#Remembrance #June15
Gone, but not forgotten – HongKongers continue to mourn protest's martyr under the menace of the pandemic
Known as 'Yellow Raincoat Man', Marco Leung Ling-kit was the first among many anonymous heroes who sacrificed themselves during the pro-democracy movement. On June 15 2019, Leung was seen wearing a yellow raincoat and standing alone on the rooftop of Pacific Place, a mall where thousands of protesters had stayed in the evening of June 12 after riot police dispersed them with tear gas. Several hours later, Leung fell to his death despite rescue efforts.
Leung's action came shortly after CE Carrie Lam's so-called "suspension" of the controversial extradition bill, which many saw as a wordplay with no legal effect.
10 months later, HongKongers continued their monthly ritual of paying silent tribute to Leung at the pavement. While some laid down white flowers, others waved flags that read "Liberate Hong Kong Revolution of our Times".
Source: Free HK #Apr15
Gone, but not forgotten – HongKongers continue to mourn protest's martyr under the menace of the pandemic
Known as 'Yellow Raincoat Man', Marco Leung Ling-kit was the first among many anonymous heroes who sacrificed themselves during the pro-democracy movement. On June 15 2019, Leung was seen wearing a yellow raincoat and standing alone on the rooftop of Pacific Place, a mall where thousands of protesters had stayed in the evening of June 12 after riot police dispersed them with tear gas. Several hours later, Leung fell to his death despite rescue efforts.
Leung's action came shortly after CE Carrie Lam's so-called "suspension" of the controversial extradition bill, which many saw as a wordplay with no legal effect.
10 months later, HongKongers continued their monthly ritual of paying silent tribute to Leung at the pavement. While some laid down white flowers, others waved flags that read "Liberate Hong Kong Revolution of our Times".
Source: Free HK #Apr15
#Remembrance #June15
Police Intercept Citizens As Memorial of "Yellow Raincoat Man" Ends
At around 21:10 outside Pacific Place, the police stopped and searched at least 4 citizens, as the monthly memorial of Marco Leung, aka "Yellow Raincoat Man", came to an end.
Source: Cupid News #Apr15
Gone, but not forgotten – HongKongers continue to mourn protest's martyr under the menace of the pandemic
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First Blood: He Who Sacrificed Himself
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Police Intercept Citizens As Memorial of "Yellow Raincoat Man" Ends
At around 21:10 outside Pacific Place, the police stopped and searched at least 4 citizens, as the monthly memorial of Marco Leung, aka "Yellow Raincoat Man", came to an end.
Source: Cupid News #Apr15
Gone, but not forgotten – HongKongers continue to mourn protest's martyr under the menace of the pandemic
https://t.me/guardiansofhongkong/19521
First Blood: He Who Sacrificed Himself
https://t.me/guardiansofhongkong/19510
#DailyUpdate #Apr15 #COVID19
COVID-19 Updates (15/4)
At the time of writing, 2,043,943 cases of the coronavirus had been confirmed with 131,333 deaths worldwide. The US, Spain, Italy, France, Germany and the UK are the worst affected countries by the pandemic.
Spain reports largest increase in new infections in more than a week.
Russia reports more than 3,000 coronavirus cases in a day, the country's biggest jump yet.
Hong Kong reports 4 new cases of the virus.
Singapore confirms 334 new coronavirus cases.
Japan reports 457 new coronavirus infections as untraceable cases grow.
Peru coronavirus cases spike as testing ramped up.
Germany recorded its highest number of coronavirus-related deaths in a single day on Tuesday, with 285 people dying of the virus in 24 hours.
New York governor will issue executive order requiring wearing a mask or face covering in public.
New York state will send ventilators to Michigan and Maryland.
Spain to give over 2 million masks to transportation workers.
US NIH scientist says coronavirus vaccine could be available by the fall.
France to give bonus to healthcare workers working with Covid-19 patients.
Statistics Canada says GDP fell 9% in March, largest one-month decline ever.
Amazon warns it could suspend activities in France after court ruling.
The US has halted all funding to the WHO.
Notre Dame restoration put on hold amid nationwide shutdown in France.
Finland lifts movement restrictions in capital region.
Czech government announces further easing of coronavirus restrictions.
Tour de France postponed until end of August.
Scammers arrested for selling virus testing kits illegally in the UK.
Moscow's digital tracking system caused crowding on public transport.
Protest breaks out in Mumbai after nationwide lockdown is extended.
South Korea election turnout at 56.5% by 3 p.m. local time.
US Forces Japan declares public emergency for all of the country due to coronavirus.
Honolulu will require everyone to wear facial coverings in public businesses.
Source: CNN, Worldometer
COVID-19 Updates (15/4)
At the time of writing, 2,043,943 cases of the coronavirus had been confirmed with 131,333 deaths worldwide. The US, Spain, Italy, France, Germany and the UK are the worst affected countries by the pandemic.
Spain reports largest increase in new infections in more than a week.
Russia reports more than 3,000 coronavirus cases in a day, the country's biggest jump yet.
Hong Kong reports 4 new cases of the virus.
Singapore confirms 334 new coronavirus cases.
Japan reports 457 new coronavirus infections as untraceable cases grow.
Peru coronavirus cases spike as testing ramped up.
Germany recorded its highest number of coronavirus-related deaths in a single day on Tuesday, with 285 people dying of the virus in 24 hours.
New York governor will issue executive order requiring wearing a mask or face covering in public.
New York state will send ventilators to Michigan and Maryland.
Spain to give over 2 million masks to transportation workers.
US NIH scientist says coronavirus vaccine could be available by the fall.
France to give bonus to healthcare workers working with Covid-19 patients.
Statistics Canada says GDP fell 9% in March, largest one-month decline ever.
Amazon warns it could suspend activities in France after court ruling.
The US has halted all funding to the WHO.
Notre Dame restoration put on hold amid nationwide shutdown in France.
Finland lifts movement restrictions in capital region.
Czech government announces further easing of coronavirus restrictions.
Tour de France postponed until end of August.
Scammers arrested for selling virus testing kits illegally in the UK.
Moscow's digital tracking system caused crowding on public transport.
Protest breaks out in Mumbai after nationwide lockdown is extended.
South Korea election turnout at 56.5% by 3 p.m. local time.
US Forces Japan declares public emergency for all of the country due to coronavirus.
Honolulu will require everyone to wear facial coverings in public businesses.
Source: CNN, Worldometer
#FailedState #Coronavirus
Trade Unions See Loopholes in Hong Kong Government's Virus Relief Fund
//Trade unions have warned that the latest round of anti-epidemic relief measures in Hong Kong don't go far enough, and there are loopholes in the scheme that need to be plugged.
Speaking at a press conference on April 15, Confederation of Trade Unions' chairwoman Carol Ng said the government's latest HK$137.5 billion relief package fails to help potentially hundreds of thousands of casual workers and people who have recently lost their jobs.
Ng said that a lot of freelancers and self-employed workers won't be eligible to receive 50 percent of their wages up to HK$9,000 from the government.
She also suggested that firms could give the government salary data from earlier in the year, before some implemented pay cuts, and then pocket the difference when the government subsidies come in.
Source: RTHK #Apr15
#AntiEpidemic #ReliefFund #TradeUnion
Trade Unions See Loopholes in Hong Kong Government's Virus Relief Fund
//Trade unions have warned that the latest round of anti-epidemic relief measures in Hong Kong don't go far enough, and there are loopholes in the scheme that need to be plugged.
Speaking at a press conference on April 15, Confederation of Trade Unions' chairwoman Carol Ng said the government's latest HK$137.5 billion relief package fails to help potentially hundreds of thousands of casual workers and people who have recently lost their jobs.
Ng said that a lot of freelancers and self-employed workers won't be eligible to receive 50 percent of their wages up to HK$9,000 from the government.
She also suggested that firms could give the government salary data from earlier in the year, before some implemented pay cuts, and then pocket the difference when the government subsidies come in.
Source: RTHK #Apr15
#AntiEpidemic #ReliefFund #TradeUnion
Government announced second phase of Anti-epidemic measures;
67% interviewees expected little or no help from the $137.5 billion involved
Government announced second phase of Anti-epidemic Fund measures involving $137.5 billion. Most will be used to support enterprises and employees
On April 11 and 12, CSSA Alliance conducted a phone questionnaire with 250 grassroots and 50 small catering business employers in Shum Shui Po and Yau Tsim Mong District. It was found that over 50% of the interviewees' work hours have been reduced, and 30% got laid off; which reflected the great impact on grassroots by this pandemic. Over 40% believed little help would be provided from the wage subsidy launching in June, and 27% did not expect it to be helpful at all.
36% of the interviewees believed they would either only benefit a little or not at all from the second phase of the anti-epidemic fund. 60% of the unemployed interviewees were skeptical if they will be rehired even if their previous employers received the subsidy.
CCSA criticized that granting the subsidy not until June is rather a bailout targeting large enterprises than helping the general public, and the measure is not helpful to the unemployed and small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). They hope that the government can launch unemployment benefits and other efficient measures to help SMES.
Source: Stand News #Apr15
#FailedState #AntiPandemicMeasures
67% interviewees expected little or no help from the $137.5 billion involved
Government announced second phase of Anti-epidemic Fund measures involving $137.5 billion. Most will be used to support enterprises and employees
On April 11 and 12, CSSA Alliance conducted a phone questionnaire with 250 grassroots and 50 small catering business employers in Shum Shui Po and Yau Tsim Mong District. It was found that over 50% of the interviewees' work hours have been reduced, and 30% got laid off; which reflected the great impact on grassroots by this pandemic. Over 40% believed little help would be provided from the wage subsidy launching in June, and 27% did not expect it to be helpful at all.
36% of the interviewees believed they would either only benefit a little or not at all from the second phase of the anti-epidemic fund. 60% of the unemployed interviewees were skeptical if they will be rehired even if their previous employers received the subsidy.
CCSA criticized that granting the subsidy not until June is rather a bailout targeting large enterprises than helping the general public, and the measure is not helpful to the unemployed and small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). They hope that the government can launch unemployment benefits and other efficient measures to help SMES.
Source: Stand News #Apr15
#FailedState #AntiPandemicMeasures
#France #CCP
China Denies Having Claimed French Nursing Home Let People Die of Wuhan Pneumonia
A statement was published on the website of China’s embassy to France, claiming that caregivers in French nursing homes had “collectively deserted, letting their residents dying from starvation and disease”.
China also expressed a wish for so-called "French parties" to dispel any misunderstanding, not specifying whether the comment was meant to address the French government, media outlets or politicians.
In a tweet issued on April 14, 2020, the Chinese embassy in Paris clarified that the incidents of patients being left to die after being abandoned by care workers occurred in Spain, not France.
After French foreign minister Jean-Yves Le Drian summoned China’s ambassador to France,
Beijing dismissed the incident as a "misunderstanding", with China's foreign ministry spokeperson Zhao Lijian saying "China has never issued negative comments on the way France has handled the epidemic."
Source: RFI; France24 #Apr15
China Denies Having Claimed French Nursing Home Let People Die of Wuhan Pneumonia
A statement was published on the website of China’s embassy to France, claiming that caregivers in French nursing homes had “collectively deserted, letting their residents dying from starvation and disease”.
China also expressed a wish for so-called "French parties" to dispel any misunderstanding, not specifying whether the comment was meant to address the French government, media outlets or politicians.
In a tweet issued on April 14, 2020, the Chinese embassy in Paris clarified that the incidents of patients being left to die after being abandoned by care workers occurred in Spain, not France.
After French foreign minister Jean-Yves Le Drian summoned China’s ambassador to France,
Beijing dismissed the incident as a "misunderstanding", with China's foreign ministry spokeperson Zhao Lijian saying "China has never issued negative comments on the way France has handled the epidemic."
Source: RFI; France24 #Apr15
#HongKongProtests #ProtestArt
Protest artworks listed as qualifiers for Hong Kong Human Rights Arts Prize 2020
Justice Centre Hong Kong has announced that among the 95 pieces of artwork, 35 of them are listed as qualifiers to compete for the Hong Kong Human Rights Arts Prize 2020. Some of the qualified artworks are related to the anti-ELAB movement, including 《In front of the water cannon: Hong Kong People 》by Stand News photographer Kenji Wong, 《Seeing Beyond the Tear Gas》by freelance photographer Ben Marans, 《Hong Kong Symposium 2019》by local artist Yuen Kam Wa Magus.
The artwork will be exhibited in the Goethe-Institut Hong Kong from May 12 to June 6 for the public, and results of the competition will be announced on May 12.
Source: Stand News #Apr15
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Protest artworks listed as qualifiers for Hong Kong Human Rights Arts Prize 2020
Justice Centre Hong Kong has announced that among the 95 pieces of artwork, 35 of them are listed as qualifiers to compete for the Hong Kong Human Rights Arts Prize 2020. Some of the qualified artworks are related to the anti-ELAB movement, including 《In front of the water cannon: Hong Kong People 》by Stand News photographer Kenji Wong, 《Seeing Beyond the Tear Gas》by freelance photographer Ben Marans, 《Hong Kong Symposium 2019》by local artist Yuen Kam Wa Magus.
The artwork will be exhibited in the Goethe-Institut Hong Kong from May 12 to June 6 for the public, and results of the competition will be announced on May 12.
Source: Stand News #Apr15
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Anti-ELAB artworks listed as qualifiers for Hong Kong Human Rights Arts Prize 2020
Photo Album: https://t.me/guardiansofhongkong/19674
Justice Centre Hong Kong has announced today that among the 95 pieces of artwork, 35 of them are listed as qualifiers to compete for the Hong Kong Human Rights Arts Prize 2020. Some of the qualified artworks are related to the anti-ELAB movement, including 《In front of the water cannon: Hong Kong People 》by Stand News photographer Kenji Wong, 《Seeing Beyond the Tear Gas》by freelance photographer Ben Marans, 《Hong Kong Symposium 2019》by local artist Yuen Kam Wa Magus. The artwork will be exhibited in the Goethe-Institut Hong Kong from May 12 to June 6 for the public, and results of the competition will be announced on May 12.
This year, the competition is curated by local artist KY Wong. Judges include English conceptual, video and installation artist Jeremy Deller, Australian photographer and Director at Hong Kong Human Rights Arts Prize Katie Vajda, and Eaton HK’s Director of Culture and Image, Chantal Wong. The entries include artists from different ethnic backgrounds.
To ensure the diversity and inclusiveness of the competition, the entries will be anonymous so the artists' name, gender, race, age and experience will not be considered during the judging process.
Judge Katie Vadja said, the qualified artists have turned the hope and fear that they observed (at the protest scenes) into fascinating artworks. "They all reflected the imminent threat to humanity nowadays. And as we have already expected, quite a few of them focused on the heartbreaking political crisis that Hong Kong is facing right now".
Source: Stand News #Apr15
Anti-ELAB artworks listed as qualifiers for Hong Kong Human Rights Arts Prize 2020
Photo Album: https://t.me/guardiansofhongkong/19674
Justice Centre Hong Kong has announced today that among the 95 pieces of artwork, 35 of them are listed as qualifiers to compete for the Hong Kong Human Rights Arts Prize 2020. Some of the qualified artworks are related to the anti-ELAB movement, including 《In front of the water cannon: Hong Kong People 》by Stand News photographer Kenji Wong, 《Seeing Beyond the Tear Gas》by freelance photographer Ben Marans, 《Hong Kong Symposium 2019》by local artist Yuen Kam Wa Magus. The artwork will be exhibited in the Goethe-Institut Hong Kong from May 12 to June 6 for the public, and results of the competition will be announced on May 12.
This year, the competition is curated by local artist KY Wong. Judges include English conceptual, video and installation artist Jeremy Deller, Australian photographer and Director at Hong Kong Human Rights Arts Prize Katie Vajda, and Eaton HK’s Director of Culture and Image, Chantal Wong. The entries include artists from different ethnic backgrounds.
To ensure the diversity and inclusiveness of the competition, the entries will be anonymous so the artists' name, gender, race, age and experience will not be considered during the judging process.
Judge Katie Vadja said, the qualified artists have turned the hope and fear that they observed (at the protest scenes) into fascinating artworks. "They all reflected the imminent threat to humanity nowadays. And as we have already expected, quite a few of them focused on the heartbreaking political crisis that Hong Kong is facing right now".
Source: Stand News #Apr15
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Over 100 UK parliamentarians call for tit-for-tat sanctions against China
//In a joint petition led by #ChrisPatten, the last British Governor of Hong Kong, 103 U.K. parliamentarians called on the U.K. government to sanction Chinese officials, in response to Chinese sanctions on British lawmakers and entities.
“These sanctions reflect the increasingly authoritarian nature of the Chinese Government, which seeks to sanction U.K. parliamentarians, academics, and leading lawyers for the ‘crime’ of daring to voice concern over the persecution of Uighurs,” Patten wrote in the letter to Prime Minister Boris Johnson.
“This unprecedented attack on democratic representatives of the Western world deserves a robust and coordinated response,” Patten wrote in the letter, which was posted on the Facebook page of human rights group #HongKongWatch.
“It is clear that the so-called ‘golden-era’ of relations between the U.K. and China is now over,” he added. “We would urge the Government to immediately review, publish, and implement a cross-departmental strategy on how the U.K. can deal with the growing challenge the Chinese Government presents to the democratic world.”
Shadow Foreign Secretary Lisa Nandy, Asia Minister Stephen Kinnock and former leader of the Conservative Party, Iain Duncan Smith were among the signatories.//
Source: Apple Daily #Apr15
Image: Stand News
https://hk.appledaily.com/news/20210415/AA7LXSA5NFEHZPNGREDOB64IWA/
https://www.thestandnews.com/international/%E5%BD%AD%E5%AE%9A%E5%BA%B7%E7%8E%87-103-%E5%90%8D%E8%8B%B1%E5%9C%8B%E6%9C%83%E8%AD%B0%E5%93%A1%E5%8E%BB%E4%BF%A1%E8%8B%B1%E6%8F%86-%E8%A6%81%E6%B1%82%E5%88%B6%E8%A3%81%E9%A6%99%E6%B8%AF%E5%AE%98%E5%93%A1/
Over 100 UK parliamentarians call for tit-for-tat sanctions against China
//In a joint petition led by #ChrisPatten, the last British Governor of Hong Kong, 103 U.K. parliamentarians called on the U.K. government to sanction Chinese officials, in response to Chinese sanctions on British lawmakers and entities.
“These sanctions reflect the increasingly authoritarian nature of the Chinese Government, which seeks to sanction U.K. parliamentarians, academics, and leading lawyers for the ‘crime’ of daring to voice concern over the persecution of Uighurs,” Patten wrote in the letter to Prime Minister Boris Johnson.
“This unprecedented attack on democratic representatives of the Western world deserves a robust and coordinated response,” Patten wrote in the letter, which was posted on the Facebook page of human rights group #HongKongWatch.
“It is clear that the so-called ‘golden-era’ of relations between the U.K. and China is now over,” he added. “We would urge the Government to immediately review, publish, and implement a cross-departmental strategy on how the U.K. can deal with the growing challenge the Chinese Government presents to the democratic world.”
Shadow Foreign Secretary Lisa Nandy, Asia Minister Stephen Kinnock and former leader of the Conservative Party, Iain Duncan Smith were among the signatories.//
Source: Apple Daily #Apr15
Image: Stand News
https://hk.appledaily.com/news/20210415/AA7LXSA5NFEHZPNGREDOB64IWA/
https://www.thestandnews.com/international/%E5%BD%AD%E5%AE%9A%E5%BA%B7%E7%8E%87-103-%E5%90%8D%E8%8B%B1%E5%9C%8B%E6%9C%83%E8%AD%B0%E5%93%A1%E5%8E%BB%E4%BF%A1%E8%8B%B1%E6%8F%86-%E8%A6%81%E6%B1%82%E5%88%B6%E8%A3%81%E9%A6%99%E6%B8%AF%E5%AE%98%E5%93%A1/