Oldrich Kral, who was expelled from the university for taking part in the liberalization movement 23 years ago, has been brought back as director of its Sinology Research Office, and new laws are being drawn up to restore academic independence.
東方研究所之外，曾因廿三年前參加捷克自由化運動「布拉格之春」，而被捷共逐出查理大學的漢學家奧．克拉兒，已獲平反，回到學校擔任漢學教研室主任；正在修訂的大學法，也企圖還給學術獨立地位……。