Randy W Posted May 27, 2021 Author Report Share Posted May 27, 2021 The Hong Kong police, citing the threat of the coronavirus, rejected a request to hold a march and vigil to remember those killed in the 1989 crackdown on the Tiananmen protest movement in China. https://www.facebook.com/5281959998/posts/10152693441709999/ Quote The organizers said that they would appeal the decision. The police also blocked the march and vigil last year because of the pandemic. Thousands of people gathered anyway at Victoria Park on Hong Kong Island. Four activists, including Joshua Wong, were given prison sentences ranging from four months to 10 months for participating in the unauthorized assembly. Another 20 people are scheduled to appear in court on related charges next month. Link to comment
Randy W Posted May 28, 2021 Author Report Share Posted May 28, 2021 scmpnews Verified Thousands in Hong Kong are leaving school — and the city altogether. A survey by a teachers’ union has found a quarter of institutions reported more than 20 of their students had left since September last year. The figures were described as alarming, and contributing factors include parents’ concerns over the Beijing-imposed national security law as well as changes to the education scene such as an overhaul of the controversial liberal studies subject. Go to link in bio @scmpnews to read more. View this post on Instagram A post shared by South China Morning Post (@scmpnews) Thousands of Hong Kong pupils have withdrawn from school over past year with many leaving city, survey finds Professional Teachers’ Union describes withdrawal figures as unusual and says contributing factors may include concerns over security law and education changes It urges government to acknowledge and directly address the issue Link to comment
Randy W Posted May 31, 2021 Author Report Share Posted May 31, 2021 HKSAR gov't officials say new electoral system to facilitate effective administration Senior officials of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) government said on Sunday that the local executive-led system will be reinforced under the new electoral system and the government administration will be more effective. Quote HKSAR gov't officials say new electoral system to facilitate effective administration Senior officials of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) government said on Sunday that the local executive-led system will be reinforced under the new electoral system and the government administration will be more effective. The remarks came after the HKSAR Legislative Council (LegCo) passed a bill on improving Hong Kong's electoral system on Thursday. Matthew Cheung, chief secretary for administration, said in an online article that the bill's passage means Hong Kong has finished the local legislation to implement amended Annex I and Annex II to the HKSAR Basic Law. The improved electoral system will help the LegCo to resume its constitutional responsibility, ending rampant legislative conflicts and building a constructive, practical and efficient legislature, he said. The government administration will also be enhanced, Cheung said, vowing more efforts to bolster the economy and improve people's livelihood. Paul Chan, financial secretary, said that repeated political disputes in the past seriously obstructed the government administration, and that violent incidents and the emergence of "Hong Kong independence" also damaged Hong Kong's rule of law and investment environment. Thanks to the enactment of the national security law in the HKSAR and the improvements to the electoral system, a new order of "patriots administering Hong Kong" has been established, allowing Hong Kong to return to a safe, stable and orderly environment, Chan said. As law and order have been restored, the HKSAR government will be able to address deep-seated problems with joint efforts by various sectors, he said. Teresa Cheng, secretary for justice, said in an online article that with the improved electoral system, anti-China disruptors will be prevented from destabilizing Hong Kong and people who genuinely want to serve the people will be able to participate in the government policy-making process. Cheng added that the Department of Justice will work closely with other agencies to ensure the upcoming three elections will be held on schedule in Hong Kong.(Xinhua) from the People's Daily- Hong Kong on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/101554111600106/posts/329714902117358/ Link to comment
Randy W Posted June 6, 2021 Author Report Share Posted June 6, 2021 People's Daily - Hong Kong #Opinion: Hong Kongers should not be incited by lawbreakers Chow Hang-tung, vice-chairwoman of the Hong Kong Alliance in Support of Patriotic Democratic Movements of China, was arrested by Hong Kong police on Friday for promoting unauthorized assembly. The quick and decisive enforcement by the police authority demonstrates that those who break the law must be held accountable and face their consequences. All Hong Kong residents should be aware of these incitement and keep off illegal criminal activities. One of the intentions of Chow and her alike is to incite Hong Kong residents to take advantage of the loopholes of the legal system and support the unlawful assembly. They intend to misdirect the residents to participate and face the same legal consequences, and seek to slip away as a law cannot be enforced when everyone becomes an offender. Although their act is somewhat confusing, in fact it is not difficult to decipher. Since the Hong Kong police has rejected the application of their organization, any further activity would be defined as unlawful assembly. The Article 27 of the Basic Law of Hong Kong SAR grants all Hong Kong residents freedom to assemble, but these rights all have legal prerequisites. Chow ran counter to the law in high profile to announce her participation, which proved nothing but to boast to the public that she enjoys more freedom than law-abiding Hong Kongers. But how could this be? In Hong Kong, a place advocating the rule of law, no one shall place themselves above the law. How could Chow, professionally trained for legal expertise, not be aware of the principle? For many ordinary Hong Kong residents, it’s not in their knowledge that some “anti-China” forces inside and outside Hong Kong will disregard the public interest to serve for their own political interests. from the People's Daily Hong Kong on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/101554111600106/posts/332643648491150/ Link to comment
Randy W Posted June 6, 2021 Author Report Share Posted June 6, 2021 “We will fight back external interference more robustly, so as to defend the red line of ‘one country, two systems,’” said Liu Guangyuan, newly appointed commissioner of the Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs in HKSAR, meets the press in Hong Kong, June 2, 2021. from China Pictorial on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/ChinaPic/posts/3839720036153357 Link to comment
Randy W Posted June 12, 2021 Author Report Share Posted June 12, 2021 SCMP chief news editor Yonden Lhatoo has another go at the sorry state of housing in Hong Kong, where car parks are selling for world record-breaking prices. The housing situation in Hong Kong is mostly carried over from the British colonial days China is fixing Hong Kong – but why not housing? SCMP chief news editor Yonden Lhatoo has another go at the sorry state of housing in Hong Kong, where car parks are selling for world record-breaking prices. https://www.facebook.com/scmp/videos/534295157591235/ Link to comment
Randy W Posted June 13, 2021 Author Report Share Posted June 13, 2021 Multiple overseas rallies mark anniversary of first major clash of 2019 Hong Kong protests Supporters of the Hong Kong protest movement held rallies in dozens of overseas cities, including New York and Washington, to mark the June 12, 2019, protest in Hong Kong, which was the first major clash between protesters and police that year. from the SCMP on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/355665009819/videos/199833511999845 Link to comment
Randy W Posted June 13, 2021 Author Report Share Posted June 13, 2021 (edited) Hong Kong gov’t can now censor films on national security grounds The government said that freedom of expression must be balanced with the "the protection of legitimate societal interests." from the HKFP Quote The new amendments to the Film Censorship Ordinance instruct the Film Censorship Authority to be “vigilant” against the depiction of “any act or activity which may amount to an offence endangering national security” in vetting whether films are appropriate for public screening. and the SCMP National security law: Hong Kong censors told to ban films that breach Beijing-imposed legislation Under new guidelines, censors must determine whether films support or promote acts of subversion, secession, terrorism or collusion with foreign forces But some industry figures warn creativity could suffer in industry once known as ‘Hollywood of the Far East’ Edited June 14, 2021 by Randy W (see edit history) Link to comment
Randy W Posted June 17, 2021 Author Report Share Posted June 17, 2021 HK Apple Daily editor, directors arrested Hong Kong's national security police cited more than 30 Apple Daily articles that called for sanctions against the city and mainland China as justification for arresting the tabloid-style newspaper's editor-in-chief publisher and three other executives. Read more: https://sc.mp/u6ym from the SCMP on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/355665009819/videos/587479615550370 Link to comment
Randy W Posted June 19, 2021 Author Report Share Posted June 19, 2021 The Global Times weighs in Update: $2.3 million in Apply Daily assets frozen, editor-in-chief and four directors arrested on suspicion of conspiracy to collude with foreign forces: HK national security police Hong Kong citizens on Tuesday gather to support the National Security Law for Hong Kong. Photo: cnsphoto Quote The statement stressed that the Basic Law guarantees Hong Kong residents can enjoy freedom of speech, press and publication, but none of the rights and freedoms are borderless, and cannot cross the bottom line of national security, which is also a clear stipulation of relevant international conventions and a general rule in the legal practices of various countries. Hong Kong is a society under rule of law. Everyone is equal, including media organizations. The freedom of the press is not a "shield" for illegal acts, the Liaison Office said. About 500 police officers took part in the morning raid. In addition to making the five arrests, the national security police immediately froze HK$18 million in assets owned by Apple Daily. "The assets of three companies have been frozen, Apple Daily Limited, Apple Daily Printing Limited and Apple Daily Intellect Limited," Senior Superintendent of Hong Kong police Steve Li Kwai-wah told reporters after the arrests. Li said investigations showed that since 2019, dozens of articles published by Apple Daily have called for sanctions against Hong Kong and the Chinese mainland, in both Chinese and English. Our inquiry revealed that, we found that on the newspaper and on the internet version, we found that so far about several, over 30 pieces of articles, which requested foreign countries or institutions to impose sanctions on China and its Hong Kong, in English and Chinese as well, Li told reporters in English. We have very strong evidence that the questionable articles play a very crucial part for the conspiracy which provides the ammunition for the foreign countries and institutions or organizations to impose sanctions to China and its Hong Kong, Li said. Link to comment
Randy W Posted June 22, 2021 Author Report Share Posted June 22, 2021 How Five Hong Kong Protesters Escaped by Speedboat, Found Freedom in the U.S. The men barely knew each other before crossing the South China Sea to Taiwan. ‘We were scared to death,’ one said of their journey. Title changed to: How Hong Kong Protesters Fled by Sea Quote Months after reaching Taiwan, all five eventually made it to the U.S. to seek asylum, after the U.S. State Department got involved. This account of the only group confirmed to have journeyed to freedom by boat is based on interviews with three of the men. Those three were on the run from Hong Kong authorities at the time of their escape, with two of them charged and facing possible multiyear prison sentences. The circumstances of the remaining two men on the boat couldn’t be determined. The three men who spoke to The Wall Street Journal asked to be identified by their English first names. The Journal has verified their identities and corroborated their stories where possible through interviews with people familiar with the matter, official documents and comparisons with local-media reports. People have been leaving Hong Kong by the thousands since Chinese authorities imposed a national-security law last year and used it to smother dissent. Many have taken advantage of a U.K. residency rule that opens the doors to millions of people in Hong Kong, or flown to other places, including Canada, Australia or Taiwan. . . . A spokesman for the Hong Kong government said that depending on the circumstances, the police would track down fugitives and pursue them in accordance with the law. Link to comment
Randy W Posted June 23, 2021 Author Report Share Posted June 23, 2021 Apple Daily newspaper will close no later than Saturday, said the board of its parent company Next Digital on Wednesday. Hong Kong's Apple Daily to publish last paper on Thursday Quote Hong Kong's Apple Daily said on Wednesday afternoon that it will roll off its last print edition on Thursday and stop updating its website after midnight. The move came just hours after its parent Next Digital said the newspaper will close no later than Saturday. "Apple Daily in its print form will come to an end no later than the last edition on Saturday 26 June 2021 and the digital version will no longer be accessible no later than 11:59 p.m. on Saturday 26 June 2021," Next Digital said in a brief statement. Link to comment
Randy W Posted June 24, 2021 Author Report Share Posted June 24, 2021 scmpnews Verified Colleagues watched as Apple Daily executive editor-in-chief Lam Man-chung put the finishing touches on the newspaper’s final print edition on Wednesday night. Hong Kong’s embattled Apple Daily will close after 26 years in circulation, printing its last-ever edition on Thursday and immediately stopping online publication. “Apple Daily is not perfect, but what will Hong Kong be like without us?” the paper said in an open letter to readers. “We thank our readers for joining us. We have fought a good war.” from scmpnews on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/p/CQeDjS7tUJW/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link View this post on Instagram A post shared by South China Morning Post (@scmpnews) Link to comment
Randy W Posted June 24, 2021 Author Report Share Posted June 24, 2021 Hong Kong’s Apple Daily newspaper releases last edition after crackdown People are rushing to get the last copies of Hong Kong’s pro-democracy newspaper Apple Daily as it rolls out its final edition on Thursday. Read more: https://aje.io/w6qca5 https://fb.watch/v/OMibrMYH/ Apple Daily Link to comment
Martin B Posted June 24, 2021 Report Share Posted June 24, 2021 RIP to the Hong Kong the entire world knew and loved. It was an absolutely wonderful place - a high degree of liberty and freedom, safe, cultured/educated - almost like the best of the Eastern and Western worlds in one place. It's now nearly unrecognizable from its glory days. I really feel for those in their 20s and 30s who are caught in this 'shift' at the worst possible time in their lives. 1 Link to comment
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