#NDI #Report #Apr11
Report by National Democratic Institute for International Affairs (NDI): The Promise of Democratization in Hong Kong: Discontent and Rule of Law Challenges
Read:
https://www.ndi.org/sites/default/files/Final_04.11.20_The%20Promise%20of%20Democratization%20in%20Hong%20Kong.pdf
Report by National Democratic Institute for International Affairs (NDI): The Promise of Democratization in Hong Kong: Discontent and Rule of Law Challenges
Read:
https://www.ndi.org/sites/default/files/Final_04.11.20_The%20Promise%20of%20Democratization%20in%20Hong%20Kong.pdf
#Newpaper
UK made a firm decision on Huawei in 5G: foreign ministry's top official
//Britain’s government made a firm decision to allow China’s Huawei to have a role in building the country’s 5G phone network and as far as the foreign ministry’s top official understands it is not being reopened, he said on Tuesday.
//Britain decided in January to allow Huawei into what the government said were non-sensitive parts of its 5G network, capping its involvement at 35%.
//“China is a very important partner of the United Kingdom and I think it’s compatible to proceed with the Huawei decision and have the strategically independent relationship that I have been talking about.”Simon McDonald said.
Full article: Reuters, (21-Apr)
Further reading:
UK moves to drop Huawei as 5G vendor, citing China coronavirus transparency
https://t.me/guardiansofhongkong/19689
#5G #Huawei #UK #China #Economy #Kowtow
UK made a firm decision on Huawei in 5G: foreign ministry's top official
//Britain’s government made a firm decision to allow China’s Huawei to have a role in building the country’s 5G phone network and as far as the foreign ministry’s top official understands it is not being reopened, he said on Tuesday.
//Britain decided in January to allow Huawei into what the government said were non-sensitive parts of its 5G network, capping its involvement at 35%.
//“China is a very important partner of the United Kingdom and I think it’s compatible to proceed with the Huawei decision and have the strategically independent relationship that I have been talking about.”Simon McDonald said.
Full article: Reuters, (21-Apr)
Further reading:
UK moves to drop Huawei as 5G vendor, citing China coronavirus transparency
https://t.me/guardiansofhongkong/19689
#5G #Huawei #UK #China #Economy #Kowtow
Reuters
UK made a firm decision on Huawei in 5G: foreign ministry's top official
LONDON (Reuters) - Britain’s government made a firm decision to allow China’s Huawei to have a role in building the country’s 5G phone network and as far as the foreign ministry’s top official understands it is not being reopened, he said on Tuesday.
Wuhan diary censored by Chinese government
After Wuhan was sealed off from the world, acclaimed Chinese writer Fang Fang started an online diary, from December to March, about the coronavirus tragedy unfolding in her hometown, Wuhan. Fang Fang, who uses her pen name rather than her birth name, Wang Fang, called herself a witness of this #pandemic.
Her online diary, though sometimes censored, became vital reading for tens of millions of Chinese readers — a plain-spoken, spontaneous view into Wuhan residents’ fears, frustrations, and hopes during their 11 weeks under lockdown in their homes. Many netizens were impressed by her courageous behaviour. However, she was cyberbullied by fringe nationalists and had even received death threats. Publishers in #China who were interested in her diary are now hesitating due to the controversy because politically sensitive content is often censored or banned in China. Moreover, when the dairy is about to be published abroad in several languages, she is facing a nationalist backlash at home.
Critics say Fang Fang is providing fodder to countries that have slammed Beijing’s handling of the pandemic, but she contends that readers will discover the effective measures that China took against the epidemic.
According to Fang Fang, she just wants to highlight the bravery of frontline workers and neighbors helping neighbors, while vowing to hold to account officials who let the virus spread. And the most important thing is to seek justice for those who died innocently. With no surprise her work is not appreciated by the Chinese government and as such she is monitored or under custody.
If witnesses are not allowed to give accounts of their experiences and feelings, who's gonna record the history? Are governments entitled to write history whatever way they want and to remove the parts they don't want the world to know?
#FangFangDairy #WuhanFlu #Censorship #FangFang
Further reading:
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/04/14/world/asia/coronavirus-china-fang-fang-author.html
https://hongkongfp.com/2020/04/23/chinese-writer-fang-fang-faces-backlash-and-death-threats-for-wuhan-diary/
At Least Three Citizen Journalists and One Photographer Gone Missing in China During Coronavirus Pandemic
https://t.me/guardiansofhongkong/19338
Chinese executive who called Xi a 'clown' over coronavirus response 'is missing'
https://t.me/guardiansofhongkong/18943
After Wuhan was sealed off from the world, acclaimed Chinese writer Fang Fang started an online diary, from December to March, about the coronavirus tragedy unfolding in her hometown, Wuhan. Fang Fang, who uses her pen name rather than her birth name, Wang Fang, called herself a witness of this #pandemic.
Her online diary, though sometimes censored, became vital reading for tens of millions of Chinese readers — a plain-spoken, spontaneous view into Wuhan residents’ fears, frustrations, and hopes during their 11 weeks under lockdown in their homes. Many netizens were impressed by her courageous behaviour. However, she was cyberbullied by fringe nationalists and had even received death threats. Publishers in #China who were interested in her diary are now hesitating due to the controversy because politically sensitive content is often censored or banned in China. Moreover, when the dairy is about to be published abroad in several languages, she is facing a nationalist backlash at home.
Critics say Fang Fang is providing fodder to countries that have slammed Beijing’s handling of the pandemic, but she contends that readers will discover the effective measures that China took against the epidemic.
According to Fang Fang, she just wants to highlight the bravery of frontline workers and neighbors helping neighbors, while vowing to hold to account officials who let the virus spread. And the most important thing is to seek justice for those who died innocently. With no surprise her work is not appreciated by the Chinese government and as such she is monitored or under custody.
If witnesses are not allowed to give accounts of their experiences and feelings, who's gonna record the history? Are governments entitled to write history whatever way they want and to remove the parts they don't want the world to know?
#FangFangDairy #WuhanFlu #Censorship #FangFang
Further reading:
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/04/14/world/asia/coronavirus-china-fang-fang-author.html
https://hongkongfp.com/2020/04/23/chinese-writer-fang-fang-faces-backlash-and-death-threats-for-wuhan-diary/
At Least Three Citizen Journalists and One Photographer Gone Missing in China During Coronavirus Pandemic
https://t.me/guardiansofhongkong/19338
Chinese executive who called Xi a 'clown' over coronavirus response 'is missing'
https://t.me/guardiansofhongkong/18943
Nytimes
She Kept a Diary of China’s Epidemic. Now She Faces a Political Storm. (Published 2020)
“If authors have any responsibilities in the face of disaster, the greatest of them is to bear witness.” Here are excerpts from the author Fang Fang’s controversial chronicle of life and death in Wuhan.
Posts on “Women around the world want to marry Chinese men” floods WeChat
Source: WeChat
Source: WeChat
#Rumour
Posts on “Women around the world want to marry Chinese men” floods WeChat
(30 Apr) Following articles on “Countries aspire to return to China”, WeChat has recently been flooded with posts on “Women around the world want to marry Chinese men”. This type of post mainly uses examples of foreign women marrying Mainland Chinese men and inferring that women all over the world desire to do so. The title of these posts are all something like “I am a woman from (this country), I want to marry a Chinese man” and “Why do beauties from (this country) want to marry Chinese men?”. Reasons for wanting to marry Chinese men are praises for China, such as "China has a good environment", "high GDP per capita", and "a woman will get a house when she marries in China”.
Netizens believe that these posts are only “fantasies of Chinese men”, and some find them absurd. It has been reported that some of these "Marrying Chinese men" posts got deleted by WeChat recently because of the exaggerated and inaccurate content, but some could still be found due to the overwhelming volume of these posts.
Source: WeChat
#ChinesePropaganda #WeChat #PraiseChina
Posts on “Women around the world want to marry Chinese men” floods WeChat
(30 Apr) Following articles on “Countries aspire to return to China”, WeChat has recently been flooded with posts on “Women around the world want to marry Chinese men”. This type of post mainly uses examples of foreign women marrying Mainland Chinese men and inferring that women all over the world desire to do so. The title of these posts are all something like “I am a woman from (this country), I want to marry a Chinese man” and “Why do beauties from (this country) want to marry Chinese men?”. Reasons for wanting to marry Chinese men are praises for China, such as "China has a good environment", "high GDP per capita", and "a woman will get a house when she marries in China”.
Netizens believe that these posts are only “fantasies of Chinese men”, and some find them absurd. It has been reported that some of these "Marrying Chinese men" posts got deleted by WeChat recently because of the exaggerated and inaccurate content, but some could still be found due to the overwhelming volume of these posts.
Source: WeChat
#ChinesePropaganda #WeChat #PraiseChina
#Newspaper
A surge of articles on “Many countries aspire to return to China” appears in China. The company publishing the posts was closed long ago
(16 Apr) Recently, an article titled “Why Kazakhstan wants to return to China?” circulated in Mainland China, which sparked a diplomatic storm over which Kazakhstan summoned the Chinese ambassador to express discontent. This incident drew heated discussions, and netizens discovered more articles on WeChat on "Why does one want to return to China?”. According to media reports, the company behind the account in question has already been closed last year, yet officials were unable to explain why there have been recent posts from the account.
Articles titled “Why does (this country) aspire to return to China?” have flooded the internet, and the places mentioned were Vietnam, India’s Manipur, Myanmar’s Kokang, Russian border tribes and even African Chinese etc. These articles are considered as “canned text”.
The Paper reported that a public account named “The latest car information” published near 30 articles on “Why does (this country) aspire to return to China?” and “Why did (this country) become independent from China?”. For example, on 5 Feb, the account in question published an article named “Why India’s Manipur wants to return to China?” claimed that according to history, Manipur’s connection with China began in the Western Han Dynasty, "though they are physically abroad, they have always longed to return to their motherland”. The account published another article on 28 Mar, titled “Which countries desire to return to China the most?” The list includes Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Kazakhstan and Mongolia, etc.
WeChat: 227 offending articles deleted and 153 accounts blocked
The report stated that the company registered to the account in question is Crayon Network Studio, in Qujiang New District, Xi'an, Shaanxi Province, who registered its public account on 7 Jan last year. However, according to a staff from the Xi’an Qujiang New District Cyberspace Administration Office, that company was closed on 29 Jul last year, and the articles from its WeChat public account have been blocked since. Why is it still possible for the account to publish articles? “This problem is too technical and further understanding is needed”, the staff said.
WeChat responded that such articles involved exaggerated and misleading information, and has now deleted 227 offending articles related to “aspire to return to China”. 153 public accounts were also blocked.
Source: Hket
#Kazakhstan #diplomatic #WeChat #CrayonNetworkStudio #Kyrgyzstan #Tajikistan #Mongolia #India #ChinesePropaganda
A surge of articles on “Many countries aspire to return to China” appears in China. The company publishing the posts was closed long ago
(16 Apr) Recently, an article titled “Why Kazakhstan wants to return to China?” circulated in Mainland China, which sparked a diplomatic storm over which Kazakhstan summoned the Chinese ambassador to express discontent. This incident drew heated discussions, and netizens discovered more articles on WeChat on "Why does one want to return to China?”. According to media reports, the company behind the account in question has already been closed last year, yet officials were unable to explain why there have been recent posts from the account.
Articles titled “Why does (this country) aspire to return to China?” have flooded the internet, and the places mentioned were Vietnam, India’s Manipur, Myanmar’s Kokang, Russian border tribes and even African Chinese etc. These articles are considered as “canned text”.
The Paper reported that a public account named “The latest car information” published near 30 articles on “Why does (this country) aspire to return to China?” and “Why did (this country) become independent from China?”. For example, on 5 Feb, the account in question published an article named “Why India’s Manipur wants to return to China?” claimed that according to history, Manipur’s connection with China began in the Western Han Dynasty, "though they are physically abroad, they have always longed to return to their motherland”. The account published another article on 28 Mar, titled “Which countries desire to return to China the most?” The list includes Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Kazakhstan and Mongolia, etc.
WeChat: 227 offending articles deleted and 153 accounts blocked
The report stated that the company registered to the account in question is Crayon Network Studio, in Qujiang New District, Xi'an, Shaanxi Province, who registered its public account on 7 Jan last year. However, according to a staff from the Xi’an Qujiang New District Cyberspace Administration Office, that company was closed on 29 Jul last year, and the articles from its WeChat public account have been blocked since. Why is it still possible for the account to publish articles? “This problem is too technical and further understanding is needed”, the staff said.
WeChat responded that such articles involved exaggerated and misleading information, and has now deleted 227 offending articles related to “aspire to return to China”. 153 public accounts were also blocked.
Source: Hket
#Kazakhstan #diplomatic #WeChat #CrayonNetworkStudio #Kyrgyzstan #Tajikistan #Mongolia #India #ChinesePropaganda
Hket
內地「多國渴望回歸中國」網文湧現 發文公司卻早已註銷 - 香港經濟日報 - 中國頻道 - 社會熱點
內地網絡日前流傳一篇題為《哈薩克斯坦為何渴望回歸中國》的文章，惹起外交風波，哈薩克為此召見中國大使抗議。事件引來熱議，網民更發現微信上有多篇「為何渴望回歸中國」文章，惟據傳媒報道，涉事公眾號背後公司去
#Newspaper
U.S. volunteer team delivers meals and humanitarian aid to Africans quarantined and discriminated against in China
(29 Apr) Mass isolation and discrimination against Africans occurred in April in Guangzhou, China. Miley (pseudonym), an American, has set up a 300-man volunteer team to deliver meals and give humanitarian aid to these African citizens.
Miley criticized Chinese media reports for constantly denying the discrimination against Africans with their propaganda campaigns, while the racism is in fact very obvious. The Chinese government can refuse to admit one’s mistake, but they must admit that racism exists and try to stop it.
To avoid disruption to the volunteer team’s operations, Miley said she would normally avoid talking about subjects on discrimination. If the Chinese government finds out about their conversations on social media, their meal delivery service would be terminated.
Source: TVE
https://t.me/sgtve
Further reading:
African Are Discriminated Against in China
https://t.me/guardiansofhongkong/19496
#US #Africans #Guangzhou #Racism #Censorship
U.S. volunteer team delivers meals and humanitarian aid to Africans quarantined and discriminated against in China
(29 Apr) Mass isolation and discrimination against Africans occurred in April in Guangzhou, China. Miley (pseudonym), an American, has set up a 300-man volunteer team to deliver meals and give humanitarian aid to these African citizens.
Miley criticized Chinese media reports for constantly denying the discrimination against Africans with their propaganda campaigns, while the racism is in fact very obvious. The Chinese government can refuse to admit one’s mistake, but they must admit that racism exists and try to stop it.
To avoid disruption to the volunteer team’s operations, Miley said she would normally avoid talking about subjects on discrimination. If the Chinese government finds out about their conversations on social media, their meal delivery service would be terminated.
Source: TVE
https://t.me/sgtve
Further reading:
African Are Discriminated Against in China
https://t.me/guardiansofhongkong/19496
#US #Africans #Guangzhou #Racism #Censorship
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#FirstHand #Interview #Video #May2 #SingWithYou
Interview with Shatin District Councilor Mike Chan: HongKongers Are Losing Freedom Of Expression As Police Use Law Enforcement For Political Suppression
Q: What is your opinion of police operations tonight (2 May)?
A: I couldn't tell what riot police were attempting to do, when a large group of them stormed into the shopping mall disturbing shoppers and passers-by there. Some civilians were trying to get to the bus station and depart, but they were strained, being blocked by police cordon line. While it's in their powers to establish cordon lines to facilitate operation, police should also show civilians how to leave. I've tried to reflect this several times.
I saw shoppers in the mall on their own or in small groups of two or three. They were indeed not violating the gathering ban, but still being fined. I saw numerous unreasonable incidences as such tonight.
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https://t.me/guardiansofhongkong/20165
Interview with Shatin District Councilor Mike Chan: HongKongers Are Losing Freedom Of Expression As Police Use Law Enforcement For Political Suppression
Q: What is your opinion of police operations tonight (2 May)?
A: I couldn't tell what riot police were attempting to do, when a large group of them stormed into the shopping mall disturbing shoppers and passers-by there. Some civilians were trying to get to the bus station and depart, but they were strained, being blocked by police cordon line. While it's in their powers to establish cordon lines to facilitate operation, police should also show civilians how to leave. I've tried to reflect this several times.
I saw shoppers in the mall on their own or in small groups of two or three. They were indeed not violating the gathering ban, but still being fined. I saw numerous unreasonable incidences as such tonight.
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https://t.me/guardiansofhongkong/20165
https://t.me/guardiansofhongkong/20164
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Q: Police stated repeatedly that they have the right to penalize anyone tempering law and order, be it reporters or civilians, and whether they are working or not. Do you agree with such statement?
A: It seems that police officers are interpreting the law arbitrarily and enforcing the law inconsistently as they wish. They may allow some dinners to continue having their dinner in restaurants and reporters to carry on their journalistic duties. But once when there were triggered, they may hand out fine tickets, even when the 4-people-gathering-ban was not violated, by willfully group together civilians standing or walking next to each other. I would say, the police are virtually using the anti-gathering ban as an excuse to set up a curfew and suppress people with different opinions.
Q: The "Sing With You" activity was disupted and ended without much singing. Are you disappointed?
A: It's not so much about the event in itself. Under the government's suppression, Hong Kong people are losing what little freedom of expression they have. I'm afraid this is becoming a norm in Hong Kong.
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https://t.me/guardiansofhongkong/20166
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Q: Police stated repeatedly that they have the right to penalize anyone tempering law and order, be it reporters or civilians, and whether they are working or not. Do you agree with such statement?
A: It seems that police officers are interpreting the law arbitrarily and enforcing the law inconsistently as they wish. They may allow some dinners to continue having their dinner in restaurants and reporters to carry on their journalistic duties. But once when there were triggered, they may hand out fine tickets, even when the 4-people-gathering-ban was not violated, by willfully group together civilians standing or walking next to each other. I would say, the police are virtually using the anti-gathering ban as an excuse to set up a curfew and suppress people with different opinions.
Q: The "Sing With You" activity was disupted and ended without much singing. Are you disappointed?
A: It's not so much about the event in itself. Under the government's suppression, Hong Kong people are losing what little freedom of expression they have. I'm afraid this is becoming a norm in Hong Kong.
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https://t.me/guardiansofhongkong/20166
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#FirstHand #Interview #Video #May2 #SingWithYou
Interview with Shatin District Councilor Mike Chan: HongKongers Are Losing Freedom Of Expression As Police Use Law Enforcement For Political Suppression
Q: What is your opinion of police operations tonight…
Interview with Shatin District Councilor Mike Chan: HongKongers Are Losing Freedom Of Expression As Police Use Law Enforcement For Political Suppression
Q: What is your opinion of police operations tonight…
https://t.me/guardiansofhongkong/20165
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Q: As the police pushed through the mall from Phase 1 to Phase 3, they had closed off a corridor and closed off fire exits. Are you aware of this?
A: I wasn't in that area when the incident took place, but I did see police officers closing off some areas that usually are open. We had discussed similar incidents like this before in District Council meetings – about how do we deal with fire exits being closed off by police. The fire department says they are not aware of such an issue during routine inspection. I mean, this is, of course, right because the fire exits were temporarily locked down by the police when they were there.
Q: When locking down fire exits, an officer fiercely torn off a door handle. Will you talk to Sun Hung Kai Properties about this?
A: I think it would be up to the property management to decide what to do. In any case, the police should be responsible for actions taken. If they had damaged any property, they ought to make reparations. Yet, I will bring this up to mall management, that the police caused such damage.
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https://t.me/guardiansofhongkong/20167
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Q: As the police pushed through the mall from Phase 1 to Phase 3, they had closed off a corridor and closed off fire exits. Are you aware of this?
A: I wasn't in that area when the incident took place, but I did see police officers closing off some areas that usually are open. We had discussed similar incidents like this before in District Council meetings – about how do we deal with fire exits being closed off by police. The fire department says they are not aware of such an issue during routine inspection. I mean, this is, of course, right because the fire exits were temporarily locked down by the police when they were there.
Q: When locking down fire exits, an officer fiercely torn off a door handle. Will you talk to Sun Hung Kai Properties about this?
A: I think it would be up to the property management to decide what to do. In any case, the police should be responsible for actions taken. If they had damaged any property, they ought to make reparations. Yet, I will bring this up to mall management, that the police caused such damage.
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https://t.me/guardiansofhongkong/20167
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Q: Police stated repeatedly that they have the right to penalize anyone tempering law and order, be it reporters or civilians, and whether they are working or not. Do you agree with such statement?…
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Q: Police stated repeatedly that they have the right to penalize anyone tempering law and order, be it reporters or civilians, and whether they are working or not. Do you agree with such statement?…
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Q: What do you think about having "Sing With You” or similar activities in the future in Shatin?
A: First of all, I believe we have the right to express, in whichever format legally permitted. I don't see any reason to have the police here. If they're here to enforce regulations preventing the spread of coronavirus, why are they standing so close to each other? They aren't vigilant about epidemic prevention themselves. Again, as I have said earlier, they are using law enforcement as an excuse to exercise political suppression.
Q: Riot police came in and out the mall again and again, closing and reopening their cordon lines at least 3 to 4 times this evening. What do you think about their operation?
A: I didn't see why the riot police came in and out the shopping mall again and again. Perhaps, the officers saw people are gathering in the mall, or they saw people coming back to shop. They are creating substantial inconvenience to residents, moving police cordon lines here and there.
#May2 #PoliceState #PoliceBrutality #Shatin #MikeChan #SingWithYou #ShopWithYou #HongKongProtest
Heavy Police Deployment during Golden Week: Police Humiliate Disabled Lawyer
https://t.me/guardiansofhongkong/20109
Riot police Enters Shopping Mall to Disperse Hongkongers on Labour's Day Holiday
https://t.me/guardiansofhongkong/20066
Police Drive Away Wheelchair-bound Reporter
https://t.me/guardiansofhongkong/20095
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Q: What do you think about having "Sing With You” or similar activities in the future in Shatin?
A: First of all, I believe we have the right to express, in whichever format legally permitted. I don't see any reason to have the police here. If they're here to enforce regulations preventing the spread of coronavirus, why are they standing so close to each other? They aren't vigilant about epidemic prevention themselves. Again, as I have said earlier, they are using law enforcement as an excuse to exercise political suppression.
Q: Riot police came in and out the mall again and again, closing and reopening their cordon lines at least 3 to 4 times this evening. What do you think about their operation?
A: I didn't see why the riot police came in and out the shopping mall again and again. Perhaps, the officers saw people are gathering in the mall, or they saw people coming back to shop. They are creating substantial inconvenience to residents, moving police cordon lines here and there.
#May2 #PoliceState #PoliceBrutality #Shatin #MikeChan #SingWithYou #ShopWithYou #HongKongProtest
Heavy Police Deployment during Golden Week: Police Humiliate Disabled Lawyer
https://t.me/guardiansofhongkong/20109
Riot police Enters Shopping Mall to Disperse Hongkongers on Labour's Day Holiday
https://t.me/guardiansofhongkong/20066
Police Drive Away Wheelchair-bound Reporter
https://t.me/guardiansofhongkong/20095
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Q: As the police pushed through the mall from Phase 1 to Phase 3, they had closed off a corridor and closed off fire exits. Are you aware of this?
A: I wasn't in that area when the incident…
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Q: As the police pushed through the mall from Phase 1 to Phase 3, they had closed off a corridor and closed off fire exits. Are you aware of this?
A: I wasn't in that area when the incident…
Labour Day In Hong Kong: Trade Union Roadside Booths Closely Monitored by Riot Police
With Labour Day holiday (May1), the pro-democracy Confederation of Trade Unions (CTU) set up at least 66 roadside booths to encourage Hongkongers to form or join trade unions as a means to strengthen their power and push for the Five Demands.
The leadership of the CTU met with reporters outside Langham Place, Mongkok, during which platoons of riot police "happened to pass by".
Source:InMediaHK
#LabourDay #1May #PoliceState #FiveDemands #TradeUnions #HongKongProtest
With Labour Day holiday (May1), the pro-democracy Confederation of Trade Unions (CTU) set up at least 66 roadside booths to encourage Hongkongers to form or join trade unions as a means to strengthen their power and push for the Five Demands.
The leadership of the CTU met with reporters outside Langham Place, Mongkok, during which platoons of riot police "happened to pass by".
Source:InMediaHK
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Conflicts at HKCTU Street Counters
On Labour Day (1 May), citizens rallied around and supported 'Yellow Shops' (pro-democracy shops). Hong Kong Confederation of Trade Unions (“HKCTU”) also set up around 60 street counters. Riot police were stationed everywhere and stopped pedestrians regularly.
At around 4pm, the street counter run by Lee Cheuk-yan near Langham Place was harassed by pro-China supporters. Hundreds of riot police arrived and cordoned off the entire street including the HKCTU street counter.
Several riot police officers raised their pepper spray and threatened pedestrians and reporters, shouting '1! 2! 3! 4! 5!' in reference to the prohibition of social gatherings, which bans the gathering of more than 4 people. Some riot police pushed away reporters. The pro-China supporters left while escorted by the police.
Source: Apple Daily
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Trade Union Roadside Booths Closely Monitored by Riot Police:
https://t.me/guardiansofhongkong/20168
On Labour Day (1 May), citizens rallied around and supported 'Yellow Shops' (pro-democracy shops). Hong Kong Confederation of Trade Unions (“HKCTU”) also set up around 60 street counters. Riot police were stationed everywhere and stopped pedestrians regularly.
At around 4pm, the street counter run by Lee Cheuk-yan near Langham Place was harassed by pro-China supporters. Hundreds of riot police arrived and cordoned off the entire street including the HKCTU street counter.
Several riot police officers raised their pepper spray and threatened pedestrians and reporters, shouting '1! 2! 3! 4! 5!' in reference to the prohibition of social gatherings, which bans the gathering of more than 4 people. Some riot police pushed away reporters. The pro-China supporters left while escorted by the police.
Source: Apple Daily
#LabourDay #1May #PoliceState #YellowEconomy #TradeUnions
Trade Union Roadside Booths Closely Monitored by Riot Police:
https://t.me/guardiansofhongkong/20168
#DailyUpdate #May3 #COVID19
COVID-19 Updates (May 3rd)
At the time of writing, 3,513,174 cases of the coronavirus had been confirmed with 245,492 deaths.
China reports no deaths for a fifth straight day.
Spain reported 164 deaths from Covid-19 in the last 24 hours, the lowest number in six weeks.
India reported 2,411 new cases of coronavirus on Saturday, the highest one-day spike in the country since the pandemic began, bringing the total to 39,699 cases.
Russia reported 10,633 new coronavirus cases in a new record single-day increase on Sunday, bringing the total number to 134,687.
Bangladesh reported 665 new coronavirus cases on Sunday, the largest single-day increase since the outbreak was first reported in the country. Bringing the total to 9,455 cases.
Singapore reported 657 new confirmed coronavirus cases, bringing the total number of infections to 18,205.
South Korea to loosen social distancing orders begin on May 6.
US - Massachusetts is still in the early stages of the outbreak, Boston mayor says.
US - A speedy return to normal is "unrealistic," Dallas, Taxes mayor says.
UK prime minister Boris Johnson said "arrangements" for his death were made when he was in hospital with coronavirus.
Dalai Lama calls for world unity in fight against coronavirus.
The Philippines suspends all passenger and commercial flights amid coronavirus outbreak.
Thailand lifts alcohol ban and other coronavirus restrictions.
China's Russian border town closes restaurants, as other parts of the country ease restrictions.
Source: CNN, Worldometer
COVID-19 Updates (May 3rd)
At the time of writing, 3,513,174 cases of the coronavirus had been confirmed with 245,492 deaths.
China reports no deaths for a fifth straight day.
Spain reported 164 deaths from Covid-19 in the last 24 hours, the lowest number in six weeks.
India reported 2,411 new cases of coronavirus on Saturday, the highest one-day spike in the country since the pandemic began, bringing the total to 39,699 cases.
Russia reported 10,633 new coronavirus cases in a new record single-day increase on Sunday, bringing the total number to 134,687.
Bangladesh reported 665 new coronavirus cases on Sunday, the largest single-day increase since the outbreak was first reported in the country. Bringing the total to 9,455 cases.
Singapore reported 657 new confirmed coronavirus cases, bringing the total number of infections to 18,205.
South Korea to loosen social distancing orders begin on May 6.
US - Massachusetts is still in the early stages of the outbreak, Boston mayor says.
US - A speedy return to normal is "unrealistic," Dallas, Taxes mayor says.
UK prime minister Boris Johnson said "arrangements" for his death were made when he was in hospital with coronavirus.
Dalai Lama calls for world unity in fight against coronavirus.
The Philippines suspends all passenger and commercial flights amid coronavirus outbreak.
Thailand lifts alcohol ban and other coronavirus restrictions.
China's Russian border town closes restaurants, as other parts of the country ease restrictions.
Source: CNN, Worldometer