#FirstHand #Dec27
Prodemocracy Group Hong Kong Poliscientia Host Street Booth during the Christmas holidays
In their street booth in Mongkok, Hong Kong Poliscientia held talks to reflect on the city's history of social movement and resistance: From the 2003 anti-article 23 movement and the 2012 anti-national education movement to the 2014 Umbrella Revolution.
How do all these events shape Hongkongers? Can the Hong Kong spirit be preserved to the next generation? How much does the local culture remain in this city?
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Prodemocracy Group Hong Kong Poliscientia Host Street Booth during the Christmas holidays
In their street booth in Mongkok, Hong Kong Poliscientia held talks to reflect on the city's history of social movement and resistance: From the 2003 anti-article 23 movement and the 2012 anti-national education movement to the 2014 Umbrella Revolution.
How do all these events shape Hongkongers? Can the Hong Kong spirit be preserved to the next generation? How much does the local culture remain in this city?
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"Revolution is Not a Dinner Party": Hong Kong Poliscientia Urges Hongkongers to Accept Harsh Nature of Resistance Movement
https://t.me/guardiansofhongkong/27596
#Hongkongers #Poliscientia #NextGeneration #Christmas2020
#FirstHand #Dec29
"Unity the Only Way Out" - Hong Kong Poliscientia Fearlessly Returns to Host Street Booth
Despite being harassed by police and receiving 599G gathering ban tickets yesterday, Hong Kong Poliscientia returns to Mongkok tonight (December 29) to host street booth once again.
Brave youngsters carried on disseminating messages on behalf of high school students: a unified resistance is the only way out.
They called for Hongkongers to remember the hard lessons learned during the Umbrella movement and urged citizens to face problems and difficulties in unity.
#Hongkongers #NextGeneration #Resistance
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Pro-democracy Students Continue Street Booth Despite Ticketed by the Police
https://t.me/guardiansofhongkong/27631
"Unity the Only Way Out" - Hong Kong Poliscientia Fearlessly Returns to Host Street Booth
Despite being harassed by police and receiving 599G gathering ban tickets yesterday, Hong Kong Poliscientia returns to Mongkok tonight (December 29) to host street booth once again.
Brave youngsters carried on disseminating messages on behalf of high school students: a unified resistance is the only way out.
They called for Hongkongers to remember the hard lessons learned during the Umbrella movement and urged citizens to face problems and difficulties in unity.
#Hongkongers #NextGeneration #Resistance
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https://t.me/guardiansofhongkong/27631
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Nearly 90% of Hong Kong Students Have No Trust in the Government
The Chinese University of Hong Kong (#CUHK) has interviewed 250 high school students in Hong Kong during the coronavirus outbreak in 2020. The project was funded by the Policy Innovation and Co-ordination Office and the findings were published on Jan 3, 2021.
Results show that nearly 90% of the students have no confidence in the Hong Kong government. Some scholars directly pointed out that it is an alarm and urged the government to listen to the opinions of the youths.
Apple Daily has also interviewed a number of students and youths on the streets. They also criticized the government for rejecting public opinion, and believed that the government did not show goodwill to the young people.
They said to a large extent, the government had completely abandoned repairing the relationship with young people. As for whether the cracks could be mended, the interviewees frankly said: “I think it will never happen in the next eight to ten years”.
Form 6 students Kay and Yun stated that they do not support the government. In particular, Yun pointed out the government has ignored the demands of the citizens, and make them lose trust: “Have they ever reflected on their own problems? They only accuse us of violent acts, but how about themselves? They have never admitted their mistakes ever”.
When asked for the reason for their mistrust toward the government, Yun and Kay showed hesitation in expressing their views due to the concern over retribution: “are we really allowed to speak?” and “I’m afraid I cannot say in this way”.
The two youths directly stated that they are “afraid of bearing consequences”. They are also very sensitive to the government’s suppression in education, by indicating their pressure of taking the HKDSE, a public university entrance exam in Hong Kong. They said they would be cautious in expressing their stance when answering exam questions and will try to avoid sensitive issues. They denounced the government for politicizing education, and asked why the government cannot let students freely express opinions.
Source: Apple Daily #Jan3
https://hk.appledaily.com/local/20210103/72BSM34LOJFIXA4JEDDPFOJVWM/
#HongKongYouths #NextGeneration #HKDSE #Students #FailedState
Nearly 90% of Hong Kong Students Have No Trust in the Government
The Chinese University of Hong Kong (#CUHK) has interviewed 250 high school students in Hong Kong during the coronavirus outbreak in 2020. The project was funded by the Policy Innovation and Co-ordination Office and the findings were published on Jan 3, 2021.
Results show that nearly 90% of the students have no confidence in the Hong Kong government. Some scholars directly pointed out that it is an alarm and urged the government to listen to the opinions of the youths.
Apple Daily has also interviewed a number of students and youths on the streets. They also criticized the government for rejecting public opinion, and believed that the government did not show goodwill to the young people.
They said to a large extent, the government had completely abandoned repairing the relationship with young people. As for whether the cracks could be mended, the interviewees frankly said: “I think it will never happen in the next eight to ten years”.
Form 6 students Kay and Yun stated that they do not support the government. In particular, Yun pointed out the government has ignored the demands of the citizens, and make them lose trust: “Have they ever reflected on their own problems? They only accuse us of violent acts, but how about themselves? They have never admitted their mistakes ever”.
When asked for the reason for their mistrust toward the government, Yun and Kay showed hesitation in expressing their views due to the concern over retribution: “are we really allowed to speak?” and “I’m afraid I cannot say in this way”.
The two youths directly stated that they are “afraid of bearing consequences”. They are also very sensitive to the government’s suppression in education, by indicating their pressure of taking the HKDSE, a public university entrance exam in Hong Kong. They said they would be cautious in expressing their stance when answering exam questions and will try to avoid sensitive issues. They denounced the government for politicizing education, and asked why the government cannot let students freely express opinions.
Source: Apple Daily #Jan3
https://hk.appledaily.com/local/20210103/72BSM34LOJFIXA4JEDDPFOJVWM/
#HongKongYouths #NextGeneration #HKDSE #Students #FailedState
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#FirstHand #Feb6
Hong Kong Secondary School Students Establish Alliance to Fight in Solidarity
16:21 | Mongkok
The Hong Kong Secondary School Students Concern Group Alliance (#HKSCGA) was recently established by over 80 pro-democracy concern groups from different secondary schools in Hong Kong.
The Alliance hopes to help students sharing similar value and goal stay in solidarity and facilitate the cooperation between students of different schools.
They set up a booth in Mongkok on Saturday, Feb 7, 2021, raising awareness of the Hong Kong government's plan to turn the Liberal Studies subject into a controversial curriculum addressing National Education and Nation Security Education.
The Alliance is also concern about the political oppression faced by students and teachers. The Alliance said this is a matter that is tied to the future of the younger generation.
#HongKongStudents #Future #Education #NextGeneration #NeverGiveUp
Hong Kong Secondary School Students Establish Alliance to Fight in Solidarity
16:21 | Mongkok
The Hong Kong Secondary School Students Concern Group Alliance (#HKSCGA) was recently established by over 80 pro-democracy concern groups from different secondary schools in Hong Kong.
The Alliance hopes to help students sharing similar value and goal stay in solidarity and facilitate the cooperation between students of different schools.
They set up a booth in Mongkok on Saturday, Feb 7, 2021, raising awareness of the Hong Kong government's plan to turn the Liberal Studies subject into a controversial curriculum addressing National Education and Nation Security Education.
The Alliance is also concern about the political oppression faced by students and teachers. The Alliance said this is a matter that is tied to the future of the younger generation.
#HongKongStudents #Future #Education #NextGeneration #NeverGiveUp
#MassArrest #HongkongersVoice #LegCoElectionPrimaries
#VentusLau believes he has done his best and the next generation will do better
Ventus Lau has been arrested four times since 2019. Seven years ago, he thought he could change Hong Kong if he took part in politics. However, he felt his political life was over after he was disqualified from Legislation Council elections.
In 2019, the anti-ELAB (Extradition Law Amendment Bill) movement led to his political life's resurgence.
In this movement, as an organizer of rallies and marches, he submitted applications for Letters of No Objection. In the end, he was arrested thrice and was accused of four different crimes. The maximum term of imprisonment is ten years in jail for the crime of rioting.
After participating in the pro-democracy primary election, Ventus Lau was quiet for a while and planned to enjoy his last period of freedom until he would be sent to prison. However, he was unexpectedly arrested again because of participating in the primary election and felt like fodder this time. "53 people, including me, have done all we could. What else I can do…," he said.
He didn't complain and feel regret, but he felt sorry that he didn't do his best. "if we use Baggio's rhetoric, we are building a path [for the future]. If the authority wants to arrest me and I need to sacrifice, it's fine. But I hope someone behind can pick it up this tough job, so that my sacrifice will have meaning," he said.
"I have strong feeling that the younger generation will do much better than me," he said.
Source: Inmedia HK #Jan30
https://bit.ly/3iZ17Ow
#NextGeneration #Future
#VentusLau believes he has done his best and the next generation will do better
Ventus Lau has been arrested four times since 2019. Seven years ago, he thought he could change Hong Kong if he took part in politics. However, he felt his political life was over after he was disqualified from Legislation Council elections.
In 2019, the anti-ELAB (Extradition Law Amendment Bill) movement led to his political life's resurgence.
In this movement, as an organizer of rallies and marches, he submitted applications for Letters of No Objection. In the end, he was arrested thrice and was accused of four different crimes. The maximum term of imprisonment is ten years in jail for the crime of rioting.
After participating in the pro-democracy primary election, Ventus Lau was quiet for a while and planned to enjoy his last period of freedom until he would be sent to prison. However, he was unexpectedly arrested again because of participating in the primary election and felt like fodder this time. "53 people, including me, have done all we could. What else I can do…," he said.
He didn't complain and feel regret, but he felt sorry that he didn't do his best. "if we use Baggio's rhetoric, we are building a path [for the future]. If the authority wants to arrest me and I need to sacrifice, it's fine. But I hope someone behind can pick it up this tough job, so that my sacrifice will have meaning," he said.
"I have strong feeling that the younger generation will do much better than me," he said.
Source: Inmedia HK #Jan30
https://bit.ly/3iZ17Ow
#NextGeneration #Future
#University #HongKongYouth
New Cabinet Member of PolyU Student Union vows to continue fighting on student front for freedom and democracy
In November 2019, Hong Kong police violently attacked pro-democracy protesters in the Chinese University of Hong Kong (#CUHK) and Polytechnic University of Hong Kong (#PolyU).
In #PolyUSeige, more than a thousand protesters were arrested and over 300 underaged had their personal information marked down by police.
More than a year later, the new cabinet of #PolyU Student Union was formed. It was said that the PolyU student union cabinet and the #CUHK student union cabinet would perhaps the only two cabinets to be formed this year.
Different from the #CUHK “senior” cabinet, which was formed by Year 3 students, 12 of the 17 cabinet members of PolyU student union are “underaged”, including the President and Vice-Presidents.
The newly elected President, Alan Wu, is a year 1 freshman. He admitted in bitter grin that it has been a “wasted freshman year” due to the coronavirus pandemic. Not only that they have been deprived a normal senior college life and University life, but they have also witnessed their classmates being violently pinned to the ground by riot police, arrested and charged with riots.
During anti-ELAB movement, some of their friends even sacrificed their lives, leaving behind last words for people to carry on protesting.
They described themselves a generation of “distorted youth” by authoritarianism. For the same reason, the three cabinet members of PolyU student union stood up for pro-democracy movement on student front.
Source: Stand News, #Feb10
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One Year On: PolyU Student Recalls Traumatic Memory of #PolyUSiege
https://t.me/guardiansofhongkong/26738
#Future #NextGeneration #HongKongStudents #StudentsUnion
New Cabinet Member of PolyU Student Union vows to continue fighting on student front for freedom and democracy
In November 2019, Hong Kong police violently attacked pro-democracy protesters in the Chinese University of Hong Kong (#CUHK) and Polytechnic University of Hong Kong (#PolyU).
In #PolyUSeige, more than a thousand protesters were arrested and over 300 underaged had their personal information marked down by police.
More than a year later, the new cabinet of #PolyU Student Union was formed. It was said that the PolyU student union cabinet and the #CUHK student union cabinet would perhaps the only two cabinets to be formed this year.
Different from the #CUHK “senior” cabinet, which was formed by Year 3 students, 12 of the 17 cabinet members of PolyU student union are “underaged”, including the President and Vice-Presidents.
The newly elected President, Alan Wu, is a year 1 freshman. He admitted in bitter grin that it has been a “wasted freshman year” due to the coronavirus pandemic. Not only that they have been deprived a normal senior college life and University life, but they have also witnessed their classmates being violently pinned to the ground by riot police, arrested and charged with riots.
During anti-ELAB movement, some of their friends even sacrificed their lives, leaving behind last words for people to carry on protesting.
They described themselves a generation of “distorted youth” by authoritarianism. For the same reason, the three cabinet members of PolyU student union stood up for pro-democracy movement on student front.
Source: Stand News, #Feb10
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https://t.me/guardiansofhongkong/26738
#Future #NextGeneration #HongKongStudents #StudentsUnion
#PoliticalSuppression #PoliceState
Only 1.2% of arrested teenagers in Anti-ELAB movement were dealt with by Superintendent's Discretion and not prosecuted
Before the 2019 Anti-ELAB movement, in Hong Kong from 2016 to 2018, 30% of the underage arrestees (about 500-600 people) were given the Superintendent's Discretion each year.
In 2019 and 2020, however, the number of underage arrestees who received Superintendent’s Discretion havr been greatly decreased to less than 20%.
In 2020, only 402 people were cautioned, which is about 17.1% of the total number of underage arrestees. This only made up 1.2% of underage offenders that were arrested in the Anti-ELAB movement.
In Hong Kong, the Superintendent's Discretion is a procedure limited to persons under the age of 18. In these cases, the arrestee is only cautioned instead of being brought to the court, and the arrestee’s criminal record remains clear.
As of February 2021, among the 1,752 underage people arrested during the Anti-ELAB movement, only 22 were dealt with by this procedure. This means only 1 in every 100 underage arrestees is being cautioned.
On the contrary, so far 462 underage arrestees have been charged by the Hong Kong Police. The prosecution rate is 26.3%.
In an interview in August 2020, the Commissioner of Police Chris Tang indicated that 16 underage arrestees during the movement were cautioned so far. Then, in November 2020, Carrie Lam revealed that 19 were cautioned. The number was then increased to 22 as of February this year.
This means during 6 months between August 2020 and February 2021, only one arrestee was granted Superintendent's Discretion each month on average.
Source: Stand News #Apr5
https://bit.ly/2PymR9C
#PoliticalPrisoner #Youth #NextGeneration #Discretion #Caution
Only 1.2% of arrested teenagers in Anti-ELAB movement were dealt with by Superintendent's Discretion and not prosecuted
Before the 2019 Anti-ELAB movement, in Hong Kong from 2016 to 2018, 30% of the underage arrestees (about 500-600 people) were given the Superintendent's Discretion each year.
In 2019 and 2020, however, the number of underage arrestees who received Superintendent’s Discretion havr been greatly decreased to less than 20%.
In 2020, only 402 people were cautioned, which is about 17.1% of the total number of underage arrestees. This only made up 1.2% of underage offenders that were arrested in the Anti-ELAB movement.
In Hong Kong, the Superintendent's Discretion is a procedure limited to persons under the age of 18. In these cases, the arrestee is only cautioned instead of being brought to the court, and the arrestee’s criminal record remains clear.
As of February 2021, among the 1,752 underage people arrested during the Anti-ELAB movement, only 22 were dealt with by this procedure. This means only 1 in every 100 underage arrestees is being cautioned.
On the contrary, so far 462 underage arrestees have been charged by the Hong Kong Police. The prosecution rate is 26.3%.
In an interview in August 2020, the Commissioner of Police Chris Tang indicated that 16 underage arrestees during the movement were cautioned so far. Then, in November 2020, Carrie Lam revealed that 19 were cautioned. The number was then increased to 22 as of February this year.
This means during 6 months between August 2020 and February 2021, only one arrestee was granted Superintendent's Discretion each month on average.
Source: Stand News #Apr5
https://bit.ly/2PymR9C
#PoliticalPrisoner #Youth #NextGeneration #Discretion #Caution
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HK #Lyricist Finds #Hope in #NextGeneration: "The Worst Times Can Bring About the Best Music"
In a TV program aired in Hong Kong on April 23, 2021, the RTHK journalist interviewed critically acclaimed lyricist and scholar #ChowYiuFai about his experiences teaching lyric writing in university in the past 10 years since his return to Hong Kong.
He teaches students to practice their creative process continuously in their daily lives, in order to keep their skills and senses sharp, and not to grow desensitized in their daily routines.
He finds that his students bring him a lot of hope. "When this world has young people like them, how could I give up?"
Chow says that there are always limitations when working in creative fields. His approach to songwriting is to stay true to reality as he knows it, and write within a given premise.
He believes that the worst times can bring about the best music. "When you feel very safe, and the whole world seems at peace, it's a frighteningly apathetic state of mind to be in."
Source: Stand News
https://bit.ly/3gGFGTv
#Music #HongKongCulture
HK #Lyricist Finds #Hope in #NextGeneration: "The Worst Times Can Bring About the Best Music"
In a TV program aired in Hong Kong on April 23, 2021, the RTHK journalist interviewed critically acclaimed lyricist and scholar #ChowYiuFai about his experiences teaching lyric writing in university in the past 10 years since his return to Hong Kong.
He teaches students to practice their creative process continuously in their daily lives, in order to keep their skills and senses sharp, and not to grow desensitized in their daily routines.
He finds that his students bring him a lot of hope. "When this world has young people like them, how could I give up?"
Chow says that there are always limitations when working in creative fields. His approach to songwriting is to stay true to reality as he knows it, and write within a given premise.
He believes that the worst times can bring about the best music. "When you feel very safe, and the whole world seems at peace, it's a frighteningly apathetic state of mind to be in."
Source: Stand News
https://bit.ly/3gGFGTv
#Music #HongKongCulture
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#Education #Poll
Drop-out Rate Surges in Schools as Parents lose confidence in Hong Kong's Education System
On May 26, 2021, Hong Kong's Professional Teachers' Union (#PTU) published a recent poll result, revealing that both primary and secondary schools in Hong Kong are losing their students.
Out of 130 primary and 53 secondary schools that joined the survey, all of them recorded the departure of students in the school year 2021/2022.
70% of these schools have lost 1 to 20 students, while 30% have lost 21 or more. Among them, three schools saw more than 50 students leaving. Nearly one-fifth of the primary schools have to shrink the class of Primary One in the 2022/2023 school year.
More than 30% of the primary schools and more than 40% of the secondary schools stated the majority of the reasons for dropping out are emigration and pursuing education overseas.
The chairperson of the Professional Teachers' Union, Fung Wai-wah, said many parents in Hong Kong are very concerned about the political pressure, the introduction of national education and the government's changing education policy among others. Under the circumstances, more and more parents lost confidence in Hong Kong's education system, and chose to move out of Hong Kong with their children.
Source: Stand News #May26
https://beta.thestandnews.com/politics/教協調查指多間學校有學生退學-兩成小學面臨縮班-馮偉華-家長對香港教育信心減
#School #Confidence #BrainDrain #MigrationWave #NextGeneration #HongKongStudents #Parenting
Drop-out Rate Surges in Schools as Parents lose confidence in Hong Kong's Education System
On May 26, 2021, Hong Kong's Professional Teachers' Union (#PTU) published a recent poll result, revealing that both primary and secondary schools in Hong Kong are losing their students.
Out of 130 primary and 53 secondary schools that joined the survey, all of them recorded the departure of students in the school year 2021/2022.
70% of these schools have lost 1 to 20 students, while 30% have lost 21 or more. Among them, three schools saw more than 50 students leaving. Nearly one-fifth of the primary schools have to shrink the class of Primary One in the 2022/2023 school year.
More than 30% of the primary schools and more than 40% of the secondary schools stated the majority of the reasons for dropping out are emigration and pursuing education overseas.
The chairperson of the Professional Teachers' Union, Fung Wai-wah, said many parents in Hong Kong are very concerned about the political pressure, the introduction of national education and the government's changing education policy among others. Under the circumstances, more and more parents lost confidence in Hong Kong's education system, and chose to move out of Hong Kong with their children.
Source: Stand News #May26
https://beta.thestandnews.com/politics/教協調查指多間學校有學生退學-兩成小學面臨縮班-馮偉華-家長對香港教育信心減
#School #Confidence #BrainDrain #MigrationWave #NextGeneration #HongKongStudents #Parenting