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Over 27,000 Hong Kong students left city’s schools last year amid emigration wave
https://hongkongfp.com/2023/07/12/over-27000-hong-kong-students-left-citys-schools-last-year-amid-emigration-wave/
https://hongkongfp.com/2023/07/12/over-27000-hong-kong-students-left-citys-schools-last-year-amid-emigration-wave/
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Over 27,000 Hong Kong students left city’s schools last year amid emigration wave
Over 27,000 primary and secondary students discontinued education in Hong Kong last year amid the city’s emigration wave. There were 27,996 fewer students at the start of the last academic year compared to in 2021, according to HKFP’s calculations based on…
Hong Kong Gov’t and Hong Kong Police target the homeless when pro-democrats are silence.
On July 10th, 7 people representing homeless families protested for more assistance from the Hong Kong Gov’t. Instead of having conversation with officials, they were surrounded by 10 police and was warned not to threaten National Security.
The next day, July 11, Deputy Chief of Administration, Warner Check Wing-hing, proposed to empower officers from Food and Environmental Hygene Department to confiscate anything that takes up public spaces including personal belongings from the homeless.
Since National Security Law was established, most pro-democrats politicians were either silenced or arrested. The check and balance within the legislation has been vanished. Therefore, minorities in Hong Kong have has only become more helpless.
#FreeHK
#HKDMovement
#StandWithHongKong
#NSL
#NationalSecurityLaw
On July 10th, 7 people representing homeless families protested for more assistance from the Hong Kong Gov’t. Instead of having conversation with officials, they were surrounded by 10 police and was warned not to threaten National Security.
The next day, July 11, Deputy Chief of Administration, Warner Check Wing-hing, proposed to empower officers from Food and Environmental Hygene Department to confiscate anything that takes up public spaces including personal belongings from the homeless.
Since National Security Law was established, most pro-democrats politicians were either silenced or arrested. The check and balance within the legislation has been vanished. Therefore, minorities in Hong Kong have has only become more helpless.
#FreeHK
#HKDMovement
#StandWithHongKong
#NSL
#NationalSecurityLaw
Hong Kong Democracy Movement
國安處帶走羅冠聰父母及兄長問話 警方:涉嫌協助繼續從事危害國安行為 https://bit.ly/3D7Z6dN
Nathan Law’s parents and brother was interrogated the day after Hong Kong Police announced a bounty for him and 7 others.
Many people questioned the effectiveness for the bounty since many cities have ended extradition with Hong Kong when National Security Law was passed. However, arresting Nathan Law’s relatives in Hong Kong surprised a lot of people.
Since Nathan Law has left Hong Kong to United Kingdom, he announced he has disconnected with his family and will not contact them in the future. However, this move has failed to keep his family safe.
Nathan Law is accused for the crime of inciting secession and colluding with foreign countries or foreign forces to endanger national security.
#FreeHK
#FreePoliticalPrisoner
#StandWithHongKong
#HKDMovement
Many people questioned the effectiveness for the bounty since many cities have ended extradition with Hong Kong when National Security Law was passed. However, arresting Nathan Law’s relatives in Hong Kong surprised a lot of people.
Since Nathan Law has left Hong Kong to United Kingdom, he announced he has disconnected with his family and will not contact them in the future. However, this move has failed to keep his family safe.
Nathan Law is accused for the crime of inciting secession and colluding with foreign countries or foreign forces to endanger national security.
#FreeHK
#FreePoliticalPrisoner
#StandWithHongKong
#HKDMovement
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🇬🇧加入聯署要求制裁香港官員🔥
英國國會公眾聯署:要求英國政府制裁違反《中英聯合聲明》的港共官員!
📝 立即行動參加公眾聯署:
https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/640649
我們呼籲英國政府制裁任何損害《中英聯合聲明》港共官員和公務員,反制他們侵害香港人的人權和自由。
作為締約國,英國有責任監督中國及香港政府執行《聯合聲明》的情況。我等敦促英國政府實施制裁,向中國政權施壓,不要讓中共持續破壞香港的法治、民主和自治,保護英國人在香港的利益。
⚠️只要你係英國公民或居民,包括BNO簽證持有人,即可參與聯署!
聯署網站輸入的個人資料,謹供會聯絡及統計之用,姓名、完整地址及聯絡方法並不會公開。
📃印製A4,A3文宣可使用原圖
t.me/BHK1841/1994/68409
📌本次聯署共同發起名單及機構
完整連結
📌一個仲會宣傳抗爭活動嘅英國公海
bit.ly/BHK1841
11 JULY 2023
BRITONS IN HONG KONG
#初選無罪 #釋放政治犯 #制裁香港官員 #47人案 #中英聯合聲明 #聯署 #英國 #英國國會 #制裁
英國國會公眾聯署:要求英國政府制裁違反《中英聯合聲明》的港共官員!
📝 立即行動參加公眾聯署:
https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/640649
我們呼籲英國政府制裁任何損害《中英聯合聲明》港共官員和公務員,反制他們侵害香港人的人權和自由。
作為締約國,英國有責任監督中國及香港政府執行《聯合聲明》的情況。我等敦促英國政府實施制裁,向中國政權施壓,不要讓中共持續破壞香港的法治、民主和自治,保護英國人在香港的利益。
⚠️只要你係英國公民或居民,包括BNO簽證持有人,即可參與聯署!
聯署網站輸入的個人資料,謹供會聯絡及統計之用,姓名、完整地址及聯絡方法並不會公開。
📃印製A4,A3文宣可使用原圖
t.me/BHK1841/1994/68409
📌本次聯署共同發起名單及機構
完整連結
📌一個仲會宣傳抗爭活動嘅英國公海
bit.ly/BHK1841
11 JULY 2023
BRITONS IN HONG KONG
#初選無罪 #釋放政治犯 #制裁香港官員 #47人案 #中英聯合聲明 #聯署 #英國 #英國國會 #制裁
Forwarded from Hong Kong Free Press HKFP
Canada simplifies path to permanent residency for Hongkongers
https://hongkongfp.com/2023/07/12/canada-simplifies-path-to-permanent-residency-for-hongkongers/
https://hongkongfp.com/2023/07/12/canada-simplifies-path-to-permanent-residency-for-hongkongers/
Hong Kong Free Press HKFP
Canada simplifies path to permanent residency for Hongkongers
Canada will remove a post-secondary education requirement for Hongkongers applying for permanent residency through its work experience stream from August 15. Under the new policy, Hongkongers will be eligible to apply for permanent residence after working…
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Legco gives DOJ more power to challenge NSL acquittals
Legislators have approved a change to the law giving prosecutors more opportunities to appeal against any future acquittals in national security trials.The Department of Justice will be able to go to the Court of Appeal to challenge acquittals made in cases heard in the High Court by a panel of judges.By a show of hands on Wednesday, lawmakers also supported changes to the Criminal Procedure Ordinance that will allow the prosecution to lodge a challenge if the judge in a High Court criminal trial with a jury rules that the defendant has no case to answer. DAB legislator Rock Chen stressed that no one is immune to making mistakes, not even judges, and the risks are too great when it comes to matters of security."If the prosecution lacks an avenue of appeal, it means defendants who endanger national security will be escaping the long arm of justice, and it means that we are not able to safeguard national security," Chen said. Stanley Ng from the Federation of Trade Unions said it is necessary to have extra safeguards when it comes to national security trials. "We are not saying that the judges deliberately acquit the defendants in such cases. It may be due to the lack of understanding of judges, or they may have a weak awareness of the importance of certain cases," Ng said. Secretary for Justice Paul Lam told Legco that prosecutors will not abuse their new appeal powers."The amendments will not affect the existing rights of the defendant, nor undermine the opportunity to a fair trial and presumption of innocence," he said.
2023-07-12 17:58:08 (4)
Legislators have approved a change to the law giving prosecutors more opportunities to appeal against any future acquittals in national security trials.The Department of Justice will be able to go to the Court of Appeal to challenge acquittals made in cases heard in the High Court by a panel of judges.By a show of hands on Wednesday, lawmakers also supported changes to the Criminal Procedure Ordinance that will allow the prosecution to lodge a challenge if the judge in a High Court criminal trial with a jury rules that the defendant has no case to answer. DAB legislator Rock Chen stressed that no one is immune to making mistakes, not even judges, and the risks are too great when it comes to matters of security."If the prosecution lacks an avenue of appeal, it means defendants who endanger national security will be escaping the long arm of justice, and it means that we are not able to safeguard national security," Chen said. Stanley Ng from the Federation of Trade Unions said it is necessary to have extra safeguards when it comes to national security trials. "We are not saying that the judges deliberately acquit the defendants in such cases. It may be due to the lack of understanding of judges, or they may have a weak awareness of the importance of certain cases," Ng said. Secretary for Justice Paul Lam told Legco that prosecutors will not abuse their new appeal powers."The amendments will not affect the existing rights of the defendant, nor undermine the opportunity to a fair trial and presumption of innocence," he said.
2023-07-12 17:58:08 (4)
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Outlawing online insults to regional flag can promote public respect and love for Hong Kong symbol, gov’t says
https://hongkongfp.com/2023/07/12/outlawing-online-insults-to-regional-flag-can-promote-public-respect-and-love-for-hong-kong-symbol-govt-says/
https://hongkongfp.com/2023/07/12/outlawing-online-insults-to-regional-flag-can-promote-public-respect-and-love-for-hong-kong-symbol-govt-says/
Hong Kong Free Press HKFP
Outlawing online insults to regional flag can promote public respect and love for Hong Kong symbol, gov’t says
A plan to change Hong Kong’s laws related to its flag aimed to make residents “consciously respect and love” the symbol of the city, a government official has said as the amendment bill was officially tabled at the legislature. Secretary for Constitutional…
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7 Hong Kong prison officers arrested over alleged gang rape
https://hongkongfp.com/2023/07/13/7-hong-kong-prison-officers-arrested-over-alleged-gang-rape/
https://hongkongfp.com/2023/07/13/7-hong-kong-prison-officers-arrested-over-alleged-gang-rape/
Hong Kong Free Press HKFP
7 Hong Kong prison officers arrested over alleged gang rape
Seven Hong Kong prison officers have been arrested in connection with a suspected gang rape, the Correctional Services Department (CSD) has confirmed with HKFP. Photo: Candice Chau/HKFP. Police tol…
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Hong Kong national security police raid home of ex-member of pro-democracy party, no arrest made – reports
https://hongkongfp.com/2023/07/13/hong-kong-national-security-police-raid-home-of-ex-member-of-pro-democracy-party-no-arrest-made-reports/
https://hongkongfp.com/2023/07/13/hong-kong-national-security-police-raid-home-of-ex-member-of-pro-democracy-party-no-arrest-made-reports/
Hong Kong Free Press HKFP
Hong Kong national security police raid home of ex-member of pro-democracy party, no arrest made – reports
A former member of defunct Hong Kong pro-democracy party Demosisto, Derek Lam, has been questioned by national security police as officers searched his home in Sai Ying Pun, local media have reported. Demosisto was co-founded by Nathan Law, who is among the…
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Hong Kong security chief condemns Ming Pao over ‘misleading’ op-ed by Democratic Party chair
https://hongkongfp.com/2023/07/13/hong-kong-security-chief-condemns-ming-pao-over-misleading-op-ed-by-democratic-party-chair/
https://hongkongfp.com/2023/07/13/hong-kong-security-chief-condemns-ming-pao-over-misleading-op-ed-by-democratic-party-chair/
Hong Kong Free Press HKFP
Hong Kong security chief condemns Ming Pao over ‘misleading’ op-ed by Democratic Party chair
The Security Bureau has condemned Ming Pao for publishing a “misleading” opinion piece written by Lo Kin-hei, the chairperson of the Hong Kong’s largest pro-democracy party, the Democratic Party. Lo has said he was just writing a “kind reminder” for the government.…
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Hong Kong 47: What Hongkongers wanted was the 5 demands, not legislative vetoes, democrat testifies
https://hongkongfp.com/2023/07/14/hong-kong-47-what-hongkongers-wanted-was-the-5-demands-not-legislative-vetoes-democrat-testifies/
https://hongkongfp.com/2023/07/14/hong-kong-47-what-hongkongers-wanted-was-the-5-demands-not-legislative-vetoes-democrat-testifies/
Hong Kong Free Press HKFP
Hong Kong 47: What Hongkongers wanted was 5 demands met, not legislative vetoes, democrat testifies
What Hongkongers wanted was to achieve the five demands popularised during the protests and unrest in 2019, not for lawmakers to veto the budget in the legislature, the ex-chief of a grassroots political party has. He was testifying during the landmark national…
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Man jailed for 18 days for insulting flags of China and Hong Kong
https://hongkongfp.com/2023/07/14/man-jailed-for-18-days-for-insulting-flags-of-china-and-hong-kong/
https://hongkongfp.com/2023/07/14/man-jailed-for-18-days-for-insulting-flags-of-china-and-hong-kong/
Hong Kong Free Press HKFP
Man jailed for 18 days for insulting flags of China and Hong Kong
A Hong Kong man who said he was drunk when he threw the flags of China and the city to the ground during National Day celebrations last year has been sentenced to 18 days in prison for insulting the emblems. Yung Ching-man, who was arrested last October and…
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Hong Kong appeal court orders retrial of 4 cleared of rioting, calling the original judge ‘plainly wrong’
https://hongkongfp.com/2023/07/14/hong-kong-appeal-court-orders-retrial-of-4-cleared-of-rioting-calling-the-original-judge-plainly-wrong/
https://hongkongfp.com/2023/07/14/hong-kong-appeal-court-orders-retrial-of-4-cleared-of-rioting-calling-the-original-judge-plainly-wrong/
Hong Kong Free Press HKFP
Hong Kong appeal court orders retrial of 4 cleared of rioting, calling the original judge ‘plainly wrong’
Four people accused of rioting in 2019 must face a retrial after being wrongly acquitted by a lower court, Hong Kong’s Court of Appeal ruled on Friday, saying the original judge was “plainly wrong.” The appeal hearing concerned two rioting cases and a total…
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🇨🇦 加拿大救生艇政策修訂細節一覽 🔎
Source: @hongkongwatchorg
加拿大政府於7月11日宣布擴大為香港人而設的Stream B永久居留政策,新政策將於8月15日生效,至2026年8月31日止。
詳情: https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/services/immigrate-canada/hong-kong-residents-permanent-residence/eligibility.html
#加拿大 #PR #Canada #救生艇 #StreamB #移民 #搶人才
Source: @hongkongwatchorg
加拿大政府於7月11日宣布擴大為香港人而設的Stream B永久居留政策,新政策將於8月15日生效,至2026年8月31日止。
詳情: https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/services/immigrate-canada/hong-kong-residents-permanent-residence/eligibility.html
#加拿大 #PR #Canada #救生艇 #StreamB #移民 #搶人才
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As Hong Kong issues arrest warrants for overseas activists, a brief history of extraordinary rendition
https://hongkongfp.com/2023/07/15/as-hong-kong-issues-arrest-warrants-for-overseas-activists-a-brief-history-of-extraordinary-rendition/
https://hongkongfp.com/2023/07/15/as-hong-kong-issues-arrest-warrants-for-overseas-activists-a-brief-history-of-extraordinary-rendition/
Hong Kong Free Press HKFP
As Hong Kong issues arrest warrants for overseas activists, a brief history of extraordinary rendition
Last week, the top news item was that a magistrate had issued warrants for the arrest of eight Hong Kong residents, now living abroad, for alleged offences under the national security law. The gove…
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Eighteen jailed over 2019 riot near PolyU
Eighteen people on Saturday were sentenced to between 36 and 57 months for rioting near Polytechnic University in 2019.One man was also convicted of possession of items with intent to destroy property, as he had been carrying petrol and a cloth.Handing down the sentences, District Court Judge Douglas Yau said the basis for the convictions was that the defendants had been present at the scene of the hours-long riot that took place in the Yau Ma Tei area - bolstering the rioters' momentum, and encouraging others to disturb social order. He described the scene as chaotic, saying debris, bottles filled with petrol, extendable batons, and hammers were left on the street. He said this fully reflected the large number of rioters, and the severity of the situation. Separately, one female defendant who was 17 at the time of the incident, will be sentenced on August 5, pending a training centre report. Police said 213 people have been arrested on charges of rioting during the unrest near Polytechnic University in 2019. It said at present 141 people have been convicted of rioting, with five sentenced to correctional facilities, 125 jailed for between 29 to 64 months, and 11 awaiting sentencing.
2023-07-15 16:31:26
Eighteen people on Saturday were sentenced to between 36 and 57 months for rioting near Polytechnic University in 2019.One man was also convicted of possession of items with intent to destroy property, as he had been carrying petrol and a cloth.Handing down the sentences, District Court Judge Douglas Yau said the basis for the convictions was that the defendants had been present at the scene of the hours-long riot that took place in the Yau Ma Tei area - bolstering the rioters' momentum, and encouraging others to disturb social order. He described the scene as chaotic, saying debris, bottles filled with petrol, extendable batons, and hammers were left on the street. He said this fully reflected the large number of rioters, and the severity of the situation. Separately, one female defendant who was 17 at the time of the incident, will be sentenced on August 5, pending a training centre report. Police said 213 people have been arrested on charges of rioting during the unrest near Polytechnic University in 2019. It said at present 141 people have been convicted of rioting, with five sentenced to correctional facilities, 125 jailed for between 29 to 64 months, and 11 awaiting sentencing.
2023-07-15 16:31:26