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Satisfaction with Hong Kong’s press freedom slumps to record low: Survey
On April 1, 2022, the Hong Kong Public Opinion Research Institute (#HKPORI) published the results of a telephone survey involving 1,004 respondents’ “appraisal of news media.”
Findings revealed record low results since 1997 - only 28% of respondents are satisfied with #PressFreedom in Hong Kong.
The survey also reported a record-high proportion of respondents saying that local news outlets did not utilise their freedom of speech, the highest rate since September 1997.
The overall satisfaction with media outlets’ performance also dropped from 8% (2021) to 2% (2022), a record low since records began in September 1997.
Chris Yeung, former chairperson of the Hong Kong Journalist Association said that the closure of media outlets was “definitely” a factor contributing to people’s dissatisfaction with press freedom.
Source: LuminantHK, #Apr1
https://t.me/luminanthk/5403
Satisfaction with Hong Kong’s press freedom slumps to record low: Survey
On April 1, 2022, the Hong Kong Public Opinion Research Institute (#HKPORI) published the results of a telephone survey involving 1,004 respondents’ “appraisal of news media.”
Findings revealed record low results since 1997 - only 28% of respondents are satisfied with #PressFreedom in Hong Kong.
The survey also reported a record-high proportion of respondents saying that local news outlets did not utilise their freedom of speech, the highest rate since September 1997.
The overall satisfaction with media outlets’ performance also dropped from 8% (2021) to 2% (2022), a record low since records began in September 1997.
Chris Yeung, former chairperson of the Hong Kong Journalist Association said that the closure of media outlets was “definitely” a factor contributing to people’s dissatisfaction with press freedom.
Source: LuminantHK, #Apr1
https://t.me/luminanthk/5403
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Hong Kong among the bottom 30% autocritising region having the highest increases in repression of civil society in 2021: V-Dem report
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Hong Kong among the bottom 30% in democracy ranking, having the highest increase in repression of civil
society in 2021
In the "Democracy Report 2022: Autocratization Changing Nature", the V-Dem Institute’s report notes that a new wave of democratization is being seen in 15 countries, while 32 countries suffer a decline in democracy.
The Swedish institute's report highlights that #autocratization has “worsened” in Hong Kong, along with India, Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Cambodia, Thailand and the Philippines in the Asia-Pacific region in the last decade.
Hong Kong is also among the countries with the highest increases in repression of civil
society. On a 0 to 4 scale, these countries are Afghanistan (–2.6), Hong Kong (–2.2), and Nicaragua (–2.1).
The report points out that governments in all three countries "evidently engage in extensive subjugation of civil society."
On the worldwide level, the report shows that the level of democracy enjoyed by the average global citizen in 2021 is down to 1989 levels. “The last 30 years of democratic advances are now eradicated.”
Read full report:
https://v-dem.net/media/publications/dr_2022.pdf
Source: V Dem
Hong Kong among the bottom 30% in democracy ranking, having the highest increase in repression of civil
society in 2021
In the "Democracy Report 2022: Autocratization Changing Nature", the V-Dem Institute’s report notes that a new wave of democratization is being seen in 15 countries, while 32 countries suffer a decline in democracy.
The Swedish institute's report highlights that #autocratization has “worsened” in Hong Kong, along with India, Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Cambodia, Thailand and the Philippines in the Asia-Pacific region in the last decade.
Hong Kong is also among the countries with the highest increases in repression of civil
society. On a 0 to 4 scale, these countries are Afghanistan (–2.6), Hong Kong (–2.2), and Nicaragua (–2.1).
The report points out that governments in all three countries "evidently engage in extensive subjugation of civil society."
On the worldwide level, the report shows that the level of democracy enjoyed by the average global citizen in 2021 is down to 1989 levels. “The last 30 years of democratic advances are now eradicated.”
Read full report:
https://v-dem.net/media/publications/dr_2022.pdf
Source: V Dem
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Hong Kong's #COVID Hospital Switches Computer to Chinese for Mainland Medics, but Needs Local Staff to Retype in English
Source: Inmedia #Mar15
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Hong Kong's #COVID Hospital Switches Computer to Chinese for Mainland Medics, but Needs Local Staff to Retype in English
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Hong Kong's #COVID Hospital Switches Computer to Chinese for Mainland Medics, but Needs Local Staff to Retype in English
The first batch of Chinese mainland medical staff arrived in Hong Kong in March 14, 2022, and are assigned to work at the temporary #AsiaWorldExpo isolation facility.
In preparation, the computer system for clinical management at the facility has been changed to display Chinese.
The President of Hong Kong Public Doctors' Association, #LingSiuChiTony, revealed in a radio interview that after discharging a patient from the makeshift hospital, Hong Kong medical staff have to retype the documents by mainland medics before submitting them to the #HospitalAuthority (#HA) network, as Hong Kong's medical records system is in English. He was also concerned about the diagnosis process; although most of the mainland staff were from Guangdong -- where Cantonese is spoken -- their medical as well as conversational language both have differences from those used by Hongkongers.
The mainland medical staff serving in the COVID hospital are exempt from registration. Although the HA claimed to take responsibility for them, if a medical incident were to occur, it would be difficult to hold them responsible.
"Since they (mainland staff) are not locally registered, we cannot hold a disciplinary hearing on them or revoke their license. By the time of the hearing, they may have left Hong Kong already."
Source: Inmedia #Mar15
https://bit.ly/3q7pn5P
#HKPDA #WuhanPneumonia #OmicronWave
Hong Kong's #COVID Hospital Switches Computer to Chinese for Mainland Medics, but Needs Local Staff to Retype in English
The first batch of Chinese mainland medical staff arrived in Hong Kong in March 14, 2022, and are assigned to work at the temporary #AsiaWorldExpo isolation facility.
In preparation, the computer system for clinical management at the facility has been changed to display Chinese.
The President of Hong Kong Public Doctors' Association, #LingSiuChiTony, revealed in a radio interview that after discharging a patient from the makeshift hospital, Hong Kong medical staff have to retype the documents by mainland medics before submitting them to the #HospitalAuthority (#HA) network, as Hong Kong's medical records system is in English. He was also concerned about the diagnosis process; although most of the mainland staff were from Guangdong -- where Cantonese is spoken -- their medical as well as conversational language both have differences from those used by Hongkongers.
The mainland medical staff serving in the COVID hospital are exempt from registration. Although the HA claimed to take responsibility for them, if a medical incident were to occur, it would be difficult to hold them responsible.
"Since they (mainland staff) are not locally registered, we cannot hold a disciplinary hearing on them or revoke their license. By the time of the hearing, they may have left Hong Kong already."
Source: Inmedia #Mar15
https://bit.ly/3q7pn5P
#HKPDA #WuhanPneumonia #OmicronWave
#Resignation
Around 1% of Hong Kong civil servants quit in 2021/22
In Hong Kong, a rise in civil servants and Administrative Officers of the Government quitting their jobs is noticeable in recent years.
In the first 9 months of 2021/22, 8,274 civil servants have left the government, among them, 2,800 handed in their resignation.
The resignations, which represented a 50% increase than last year, were said only made up a small percentage of those who left at the same period. An official source from Civil Service Bureau claimed.
Hong Kong has around 178,000 government workers as of the end of March 2022. Those resigned accounted 1.6%, the highest figure since the return of Hong Kong to China.
The labour union representing civil service employees raised their concern over the vacancy arising from the increase in departure and decline in recruitment, amidst also political and work pressure.
Source: Ming Pao; #Apr19
https://bit.ly/3KaPqAc
#FailedState #CivilServant
Around 1% of Hong Kong civil servants quit in 2021/22
In Hong Kong, a rise in civil servants and Administrative Officers of the Government quitting their jobs is noticeable in recent years.
In the first 9 months of 2021/22, 8,274 civil servants have left the government, among them, 2,800 handed in their resignation.
The resignations, which represented a 50% increase than last year, were said only made up a small percentage of those who left at the same period. An official source from Civil Service Bureau claimed.
Hong Kong has around 178,000 government workers as of the end of March 2022. Those resigned accounted 1.6%, the highest figure since the return of Hong Kong to China.
The labour union representing civil service employees raised their concern over the vacancy arising from the increase in departure and decline in recruitment, amidst also political and work pressure.
Source: Ming Pao; #Apr19
https://bit.ly/3KaPqAc
#FailedState #CivilServant
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2800公僕辭職 回歸後新高 工會：政治及工作壓力增 公務員局：涉多項因素 - 20220419 - 要聞
【明報專訊】近年公務員和政務職系（AO）辭職者趨增，公務員事務局回覆本報查詢，2021/22年度截至12月、即首9個月，有逾2800名公務員辭職，較2020/21全年度增五成，辭職人數佔公務員實際員額比率逾1％，兩者同為回歸以來新高。有公務員工會認為，公務員面對的政治和工作壓力增加，擔心近年投考數字下跌，未必能填補空缺。
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Hong Kong law firm Vidler & Co, which handled protest-related cases announced closure after 19 years
Sources: Ming Pao, Chaser News
#HumanRights #HKLegalSystem #NationalSecurityLaw
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Hong Kong law firm Vidler & Co, which handled protest-related cases announced closure after 19 years
Sources: Ming Pao, Chaser News
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Hong Kong law firm Vidler & Co, which handled protest-related cases announced closure after 19 years
A Hong Kong law firm, which specialised in Human Rights and handled multiple cases related to the 2019 protests will soon cease practising.
The Law Society of Hong Kong notified members that Vidler & Co. intended to cease practice on June 3 after 19 years of operations.
The firm took on several controversial incidents, including an alleged police gang rape and the case of Indonesian journalist Veby Mega Indah, who was allegedly shot in the face with a police projectile.
#MichaelVidler, owner of the firm, has also represented Joshua Wong Chi-fung and protester Ken Tsang Kin-chiu, who was beaten by several police officers in a dark corner in Admiralty.
4 days after the company announced its closure, Vidler was seen leaving the city on 25 April. In the airport, he was bombarded by a group of reporters from Ta Kung Pao, a CCP mouthpiece with questions in Chinese.
Reporters urged him to explain whether his departure is related to #PaulHarris who has left in March this year.
Vidler is on the panel of solicitors for the Legal Aid Department, the Duty Lawyer Scheme and is an approved solicitor for a number of consulates in Hong Kong.
He was twice elected in 2011 and 2017 as a representative of the legal functional constituency on the 1,200-member Election Committee, which is tasked with nominating and choosing Hong Kong's chief executive.
Sources: Ming Pao, Chaser News
https://news.mingpao.com/ins/%e6%b8%af%e8%81%9e/article/20220421/s00001/1650518079447
The Chaser News; #Apr25
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Barrister #PaulHarris Leaves Hong Kong After Being Approached by National Security Police
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Hong Kong law firm Vidler & Co, which handled protest-related cases announced closure after 19 years
A Hong Kong law firm, which specialised in Human Rights and handled multiple cases related to the 2019 protests will soon cease practising.
The Law Society of Hong Kong notified members that Vidler & Co. intended to cease practice on June 3 after 19 years of operations.
The firm took on several controversial incidents, including an alleged police gang rape and the case of Indonesian journalist Veby Mega Indah, who was allegedly shot in the face with a police projectile.
#MichaelVidler, owner of the firm, has also represented Joshua Wong Chi-fung and protester Ken Tsang Kin-chiu, who was beaten by several police officers in a dark corner in Admiralty.
4 days after the company announced its closure, Vidler was seen leaving the city on 25 April. In the airport, he was bombarded by a group of reporters from Ta Kung Pao, a CCP mouthpiece with questions in Chinese.
Reporters urged him to explain whether his departure is related to #PaulHarris who has left in March this year.
Vidler is on the panel of solicitors for the Legal Aid Department, the Duty Lawyer Scheme and is an approved solicitor for a number of consulates in Hong Kong.
He was twice elected in 2011 and 2017 as a representative of the legal functional constituency on the 1,200-member Election Committee, which is tasked with nominating and choosing Hong Kong's chief executive.
Sources: Ming Pao, Chaser News
https://news.mingpao.com/ins/%e6%b8%af%e8%81%9e/article/20220421/s00001/1650518079447
The Chaser News; #Apr25
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Barrister #PaulHarris Leaves Hong Kong After Being Approached by National Security Police
https://t.me/guardiansofhongkong/32345
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韋智達律師行擬6月停止執業 曾處理多宗反修例相關案 (13:19) - 20220421 - 港聞
律師會今（21日）向會員發通告，表示收到韋智達律師行（Vidler & Co. Solicitors）發出擬停止執業的通知書（Notice of intention to cease practice），打算於今年6月3日停止執業。
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Hong Kong Ex-Policeman pleaded guilty to threatening and abusing his own daughter
A 42-year-old former policeman allegedly demanded his ex-wife to see him within 30 minutes, otherwise he would kill their 8-year-old daughter.
Over the phone, the wife could hear her daughter crying and begging the father: "Daddy, please don't. Daddy, please don't. I don't want to use the knife."
The daughter testified in court, and recounted that the man asked her if she wanted to "go with him", which she understood to mean dying. She answered yes at the time, though she didn't want to die.
Later on, when police arrived at the scene, they caught the man attempting to strangle his daughter with a leather belt around her neck and threatening her with a knife.
The man appeared in court on April 21 and pleaded guilty to criminal intimidation and child abuse. He is remanded until his sentencing on May 11.
Source: Channel C; #Apr21
https://bit.ly/3Mq9Nv3
#ChildAbuse #Threat
Hong Kong Ex-Policeman pleaded guilty to threatening and abusing his own daughter
A 42-year-old former policeman allegedly demanded his ex-wife to see him within 30 minutes, otherwise he would kill their 8-year-old daughter.
Over the phone, the wife could hear her daughter crying and begging the father: "Daddy, please don't. Daddy, please don't. I don't want to use the knife."
The daughter testified in court, and recounted that the man asked her if she wanted to "go with him", which she understood to mean dying. She answered yes at the time, though she didn't want to die.
Later on, when police arrived at the scene, they caught the man attempting to strangle his daughter with a leather belt around her neck and threatening her with a knife.
The man appeared in court on April 21 and pleaded guilty to criminal intimidation and child abuse. He is remanded until his sentencing on May 11.
Source: Channel C; #Apr21
https://bit.ly/3Mq9Nv3
#ChildAbuse #Threat
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Hongkongers set up a Facebook page to make fun of the Chief Executive hopeful's poor writing skill
Source: Commons; #Apr21
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Hongkongers set up a Facebook page to make fun of the Chief Executive hopeful's poor writing skill
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