#HongKongChronicles #15Aug1945 #WWII
Royal Hong Kong Regiment and
Embassy Representatives Commemorate the 75th Anniversary of the End of World War II in Hong Kong
On Sunday August 16, 2020, the Hong Kong Prisoner of War Association, the Royal Hong Kong Regiment (The Volunteers) Association, representatives from the United States, Canadian and British Embassies gathered gathered at the Cenotaph near Statute Square in Central, Hong Kong and paid tribute to soldiers who had sacrifaced their lives to protect Hong Kong during the Second World War.
During the Second World War, Hong Kong was occupied by the Japanese Force during three years and eight months, until Japan surrendered on August 15, 1945. Hong Kong had been defended by British Forces Overseas Hong Kong and soldiers from allied nations and, particularly, the commonwealth forces from Canada.
Source: InMedia #Aug16
#Canada #US #CommonwealthForces #RoyalHongKongRegiment #RoyalBritishLegion #PrisonerofWar
Royal Hong Kong Regiment and
Embassy Representatives Commemorate the 75th Anniversary of the End of World War II in Hong Kong
On Sunday August 16, 2020, the Hong Kong Prisoner of War Association, the Royal Hong Kong Regiment (The Volunteers) Association, representatives from the United States, Canadian and British Embassies gathered gathered at the Cenotaph near Statute Square in Central, Hong Kong and paid tribute to soldiers who had sacrifaced their lives to protect Hong Kong during the Second World War.
During the Second World War, Hong Kong was occupied by the Japanese Force during three years and eight months, until Japan surrendered on August 15, 1945. Hong Kong had been defended by British Forces Overseas Hong Kong and soldiers from allied nations and, particularly, the commonwealth forces from Canada.
Source: InMedia #Aug16
#Canada #US #CommonwealthForces #RoyalHongKongRegiment #RoyalBritishLegion #PrisonerofWar
#HealthCode #SocialCreditSystem #MassSurveillance #COVID19
Police confiscate speaker and issue “gathering ban” tickets at Protest against Health Code and Mass Surveillance
Source: InMedia #Aug16
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#RoyTam #GaryFan #NeoDemocrats #NapoWong #DistrictCouncillors
#HKMedics #PersonalPrivacy
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Police confiscate speaker and issue “gathering ban” tickets at Protest against Health Code and Mass Surveillance
Source: InMedia #Aug16
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#RoyTam #GaryFan #NeoDemocrats #NapoWong #DistrictCouncillors
#HKMedics #PersonalPrivacy
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Police confiscate speaker and issue “gathering ban” tickets at Protest against Health Code and Mass Surveillance
The Hong Kong SAR government has established a laboratory run by China-owned Beijing Genomics Institute (#BGI) at Hong Kong's Sun Yat Sen Memorial Park for universal voluntary Covid-19 testing without consultation from the public and requested private clinics assisting sample collection.
Neo Democrats members of Roy Tam Hoi-pong and Gary Fan Kwok-wai and Central and Western District lawmaker of Napo Wong Weng-Chi protested outside the stadium on August 16, 2020.
More than 30 police on the scene issued tickets for violation of “group gathering ban” and confiscated the speaker.
District Councilor Roy Tam stated civilians may lose confidence in private clinics if samples are passed to the China-owned companies for Covid-19 testing. He urged private doctors not to join the plan and criticised that the government ingratiated the Chinese Communist Party (#CCP) by sacrificing Hong Kongers.
The pro-Beijing camp has not only promoted the “Hong Kong Heath QR Code” system, but has also proposed only allowing those with the green “Heath QR code” to dine-in at restaurants. Gary Fan challenged that the reason behind this wired policy is for surveillance to restrict civilians’ freedom of movement.
Source: InMedia #Aug16
https://bit.ly/312GdXE
#RoyTam #GaryFan #NapoWong #NeoDemocrats #DistrictCouncillors #HKMedics
#PersonalPrivacy
Police confiscate speaker and issue “gathering ban” tickets at Protest against Health Code and Mass Surveillance
The Hong Kong SAR government has established a laboratory run by China-owned Beijing Genomics Institute (#BGI) at Hong Kong's Sun Yat Sen Memorial Park for universal voluntary Covid-19 testing without consultation from the public and requested private clinics assisting sample collection.
Neo Democrats members of Roy Tam Hoi-pong and Gary Fan Kwok-wai and Central and Western District lawmaker of Napo Wong Weng-Chi protested outside the stadium on August 16, 2020.
More than 30 police on the scene issued tickets for violation of “group gathering ban” and confiscated the speaker.
District Councilor Roy Tam stated civilians may lose confidence in private clinics if samples are passed to the China-owned companies for Covid-19 testing. He urged private doctors not to join the plan and criticised that the government ingratiated the Chinese Communist Party (#CCP) by sacrificing Hong Kongers.
The pro-Beijing camp has not only promoted the “Hong Kong Heath QR Code” system, but has also proposed only allowing those with the green “Heath QR code” to dine-in at restaurants. Gary Fan challenged that the reason behind this wired policy is for surveillance to restrict civilians’ freedom of movement.
Source: InMedia #Aug16
https://bit.ly/312GdXE
#RoyTam #GaryFan #NapoWong #NeoDemocrats #DistrictCouncillors #HKMedics
#PersonalPrivacy
#CarrieLam
Carrie Lam withdraws her title of Honorary fellow awarded by Wolfson College, Cambridge
Wolfson College, University of Cambridge released a statement last month considering to deprive the Honorary Fellow of Carrie Lam, Chief Executive of Hong Kong Special Administrative Region. According to the register of Executive Council members’ interests, Carrie Lam has already removed her Honorary Follow awarded by Wolfson College, Cambridge.
Carrie Lam shared a post on Facebook, acknowledging a letter issued by the college requesting her reply in the accusation of deviating the principle of academic freedom and speech freedom. She has sent a letter to retort. However, she felt extremely disappointed as the College has slandered her on the ground of rumour, but not facts. Therefore, she decided to withdraw the title of Honorary Fellow.
Source: Apple Daily #Aug16
#Cambridge #AcademicQualifications #WolfsonCollege
Carrie Lam withdraws her title of Honorary fellow awarded by Wolfson College, Cambridge
Wolfson College, University of Cambridge released a statement last month considering to deprive the Honorary Fellow of Carrie Lam, Chief Executive of Hong Kong Special Administrative Region. According to the register of Executive Council members’ interests, Carrie Lam has already removed her Honorary Follow awarded by Wolfson College, Cambridge.
Carrie Lam shared a post on Facebook, acknowledging a letter issued by the college requesting her reply in the accusation of deviating the principle of academic freedom and speech freedom. She has sent a letter to retort. However, she felt extremely disappointed as the College has slandered her on the ground of rumour, but not facts. Therefore, she decided to withdraw the title of Honorary Fellow.
Source: Apple Daily #Aug16
#Cambridge #AcademicQualifications #WolfsonCollege
#Economics #BasicLaw #WTO HK Secretary for Commerse makes a misguided comment, as history suggests otherwise
A Brief History of GATT and WTO:
Hong Kong acquired the membership of the General Agreement of Tariffs and Trade (#GATT) as a separate customs territory in 1986.
On 1 January 1995, the World Trade Organization (WTO) replaced the GATT, which had been in existence since 1947.
The governments that have had signed GATT were officially known as “GATT contracting parties”. Upon signing the new WTO agreements, they, including Hong Kong, officially became known as “WTO members”.
The Basic Law of Hong Kong Special Administration Region (HKSAR) was enacted in 1997. Article 116 of the Basic Law provides that HKSAR shall be a separate customs territory.
China became a WTO member on 11 December 2001.
Secretary for Commerce and Economic Development Edward Yau Tang-wah, however, claimed that China, which became a member of WTO only in 2001, had permitted Hong Kong to be a member of WTO in 1995 based on Basic Law, which took effect in 1997.
Source: Simon Lim Facebook #Aug16 #FakeNews
A Brief History of GATT and WTO:
Hong Kong acquired the membership of the General Agreement of Tariffs and Trade (#GATT) as a separate customs territory in 1986.
On 1 January 1995, the World Trade Organization (WTO) replaced the GATT, which had been in existence since 1947.
The governments that have had signed GATT were officially known as “GATT contracting parties”. Upon signing the new WTO agreements, they, including Hong Kong, officially became known as “WTO members”.
The Basic Law of Hong Kong Special Administration Region (HKSAR) was enacted in 1997. Article 116 of the Basic Law provides that HKSAR shall be a separate customs territory.
China became a WTO member on 11 December 2001.
Secretary for Commerce and Economic Development Edward Yau Tang-wah, however, claimed that China, which became a member of WTO only in 2001, had permitted Hong Kong to be a member of WTO in 1995 based on Basic Law, which took effect in 1997.
Source: Simon Lim Facebook #Aug16 #FakeNews
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邱騰華：香港於世貿享有單獨關稅區的獨特地位，這身份是中國根據《基本法》賦予香港的。 我們考古一下。 香港於1986年成為「關稅及貿易總協定」的單獨締約成員。該協定於1995年演變成「世貿組織」，香港當時更順理成章，成為世貿的創始成員。 1997年，《基本法》生效。 2001年，中國加入世貿。...
#CCPControl #ChinaInfiltration #BigData #PersonalPrivacy
#Japan Should Not Ignore #TikTok Data Security Risks
Liberal Democratic Party Proposal on Restricting the Use as early as September
Source: Stand News #Aug16
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Liberal Democratic Party Proposal on Restricting the Use as early as September
Source: Stand News #Aug16
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#Japan Should Not Ignore #TikTok Data Security Risks
Liberal Democratic Party Proposal on Restricting the Use as early as September
Followed by the ban on the use of TikTok in India and the request from the U.S. on the parent company of TikTok for selling the local business of ByteDance, the Ruling Liberal Democratic Party’s Tax Panel Chief of Japan Akira Amari, said that Japan should not ignore the data security risks from the use of TikTok.
During the interview on Fuji Television Network on Aug 16, Amari pointed that other countries such as the United Kingdom, India and the U.S. are aware of the data security risks of TikTok, which the Japanese government should not ignore. “Japan cannot just stand beside and watch because many countries have pointed out the risks,” he said.
Amari added, Japanese companies should assume that partnerships with Chinese firms would lead to data leakage. If Japan compromised on data security, other countries, who supported freedom, democracy and the rule of law, might rule out Japan, which posed a crisis to Japan. “Japan is the country with the least sense of crisis,” said Amari.
#TikTok #Japan #Amari #AkiraAmari #Security #DataSecurity #LiberalDemocraticParty
Source: Stand News #Aug16
#Japan Should Not Ignore #TikTok Data Security Risks
Liberal Democratic Party Proposal on Restricting the Use as early as September
Followed by the ban on the use of TikTok in India and the request from the U.S. on the parent company of TikTok for selling the local business of ByteDance, the Ruling Liberal Democratic Party’s Tax Panel Chief of Japan Akira Amari, said that Japan should not ignore the data security risks from the use of TikTok.
During the interview on Fuji Television Network on Aug 16, Amari pointed that other countries such as the United Kingdom, India and the U.S. are aware of the data security risks of TikTok, which the Japanese government should not ignore. “Japan cannot just stand beside and watch because many countries have pointed out the risks,” he said.
Amari added, Japanese companies should assume that partnerships with Chinese firms would lead to data leakage. If Japan compromised on data security, other countries, who supported freedom, democracy and the rule of law, might rule out Japan, which posed a crisis to Japan. “Japan is the country with the least sense of crisis,” said Amari.
#TikTok #Japan #Amari #AkiraAmari #Security #DataSecurity #LiberalDemocraticParty
Source: Stand News #Aug16
Trump hints at banning more Chinese firms, Alibaba included
Source: Stand News #Aug16
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Trump hints at banning more Chinese firms, Alibaba included
US President Donald Trump considers more Chinese companies sanctions and Alibaba could be the next target.
Asked at a press conference whether other Chinese companies such as Alibaba would be banned after targeting TikTok, President Trump replied, “Well, we're looking at other things, yes.”
According to a recent CNN analysis, Trump called Jack Ma, the founder of Alibaba, a friend of his after Ma said he would donate supplies to the US for fighting the pandemic. Still, Alibaba might become the next target. In a statement made earlier this month, US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo announced the expansion of the Clean Network programme. He called on US allies around the world to prevent intellectual property, including COVID-19 vaccine research, from being stored and accessed on Chinese cloud-based service providers as such as Alibaba, Baidu, China Mobile, China Telecom and Tencent.
Source: Stand News #Aug16
#Alibaba #JackMa #CleanNetwork #Pompeo #US #Trump #Sanctions
US President Donald Trump considers more Chinese companies sanctions and Alibaba could be the next target.
Asked at a press conference whether other Chinese companies such as Alibaba would be banned after targeting TikTok, President Trump replied, “Well, we're looking at other things, yes.”
According to a recent CNN analysis, Trump called Jack Ma, the founder of Alibaba, a friend of his after Ma said he would donate supplies to the US for fighting the pandemic. Still, Alibaba might become the next target. In a statement made earlier this month, US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo announced the expansion of the Clean Network programme. He called on US allies around the world to prevent intellectual property, including COVID-19 vaccine research, from being stored and accessed on Chinese cloud-based service providers as such as Alibaba, Baidu, China Mobile, China Telecom and Tencent.
Source: Stand News #Aug16
#Alibaba #JackMa #CleanNetwork #Pompeo #US #Trump #Sanctions
Canada-wide Rally Urges Ottawa to Protect Hong Kongers' Freedoms and Sanction Officials
Rallies organized by Canada-Hong Kong Link and Ontario Universities Hong Kong Awareness Group were held in nine cities across Canada on Aug. 16 to call on Ottawa to take “immediate action” against the controversial implementation of the national security law in Hong Kong, by offering a "Safe Harbor Program' for Hong Kongers at risk, invoking the Magnitsky Act to sanction responsible Chinese and HK officials, and introducing legislations to stop foreign interferences in Canadian politics.
Atrocities committed by the CCP were also openly addressed by speakers at the rallies to inform the masses about the party's numerous violations against basic human rights.
Source: Epoch Times #Aug16
#Ottawa #nationalsecuritylaw #MagnitskyAct
https://www.theepochtimes.com/canada-wide-rally-urges-ottawa-to-protect-hong-kongers-freedoms-and-sanction-officials_3463738.html/amp
Rallies organized by Canada-Hong Kong Link and Ontario Universities Hong Kong Awareness Group were held in nine cities across Canada on Aug. 16 to call on Ottawa to take “immediate action” against the controversial implementation of the national security law in Hong Kong, by offering a "Safe Harbor Program' for Hong Kongers at risk, invoking the Magnitsky Act to sanction responsible Chinese and HK officials, and introducing legislations to stop foreign interferences in Canadian politics.
Atrocities committed by the CCP were also openly addressed by speakers at the rallies to inform the masses about the party's numerous violations against basic human rights.
Source: Epoch Times #Aug16
#Ottawa #nationalsecuritylaw #MagnitskyAct
https://www.theepochtimes.com/canada-wide-rally-urges-ottawa-to-protect-hong-kongers-freedoms-and-sanction-officials_3463738.html/amp