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Heavy Police Presence to Suppress Gathering: 9 Months After 8.31 Prince Edward Station Attack by the Police
2224 | Prince Edward
Public relations officers began broadcasting from a police vehicle that has just arrived, calling on civilians to leave.
Police also ordered cars parking on nearby streets to leave, or else they would be towed. A cordon line has also been set up near Wai Fung Plaza on Nathan Road.
Very few civilians are actually around at this time; most of the crowd is made up of reporters and first-aiders. Police, nevertheless, conducted stop and search.
#PoliceState #PoliceBrutality #FailedState #831PrinceEdward
Heavy Police Presence to Suppress Gathering: 9 Months After 8.31 Prince Edward Station Attack by the Police
2224 | Prince Edward
Public relations officers began broadcasting from a police vehicle that has just arrived, calling on civilians to leave.
Police also ordered cars parking on nearby streets to leave, or else they would be towed. A cordon line has also been set up near Wai Fung Plaza on Nathan Road.
Very few civilians are actually around at this time; most of the crowd is made up of reporters and first-aiders. Police, nevertheless, conducted stop and search.
#PoliceState #PoliceBrutality #FailedState #831PrinceEdward
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Police Activity Continues in Prince Edward
2232 | Prince Edward
Riot police are taking down the cordoned area set outside Wai Fung Plaza. They are are beginning to patrol into Sai Yeung Choi South Street.
Citizens who were stopped and searched earlier were released.
Police Activity Continues in Prince Edward
2232 | Prince Edward
Riot police are taking down the cordoned area set outside Wai Fung Plaza. They are are beginning to patrol into Sai Yeung Choi South Street.
Citizens who were stopped and searched earlier were released.
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Police Intercept Civilians Despite that Commemoration Activity Has Ended
22:57 | Portland Street, Mongkok
Police Intercept Civilians Despite that Commemoration Activity Has Ended
22:57 | Portland Street, Mongkok
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When the Authorities Stigmatize the Youth
May 31 marks 9 months after the police attack on civilians inside the Prince Edward metro station. Civilians and district councillors brought white followers to mourn the victims of police brutality, although it was impossible to go near the station due to police deployment.
In particular, police targetted youngsters to conduct stop and search in the area.
Source: USP #May31
#PoliceState #FailedState
When the Authorities Stigmatize the Youth
May 31 marks 9 months after the police attack on civilians inside the Prince Edward metro station. Civilians and district councillors brought white followers to mourn the victims of police brutality, although it was impossible to go near the station due to police deployment.
In particular, police targetted youngsters to conduct stop and search in the area.
Source: USP #May31
#PoliceState #FailedState
#DailyUpdate #May31 #COVID19
COVID-19 Updates (May 31)
At the time of writing, 6,197,756 cases of the coronavirus had been confirmed with 371,626 deaths. 2,761,300 have recovered.
Hong Kong confirms 2 new local cases of COVID-19 after 16 days gap, involving a couple. The woman is in critical condition.
The “CUMask” distributed by HKSAR government would stop online registration on 6th June.
The HKSAR government is sending 2 chartered planes to retrieve Hong Kong residents in Nepal.
The UK government agreed to restart sports matches including football, horse racing and snooker behind the doors, commencing on Monday.
Bars, gyms and restaurants in South Korea to keep a QR-code log of customers.
Indian Prime Minster Narendra Modi urges caution as country gets ready to relax lockdown.
India announces 3-phase plan to lift restrictions outside containment zones
Pakistan makes face masks mandatory in public.
Source: CNN, Worldometer, Now News
COVID-19 Updates (May 31)
At the time of writing, 6,197,756 cases of the coronavirus had been confirmed with 371,626 deaths. 2,761,300 have recovered.
Hong Kong confirms 2 new local cases of COVID-19 after 16 days gap, involving a couple. The woman is in critical condition.
The “CUMask” distributed by HKSAR government would stop online registration on 6th June.
The HKSAR government is sending 2 chartered planes to retrieve Hong Kong residents in Nepal.
The UK government agreed to restart sports matches including football, horse racing and snooker behind the doors, commencing on Monday.
Bars, gyms and restaurants in South Korea to keep a QR-code log of customers.
Indian Prime Minster Narendra Modi urges caution as country gets ready to relax lockdown.
India announces 3-phase plan to lift restrictions outside containment zones
Pakistan makes face masks mandatory in public.
Source: CNN, Worldometer, Now News
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Elderly Gives Encouraging Words to HongKongers in the Fight for Freedom
Uncle Chan, an elderly citizen representing voluntary group "Protect the Children", encouraged Hongkongers to never give up. He asked fellow Hongkongers to be agile and cautious when fighting evil, and wished them to return home safely.
#NeverGiveUp #NeverForgive
Elderly Gives Encouraging Words to HongKongers in the Fight for Freedom
Uncle Chan, an elderly citizen representing voluntary group "Protect the Children", encouraged Hongkongers to never give up. He asked fellow Hongkongers to be agile and cautious when fighting evil, and wished them to return home safely.
#NeverGiveUp #NeverForgive
Beijing Demands a "Speedy" legislation of #SecurityLaw in HK
Despite the U.S. plan to sanction China, the Chinese Communist Party government proceeds with the forceful legislation of the National Security Law in Hong Kong.
On May 31, China state media Xinhua News published a work report of the National People's Congress, demanding a "speedy legislation" of the security law.
Earlier, China even said its public security ministry would "direct and support" the Hong Kong police. According to analysts, this is a clear sign that the Communist Chinese Party organs would take a direct role in implementing the security legislation in Hong Kong.
Hong Kong Secretary for Security John Lee revealed on May 30 that a new department might be set up in Hong Kong for the purpose. Lee, morever, downplayed the impacts of the Law by insisting that the press freedom would not be harmed. In his words, journalists won't face charges, if they "report the news truthfully".
Source: RTHK #May31
Image: New York Times
#JohnLee
Despite the U.S. plan to sanction China, the Chinese Communist Party government proceeds with the forceful legislation of the National Security Law in Hong Kong.
On May 31, China state media Xinhua News published a work report of the National People's Congress, demanding a "speedy legislation" of the security law.
Earlier, China even said its public security ministry would "direct and support" the Hong Kong police. According to analysts, this is a clear sign that the Communist Chinese Party organs would take a direct role in implementing the security legislation in Hong Kong.
Hong Kong Secretary for Security John Lee revealed on May 30 that a new department might be set up in Hong Kong for the purpose. Lee, morever, downplayed the impacts of the Law by insisting that the press freedom would not be harmed. In his words, journalists won't face charges, if they "report the news truthfully".
Source: RTHK #May31
Image: New York Times
#JohnLee
#NationalSecurityLaw
Two Pro-China Groups Suspected of Colluding and Forging Public Support for National Security Law
Led by Starry Lee Wai-king, Chairwoman of Democratic Alliance for the Betterment of Hong Kong (DAB), a cross-sector alliance was recently formed to support the enactment of National Security Law in Hong Kong which initiated a signature campaign last Tuesday (May 26). Several government officials graced the event, reportedly to express their fidelity to the Chinese government.
At the same venue, a pro-China organization, the New Home Association, was found handing out freebies while members of DAB were collecting supporters’ signatures for the National Security Law from those lining up for the giveaways. Some elderly put down their signatures without knowing its purpose.
Citizens suspected that the two groups were colluding and exhausting all means to collect citizens’ signatures to forge public support for the National Security Law.
Source: Apple Daily
#May31 #DAB #Forgeries
Two Pro-China Groups Suspected of Colluding and Forging Public Support for National Security Law
Led by Starry Lee Wai-king, Chairwoman of Democratic Alliance for the Betterment of Hong Kong (DAB), a cross-sector alliance was recently formed to support the enactment of National Security Law in Hong Kong which initiated a signature campaign last Tuesday (May 26). Several government officials graced the event, reportedly to express their fidelity to the Chinese government.
At the same venue, a pro-China organization, the New Home Association, was found handing out freebies while members of DAB were collecting supporters’ signatures for the National Security Law from those lining up for the giveaways. Some elderly put down their signatures without knowing its purpose.
Citizens suspected that the two groups were colluding and exhausting all means to collect citizens’ signatures to forge public support for the National Security Law.
Source: Apple Daily
#May31 #DAB #Forgeries
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District Officer Leaves in Middle of Meeting after Pro-democracy Council Members Proposed to Oppose Implementation of National Security Law in Hong Kong
In the Security and Constitutional Affairs Committee in Kwun Tong District Council on May 29th, pro-democracy council members proposed a plan to oppose the implementation of the National Security law in Hong Kong on behalf of the Kwun Tong District Council.
The Home Affairs Department district officer disagreed with the proposal and stated that it was not the District Council did not have a say in such matters.
The officer then left the meeting and handed the secretarial service to the council. The proposal was passed in the end, with 28 members voting yes in the absence of the Home Affairs District officer.
Source: Facebook@Hinson Hung
#May31 #DistrictOfficer #NationalSecurityLaw
District Officer Leaves in Middle of Meeting after Pro-democracy Council Members Proposed to Oppose Implementation of National Security Law in Hong Kong
In the Security and Constitutional Affairs Committee in Kwun Tong District Council on May 29th, pro-democracy council members proposed a plan to oppose the implementation of the National Security law in Hong Kong on behalf of the Kwun Tong District Council.
The Home Affairs Department district officer disagreed with the proposal and stated that it was not the District Council did not have a say in such matters.
The officer then left the meeting and handed the secretarial service to the council. The proposal was passed in the end, with 28 members voting yes in the absence of the Home Affairs District officer.
Source: Facebook@Hinson Hung
#May31 #DistrictOfficer #NationalSecurityLaw
#PublicSpending
A Short Summary of How the HK Government Will Utilize Its Funding in the Upcoming Financial Year
The Finance Committee of the Legislative Council has passed Ocean Park's 5.4 billion financial subsidy application with 32 yes counts, 20 no, and 2 abstains. Part of the 5.4 billion subsidy is for paying the commercial loans to the Bank of China.
In the announcement for Hong Kong's 2020 budget earlier this year, it was announced that a $75 billion recurrent funding will be provided to the Hospital Authority, which is a 3.6 billion increase (5% increase) from the previous financial year. An additional 1.6 billion single-time funding will also be provided for the Authority to acquire medical supplies, which will bring up the total funding to the Authority to 76.6 billion. It was, however, learnt that during the speech by Paul Chan, the Financial Secretary, he compared the amount of funding with that of 2 years ago (2017/2018), and stated the budget was an increase of 35% from previous, which was 30% more than the comparison to that of 2019. When compared to the 8.5% increase from 2018 to 2019, this year's funding is actually a lesser increase (only 5%).
The industry is still concerned that the Authority still lacks a solution to address the loss of mid-level health workers. It was also suspected that the measure is to target workers who participated in strikes demanding a full border closure during the epidemic.
On the other hand, the HK police force will receive 25.8 billion in funding this financial year, which is a 2.2 billion increase from last year. Also, the wage subsidy funding in 2019/20 was initially set to 25.6 million, it was then amended to 2.55 billion (9 times increase). The funding is expected to cover expenses for creating 2543 extra positions on top of the already existing 35863 positions, and for acquiring 6 armoured vehicles, with each vehicle costing around $12.8 million.
Source: i-Cable News, Apple Daily, MingPao
#May31 #Medical #HKPolice #OceanPark
A Short Summary of How the HK Government Will Utilize Its Funding in the Upcoming Financial Year
The Finance Committee of the Legislative Council has passed Ocean Park's 5.4 billion financial subsidy application with 32 yes counts, 20 no, and 2 abstains. Part of the 5.4 billion subsidy is for paying the commercial loans to the Bank of China.
In the announcement for Hong Kong's 2020 budget earlier this year, it was announced that a $75 billion recurrent funding will be provided to the Hospital Authority, which is a 3.6 billion increase (5% increase) from the previous financial year. An additional 1.6 billion single-time funding will also be provided for the Authority to acquire medical supplies, which will bring up the total funding to the Authority to 76.6 billion. It was, however, learnt that during the speech by Paul Chan, the Financial Secretary, he compared the amount of funding with that of 2 years ago (2017/2018), and stated the budget was an increase of 35% from previous, which was 30% more than the comparison to that of 2019. When compared to the 8.5% increase from 2018 to 2019, this year's funding is actually a lesser increase (only 5%).
The industry is still concerned that the Authority still lacks a solution to address the loss of mid-level health workers. It was also suspected that the measure is to target workers who participated in strikes demanding a full border closure during the epidemic.
On the other hand, the HK police force will receive 25.8 billion in funding this financial year, which is a 2.2 billion increase from last year. Also, the wage subsidy funding in 2019/20 was initially set to 25.6 million, it was then amended to 2.55 billion (9 times increase). The funding is expected to cover expenses for creating 2543 extra positions on top of the already existing 35863 positions, and for acquiring 6 armoured vehicles, with each vehicle costing around $12.8 million.
Source: i-Cable News, Apple Daily, MingPao
#May31 #Medical #HKPolice #OceanPark