing to acknowledge your recent Freedom of
Information request regarding data held by the College.  

We will respond to you within 20 working days. 

Kind regards,
Julia 

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From: Oliver Walsh <[FOI #775804 email]>
Sent: 20 July 2021 13:45
To: Julia Watkinson <[email address]>
Subject: Freedom of Information request - College Investments And Links To
Chinese Companies and Universities
 
Dear Hughes Hall, 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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Julia Watkinson, Hughes Hall, Cambridge

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Dear Oliver,
I am writing to respond to your Freedom of Information request sent on 20 
July 2021, regarding data held by the College. 
The answers to your questions are highlighted below.

If you are dissatisfied with the College's response you may seek an
internal review of the College’s decision. The request should be made
to: Mrs Julia Watkinson, Compliance Administrator, Hughes Hall, Wollaston
Road, Cambridge, CB1 2EW.

If after that review you remain dissatisfied, you have the right of appeal
under the Freedom of Information Act to the Information Commissioner. If
you wish to exercise this right, you should contact the Information
Commissioner's Office at: Wycliffe House, Water
Lane, Wilmslow, Cheshire, SK9 5AF or via the website
at [1]https://ico.org.uk/.

 

Please confirm your receipt of this email.

Kind regards,

Julia

Julia Watkinson

Compliance Administrator 

Working Pattern: Monday-Thursday 9am-4pm
 

[2]www.hughes.cam.ac.uk

Wollaston Road, Cambridge, CB1 2EW, United Kingdom

Registered Charity No. 1137471

 

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From: Oliver Walsh <[FOI #775804 email]>
Sent: 20 July 2021 13:45
To: Julia Watkinson <[email address]>
Subject: Freedom of Information request - College Investments And Links To
Chinese Companies and Universities
 
Dear Hughes Hall, 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.
The College does not hold this data.

(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.
and
(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.
Overviews of the College's investments are shown in the Hughes Hall
Recommended Cambridge College Accounts ending 31 July 2020 (available at
www.hughes.cam.ac.uk/about-us/official-d....

The College manages its investments under contract with Cazenove Capital,
whose terms of business include a requirement that the College must not
disclose any information in relation to their business. The information
requested in (2) and (3) is therefore exempt under Section 41 (Information
provided in confidence) of the Freedom of Information Act 2000. 

(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

The College does receive donations from and other professorships,
fellowships, institutes or any other academic opportunities funded by,
Chinese companies including, but not limited to the companies in the list
above.
The College has a ten-year partnership agreement between its Digitial
Education Futures Initiative (DEFI) and Dipont Education.
This is not a donation or the funding of a professorship, fellowship,
institute or academic post.
(5) A list of any other instances of cooperation, academic or otherwise,
between the College and universities and companies based in China.

The College fosters academic networking by encouraging visits from
outstanding academics in its Hong Kong Visiting Fellows scheme, in
partnership with the University of Hong Kong. 
The College does not hold any further records of any instances of
cooperation, academic or otherwise, between the College and universities
and companies based in China, that are currently live or within the past
12 months.

  

Fellows at the College may have their own collaborations with institutions
in China through their departments; this data is not held by the College. 

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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