Police Suddenly Chase Reporters on Shan Tung Street; Multiple Injuries Involved
21:41 | Mong Kok
Police suddenly went after reporters on Shan Tung street in Mong Kok. They were seen to have used chokeholds and shoving down of journalists. Many reporters are now being stopped and searched.
A reporter from #PolyU SU Press Con was strangled by the police, leaving a mark on his neck.
Source: RTHK, AppleDaily #Aug11
#PressFreedom #PoliceState #PoliceBrutality
21:41 | Mong Kok
Police suddenly went after reporters on Shan Tung street in Mong Kok. They were seen to have used chokeholds and shoving down of journalists. Many reporters are now being stopped and searched.
A reporter from #PolyU SU Press Con was strangled by the police, leaving a mark on his neck.
Source: RTHK, AppleDaily #Aug11
#PressFreedom #PoliceState #PoliceBrutality
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#FirstHand
Taxi driver frisked for filming police, receiving no assistance when calling for help
2156 | #MongKok
Police stopped and searched a taxi on spot, and forcefully dragged the driver out of the car. It was believed that both sides had a quarrel. The driver was then seen lying on the floor, yelling "Help!" continuously, while several police surrounded him.
According to witnesses, the driver filmed the police with his phone while driving by.
#Aug11 #PoliceState #HKProtests
Taxi driver frisked for filming police, receiving no assistance when calling for help
2156 | #MongKok
Police stopped and searched a taxi on spot, and forcefully dragged the driver out of the car. It was believed that both sides had a quarrel. The driver was then seen lying on the floor, yelling "Help!" continuously, while several police surrounded him.
According to witnesses, the driver filmed the police with his phone while driving by.
#Aug11 #PoliceState #HKProtests
#Firsthand #Aug11
Police Impose Discriminative Treatment on News Channels Blacklisted by the Authorities
Several web-based reporters were ticketed by the police for violating the gathering ban which was supposed to have reporters exempted. The fine is HKD2,000 for each.
According to sources on site, the police "define" reporters according to the criteria set up the commander on duty. The police failed to give a consistent and precise answer to whom they 'recognised' as reporters.
Another source recalled that the Police Public Relation Branch (PPRB) made a call to an unknown number to 'confirm' which news outlets could be exempted from the gathering restriction. In other words, according to the police practice, not all reporters enjoy exemption from the gathering ban as the existing ordinance has originally stated. The authorities are holding a list that allows them to discriminate against certain media and suppress press freedom by encroaching the rights to news, publication and expression.
#PressFreedom
Police Impose Discriminative Treatment on News Channels Blacklisted by the Authorities
Several web-based reporters were ticketed by the police for violating the gathering ban which was supposed to have reporters exempted. The fine is HKD2,000 for each.
According to sources on site, the police "define" reporters according to the criteria set up the commander on duty. The police failed to give a consistent and precise answer to whom they 'recognised' as reporters.
Another source recalled that the Police Public Relation Branch (PPRB) made a call to an unknown number to 'confirm' which news outlets could be exempted from the gathering restriction. In other words, according to the police practice, not all reporters enjoy exemption from the gathering ban as the existing ordinance has originally stated. The authorities are holding a list that allows them to discriminate against certain media and suppress press freedom by encroaching the rights to news, publication and expression.
#PressFreedom
#NationalSecurityLaw
Agnes Chow Released on Bail: Hope HKgers Can Persist
2315 | Tai Po Police Station
Agnes Chow stated that she was released on bail of HKD$180,000 as surety and HKD$20,000 in cash. She needs to report to Police station on September 1 and her passport has been confiscated.
She reckoned that the police arrested her on speech crimes, which is absurd and an act of political suppression. She said that police searched every corner of her house without specifically pointing out the reasons of her arrest. The police also failed to indicate which post Chow made on the social media was connected to the allegations.
Despite being arrested 4 times, she said she felt the most scared this time. Thanks to the support she received from many Hongkongers, she hopes that everyone will persist.
Source: Stand News
#Aug11 #AgnesChow #FreeAgnes #SpeechCrime #FreedomOfSpeech
Agnes Chow Released on Bail: Hope HKgers Can Persist
2315 | Tai Po Police Station
Agnes Chow stated that she was released on bail of HKD$180,000 as surety and HKD$20,000 in cash. She needs to report to Police station on September 1 and her passport has been confiscated.
She reckoned that the police arrested her on speech crimes, which is absurd and an act of political suppression. She said that police searched every corner of her house without specifically pointing out the reasons of her arrest. The police also failed to indicate which post Chow made on the social media was connected to the allegations.
Despite being arrested 4 times, she said she felt the most scared this time. Thanks to the support she received from many Hongkongers, she hopes that everyone will persist.
Source: Stand News
#Aug11 #AgnesChow #FreeAgnes #SpeechCrime #FreedomOfSpeech
#HongKongChronicles
#11Aug2019: Civilians protest in 9 districts, urging the government to answer Hongkongers' 5 demands
- Tsim Sha Tsui:
Police fired tear gas and other weapons at civilians, arresting over a hundred.
Police shot a bean bag round into the eye of a female first aider, causing her eyeball to rupture.
- Causeway Bay:
Undercover police disguised themselves as protesters to assault and arrest civilians without showing any police badge.
Now TV captured how the undercover police allegedly planted evidence by putting objects like rods into the arrestees' belongings.
- Tai Koo:
Police fired pepper balls at civilians at close range (less than 1m) inside the MTR station, almost causing a stampede on top of a moving escalator.
-Kwai Fong:
Police fired tear gas inside the closed space of the MTR station.
- Shum Shui Po
Grandma Wong waved British Hong Kong flag.
-North Point:
Police allegedly turned a blind eye to the white clad (Fujian) gang attack on civilians.
Source: USP #Aug11
#11Aug2019: Civilians protest in 9 districts, urging the government to answer Hongkongers' 5 demands
- Tsim Sha Tsui:
Police fired tear gas and other weapons at civilians, arresting over a hundred.
Police shot a bean bag round into the eye of a female first aider, causing her eyeball to rupture.
- Causeway Bay:
Undercover police disguised themselves as protesters to assault and arrest civilians without showing any police badge.
Now TV captured how the undercover police allegedly planted evidence by putting objects like rods into the arrestees' belongings.
- Tai Koo:
Police fired pepper balls at civilians at close range (less than 1m) inside the MTR station, almost causing a stampede on top of a moving escalator.
-Kwai Fong:
Police fired tear gas inside the closed space of the MTR station.
- Shum Shui Po
Grandma Wong waved British Hong Kong flag.
-North Point:
Police allegedly turned a blind eye to the white clad (Fujian) gang attack on civilians.
Source: USP #Aug11
Japan Parliamentary Association on China Calls On Urgent Meeting After HK Authorities' Crackdown of Pro-democracy Community in Hong Kong
According to Akihisa Nagashima, a lawmaker in Japan's House of Representatives and former Deputy Defense Minister, the Japan Parliamentary Association on China (JPAC) will hold an urgent meeting on #Aug12, after pro-democracy activists, media company executives, Apple Daily founder Jimmy Lai and his two sons were arrested by the Hong Kong authorities.
The Association is a bipartisan concern group supporting Hongkongers' pursuit of freedom and democracy in face of Beijing's pressure. Other members include former Defense Minister Gen Nakatani.
The hashtag #FreeAgnes is currently trending in Japan in support of former Demosisto member Agnes Chow who was among the 10 Hongkongers arrested over the allegation of national security violation on Aug 10.
Source: Akihisa Nagashima's Twitter #Aug11
#AkihisaNagashima #AgnesChow #Japan #JPAC
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Agnes Chow Released on Bail
According to Akihisa Nagashima, a lawmaker in Japan's House of Representatives and former Deputy Defense Minister, the Japan Parliamentary Association on China (JPAC) will hold an urgent meeting on #Aug12, after pro-democracy activists, media company executives, Apple Daily founder Jimmy Lai and his two sons were arrested by the Hong Kong authorities.
The Association is a bipartisan concern group supporting Hongkongers' pursuit of freedom and democracy in face of Beijing's pressure. Other members include former Defense Minister Gen Nakatani.
The hashtag #FreeAgnes is currently trending in Japan in support of former Demosisto member Agnes Chow who was among the 10 Hongkongers arrested over the allegation of national security violation on Aug 10.
Source: Akihisa Nagashima's Twitter #Aug11
#AkihisaNagashima #AgnesChow #Japan #JPAC
Read More:
Agnes Chow Released on Bail
Conversation between a father and daughter about why people were purchasing multiple copies of #AppleDaily
Daughter: Why are you buying so many copies [of Apple Daily]?
Father: We are buying them for your future
This is a conversation between a father and a daughter in Hong Kong on August 11, 2020. In this family of three, each parent has bought 3 copies of Apple Daily:
👧🏻：We have a lot newspapers at home. Why are you buying more?
👨🏼🦰：We are buying them for the sake of your future.
👧🏻: But why so many!
👨🏼🦰：There's never enough freedom.
👧🏻：Is 200 policemen a lot?
👨🏼🦰：Yes.
👧🏻：Then why were there no police officers when the white-clad triads* attacked people?
👨🏼🦰：...
#SupportAppleDaily
#WeNeedAppleDaily
*Referring to the 7.21 (21 July 2019) Yuen Long attacks, where there was no response from the police despite numerous reports being made when white-clad gangsters attacked both civilians and people deemed to be pro-democracy supporters at Yuen Long.
Source: Facebook #Aug11
#Future
Daughter: Why are you buying so many copies [of Apple Daily]?
Father: We are buying them for your future
This is a conversation between a father and a daughter in Hong Kong on August 11, 2020. In this family of three, each parent has bought 3 copies of Apple Daily:
👧🏻：We have a lot newspapers at home. Why are you buying more?
👨🏼🦰：We are buying them for the sake of your future.
👧🏻: But why so many!
👨🏼🦰：There's never enough freedom.
👧🏻：Is 200 policemen a lot?
👨🏼🦰：Yes.
👧🏻：Then why were there no police officers when the white-clad triads* attacked people?
👨🏼🦰：...
#SupportAppleDaily
#WeNeedAppleDaily
*Referring to the 7.21 (21 July 2019) Yuen Long attacks, where there was no response from the police despite numerous reports being made when white-clad gangsters attacked both civilians and people deemed to be pro-democracy supporters at Yuen Long.
Source: Facebook #Aug11
#Future
#AppleDaily #YellowEconomy
Pro-democracy 'Yellow' Shop Owner: Persist and Hongkongers will walk with You
Despite raided by 200 police with multiple arrests including the founder and the head of the company, Next Media persisted to publish their newspaper Apple Daily as usual on August 11, 2020.
Many Hongkongers showed support by buying the newspaper. A pro-democracy "yellow" shop owner Mr Wong has paid for more than a hundred copies of Apple Daily in a convenient store and offered them for free.
He hoped Apple Daily could stand until the end, “I hope you [Next Media] can persist. As the largest 'yellow' media, it will be sad that we lose you. I hope you can stand until the end and Hongkongers will walk with you.”
Source: InMedia #Aug11
Pro-democracy 'Yellow' Shop Owner: Persist and Hongkongers will walk with You
Despite raided by 200 police with multiple arrests including the founder and the head of the company, Next Media persisted to publish their newspaper Apple Daily as usual on August 11, 2020.
Many Hongkongers showed support by buying the newspaper. A pro-democracy "yellow" shop owner Mr Wong has paid for more than a hundred copies of Apple Daily in a convenient store and offered them for free.
He hoped Apple Daily could stand until the end, “I hope you [Next Media] can persist. As the largest 'yellow' media, it will be sad that we lose you. I hope you can stand until the end and Hongkongers will walk with you.”
Source: InMedia #Aug11
#PoliticalOppression #NationalSecurityLaw #AppleDaily #NextMedia
Bailed Out After 30-hour Detention
Next Media CEO Cheung Kim Hung: "I'll Proceed Despite the Hardships, My Passion Burns Despite the Weariness"
CEO of Next Digital Limited and Apple Daily Cheung Kim Hung was detained for about thirty hours before being released on bail at Sau Mau Ping Police Station on Tuesday night (11 August).
Cheung stated that "justice will prevail", and that he could "handle this" and would strive to do better. He also cited from the New Asia College anthem, "I'll proceed despite the hardships, my passion burns despite the weariness" (艱險我奮進，困乏我多情), thanking Hong Kongers for defending Apple Daily with herculean effort.
According to sources, Cheung was arrested for "conspiracy to defraud". When asked whether he would be charged with crimes related to the National Security Law, Cheung stated that it was unlikely.
Source: RTHK #Aug11
Editor's Note: Ch'ien Mu, lyricist for the anthem of New Asia College, fled the Chinese Communist Party at October 1949 and founded New Asia College. Despite being in financial stress, he, along with other famous New Confucianism Scholars at the time, strove to establish Chinese higher education in Hong Kong as well as promoting Chinese culture. Ch'ien had thought that with New Asia College's merge into the then-new Chinese University of Hong Kong, it would be unable to promote Chinese culture and use Chinese in teachings, and gave his request to resign to then Chairman Dr Li Choh-ming. He denied his pension (which could be given if he chose to retire) to state his discontent, stating that a resignation is a kind of attitude, while a retirement is only a natural end to his career.
Such is the spirit of New Asia College, putting their principles and conscience above of their personal interests.
#PressFreedom #WhiteTerror
#NewAsiaCollege #CUHK #CheungKimHung
Bailed Out After 30-hour Detention
Next Media CEO Cheung Kim Hung: "I'll Proceed Despite the Hardships, My Passion Burns Despite the Weariness"
CEO of Next Digital Limited and Apple Daily Cheung Kim Hung was detained for about thirty hours before being released on bail at Sau Mau Ping Police Station on Tuesday night (11 August).
Cheung stated that "justice will prevail", and that he could "handle this" and would strive to do better. He also cited from the New Asia College anthem, "I'll proceed despite the hardships, my passion burns despite the weariness" (艱險我奮進，困乏我多情), thanking Hong Kongers for defending Apple Daily with herculean effort.
According to sources, Cheung was arrested for "conspiracy to defraud". When asked whether he would be charged with crimes related to the National Security Law, Cheung stated that it was unlikely.
Source: RTHK #Aug11
Editor's Note: Ch'ien Mu, lyricist for the anthem of New Asia College, fled the Chinese Communist Party at October 1949 and founded New Asia College. Despite being in financial stress, he, along with other famous New Confucianism Scholars at the time, strove to establish Chinese higher education in Hong Kong as well as promoting Chinese culture. Ch'ien had thought that with New Asia College's merge into the then-new Chinese University of Hong Kong, it would be unable to promote Chinese culture and use Chinese in teachings, and gave his request to resign to then Chairman Dr Li Choh-ming. He denied his pension (which could be given if he chose to retire) to state his discontent, stating that a resignation is a kind of attitude, while a retirement is only a natural end to his career.
Such is the spirit of New Asia College, putting their principles and conscience above of their personal interests.
#PressFreedom #WhiteTerror
#NewAsiaCollege #CUHK #CheungKimHung
... That's Why Ideas Are Bullet-Proof
On August 10, 2020, nearly 200 police were deployed to raid the Headquarters of Apple Daily, a newspaper in Hong Kong with pro-democracy leaning. On the same day, citing the allegations of national security law infringement, the police arrested the newspaper founder Jimmy Lai, his two sons, 4 management executives of Next Media and 3 pro-democracy activists Agnes Chow, Yu-hin Lee and Chong-chak Lee.
Political cartoonist Badiucao captured the insecurities of the power authorities facing a voice that is different from theirs.
Image: #Badiucao
Source: Hong Kong Free Press #Aug11 #FreeAgnes #FreeJimmyLai #SupportAppleDaily #PressFreedom
On August 10, 2020, nearly 200 police were deployed to raid the Headquarters of Apple Daily, a newspaper in Hong Kong with pro-democracy leaning. On the same day, citing the allegations of national security law infringement, the police arrested the newspaper founder Jimmy Lai, his two sons, 4 management executives of Next Media and 3 pro-democracy activists Agnes Chow, Yu-hin Lee and Chong-chak Lee.
Political cartoonist Badiucao captured the insecurities of the power authorities facing a voice that is different from theirs.
Image: #Badiucao
Source: Hong Kong Free Press #Aug11 #FreeAgnes #FreeJimmyLai #SupportAppleDaily #PressFreedom