#PoliceState
Updates on Central: Police Enters and Leaves Mall, Stop and Search Man With Guy Fawkes Mask
21:09 | IFC Mall, #Central
A suspected plainclothes police officer was escorted out of the mall by a mall security guard.
21:11 |
At one point, riot police charged into the mall, declaring that a reporter with a “black backpack” was “yelling”. This was not captured on live reporting however. A while later, the riot police retreated back to the overpass.
21:13 |
A man holding a Guy Fawkes mask was stopped and searched by a group of riot police officers.
21:28 |
A group of riot police officers are reinforcing the area of the overpass where the escalators are located.
21:30 |
Reporters were pushed into the mall by riot police.
21:36 |
After the riot police left the mall, District Councilor, Gary Li Wing Choi was seen being interviewed by the press on the situation.
Source : Egg Club (蛋蛋俱樂部)
#Jun16 #Rememberance #HKProtest #TwoMillionandOne
Updates on Central: Police Enters and Leaves Mall, Stop and Search Man With Guy Fawkes Mask
21:09 | IFC Mall, #Central
A suspected plainclothes police officer was escorted out of the mall by a mall security guard.
21:11 |
At one point, riot police charged into the mall, declaring that a reporter with a “black backpack” was “yelling”. This was not captured on live reporting however. A while later, the riot police retreated back to the overpass.
21:13 |
A man holding a Guy Fawkes mask was stopped and searched by a group of riot police officers.
21:28 |
A group of riot police officers are reinforcing the area of the overpass where the escalators are located.
21:30 |
Reporters were pushed into the mall by riot police.
21:36 |
After the riot police left the mall, District Councilor, Gary Li Wing Choi was seen being interviewed by the press on the situation.
Source : Egg Club (蛋蛋俱樂部)
#Jun16 #Rememberance #HKProtest #TwoMillionandOne
#DailyUpdate #Jun16 #COVID19
COVID-19 Updates (Jun 16)
At the time of writing, 8,065,966 cases of the coronavirus had been confirmed with 437,604 deaths.
Spain announces billions in spending to help economy recover after COVID-19 lockdowns.
India records more than 10,600 new cases as the country now reports 343,091 cases nationwide.
More than 52,000 people have died from coronavirus in the UK, British statistics bodies say.
Hong Kong will allow gatherings of up to 50 people starting Friday.
Spain tests out COVID-19 precautions for schools reopening in September.
Germany's coronavirus warning app goes live.
China - Beijing extends residential lockdowns and tightens outbound travel as coronavirus infections spread.
China - Beijing cluster spreads beyond Xinfadi market.
Indian officials gear up for rise in coronavirus cases in New Delhi.
Indian state announces lockdown extension as coronavirus cases increase.
New Zealand reports first new COVID-19 cases in more than three weeks.
Investigations launched after President of Bolsonaro Brazil tells Brazilians to inspect hospitals themselves.
About 1 in 5 people globally have an underlying condition putting them at increased risk of severe COVID-19, new study suggests.
US FDA cautions pet owners about infecting their pets in new video.
Mexico temporarily forbids workers from going to Canada amid COVID-19 fears.
Source: CNN, John Hopkins University
COVID-19 Updates (Jun 16)
At the time of writing, 8,065,966 cases of the coronavirus had been confirmed with 437,604 deaths.
Spain announces billions in spending to help economy recover after COVID-19 lockdowns.
India records more than 10,600 new cases as the country now reports 343,091 cases nationwide.
More than 52,000 people have died from coronavirus in the UK, British statistics bodies say.
Hong Kong will allow gatherings of up to 50 people starting Friday.
Spain tests out COVID-19 precautions for schools reopening in September.
Germany's coronavirus warning app goes live.
China - Beijing extends residential lockdowns and tightens outbound travel as coronavirus infections spread.
China - Beijing cluster spreads beyond Xinfadi market.
Indian officials gear up for rise in coronavirus cases in New Delhi.
Indian state announces lockdown extension as coronavirus cases increase.
New Zealand reports first new COVID-19 cases in more than three weeks.
Investigations launched after President of Bolsonaro Brazil tells Brazilians to inspect hospitals themselves.
About 1 in 5 people globally have an underlying condition putting them at increased risk of severe COVID-19, new study suggests.
US FDA cautions pet owners about infecting their pets in new video.
Mexico temporarily forbids workers from going to Canada amid COVID-19 fears.
Source: CNN, John Hopkins University
#Court
Private prosecution system can be abused: minister
//Justice Secretary Teresa Cheng on Tuesday set out a host of reasons why she might have to intervene in a private prosecution accepted by a magistrate, at a time when pro-democracy lawmakers are pursuing cases against the police and a rival legislator.//
//Cheng said the Department of Justice has an obligation to intervene in and discontinue a private prosecution which is considered to have no reasonable prospect of conviction, be contrary to the public interest, be brought out of improper motives, or constitute an abuse of process.//
//Last week, an Eastern Court magistrate agreed to summon a police officer who shot a protester with live ammunition last November, in a private prosecution brought by Ted Hui. The Democratic Party legislator also has a case against a taxi driver whose vehicle ploughed into a group of protesters last October.
People Power lawmaker Ray Chan, meanwhile, has filed an application to launch a private prosecution against pro-Beijing rival Kwok Wai-keung over an alleged assault in Legco last month.//
Source: RTHK
#Jun16 #PrivateProsecutionSystem #TeresaCheng
Private prosecution system can be abused: minister
//Justice Secretary Teresa Cheng on Tuesday set out a host of reasons why she might have to intervene in a private prosecution accepted by a magistrate, at a time when pro-democracy lawmakers are pursuing cases against the police and a rival legislator.//
//Cheng said the Department of Justice has an obligation to intervene in and discontinue a private prosecution which is considered to have no reasonable prospect of conviction, be contrary to the public interest, be brought out of improper motives, or constitute an abuse of process.//
//Last week, an Eastern Court magistrate agreed to summon a police officer who shot a protester with live ammunition last November, in a private prosecution brought by Ted Hui. The Democratic Party legislator also has a case against a taxi driver whose vehicle ploughed into a group of protesters last October.
People Power lawmaker Ray Chan, meanwhile, has filed an application to launch a private prosecution against pro-Beijing rival Kwok Wai-keung over an alleged assault in Legco last month.//
Source: RTHK
#Jun16 #PrivateProsecutionSystem #TeresaCheng
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Private prosecution system can be abused: minister
Justice Secretary Teresa Cheng on Tuesday set out a host of reasons why she might have to intervene in a private prosecution accepted by a magistrate, at a time when pro-democracy lawmakers are pursuing cases against the police and a rival legislator. Writing…
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Is The Department of Justice Going to Interfere With Private Prosecutions?
Secretary for Justice Teresa Cheng wrote on her blog today, stating that that Department of Justice has the rights to interfere with private prosecutions. Obviously, she was talking about the case of Raymond Chan Chi-chuen versus Kwok Wai-keung and the case between Hui Chi-fung and the police officer who fired his gun in Sai Wan Ho.
Private prosecution is an important part of the common law system to protect citizens. The Court of United Kingdom states that private prosecutions serve as “a valuable constitutional protection against the neglect and bias of the authority”. Why?
Under normal circumstances, a prosecution is the responsibility of Department of Justice. Yet, when the justice department of a society chooses to ignore injustice and refuses to prosecute and stand for justice, private prosecutions provide citizens the right to prosecute.
In other words, its function is to maintain the checks and balances of the Department of Justice, and the execution bodies when they are biased, of which is the situation that Hong Kong is in now.
The Honourable Mr Justice Kevin Paul Zervos said that, “the public has the right to know the standards and guidelines of prosecutors in criminal proceedings. They also have the right to experience these standards.”
Yet, nowadays, most Hong Kong citizens are not allowed to learn about these standards. More and more cases make citizens question the independence and professionalism of these bodies.
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Private prosecutions have always been an essential part of the Hong Kong law system.
Legal expert Simon M.N. Young (2009) said, HKDOJ cannot monopolise the right to prosecute. In 1970s, the Court of Appeal was aware that “there are private prosecutions from time to time” in Hong Kong, including private prosecutions against the police torturing citizens.
It means that private prosecution has always been a norm in Hong Kong history. The Department Of Justice should not interfere. The interference of the Department Of Justice is actually a very delicate matter, and usually under special circumstances. For example, the prosecution does not have substantial evidences, and obviously violates the interest of the public or very tedious. This is not a simple matter, and as Cheng put it, it is “unnecessary or unreasonable”.
The law states that Department Of Justice has the right to interfere or even end a private prosecution. However this is used to prevent the public from abusing their rights, instead of allowing the Department Of Justice to have superior rights to cancel a prosecution.
In the case of Dyson v Attorney General: CA 1911, the court states that the right to stop a prosecution “should not be enacted easily. Only when a prosecution is misused, it can be used. “
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The private prosecutions of Chen Chi-chuen and Hui Chi-fung were accepted by the court and summons were issued. This shows that the prosecutions were reasonable to begin with. If Cheng really interferes with or stops the prosecution, it would mean that that she is questioning the professional judgement of the judge, and putting political pressure on the magistrates.
This has the potential to be something big.
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#Jun16 #TeresaCheng #PrivateProsecutionSystem
Is The Department of Justice Going to Interfere With Private Prosecutions?
Secretary for Justice Teresa Cheng wrote on her blog today, stating that that Department of Justice has the rights to interfere with private prosecutions. Obviously, she was talking about the case of Raymond Chan Chi-chuen versus Kwok Wai-keung and the case between Hui Chi-fung and the police officer who fired his gun in Sai Wan Ho.
Private prosecution is an important part of the common law system to protect citizens. The Court of United Kingdom states that private prosecutions serve as “a valuable constitutional protection against the neglect and bias of the authority”. Why?
Under normal circumstances, a prosecution is the responsibility of Department of Justice. Yet, when the justice department of a society chooses to ignore injustice and refuses to prosecute and stand for justice, private prosecutions provide citizens the right to prosecute.
In other words, its function is to maintain the checks and balances of the Department of Justice, and the execution bodies when they are biased, of which is the situation that Hong Kong is in now.
The Honourable Mr Justice Kevin Paul Zervos said that, “the public has the right to know the standards and guidelines of prosecutors in criminal proceedings. They also have the right to experience these standards.”
Yet, nowadays, most Hong Kong citizens are not allowed to learn about these standards. More and more cases make citizens question the independence and professionalism of these bodies.
＊＊＊＊
Private prosecutions have always been an essential part of the Hong Kong law system.
Legal expert Simon M.N. Young (2009) said, HKDOJ cannot monopolise the right to prosecute. In 1970s, the Court of Appeal was aware that “there are private prosecutions from time to time” in Hong Kong, including private prosecutions against the police torturing citizens.
It means that private prosecution has always been a norm in Hong Kong history. The Department Of Justice should not interfere. The interference of the Department Of Justice is actually a very delicate matter, and usually under special circumstances. For example, the prosecution does not have substantial evidences, and obviously violates the interest of the public or very tedious. This is not a simple matter, and as Cheng put it, it is “unnecessary or unreasonable”.
The law states that Department Of Justice has the right to interfere or even end a private prosecution. However this is used to prevent the public from abusing their rights, instead of allowing the Department Of Justice to have superior rights to cancel a prosecution.
In the case of Dyson v Attorney General: CA 1911, the court states that the right to stop a prosecution “should not be enacted easily. Only when a prosecution is misused, it can be used. “
＊＊＊＊
The private prosecutions of Chen Chi-chuen and Hui Chi-fung were accepted by the court and summons were issued. This shows that the prosecutions were reasonable to begin with. If Cheng really interferes with or stops the prosecution, it would mean that that she is questioning the professional judgement of the judge, and putting political pressure on the magistrates.
This has the potential to be something big.
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#Jun16 #TeresaCheng #PrivateProsecutionSystem
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今日鄭若驊在網誌上撰寫指律政司有權介入私人檢控，明顯是特別針對陳志全和許智峯分別對郭健強和西灣河開槍交通警的個案。 「私人檢控 (Private Prosecution) 」是普通法系中保障公民的重要權力。英國法院曾指私人檢控是「針對權力機關怠慢或偏袒的一項寶貴憲法保障」。為什麼英國法院會這樣說？...
#Disinformation
Pro-China party twists official statistics in a bid to blame economic suffering on pro-democracy movement
The pro-China political party Democratic Alliance for the Betterment and Progress of Hong Kong (DAB), created a new Facebook post entitled “How badly has black-clad violence battered Hong Kong in past one year?”. Along with the post, a set of statistics concerning the economic, crime, and unemployment statuses of Hong Kong were duly shared, with the intent to highlight the unspoken impact of anti-ELAB protest activities and clashes throughout 2019. Factwire, however, looked into these numbers, and most of which are performance data from the first 4 months of 2020, during the height of Hong Kong’s coronavirus outbreak. It is an apparent disinformation campaign attempting to mislead citizens by summing up causes of complicated economic adversities on a single factor.
Looking at the data, the value of total retail sales was compared between the April’s of this year and last year, while the comparison on travelers was drawn between January 2020 and 2019. The post also mentioned unemployment and underemployment in Hong Kong. After verification, these figures were confirmed as only seasonal adjustments for the period from February to April 2020. When issuing the relevant data, the Tourism Board and the Government both mentioned the impact of epidemic outbreak, and consistently both did not mention anti-ELAB social movement as the cause.
The post also compared the crime figures from January to March this year with the same period last year, with information from the Hong Kong Police Force, in which cases concerning robberies and fraud were said not related to anti-ELAB movement.
Source: Factwire
#Jun16 #DAB #Statistics
Pro-China party twists official statistics in a bid to blame economic suffering on pro-democracy movement
The pro-China political party Democratic Alliance for the Betterment and Progress of Hong Kong (DAB), created a new Facebook post entitled “How badly has black-clad violence battered Hong Kong in past one year?”. Along with the post, a set of statistics concerning the economic, crime, and unemployment statuses of Hong Kong were duly shared, with the intent to highlight the unspoken impact of anti-ELAB protest activities and clashes throughout 2019. Factwire, however, looked into these numbers, and most of which are performance data from the first 4 months of 2020, during the height of Hong Kong’s coronavirus outbreak. It is an apparent disinformation campaign attempting to mislead citizens by summing up causes of complicated economic adversities on a single factor.
Looking at the data, the value of total retail sales was compared between the April’s of this year and last year, while the comparison on travelers was drawn between January 2020 and 2019. The post also mentioned unemployment and underemployment in Hong Kong. After verification, these figures were confirmed as only seasonal adjustments for the period from February to April 2020. When issuing the relevant data, the Tourism Board and the Government both mentioned the impact of epidemic outbreak, and consistently both did not mention anti-ELAB social movement as the cause.
The post also compared the crime figures from January to March this year with the same period last year, with information from the Hong Kong Police Force, in which cases concerning robberies and fraud were said not related to anti-ELAB movement.
Source: Factwire
#Jun16 #DAB #Statistics
#NationalSecurityLaw
Chairman of Bar Association Calls City’s National Security Law “Reverse Engineering” of Extradition Bill
The Deputy Director of Hong Kong and Macao Affairs Office of the State Council, Den Chung-hua claimed on Monday (June 15) that the SAR government holds the “primary responsibility” to safeguard national security in Hong Kong, accountable for law enforcement and judiciary issues. However, in the event of an “extremely special” incident, the China state government will retain jurisdiction over the case.
In an interview, Philip Dyes, Chairman of Bar Association stated that the Chinese state government is attempting to take control of serious cases tempering national security in Hong Kong, in such a way that he described as a “reverse engineering of the extradition bill”.
Dyes explained that, “Rather than you going to the mainland, the mainland comes to you.” He carried on criticizing that there are still no concrete details in the National Security Law. But for now, it appears to be a weird hybrid of common law and civil law.
Source: Apple Daily
#Jun16 #Failedstate #OneCountryTwoSystem
Chairman of Bar Association Calls City’s National Security Law “Reverse Engineering” of Extradition Bill
The Deputy Director of Hong Kong and Macao Affairs Office of the State Council, Den Chung-hua claimed on Monday (June 15) that the SAR government holds the “primary responsibility” to safeguard national security in Hong Kong, accountable for law enforcement and judiciary issues. However, in the event of an “extremely special” incident, the China state government will retain jurisdiction over the case.
In an interview, Philip Dyes, Chairman of Bar Association stated that the Chinese state government is attempting to take control of serious cases tempering national security in Hong Kong, in such a way that he described as a “reverse engineering of the extradition bill”.
Dyes explained that, “Rather than you going to the mainland, the mainland comes to you.” He carried on criticizing that there are still no concrete details in the National Security Law. But for now, it appears to be a weird hybrid of common law and civil law.
Source: Apple Daily
#Jun16 #Failedstate #OneCountryTwoSystem
#WhiteTerror #Education
Chief of Education Tasks City’s Secondary Schools to Develop Personalized Discipline Correction Scheme
Targets Those Arrested for Partaking in Pro-democracy Protests
The Education Bureau dispatched letters to all secondary schools in Hong Kong urging schools to tighten student counseling support, including long-term and personalized disciplinary schemes targeting those who were arrested or prosecuted, with an aim to strengthen their "social values". As for other affected students, schools were asked to provide psychological aids to ease their emotions.
The Bureau asked schools to fill out a set of pre-designed forms to report progress on each disciplinary scheme or assistance granted, including whether a personalized scheme has been developed and strategies deployed, so that the Bureau could be kept abreast with development of the cases and needs of individual schools.
Source: Stand News
#Jun16 #FailedState
Chief of Education Tasks City’s Secondary Schools to Develop Personalized Discipline Correction Scheme
Targets Those Arrested for Partaking in Pro-democracy Protests
The Education Bureau dispatched letters to all secondary schools in Hong Kong urging schools to tighten student counseling support, including long-term and personalized disciplinary schemes targeting those who were arrested or prosecuted, with an aim to strengthen their "social values". As for other affected students, schools were asked to provide psychological aids to ease their emotions.
The Bureau asked schools to fill out a set of pre-designed forms to report progress on each disciplinary scheme or assistance granted, including whether a personalized scheme has been developed and strategies deployed, so that the Bureau could be kept abreast with development of the cases and needs of individual schools.
Source: Stand News
#Jun16 #FailedState
#FreedomOfExpression
Statue artist couldn’t believe University-initiated disturbances are oppressing his freedom of expression
Students of Hong Kong Polytechnic University produced and exhibited a series of plaster statues of HK protesters. Without informing the student union, the school took away these plaster statues and some statues were severely damaged.
Statue artist, Ben was furious and is considering of seeking redress through civil claims or small claims tribunal from the school. He said, “I am fully aware of potential disturbances from people with opposing political stances. Similar incidences happened to the Lennon Wall built on campus. However, I couldn’t believe that these troubles actually came from inside the University.”
Source: inmedia.net #Jun16
#FailedState #HKProtests #Censorship #WhiteTerror
Statue artist couldn’t believe University-initiated disturbances are oppressing his freedom of expression
Students of Hong Kong Polytechnic University produced and exhibited a series of plaster statues of HK protesters. Without informing the student union, the school took away these plaster statues and some statues were severely damaged.
Statue artist, Ben was furious and is considering of seeking redress through civil claims or small claims tribunal from the school. He said, “I am fully aware of potential disturbances from people with opposing political stances. Similar incidences happened to the Lennon Wall built on campus. However, I couldn’t believe that these troubles actually came from inside the University.”
Source: inmedia.net #Jun16
#FailedState #HKProtests #Censorship #WhiteTerror
#Heartwarming
87-year-old Grandma saddened by growing police brutality but persistent to stand-by young protesters and fight on
Read full article below.
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https://t.me/guardiansofhongkong/22624
Source: PSHK
#Jun16 #PoliceBrutality
87-year-old Grandma saddened by growing police brutality but persistent to stand-by young protesters and fight on
Read full article below.
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https://t.me/guardiansofhongkong/22624
Source: PSHK
#Jun16 #PoliceBrutality
#Heartwarming
87-year-old Grandma saddened by growing police brutality but persistent to stand-by young protesters and fight on
While citizens passionately chanted, “Liberate Kong Kong, Revolution of our times” and “Hong Kong Independence, the only way out” , 87-year-old Grandma Yung Shui-fong sat quietly at a corner and didn’t join the rest of the crowd.
On her backpack, however, there was a vast collection of ribbons in yellow, white and black symbolizing umbrella movement in 2014, support-the-medic movement, and the last one representing one’s conscience.
Living in the internet age where most of protest information are disseminated online, Grandma Yung, without a smart phone, only can rely on radio and TV news reports to catch up with the latest development of various activities.
Commenting on situation in Hong Kong, Yung expressed, “police nowadays are a lot more malicious than in 2014.”
Although she only could receive information on protest activities at the very last minutes, she continued to partake in demonstrations to show her support to protect the young protesters. She said with a smile, “I am older than Grandpa Chan of the Protect the Child Group, even though I look younger.”
When chatting with Grandma Yung, she appeared to be shy and uneasy. Her compassion and kindness are a distinct contrast to the harsh reality that HongKongers are going through. There is no despair and hatred in her eyes, but sadness and defiance to fight on.
https://t.me/guardiansofhongkong/22622?single
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View photos in the post above.
Source: PSHK
#Jun16 #PoliceBrutality
87-year-old Grandma saddened by growing police brutality but persistent to stand-by young protesters and fight on
While citizens passionately chanted, “Liberate Kong Kong, Revolution of our times” and “Hong Kong Independence, the only way out” , 87-year-old Grandma Yung Shui-fong sat quietly at a corner and didn’t join the rest of the crowd.
On her backpack, however, there was a vast collection of ribbons in yellow, white and black symbolizing umbrella movement in 2014, support-the-medic movement, and the last one representing one’s conscience.
Living in the internet age where most of protest information are disseminated online, Grandma Yung, without a smart phone, only can rely on radio and TV news reports to catch up with the latest development of various activities.
Commenting on situation in Hong Kong, Yung expressed, “police nowadays are a lot more malicious than in 2014.”
Although she only could receive information on protest activities at the very last minutes, she continued to partake in demonstrations to show her support to protect the young protesters. She said with a smile, “I am older than Grandpa Chan of the Protect the Child Group, even though I look younger.”
When chatting with Grandma Yung, she appeared to be shy and uneasy. Her compassion and kindness are a distinct contrast to the harsh reality that HongKongers are going through. There is no despair and hatred in her eyes, but sadness and defiance to fight on.
https://t.me/guardiansofhongkong/22622?single
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View photos in the post above.
Source: PSHK
#Jun16 #PoliceBrutality
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#Heartwarming
87-year-old Grandma saddened by growing police brutality but persistent to stand-by young protesters and fight on
Read full article below.
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https://t.me/guardiansofhongkong/22624
Source: PSHK
#Jun16 #PoliceBrutality
87-year-old Grandma saddened by growing police brutality but persistent to stand-by young protesters and fight on
Read full article below.
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https://t.me/guardiansofhongkong/22624
Source: PSHK
#Jun16 #PoliceBrutality