District Councilor: Police are Abusing Anti-Crowding Laws to Arrest Citizens and Impose Political Pressure
2314 Prince Edward
District Councilor Chan Po-ming states that he went to the vigil alone and did not know nearby citizens. However, while being searched by the police, he was asked if he was gathering with four other nearby citizens. He noted that these types of events kept happening, and it is unacceptable that the anti-epidemic policy is being used as a political pressure tool.
Source: Apple Daily #Mar31
#DistrictCouncil #831PrinceEdward #AntiEpidemic
2314 Prince Edward
District Councilor Chan Po-ming states that he went to the vigil alone and did not know nearby citizens. However, while being searched by the police, he was asked if he was gathering with four other nearby citizens. He noted that these types of events kept happening, and it is unacceptable that the anti-epidemic policy is being used as a political pressure tool.
Source: Apple Daily #Mar31
#DistrictCouncil #831PrinceEdward #AntiEpidemic
#ChinesePneumonia
Hong Kong Government Imposes Liquor Ban For 14 Days
With regard to the failure to contain the coronavirus, the Hong Kong Government gazetted a new anti-epidemic rule on April 2 that will be in effect the next day.
According to the new regulation, all bars and pubs have to close from 6pm onwards on April 3 for 14 days. The rule also applies to venues and restaurants that sell alcohol: The area concerned has to be closed.
Earlier, Chief Executive Carrie Lam explained the rationale of the measure by claiming that people would "take off their masks" and "become intimate after drinking".
Source: Apple Daily #Apr2
https://bit.ly/2X1IYqv
#LiquorBan #AntiEpidemic
Hong Kong Government Imposes Liquor Ban For 14 Days
With regard to the failure to contain the coronavirus, the Hong Kong Government gazetted a new anti-epidemic rule on April 2 that will be in effect the next day.
According to the new regulation, all bars and pubs have to close from 6pm onwards on April 3 for 14 days. The rule also applies to venues and restaurants that sell alcohol: The area concerned has to be closed.
Earlier, Chief Executive Carrie Lam explained the rationale of the measure by claiming that people would "take off their masks" and "become intimate after drinking".
Source: Apple Daily #Apr2
https://bit.ly/2X1IYqv
#LiquorBan #AntiEpidemic
#FailedState #ChinesePneumonia
Hong Kong Government Announces Plan to Close Down Karaoke Venues, Mahjong Clubs and Night Clubs 4 Minutes Before the Effective Time
At 17:56 on April 1, 2020, the Hong Kong government announced the closure of all karaoke venues, Mahjong clubs and night clubs to be effective at 18:00 on the same day, which was 4 minutes after the order was made.
While the abovementioned businesses are shut down for 14 days from April 1, beauty parlours and massage salons are allowed to operate--despite that a confirmed case of Wuhan pneumonia was connected to a beauty parlour in town.
Source: Stand News #Apr1
#AntiEpidemic #Economy #HKSARGovernment
Hong Kong Government Announces Plan to Close Down Karaoke Venues, Mahjong Clubs and Night Clubs 4 Minutes Before the Effective Time
At 17:56 on April 1, 2020, the Hong Kong government announced the closure of all karaoke venues, Mahjong clubs and night clubs to be effective at 18:00 on the same day, which was 4 minutes after the order was made.
While the abovementioned businesses are shut down for 14 days from April 1, beauty parlours and massage salons are allowed to operate--despite that a confirmed case of Wuhan pneumonia was connected to a beauty parlour in town.
Source: Stand News #Apr1
#AntiEpidemic #Economy #HKSARGovernment
#FailedState #PoliceState
Hong Kong Authorities Enforce Anti-Epidemic Measures in Double Standard According to the Business' Political Stance
Since the Hong Kong government has imposed the Prevention and Control of Disease Regulations, the police take part in enforcing the new law. Under the new ordinance, tables in restaurant should be placed 1.5 meter apart.
In addition to using the anti-epidemic measures to suppress pro-democracy activities, the police reportedly employed differential treatment to eateries according to their stance.
The photo shows how the police checked distances between tables differently in pro-establishment "blue" restaurant and pro-democracy "yellow" restaurant. It was found that the police included the radii of the table into 1.5m measurement for pro-government business.
Many questioned over the fairness and effectiveness of the rules.
Source: https://www.facebook.com/2312898555618061/posts/2541590059415575/?d=n
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Hong Kong Authorities Enforce Anti-Epidemic Measures in Double Standard According to the Business' Political Stance
Since the Hong Kong government has imposed the Prevention and Control of Disease Regulations, the police take part in enforcing the new law. Under the new ordinance, tables in restaurant should be placed 1.5 meter apart.
In addition to using the anti-epidemic measures to suppress pro-democracy activities, the police reportedly employed differential treatment to eateries according to their stance.
The photo shows how the police checked distances between tables differently in pro-establishment "blue" restaurant and pro-democracy "yellow" restaurant. It was found that the police included the radii of the table into 1.5m measurement for pro-government business.
Many questioned over the fairness and effectiveness of the rules.
Source: https://www.facebook.com/2312898555618061/posts/2541590059415575/?d=n
#AntiEpidemic
#FailedState #AntiEpidemic
Medical doctor and legislator denounce Hong Kong government’s low awareness in epidemic prevention
"The Food and Hygiene Department was found not providing enough support and clear guidelines to their frontline staff, who ware sighted putting on or removing protective clothing in a way that risks contamination..."
Source: MingPao #Mar31
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Medical doctor and legislator denounce Hong Kong government’s low awareness in epidemic prevention
"The Food and Hygiene Department was found not providing enough support and clear guidelines to their frontline staff, who ware sighted putting on or removing protective clothing in a way that risks contamination..."
Source: MingPao #Mar31
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Medical doctor and legislator denounce Hong Kong government’s low awareness in epidemic prevention
The outbreak of Coronavirus in Hong Kong is at the verge of losing control. In view of a surge of confirmed cases, the Food and Hygiene Department, however, did not set up a dedicated taskforce to handle the disinfection work for buildings where suspected cases are home-quarantined.
The Department was found not providing enough support and clear guidelines to their frontline staff, who ware sighted putting on or removing protective clothing at stairways or immediately outside the concerning apartments.
It was also reported that immediately after supervising the disinfection and cleaning work for buildings, the health inspectors visited restaurants.
Restaurant operators were shocked and criticised such arrangement as inappropriate.
Leung Tze-chiu, Chairman of the Advisory Committee of the Medical Association's Advisory suggested for the government to create two separate teams, “dirty team” and “clean team”, to handle inspection works that’s contagious.
Kwok Ka-kei, a medical doctor and legislator expressed that a dedicated taskforce is necessary. He condemned the department of having low awareness in epidemic prevention, saying, “the dedicated team should focus only on the sites with confirmed cases to avoid carrying the virus around.”
Source: Ming Pao
#Mar31 #ChinesePneumonia #GlobalOutbreak
Medical doctor and legislator denounce Hong Kong government’s low awareness in epidemic prevention
The outbreak of Coronavirus in Hong Kong is at the verge of losing control. In view of a surge of confirmed cases, the Food and Hygiene Department, however, did not set up a dedicated taskforce to handle the disinfection work for buildings where suspected cases are home-quarantined.
The Department was found not providing enough support and clear guidelines to their frontline staff, who ware sighted putting on or removing protective clothing at stairways or immediately outside the concerning apartments.
It was also reported that immediately after supervising the disinfection and cleaning work for buildings, the health inspectors visited restaurants.
Restaurant operators were shocked and criticised such arrangement as inappropriate.
Leung Tze-chiu, Chairman of the Advisory Committee of the Medical Association's Advisory suggested for the government to create two separate teams, “dirty team” and “clean team”, to handle inspection works that’s contagious.
Kwok Ka-kei, a medical doctor and legislator expressed that a dedicated taskforce is necessary. He condemned the department of having low awareness in epidemic prevention, saying, “the dedicated team should focus only on the sites with confirmed cases to avoid carrying the virus around.”
Source: Ming Pao
#Mar31 #ChinesePneumonia #GlobalOutbreak
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Domestic Helpers Concern Groups Criticize Hong Kong Government for Neglecting Domestic Workers' Rights in Coronavirus Preventive Regulations
"...Tong Hiu-yan, Director of Community Relations at the Foreign Labor Works Centre criticised the government's Labor Departments for not providing enough guidelines for both employers and domestic helpers.
Besides, the Department had no practical measures to protect the rights and interests of the domestics helpers and was unwilling to handle requests of domestic helpers..."
Source: InMedia #Apr5
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Domestic Helpers Concern Groups Criticize Hong Kong Government for Neglecting Domestic Workers' Rights in Coronavirus Preventive Regulations
"...Tong Hiu-yan, Director of Community Relations at the Foreign Labor Works Centre criticised the government's Labor Departments for not providing enough guidelines for both employers and domestic helpers.
Besides, the Department had no practical measures to protect the rights and interests of the domestics helpers and was unwilling to handle requests of domestic helpers..."
Source: InMedia #Apr5
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Domestic Helpers Concern Groups Criticize Hong Kong Government for Neglecting Domestic Workers' Rights in Coronavirus Preventive Regulations
Since March 29 2020, the HKSAR government has prohibited gatherings of more than 4 people in public place and required a social distance of no less than 1.5 meter. The new rule will last for 14 days.
During the coronavirus outbreak, the footbridges in Mong Kok, where domestic helpers spent their day off, has become fairly empty. On 5 April 2020, concern groups including the Foreign Labour Centre, the Asian Migrants' Union and the chairman of Labour Party Kwok Wing-ken distributed hand sanitizers, masks, takeaway menus and Coronavirus prevention leaflets to the foreign helpers on the footbridge.
Eni Lestari, Chairperson of Asian Migrants' Union said, “It is the Government's responsibility to step up epidemic prevention publicity for foreign domestic helpers,” stressing that "protection of domestic helpers is also for the protection of employer's family".
Tong Hiu-yan, Director of Community Relations at the Foreign Labor Works Centre, said they have received many requests for help from domestic helpers. Most of the workers live with the employers and most of them do not have their own rooms. In other words, they would be asked to work and unable to take proper rest, when staying at thr employer's home on holidays.
Tong criticised the government's Labor Departments for not providing enough guidelines for both employers and domestic helpers. Besides, the Department had no practical measures to protect the rights and interests of the domestic helpers and was unwilling to handle requests of domestic helpers.
Source : InMedia HK #Apr5
Image: https://t.me/guardiansofhongkong/19307
#ChinesePneumonia #GlobalOutbreak #MigrantWorkers
Domestic Helpers Concern Groups Criticize Hong Kong Government for Neglecting Domestic Workers' Rights in Coronavirus Preventive Regulations
Since March 29 2020, the HKSAR government has prohibited gatherings of more than 4 people in public place and required a social distance of no less than 1.5 meter. The new rule will last for 14 days.
During the coronavirus outbreak, the footbridges in Mong Kok, where domestic helpers spent their day off, has become fairly empty. On 5 April 2020, concern groups including the Foreign Labour Centre, the Asian Migrants' Union and the chairman of Labour Party Kwok Wing-ken distributed hand sanitizers, masks, takeaway menus and Coronavirus prevention leaflets to the foreign helpers on the footbridge.
Eni Lestari, Chairperson of Asian Migrants' Union said, “It is the Government's responsibility to step up epidemic prevention publicity for foreign domestic helpers,” stressing that "protection of domestic helpers is also for the protection of employer's family".
Tong Hiu-yan, Director of Community Relations at the Foreign Labor Works Centre, said they have received many requests for help from domestic helpers. Most of the workers live with the employers and most of them do not have their own rooms. In other words, they would be asked to work and unable to take proper rest, when staying at thr employer's home on holidays.
Tong criticised the government's Labor Departments for not providing enough guidelines for both employers and domestic helpers. Besides, the Department had no practical measures to protect the rights and interests of the domestic helpers and was unwilling to handle requests of domestic helpers.
Source : InMedia HK #Apr5
Image: https://t.me/guardiansofhongkong/19307
#ChinesePneumonia #GlobalOutbreak #MigrantWorkers
#PoliceState #AntiEpidemic #StateTerrorism
Police Allegedly Obstruct Pro-democracy "Yellow" Restaurant from Operating by Anti-epidemic Measures
Source: Stand News #Apr12
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Police Allegedly Obstruct Pro-democracy "Yellow" Restaurant from Operating by Anti-epidemic Measures
Source: Stand News #Apr12
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Police Allegedly Obstruct Pro-democracy "Yellow" Restaurant from Operating by Anti-epidemic Measures
In view of the Coronavirus pandemic, the Hong Kong government enforced regulations on restaurants since March, by limiting a maximum of 4 persons sharing a table and a minimum of 1.5m distance between tables.
Sine the enforcement, the Food and Environment Hygiene Department (FEHD) and the Hong Kong Police Force were suspected to pick on pro-democracy “Yellow" Shops. After multiple searches of the FEHD on Cafe de JarGor and Glory Cafe, Ki Lung Tea Restaurant at Prince Edward was searched for 45 minutes by over 20 policemen and staff from FEHD on April 11th, during which stoves were demanded to be turned off, and the IDs of every person in the restaurant to be recorded. Spokesperson Ms. Cho criticised such an action as “disturbance”.
During an interview with the Stand News, Ms. Cho recalled that she received a call from an employee, that her presence was required by over 20 policemen and FEHD staff who stormed the restaurant. She heard policemen asking though the phone:” Who’s in charge here? Is there someone like that?” She asked to talk to the policemen but was rejected. “They didn’t tell us what they were looking for, and they refused to wait until I got to the restaurant.” Ms. Cho criticised the policeman as they “talked other people over”, and no warrant passed were presented.
Ms. Cho said, that the policemen even asked for stoves to be turned off, and for the liquor license and IDs of customers to be jotted down. The whole stay lasted for 45 minutes. She accused them of being “clamorous”, and frightening her employees and customers.
Ms. Cho inquired about the incident from FEHD staff, who claimed that they were inspecting the distance between tables, but no “measurements” were taken and no prosecution was made. Ms. Cho called the inspection a “disturbance”, as she believed that “that were not proper manners when inspecting a liquor license. She signed at the end of the interview:” (The police) Be professional! Stop troubling us!”
Ki Lung Tea Restaurant posted a video of the inspection on their Facebook page, in which an employee was contacting the person- in- charge, with a few policemen a a FEHD representative on scene. One policeman pointed at the camera:” Ask your boss who’s in charge in here now!”
In their response to the inquiry by the Stand News, the police explained that officers of the Mongkok region cooperated with related authorities and conduct inspection in the district during Easter Holiday, to ensure public compliance to the Latest directions under Prevention and Control of Disease (Requirements and Directions) (Business and Premises) Regulation and Prevention and Control of Disease (Prohibition on Group Gathering) Regulation. In the operation last night, no prosecution was made. And corresponding actions will be taken if any offence occurred.
Source: Stand News #Apr12
Image: https://t.me/guardiansofhongkong/19490
Police Allegedly Obstruct Pro-democracy "Yellow" Restaurant from Operating by Anti-epidemic Measures
In view of the Coronavirus pandemic, the Hong Kong government enforced regulations on restaurants since March, by limiting a maximum of 4 persons sharing a table and a minimum of 1.5m distance between tables.
Sine the enforcement, the Food and Environment Hygiene Department (FEHD) and the Hong Kong Police Force were suspected to pick on pro-democracy “Yellow" Shops. After multiple searches of the FEHD on Cafe de JarGor and Glory Cafe, Ki Lung Tea Restaurant at Prince Edward was searched for 45 minutes by over 20 policemen and staff from FEHD on April 11th, during which stoves were demanded to be turned off, and the IDs of every person in the restaurant to be recorded. Spokesperson Ms. Cho criticised such an action as “disturbance”.
During an interview with the Stand News, Ms. Cho recalled that she received a call from an employee, that her presence was required by over 20 policemen and FEHD staff who stormed the restaurant. She heard policemen asking though the phone:” Who’s in charge here? Is there someone like that?” She asked to talk to the policemen but was rejected. “They didn’t tell us what they were looking for, and they refused to wait until I got to the restaurant.” Ms. Cho criticised the policeman as they “talked other people over”, and no warrant passed were presented.
Ms. Cho said, that the policemen even asked for stoves to be turned off, and for the liquor license and IDs of customers to be jotted down. The whole stay lasted for 45 minutes. She accused them of being “clamorous”, and frightening her employees and customers.
Ms. Cho inquired about the incident from FEHD staff, who claimed that they were inspecting the distance between tables, but no “measurements” were taken and no prosecution was made. Ms. Cho called the inspection a “disturbance”, as she believed that “that were not proper manners when inspecting a liquor license. She signed at the end of the interview:” (The police) Be professional! Stop troubling us!”
Ki Lung Tea Restaurant posted a video of the inspection on their Facebook page, in which an employee was contacting the person- in- charge, with a few policemen a a FEHD representative on scene. One policeman pointed at the camera:” Ask your boss who’s in charge in here now!”
In their response to the inquiry by the Stand News, the police explained that officers of the Mongkok region cooperated with related authorities and conduct inspection in the district during Easter Holiday, to ensure public compliance to the Latest directions under Prevention and Control of Disease (Requirements and Directions) (Business and Premises) Regulation and Prevention and Control of Disease (Prohibition on Group Gathering) Regulation. In the operation last night, no prosecution was made. And corresponding actions will be taken if any offence occurred.
Source: Stand News #Apr12
Image: https://t.me/guardiansofhongkong/19490
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（深水埗店）：九龍北河街141號地下
「深水埗地鐵站A1出口」
�： 2380... 九龍界限街24號 24 Boundary Street, Kowloon, nil Hong Kong, Hong Kong