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Mass Arrest and Political Persecution in Hong Kong During Coronavirus Crisis
On April 18, Hong Kong police arrested over ten pro-democracy figures including former legislator and barrister Margaret Ng of the Civic Party.
Ng carried the book "China's National Security: Endangering Hong Kong's Rule of Law?" with her when she entered the Central Police Station.
Published in March 2020, the book was edited by legal scholars Cora Chan of the University of Hong Kong and Fiona de Londras of the Universiry of Birmingham.
Ng contributed a chapter titled "The Legislature as a 'Vetogate'" where she examined the deterioration of rights and the erosion of the legal system in Hong Kong, after the government's attempt to implement the "Article 23" anti-subversion law in 2003. Ng wrote, "What Hong Kong needs to actively explore now, as a matter of urgency, is the survival of the rule of law under the threat of such powerful and fast-moving authritarianism."
Source: Stand News #Apr18
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Mass Arrest and Political Persecution in Hong Kong During Coronavirus Crisis
On April 18, Hong Kong police arrested over ten pro-democracy figures including former legislator and barrister Margaret Ng of the Civic Party.
Ng carried the book "China's National Security: Endangering Hong Kong's Rule of Law?" with her when she entered the Central Police Station.
Published in March 2020, the book was edited by legal scholars Cora Chan of the University of Hong Kong and Fiona de Londras of the Universiry of Birmingham.
Ng contributed a chapter titled "The Legislature as a 'Vetogate'" where she examined the deterioration of rights and the erosion of the legal system in Hong Kong, after the government's attempt to implement the "Article 23" anti-subversion law in 2003. Ng wrote, "What Hong Kong needs to actively explore now, as a matter of urgency, is the survival of the rule of law under the threat of such powerful and fast-moving authritarianism."
Source: Stand News #Apr18
#MargaretNg
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Barrister Margaret Ng After Arrest: When the Rule of Law is Endangered, Will the Legal Professionals Walk Out or Stand and Fight?
Former legislator and barrister Margaret Ng spoke to the press as she walked out of the Central Police Station in the evening of April 17. She was arrested by the police with more than ten pro-democracy figures.
Ng, aged 72, said it was her first time being arrested and it is important to reflect on whether human rights are respected in the existing public order ordinance.
When asked to comment on the rule of law in Hong Kong, Ng expressed that it has never been easy to safeguard the rule of law, since she practiced law.
Rather than arguing for the death of rule of law or not, Ng believes that what matters the most is whether the legal professionals are willing to "walk out or stand and fight".
Source: Stand News #Apr18
#MargaretNg Brings China's National Security: Endangering Hong Kong's Rule of Law?
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Barrister Margaret Ng After Arrest: When the Rule of Law is Endangered, Will the Legal Professionals Walk Out or Stand and Fight?
Former legislator and barrister Margaret Ng spoke to the press as she walked out of the Central Police Station in the evening of April 17. She was arrested by the police with more than ten pro-democracy figures.
Ng, aged 72, said it was her first time being arrested and it is important to reflect on whether human rights are respected in the existing public order ordinance.
When asked to comment on the rule of law in Hong Kong, Ng expressed that it has never been easy to safeguard the rule of law, since she practiced law.
Rather than arguing for the death of rule of law or not, Ng believes that what matters the most is whether the legal professionals are willing to "walk out or stand and fight".
Source: Stand News #Apr18
#MargaretNg Brings China's National Security: Endangering Hong Kong's Rule of Law?
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#Court #Judiciary #MargaretNg
Barrister Margaret Ng worries the criteria to become a judge would be lowered, thus affecting the quality of trials in Hong Kong
"...In early November (2019), the police found a large number of petrol bombs in a flat in Wan Chai. Four men and one woman were arrested and charged with the possession of explosives. However, the prosecution from the Department of Justice agreed that the defendants' names were written incorrectly and the charges stated in Chinese were different from its English version. Eventually, the prosecution dropped all charges. But just as the defendants were leaving the court, they were arrested again and had to go through the judicial process all over again.
Dr. Ng said that these types of judicial errors have been cropping up a lot, 'Now people can see how crude the judicial system is.... It gives a bad impression'...
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Police Arrest Prominent Democracy Figures including Margaret Ng
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Barrister Margaret Ng After Arrest: When the Rule of Law is Endangered, Will the Legal Professionals Walk Out or Stand and Fight?
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Loss of Autonomy? Hong Kong Government Follows Beijing to Revise Stance on Basic Law #Article22
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Barrister Margaret Ng worries the criteria to become a judge would be lowered, thus affecting the quality of trials in Hong Kong
"...In early November (2019), the police found a large number of petrol bombs in a flat in Wan Chai. Four men and one woman were arrested and charged with the possession of explosives. However, the prosecution from the Department of Justice agreed that the defendants' names were written incorrectly and the charges stated in Chinese were different from its English version. Eventually, the prosecution dropped all charges. But just as the defendants were leaving the court, they were arrested again and had to go through the judicial process all over again.
Dr. Ng said that these types of judicial errors have been cropping up a lot, 'Now people can see how crude the judicial system is.... It gives a bad impression'...
Read Full Interview:
https://telegra.ph/Dr-Margaret-Ng--Case-overload-at-Courts-04-19-2
Police Arrest Prominent Democracy Figures including Margaret Ng
https://t.me/guardiansofhongkong/19598
Barrister Margaret Ng After Arrest: When the Rule of Law is Endangered, Will the Legal Professionals Walk Out or Stand and Fight?
https://t.me/guardiansofhongkong/19613
Loss of Autonomy? Hong Kong Government Follows Beijing to Revise Stance on Basic Law #Article22
https://t.me/guardiansofhongkong/19607
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Dr. Margaret Ng : Case overload at Courts
Dr. Margaret Ng, an experienced barrister, writer and former LegCo member, was interviewed by Initium Media in December 2019. Part 1 of the interview was published last month in which she talked about issues with the Department of Justice. In this part of…
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"Political Prosecution", "Five demands, not one less": 15 Pro-democracy Figures Arrested and Charged
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"Political Prosecution", "Five demands, not one less": 15 Pro-democracy Figures Arrested and Charged
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Police arrested 15 pro-democracy figures in high profile on April 18, 2020. The list included heavyweight Martin Lee and Margaret Ng who are both veteran democrats and barristers. Jimmy Lai, founder of Apple Daily, was also on the list.
The 15 were mentioned in court on May 18. They were accused of organising and taking part in illegal assemblies on August 18, August 31, October 1 and October 20, 2019.
When asked in the court, Raphael Wong of the League of Social Democrats (LSD) answered by pointing out the charges as a "political prosecution", while Figo Chan of Civil Human Rights Front replied the court with "Five demands, not one less".
Avery Ng of the League of Social Democrats (LSD) said outside the court, "Compared with many youth and the charges they are facing, ours are miniscule."
The court will resume on June 15 and the trial is expected to take place at the District Court.
The 15 pro-demoncracy figures are:
- Martin Lee
- Margaret Ng
- Jimmy Lai
- 'Long hair' Leung Kwok-hung
- Au Nok-hin
- Figo Chan,
- Raphael Wong
- Avery Ng
- Richard Tsoi
- Leung Yiu-chung
- Cyd Ho
- Albert Ho
- Yeung Sum
- Sin Chung-kai
- Lee Cheuk-yan
Source: InMedia; RTHK #May18
#MartinLee #MargaretNg #AveryNg #RaphaelWong #FigoChan #LongHair #PoliticalProsecution
"Political Prosecution", "Five demands, not one less": 15 Pro-democracy Figures Arrested and Charged
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Police arrested 15 pro-democracy figures in high profile on April 18, 2020. The list included heavyweight Martin Lee and Margaret Ng who are both veteran democrats and barristers. Jimmy Lai, founder of Apple Daily, was also on the list.
The 15 were mentioned in court on May 18. They were accused of organising and taking part in illegal assemblies on August 18, August 31, October 1 and October 20, 2019.
When asked in the court, Raphael Wong of the League of Social Democrats (LSD) answered by pointing out the charges as a "political prosecution", while Figo Chan of Civil Human Rights Front replied the court with "Five demands, not one less".
Avery Ng of the League of Social Democrats (LSD) said outside the court, "Compared with many youth and the charges they are facing, ours are miniscule."
The court will resume on June 15 and the trial is expected to take place at the District Court.
The 15 pro-demoncracy figures are:
- Martin Lee
- Margaret Ng
- Jimmy Lai
- 'Long hair' Leung Kwok-hung
- Au Nok-hin
- Figo Chan,
- Raphael Wong
- Avery Ng
- Richard Tsoi
- Leung Yiu-chung
- Cyd Ho
- Albert Ho
- Yeung Sum
- Sin Chung-kai
- Lee Cheuk-yan
Source: InMedia; RTHK #May18
#MartinLee #MargaretNg #AveryNg #RaphaelWong #FigoChan #LongHair #PoliticalProsecution
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Hong Kong Barrister and Writer Dr Margaret Ng Receives International Human Rights Award
The International Human Rights Award Committee Chairman pointed out that the current lawmaker of the Functional Constituency - Legal Kwok Wing-hang was the nominator, and he was honoured to do so. He said that many legal experts wrote letters of recommendations. He awarded Former lawmaker from Hong Kong’s Civic Party Dr. Margaret Ng Ngoi-yee with this year’s International Human Rights Award. Kwok praised Ng for being the best choice of this award, and hoped that she will continue to contribute to the society and stand with Hong Kong amid the dark times.
Source: Stand News
#Jul9 #MargaretNg #InternationalHumanRightsAward
Hong Kong Barrister and Writer Dr Margaret Ng Receives International Human Rights Award
The International Human Rights Award Committee Chairman pointed out that the current lawmaker of the Functional Constituency - Legal Kwok Wing-hang was the nominator, and he was honoured to do so. He said that many legal experts wrote letters of recommendations. He awarded Former lawmaker from Hong Kong’s Civic Party Dr. Margaret Ng Ngoi-yee with this year’s International Human Rights Award. Kwok praised Ng for being the best choice of this award, and hoped that she will continue to contribute to the society and stand with Hong Kong amid the dark times.
Source: Stand News
#Jul9 #MargaretNg #InternationalHumanRightsAward
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Hong Kong's Pro-democracy Fund Cannot Open an Overseas alAccount due to Operational Limitation, Calls for Nonthly Donation to Avoid Asset Freeze
The Hong Kong Police continues to freeze the assets of the Good Neighbour North District Church and former legislator Ted Hui, with the course of "fighting money laundering".
The 612 Humanitarian Relief Fund issued an announcement on Dec 17, 2020, stressing that the risk of fund blockade was unmeasurable. As their funding sources and expenses are generated locally, they were unable to open an overseas account due to operational limitation.
The 612 Fund believed that the best way to counter the authorities' oppression was receive monthly donations from the publuc through their website, so that their funds would not sum up.
Barrister Dr. Margaret Ng, one of the Funds' trsutees, confirmed it in her interview with Apple Daily, that multiple measures had been taken, including increasing transparency, balancing income and expenses, reducing savings amount and strengthening communication with the public.
She said, "We have taken precautions. We will keep the ledgers properly, and we have kept an good eye on our accounts, so that banks won't have a good reason to freeze us."
Source: Stand News #Dec17
#612Fund #ProtestersFund #MargaretNg #FailedBankSystem #PoliceState
Hong Kong's Pro-democracy Fund Cannot Open an Overseas alAccount due to Operational Limitation, Calls for Nonthly Donation to Avoid Asset Freeze
The Hong Kong Police continues to freeze the assets of the Good Neighbour North District Church and former legislator Ted Hui, with the course of "fighting money laundering".
The 612 Humanitarian Relief Fund issued an announcement on Dec 17, 2020, stressing that the risk of fund blockade was unmeasurable. As their funding sources and expenses are generated locally, they were unable to open an overseas account due to operational limitation.
The 612 Fund believed that the best way to counter the authorities' oppression was receive monthly donations from the publuc through their website, so that their funds would not sum up.
Barrister Dr. Margaret Ng, one of the Funds' trsutees, confirmed it in her interview with Apple Daily, that multiple measures had been taken, including increasing transparency, balancing income and expenses, reducing savings amount and strengthening communication with the public.
She said, "We have taken precautions. We will keep the ledgers properly, and we have kept an good eye on our accounts, so that banks won't have a good reason to freeze us."
Source: Stand News #Dec17
#612Fund #ProtestersFund #MargaretNg #FailedBankSystem #PoliceState
#Court #818Rally #PoliticalPersecution
German Parliament Member: We should not give up on Hong Kong democracy advocates
In Hong Kong, a number of pro-democracy figures in Hong Kong were accused of "organising and participating in the an assembly at Victoria Park on August 18, 2019 during the Anti-ELAB movement.
Among them were Lee Chu-Ming, Founding Chairman of the Democratic Party; Margaret Ng Ngoi-Yee, barrister and ex-Legislative Councillor; and Jimmy Lai Chee-ying, Founder of Apple Daily. They were charged of "oganising and taking part in an unauthorised assembly". The trial began in court on Feb 16, 2021.
In Germany, #GydeJensen, the youngest female member of the #GermanParliament, showed support for the pro-democracy activists in Hong Kong. She uploaded photos of her holding up a sign which said “WE STAND WITH HONGKONG”. She also mentioned that she had made motion in the parliament, urging #Germany and the #EU to show more concern on human rights issues.
Jensen stated that the prosecution of the pro-democracy figures was undoubtedly a political one, and was part of Xi Jinping’s plan to silence the democratic movement in Hong Kong, so that Hong Kong people would give up their hope on freedom and democracy.
Jensen warns that the agenda also applied to the international level. She stressed that international figures could not let themselves get numbed by Hong Kong’s current situation, nor give up on Hong Kong’s democratic advocates.
Source: Stand News #Feb17
#GlobalSupport #JimmyLai #MargaretNg #StandWithHongKong #InternationalSociety
German Parliament Member: We should not give up on Hong Kong democracy advocates
In Hong Kong, a number of pro-democracy figures in Hong Kong were accused of "organising and participating in the an assembly at Victoria Park on August 18, 2019 during the Anti-ELAB movement.
Among them were Lee Chu-Ming, Founding Chairman of the Democratic Party; Margaret Ng Ngoi-Yee, barrister and ex-Legislative Councillor; and Jimmy Lai Chee-ying, Founder of Apple Daily. They were charged of "oganising and taking part in an unauthorised assembly". The trial began in court on Feb 16, 2021.
In Germany, #GydeJensen, the youngest female member of the #GermanParliament, showed support for the pro-democracy activists in Hong Kong. She uploaded photos of her holding up a sign which said “WE STAND WITH HONGKONG”. She also mentioned that she had made motion in the parliament, urging #Germany and the #EU to show more concern on human rights issues.
Jensen stated that the prosecution of the pro-democracy figures was undoubtedly a political one, and was part of Xi Jinping’s plan to silence the democratic movement in Hong Kong, so that Hong Kong people would give up their hope on freedom and democracy.
Jensen warns that the agenda also applied to the international level. She stressed that international figures could not let themselves get numbed by Hong Kong’s current situation, nor give up on Hong Kong’s democratic advocates.
Source: Stand News #Feb17
#GlobalSupport #JimmyLai #MargaretNg #StandWithHongKong #InternationalSociety
#PoliticalPrisoners #PoliceState
Hong Kong #Court Jails Heavyweight Pro-Democracy Figures: 14 months for Jimmy Lai and 18 months for 'Long Hair'
On April 16, 2021, Hong Kong court jailed some heavy-weight pro-democracy figures for "organising and participating in unauthorized assembly" during the Anti-Extradition Law Amendment Bill (#AntiELAB) Movement in 2019.
August 18, 2019 marks one of the largest protests during the movement where pro-democracy Hongkongers walked peacefully in the heavy rain from Victoria Park to Central to express their voice.
The following are the jail terms announced by the distrct judge Amanda Woodcock :
#Longhair #Leung KwokHung: 18 months (the longest term)
#AppleDaily founder #JimmyLai: 14 months (*combinig with another case involving a protest on August 31, 2019)
Former lawmaker #LeeCheukYan: 14 months
(*combinig with another case involving a protest on August 31, 2019)
Former lawmaker #AuNokHin: 10 months
Former lawmaker #CydHo: 8 months.
Former lawmakers #MartinLee,
#MargaretNg, #AlbertHo and #YeungSum: suspended jail terms
Source: Stand News #Apr16
Photo: Nasha Chan
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Hong Kong #Court Jails Heavyweight Pro-Democracy Figures: 14 months for Jimmy Lai and 18 months for 'Long Hair'
On April 16, 2021, Hong Kong court jailed some heavy-weight pro-democracy figures for "organising and participating in unauthorized assembly" during the Anti-Extradition Law Amendment Bill (#AntiELAB) Movement in 2019.
August 18, 2019 marks one of the largest protests during the movement where pro-democracy Hongkongers walked peacefully in the heavy rain from Victoria Park to Central to express their voice.
The following are the jail terms announced by the distrct judge Amanda Woodcock :
#Longhair #Leung KwokHung: 18 months (the longest term)
#AppleDaily founder #JimmyLai: 14 months (*combinig with another case involving a protest on August 31, 2019)
Former lawmaker #LeeCheukYan: 14 months
(*combinig with another case involving a protest on August 31, 2019)
Former lawmaker #AuNokHin: 10 months
Former lawmaker #CydHo: 8 months.
Former lawmakers #MartinLee,
#MargaretNg, #AlbertHo and #YeungSum: suspended jail terms
Source: Stand News #Apr16
Photo: Nasha Chan
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#HKProtests #PoliticalSuppression #JailTerm
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[Special] Inside the court room of ‘8.18’ case: a group of defendants with grey hair, a startlingly severe sentence
It was 16 April 2021 afternoon in Court number one of West Kowloon Magistracy. Judge Amanda WOODCOCK pronounced that the nine defendants’ acts to lead the procession on ‘8.18’ (18 August 2019) were an obvious challenge to police power, law and discipline. Imprisonment was the only appropriate choice. She sentenced Jimmy LAI Chee Ying, Martin LEE Chu Ming, Margaret NG Oi Yee, LEUNG Kwok Hung, LEE Cheuk Yan, Cyd HO Sau Lan, Albert HO Chun Yan, AU Nok Hin and LEUNG Yiu Chung to be imprisoned for periods varying from 8 to 18 months. Among the group only 4 were granted suspensions while the other 5 had to be sent to jail immediately.
Source: Stand News #Apr16
#MargaretNg #MartinLee #JimmyLai #AlbertHo #Assembly #Courtnews #AmandaWoodcock
https://telegra.ph/Special-Inside-the-court-room-of-818-case-a-group-of-defendants-with-grey-hair-a-startlingly-severe-sentence-06-21
It was 16 April 2021 afternoon in Court number one of West Kowloon Magistracy. Judge Amanda WOODCOCK pronounced that the nine defendants’ acts to lead the procession on ‘8.18’ (18 August 2019) were an obvious challenge to police power, law and discipline. Imprisonment was the only appropriate choice. She sentenced Jimmy LAI Chee Ying, Martin LEE Chu Ming, Margaret NG Oi Yee, LEUNG Kwok Hung, LEE Cheuk Yan, Cyd HO Sau Lan, Albert HO Chun Yan, AU Nok Hin and LEUNG Yiu Chung to be imprisoned for periods varying from 8 to 18 months. Among the group only 4 were granted suspensions while the other 5 had to be sent to jail immediately.
Source: Stand News #Apr16
#MargaretNg #MartinLee #JimmyLai #AlbertHo #Assembly #Courtnews #AmandaWoodcock
https://telegra.ph/Special-Inside-the-court-room-of-818-case-a-group-of-defendants-with-grey-hair-a-startlingly-severe-sentence-06-21