#DailyUpdate #Mar30 #COVID19
COVID-19 Updates (30/3)
At the time of writing, 738,536 cases of the coronavirus had been confirmed worldwide with 35,005 deaths. The US has confirmed more than 140,000 cases of the virus. Italy is now close to the 100,000 mark. Spain now has more cases then China with 85,000 cases.
Mainland China reports 31 new cases -- and almost all of them are imported
Hong Kong has confirmed 41 new cases of the virus putting the number of infected at 682. 34 of the new patients has travel history, 17 of them are students.
New York City is building a field hospital in Central Park.
Germany's Bavaria extends restrictions until the middle of April.
Israel's PM Netanyahu will self-isolate after aide tests positive for Covid-19.
Prince Charles out of isolation and in good health after coronavirus diagnosis.
Trump extends federal social distancing guidelines to April 30.
8,358 health workers in Italy have tested positive for coronavirus, according to the Italian National Institute of Health.
Zaandam and Rotterdam cruise ships cross Panama Canal.
Hungarian parliament to vote on whether Orban can rule by decree.
Boris Johnson's advisor self isolates after showing coronavirus symptoms.
A Spanish princess has become the first royal to die from coronavirus.
Zimbabwe started a three-week lockdown on Monday as part of the government’s efforts to contain the spread of Covid-19, but critics are calling for more action.
In Malaysia, shops selling daily necessities can now only operate for 12 hours a day.
3 men have been jailed for evading mandatory isolation in Hong Kong, with the longest one jailed for 3 months.
The northern Indian state of Uttar Pradesh in India has handed out over $80 million to 2.75 million workers
An inmate at the Puente Alto prison in Santiago has become Chile's first prisoner to test positive for coronavirus.
An Indian migrant worker died as he tried to walk 179 miles home during virus lockdown.
EasyJet airline is grounding its entire fleet of planes.
Australia proposes $80 billion economic stimulus plan to safeguard jobs.
14 million South Korean households will receive cash under the government's disaster support fund.
US FDA issues limited emergency use authorization for two drugs usually used to treat malaria.
The Philippines recorded 343 new coronavirus infections on Sunday -- the largest single-day increase in cases since the outbreak began.
Source: CNN, Worldometer
COVID-19 Updates (30/3)
At the time of writing, 738,536 cases of the coronavirus had been confirmed worldwide with 35,005 deaths. The US has confirmed more than 140,000 cases of the virus. Italy is now close to the 100,000 mark. Spain now has more cases then China with 85,000 cases.
Mainland China reports 31 new cases -- and almost all of them are imported
Hong Kong has confirmed 41 new cases of the virus putting the number of infected at 682. 34 of the new patients has travel history, 17 of them are students.
New York City is building a field hospital in Central Park.
Germany's Bavaria extends restrictions until the middle of April.
Israel's PM Netanyahu will self-isolate after aide tests positive for Covid-19.
Prince Charles out of isolation and in good health after coronavirus diagnosis.
Trump extends federal social distancing guidelines to April 30.
8,358 health workers in Italy have tested positive for coronavirus, according to the Italian National Institute of Health.
Zaandam and Rotterdam cruise ships cross Panama Canal.
Hungarian parliament to vote on whether Orban can rule by decree.
Boris Johnson's advisor self isolates after showing coronavirus symptoms.
A Spanish princess has become the first royal to die from coronavirus.
Zimbabwe started a three-week lockdown on Monday as part of the government’s efforts to contain the spread of Covid-19, but critics are calling for more action.
In Malaysia, shops selling daily necessities can now only operate for 12 hours a day.
3 men have been jailed for evading mandatory isolation in Hong Kong, with the longest one jailed for 3 months.
The northern Indian state of Uttar Pradesh in India has handed out over $80 million to 2.75 million workers
An inmate at the Puente Alto prison in Santiago has become Chile's first prisoner to test positive for coronavirus.
An Indian migrant worker died as he tried to walk 179 miles home during virus lockdown.
EasyJet airline is grounding its entire fleet of planes.
Australia proposes $80 billion economic stimulus plan to safeguard jobs.
14 million South Korean households will receive cash under the government's disaster support fund.
US FDA issues limited emergency use authorization for two drugs usually used to treat malaria.
The Philippines recorded 343 new coronavirus infections on Sunday -- the largest single-day increase in cases since the outbreak began.
Source: CNN, Worldometer
#ProtestArt #Mar30 #SelfReflect #HKProtest
Prominent street art prompts citizens to reflect on government’s attempt to “Paper over the Cracks”
Four strips of yellow adhesive tape and a description tag - what do these ordinary objects remind you of? Recently, an event was rolled out on LIHKG Discussion Forum, titled “Paper over the Cracks" which showcased the work of a local artist, Giraffe Leung Lok-hei, which drew massive attention.
Read full article: https://telegra.ph/Prominent-street-art-prompts-citizens-to-reflect-on-governments-attempt-to-Paper-over-the-Cracks-03-30
Prominent street art prompts citizens to reflect on government’s attempt to “Paper over the Cracks”
Four strips of yellow adhesive tape and a description tag - what do these ordinary objects remind you of? Recently, an event was rolled out on LIHKG Discussion Forum, titled “Paper over the Cracks" which showcased the work of a local artist, Giraffe Leung Lok-hei, which drew massive attention.
Read full article: https://telegra.ph/Prominent-street-art-prompts-citizens-to-reflect-on-governments-attempt-to-Paper-over-the-Cracks-03-30
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Prominent street art prompts citizens to reflect on government’s attempt to “Paper over the Cracks”
Four strips of yellow adhesive tape and a description tag - what do these ordinary objects remind you of? Recently, an event was rolled out on LIHKG Discussion Forum, titled “Paper over the Cracks" which showcased the work of a local artist, Giraffe Leung…
Police suspected of disclosing protesters’ and journalists’ personal data to doxxing group
The chairwoman of Central and Western District Council Cheng Lai-king was taken into custody from her home in the early morning on 26 March. She was charged with sedition after re-sharing a Facebook post which contained personal information of a police officer accused of firing projectiles and blinding an Indonesian journalist last year.
Read full article: https://telegra.ph/Police-suspected-of-disclosing-protesters-and-journalists-personal-data-to-doxxing-group-03-31
#Mar30 #PoliceState
The chairwoman of Central and Western District Council Cheng Lai-king was taken into custody from her home in the early morning on 26 March. She was charged with sedition after re-sharing a Facebook post which contained personal information of a police officer accused of firing projectiles and blinding an Indonesian journalist last year.
Read full article: https://telegra.ph/Police-suspected-of-disclosing-protesters-and-journalists-personal-data-to-doxxing-group-03-31
#Mar30 #PoliceState
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Police suspected of disclosing protesters’ and journalists’ personal data to doxxing group
The chairwoman of Central and Western District Council Cheng Lai-king was taken into custody from her home in the early morning on 26 March. She was charged with sedition after re-sharing a Facebook post which contained personal information of a police officer…
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Hong Kong's Police State in 3 Cases
In Oct 2019, a 19-year-old man was seriously wounded in the neck and abdomen near Tai Po Lennon Wall. The assailant came from China. He was originally charged with "wounding or inflicting grievous bodily harm”, but the charge has been recently changed to the “attempt of murder”. The case has been referred to the High Court.
In July 2019, a 19-year-old man pleaded guilty of assaulting a police officer in Shatin and was fined HKD2,000. According to lawmaker Cheng Chung-tai, the Department of Justice has issued a letter to appeal by claiming that the penalty is "too light".
In Oct 2019, hundreds of HKUST students demanded the university president Wei Shyy to condemn police brutality after student Chow tsz-lok fell in a car park.
According to HKUST Student Union, a student was notified by the police on March 30 for arrest for “colliding with another person” during a public event on 6 Nov 2019.
Sources: Stand News #Mar30
#HKUST #ChowTszLok
#PoliceBrutality
Hong Kong's Police State in 3 Cases
In Oct 2019, a 19-year-old man was seriously wounded in the neck and abdomen near Tai Po Lennon Wall. The assailant came from China. He was originally charged with "wounding or inflicting grievous bodily harm”, but the charge has been recently changed to the “attempt of murder”. The case has been referred to the High Court.
In July 2019, a 19-year-old man pleaded guilty of assaulting a police officer in Shatin and was fined HKD2,000. According to lawmaker Cheng Chung-tai, the Department of Justice has issued a letter to appeal by claiming that the penalty is "too light".
In Oct 2019, hundreds of HKUST students demanded the university president Wei Shyy to condemn police brutality after student Chow tsz-lok fell in a car park.
According to HKUST Student Union, a student was notified by the police on March 30 for arrest for “colliding with another person” during a public event on 6 Nov 2019.
Sources: Stand News #Mar30
#HKUST #ChowTszLok
#PoliceBrutality
#HongKongPolice #Weapon
Civil Rights Observer: taser gun not necessary, HK Police uses excessive force and violates international code of weapon use
The Civil Rights Observer released research findings on Tasers on March 31 and concluded that it is not necessary to introduce tasers as Hong Kong police force is well equipped with tear gas, sponge grenades, rubber bullets, bean bag rounds and live ammunition. It further criticised HKSAR government’s attempt to look for options closer to lethal force among non-live ammunition and less-lethal weapons. This violates the principle of avoiding casualties by force, as provided by the United Nations’ Guidance on Less-lethal Weapons and Related Equipment in Law Enforcement.
The Civil Rights Observer pointed out that the Hong Kong Police has been repeatedly suspected of using excessive and unlawful force in the anti-extradition bill protests or related activities, violating internationally recognized codes of conduct and guidelines in their use of various weapons. Some frontline police officers have become increasingly hostile towards demonstrators, people holding different political opinions, journalists and first-aiders. However, no police officer has been demoted, fired or prosecuted, since June last year. This shows that the current mechanism fails to hold the police accountable.
The report also cited many severe injuries inflicted by tasers in overseas countries, particularly when it is deployed alongside tear gas and pepper spray. In France, the police once set the body of a suspect on fire by deploying tear spray and a taser at the same time.
Chemistry expert Dr. K. Kwong said the use of tasers near flammable liquids or explosive gases can lead to fire, deflagration and even explosion, depending whether or not the tear gas cannister is using flammable compressed gas as a propellant.
Dr. Kwong added that remote electric tasers are more powerful than tasers that directly shock at close range, as electric current passing through the heart is more likely to cause fatality. He also pointed that whoever in physical contact of the one being stunned could also be accidentally knocked out.
Sources: Civil Rights Observer; Apple Daily
#Mar30 #PoliceBrutality #PoliceState #CRO #Taser
Civil Rights Observer: taser gun not necessary, HK Police uses excessive force and violates international code of weapon use
The Civil Rights Observer released research findings on Tasers on March 31 and concluded that it is not necessary to introduce tasers as Hong Kong police force is well equipped with tear gas, sponge grenades, rubber bullets, bean bag rounds and live ammunition. It further criticised HKSAR government’s attempt to look for options closer to lethal force among non-live ammunition and less-lethal weapons. This violates the principle of avoiding casualties by force, as provided by the United Nations’ Guidance on Less-lethal Weapons and Related Equipment in Law Enforcement.
The Civil Rights Observer pointed out that the Hong Kong Police has been repeatedly suspected of using excessive and unlawful force in the anti-extradition bill protests or related activities, violating internationally recognized codes of conduct and guidelines in their use of various weapons. Some frontline police officers have become increasingly hostile towards demonstrators, people holding different political opinions, journalists and first-aiders. However, no police officer has been demoted, fired or prosecuted, since June last year. This shows that the current mechanism fails to hold the police accountable.
The report also cited many severe injuries inflicted by tasers in overseas countries, particularly when it is deployed alongside tear gas and pepper spray. In France, the police once set the body of a suspect on fire by deploying tear spray and a taser at the same time.
Chemistry expert Dr. K. Kwong said the use of tasers near flammable liquids or explosive gases can lead to fire, deflagration and even explosion, depending whether or not the tear gas cannister is using flammable compressed gas as a propellant.
Dr. Kwong added that remote electric tasers are more powerful than tasers that directly shock at close range, as electric current passing through the heart is more likely to cause fatality. He also pointed that whoever in physical contact of the one being stunned could also be accidentally knocked out.
Sources: Civil Rights Observer; Apple Daily
#Mar30 #PoliceBrutality #PoliceState #CRO #Taser
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#Dentistry #CivilServant
Government dental services carry on routine duty without washout period during coronavirus outbreak
The facebook page of Civil Servants' Secrets, where whistleblowers' messages are published, revealed on March 30, 2020 that dentists and dental nurses working in government's clinics were demanded to take up coronavirus inspection work in ports or Asia-Expo once or twice a week.
Without any washout period, they are directly sent back to carry on their routine services at dental clinics after the inspection work. At the port areas, they gave out quarantine orders to overseas arrivals and collect samples of sputum from those passengers with onset of Coronavirus.
Source: Facebook Page of Civil Servants' Secrets
#Mar30 #ChinesePneumonia #GlobalOutbreak #WashoutPeriod #HealthCrisis
Government dental services carry on routine duty without washout period during coronavirus outbreak
The facebook page of Civil Servants' Secrets, where whistleblowers' messages are published, revealed on March 30, 2020 that dentists and dental nurses working in government's clinics were demanded to take up coronavirus inspection work in ports or Asia-Expo once or twice a week.
Without any washout period, they are directly sent back to carry on their routine services at dental clinics after the inspection work. At the port areas, they gave out quarantine orders to overseas arrivals and collect samples of sputum from those passengers with onset of Coronavirus.
Source: Facebook Page of Civil Servants' Secrets
#Mar30 #ChinesePneumonia #GlobalOutbreak #WashoutPeriod #HealthCrisis
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China Axes Hong Kong's Electoral System to Boost Influence
Source: Stand News #Mar30
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China Axes Hong Kong's Electoral System to Boost Influence
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China Axes Hong Kong's Electoral System to Boost Influence
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https://t.me/guardiansofhongkong/29261
On March 30, 2021, Beijing imposed an overhaul in Hong Kong's electoral system. After a two-day meeting, the PRC's National People’s Congress Standing Committee (#NPCSC) directly amended two annexes in Hong Kong's Basic Law. All these changes will come into immediate effect on March 31, 2021.
In the Election Committee to select the Chief Executive, all 117 district councillor seats are eliminated.
The seats are replaced by “representatives of members of area committees”, including members of the government-appointed District Fight Crime Committees, the District Fire Safety Committee of Hong Kong Island, Kowloon and the New Territories, as well as representatives of associations of Hong Kong residents in the mainland.
A new sector will be added. They are deputies to the PRC's National People’s Congress (#NPC), the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference (#CPPCC), as well as representatives of “Hong Kong members of relevant national organisations”.
As for the Legislative Council (#LegCo), the number of directly elected seats in the geographical constituency will be reduced. The District Councillor seats within the LegCo are to be removed.
The changes are likely to increase the influence of the pro-Establishment camp while ridding of the role of the locally elected District Councillors.
The District Council election had been the only direct election in Hong Kong since the Handover in 1997. In the 2019 election, the pro-democracy camp had a landslide victory across the territory, winning 388 seats to the pro-Beijing camp's 59.
Source: Stand News #Mar30
#HongKongElection #ChiefExecutive #DistrictCouncil #CCPRules
#ElectoralOverhaul #Beijing
China Axes Hong Kong's Electoral System to Boost Influence
Watch video:
https://t.me/guardiansofhongkong/29261
On March 30, 2021, Beijing imposed an overhaul in Hong Kong's electoral system. After a two-day meeting, the PRC's National People’s Congress Standing Committee (#NPCSC) directly amended two annexes in Hong Kong's Basic Law. All these changes will come into immediate effect on March 31, 2021.
In the Election Committee to select the Chief Executive, all 117 district councillor seats are eliminated.
The seats are replaced by “representatives of members of area committees”, including members of the government-appointed District Fight Crime Committees, the District Fire Safety Committee of Hong Kong Island, Kowloon and the New Territories, as well as representatives of associations of Hong Kong residents in the mainland.
A new sector will be added. They are deputies to the PRC's National People’s Congress (#NPC), the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference (#CPPCC), as well as representatives of “Hong Kong members of relevant national organisations”.
As for the Legislative Council (#LegCo), the number of directly elected seats in the geographical constituency will be reduced. The District Councillor seats within the LegCo are to be removed.
The changes are likely to increase the influence of the pro-Establishment camp while ridding of the role of the locally elected District Councillors.
The District Council election had been the only direct election in Hong Kong since the Handover in 1997. In the 2019 election, the pro-democracy camp had a landslide victory across the territory, winning 388 seats to the pro-Beijing camp's 59.
Source: Stand News #Mar30
#HongKongElection #ChiefExecutive #DistrictCouncil #CCPRules
#ElectoralOverhaul #Beijing
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China Axes Hong Kong's Electoral System to Boost Influence
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Government Supporter in HK Praises the "Leadership" in Accented Cantonese
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Government Supporter in HK Praises the "Leadership" in Accented Cantonese
As part of the Hong Kong government-led Kwun Tong Town Centre redevelopment project, the Yue Man Square public transport interchange is put to use on Friday, April 2, 2021.
On March 30, 2021,the Urban Renewal Authority held an event for media preview and arranged meeting with designated "old" resident in the neighborhood.
When meeting the media, a resident Ms Lee in her eighties praised the new design of the station. She even choked with tears, saying in accented Cantonese, "Thanks to the leadership! It is so great!".
#KwunTong #YueManSquare #URA #MediaArrangement
Source: Stand New #Mar30
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As part of the Hong Kong government-led Kwun Tong Town Centre redevelopment project, the Yue Man Square public transport interchange is put to use on Friday, April 2, 2021.
On March 30, 2021,the Urban Renewal Authority held an event for media preview and arranged meeting with designated "old" resident in the neighborhood.
When meeting the media, a resident Ms Lee in her eighties praised the new design of the station. She even choked with tears, saying in accented Cantonese, "Thanks to the leadership! It is so great!".
#KwunTong #YueManSquare #URA #MediaArrangement
Source: Stand New #Mar30
https://bit.ly/3fB3G9J