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Police Chase People Queuing for Table at Restaurant
2230 | Yuen Long
Several citizens lined up outside a restaurant waiting to dine. Riot police approached them and asked, "If you are really waiting for tables, just show me the papers with waiting number.”
One citizen showed him the paper, but then the riot police challenges, "There is only one sheet of paper. So only one of you are in line, right?” The citizen said that they came in a group and were all waiting.
The riot police then insisted that they must leave the scene because their were not trying to dine. The citizens were dissatisfied, but were scolded off by the police and left, including the lady in the video.
#Mar21 #PoliceState
Police Chase People Queuing for Table at Restaurant
2230 | Yuen Long
Several citizens lined up outside a restaurant waiting to dine. Riot police approached them and asked, "If you are really waiting for tables, just show me the papers with waiting number.”
One citizen showed him the paper, but then the riot police challenges, "There is only one sheet of paper. So only one of you are in line, right?” The citizen said that they came in a group and were all waiting.
The riot police then insisted that they must leave the scene because their were not trying to dine. The citizens were dissatisfied, but were scolded off by the police and left, including the lady in the video.
#Mar21 #PoliceState
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Police Patronize Civilians and Accuse Onlookers of "Inciting" the Crowd and
23:09 | Yuen Long
Police issued two warnings to an onlooker, claiming that he had "provoked" the crowd. When the man left, police "praised" him for obeying their instruction.
#PoliceState #YuenLong721
Police Patronize Civilians and Accuse Onlookers of "Inciting" the Crowd and
23:09 | Yuen Long
Police issued two warnings to an onlooker, claiming that he had "provoked" the crowd. When the man left, police "praised" him for obeying their instruction.
#PoliceState #YuenLong721
#DailyUpdate #Mar21 #COVID19
COVID-19 Updates (21/3)
At the time of writing, 290,248 cases of the coronavirus have been reported worldwide with 11,953 deaths.
The coronavirus is now affecting 186 countries and territories.
China only recorded only 41 new cases of the virus and 7 deaths as the authorities claimed.
Spain and USA have now become the third and fourth most affected countries in the world, having 25,374 and 22,019 confirmed cases respectively. 1,378 and 281 deaths are reported in the 2 countries respectively.
The death number in Italy breaks the daily record with 793 new deaths, the current death roll is 4,032.
First cases reported in Timor-Leste and Haiti.
Son of Brazilian President condemned China for covering up the epidemic.
17 confirmed cases are confirmed in Hong Kong, most of them either have recent travel records or have closed contact with the previously confirmed patients. Chief Executive Carrie Lam announced various measures including work from home arrangements for civil servants and extended class suspension.
18 new cases found in Taiwan, all imported cases. Taiwan raised the travel alert to Hong Kong and Macau to red.
Chow Ka-him, a Hong Kong professional Karate athlete is confirmed contracted the virus.
Hong Kong government extends the visas for foreign domestic workers.
Chinese player Wu Lui from Spanish football league Reial Club Deportiu Espanyol has contracted the coronavirus.
USA temporarily suspends all regular visa issuing services in the world.
An advisor of US Vice President Mike Pence has contracted the virus.
All shopping malls, temples and night markets in Bangkok, Thailand would be closed for 22 days, until 12 April.
Denmark suggested sponsoring 75% wage in exchange for companies not firing employees.
WHO director Tedros is delighted to see 0 infections in Wuhan, China.
WHO suggested youngsters not to be over confident about the coronavirus, and decrease the number of gatherings.
UK announced various rescue measures to assist employees who can’t work due to the epidemic, sponsoring 80% wage to encourage companies not firing employees.
UK announced temporary closures for all entertainment facilities.
Source: Now News, World Meter, BusinessFocus
COVID-19 Updates (21/3)
At the time of writing, 290,248 cases of the coronavirus have been reported worldwide with 11,953 deaths.
The coronavirus is now affecting 186 countries and territories.
China only recorded only 41 new cases of the virus and 7 deaths as the authorities claimed.
Spain and USA have now become the third and fourth most affected countries in the world, having 25,374 and 22,019 confirmed cases respectively. 1,378 and 281 deaths are reported in the 2 countries respectively.
The death number in Italy breaks the daily record with 793 new deaths, the current death roll is 4,032.
First cases reported in Timor-Leste and Haiti.
Son of Brazilian President condemned China for covering up the epidemic.
17 confirmed cases are confirmed in Hong Kong, most of them either have recent travel records or have closed contact with the previously confirmed patients. Chief Executive Carrie Lam announced various measures including work from home arrangements for civil servants and extended class suspension.
18 new cases found in Taiwan, all imported cases. Taiwan raised the travel alert to Hong Kong and Macau to red.
Chow Ka-him, a Hong Kong professional Karate athlete is confirmed contracted the virus.
Hong Kong government extends the visas for foreign domestic workers.
Chinese player Wu Lui from Spanish football league Reial Club Deportiu Espanyol has contracted the coronavirus.
USA temporarily suspends all regular visa issuing services in the world.
An advisor of US Vice President Mike Pence has contracted the virus.
All shopping malls, temples and night markets in Bangkok, Thailand would be closed for 22 days, until 12 April.
Denmark suggested sponsoring 75% wage in exchange for companies not firing employees.
WHO director Tedros is delighted to see 0 infections in Wuhan, China.
WHO suggested youngsters not to be over confident about the coronavirus, and decrease the number of gatherings.
UK announced various rescue measures to assist employees who can’t work due to the epidemic, sponsoring 80% wage to encourage companies not firing employees.
UK announced temporary closures for all entertainment facilities.
Source: Now News, World Meter, BusinessFocus
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Violence on Press: Police Pepper-spray Stand News Reporter
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#Mar21 #YuenLong721
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#Mar21 #YuenLong721
#DistrictCouncil
Joint statement by 17 District Councils Reprimanding Arrest of Yuen Long Council Chairman
8 months after Yuen Long 721 Incident, netizens called for a rally in remembrance of victims of gangsters' violence and police's inaction. District councillors were waiting at Yuen Long West Railway Station at about 7 pm to monitor police's operation on site, during which Yuen Long District Council Chairman Wong Wai-yin was arrested for no apparent reason. At around 10pm, Chairmen and Vice Chairmen of 17 District Councils and Pro-democracy Councilors of Islands District Council issued a joint statement reprimanding the arrest, snubbing civilian’s urge to investigate and reveal the truth of 721 incident.
They also expressed in the statement that they would continue to monitor the situation of arrestees and condemned the abuse of violence and the procedures by police force, undermining freedom of Hong Kong citizen.
Source : Inmedia HK
#Mar21 #PoliceBrutality #PoliceState #YuenLong721
Joint statement by 17 District Councils Reprimanding Arrest of Yuen Long Council Chairman
8 months after Yuen Long 721 Incident, netizens called for a rally in remembrance of victims of gangsters' violence and police's inaction. District councillors were waiting at Yuen Long West Railway Station at about 7 pm to monitor police's operation on site, during which Yuen Long District Council Chairman Wong Wai-yin was arrested for no apparent reason. At around 10pm, Chairmen and Vice Chairmen of 17 District Councils and Pro-democracy Councilors of Islands District Council issued a joint statement reprimanding the arrest, snubbing civilian’s urge to investigate and reveal the truth of 721 incident.
They also expressed in the statement that they would continue to monitor the situation of arrestees and condemned the abuse of violence and the procedures by police force, undermining freedom of Hong Kong citizen.
Source : Inmedia HK
#Mar21 #PoliceBrutality #PoliceState #YuenLong721
#FailedState
Hong Kong Authorities Mix Up Test Sample and Let Go Wuhan Pneumonia Patients
//Two people infected with Wuhan pneumonia were allowed to leave a testing centre set up at AsiaWorld-Expo on Friday and make their way back home instead of being taken to a hospital isolation ward, after their test samples were accidentally switched with two others who were free of the virus.
Meanwhile, Hong Kong health official said on March 21 that the number of people testing positive for Wuhan pneumonia in Hong Kong is "quite scary", as the city added another 17 confirmed cases, bringing the total tally to 273 – almost double the figure from a week ago.//
Source: RTHK #Mar21 https://news.rthk.hk/rthk/en/component/k2/1515967-20200321.htm
#Coronavirus
Hong Kong Authorities Mix Up Test Sample and Let Go Wuhan Pneumonia Patients
//Two people infected with Wuhan pneumonia were allowed to leave a testing centre set up at AsiaWorld-Expo on Friday and make their way back home instead of being taken to a hospital isolation ward, after their test samples were accidentally switched with two others who were free of the virus.
Meanwhile, Hong Kong health official said on March 21 that the number of people testing positive for Wuhan pneumonia in Hong Kong is "quite scary", as the city added another 17 confirmed cases, bringing the total tally to 273 – almost double the figure from a week ago.//
Source: RTHK #Mar21 https://news.rthk.hk/rthk/en/component/k2/1515967-20200321.htm
#Coronavirus
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Covid-19 patients let go after test sample mix-up
Two people infected with Covid-19 were allowed to leave a testing centre set up at AsiaWorld-Expo on Friday and make their way back home instead of being taken to a hospital isolation ward, after their test samples were accidentally switched with two others…
#FailedState #WuhanPneumonia
Glitches in Monitoring Wristbands Distributed by the Hong Kong Government
//The Hong Kong government has also distributed 11,000 bracelets since 19 March to passengers arriving Hong Kong from places other than China, Macau and Taiwan.
But many people have complained that they did not receive the verification message needed to activate the smartphone app from the authorities. Some even waited for more than 32 hours. Others said they didn't get a bracelet until they complained.
The Health Secretary, Sophia Chan, blamed the delays with the activation messages on the fact that a large amount of information was hitting the system, after a lot of flights landed around the same time.//
Source: RTHK #Mar21
Glitches in Monitoring Wristbands Distributed by the Hong Kong Government
//The Hong Kong government has also distributed 11,000 bracelets since 19 March to passengers arriving Hong Kong from places other than China, Macau and Taiwan.
But many people have complained that they did not receive the verification message needed to activate the smartphone app from the authorities. Some even waited for more than 32 hours. Others said they didn't get a bracelet until they complained.
The Health Secretary, Sophia Chan, blamed the delays with the activation messages on the fact that a large amount of information was hitting the system, after a lot of flights landed around the same time.//
Source: RTHK #Mar21
#StateTerrorism
Counter-terrorism exercise at Lok Ma Chau station
The Inter-departmental Counter Terrorism Unit (ICTU) conducted a counter-terrorism exercise at Lok Ma Chau station on 20 March. Chief Superintendent Chu Man-lung commented that certain violent activists have been putting explosives in crowded areas in a way that is similar to international terrorists. He urged the public to fight against local terrorism.
Source: Inmediahk #Mar21
Counter-terrorism exercise at Lok Ma Chau station
The Inter-departmental Counter Terrorism Unit (ICTU) conducted a counter-terrorism exercise at Lok Ma Chau station on 20 March. Chief Superintendent Chu Man-lung commented that certain violent activists have been putting explosives in crowded areas in a way that is similar to international terrorists. He urged the public to fight against local terrorism.
Source: Inmediahk #Mar21
#FailedState #SelfHelp
Cleaners Delighted To Receive Extra Surgical Masks Distributed By Union, Representative Laments At Government’s Incompetency
The Cleaning Worker’s Union has recently been distributing surgical masks to frontline cleaning workers in the community. A reporter from Hong Kong In-media joined union representative Leung Tsz-yan in distributing them. Cleaning workers were delighted when they received these extra masks.
Union representative Leung lamented at their reaction and criticized the Hong Kong government’s incompetence in providing them with enough protective equipment. Since the protests last year up until the current epidemic, these cleaners went among the firsts to be affected because of the lack of protective gear.
Source: InMedia #Mar21 #ChinesePneumonia #CleaningWorkers
Cleaners Delighted To Receive Extra Surgical Masks Distributed By Union, Representative Laments At Government’s Incompetency
The Cleaning Worker’s Union has recently been distributing surgical masks to frontline cleaning workers in the community. A reporter from Hong Kong In-media joined union representative Leung Tsz-yan in distributing them. Cleaning workers were delighted when they received these extra masks.
Union representative Leung lamented at their reaction and criticized the Hong Kong government’s incompetence in providing them with enough protective equipment. Since the protests last year up until the current epidemic, these cleaners went among the firsts to be affected because of the lack of protective gear.
Source: InMedia #Mar21 #ChinesePneumonia #CleaningWorkers
#SocialDistancing #UK
Coronavirus: Social distancing may need to go on for almost 12 months, UK’s scientific advice says
//The UK could face close to a year of social distancing measures to safeguard the NHS’s ability to cope with coronavirus, according to newly published scientific advice to ministers.
Documents made public today show scientists agreed on Monday that the only realistic prospect of controlling the virus and preventing intensive care wards being overwhelmed would be to start an alternating policy of more and less strict rules on social distancing.
According to a consensus statement agreed by the Scientific Pandemic Influenza Group on Modelling, the restrictions will have to last much longer.
It is a panel of experts convened by the Department of Health and Social Care to advise on the UK’s response to a pandemic based on infectious disease modelling and epidemiology.
It was agreed that the addition of both general social distancing and school closures to case isolation, household isolation and social distancing of vulnerable groups would be likely to control the epidemic when kept in place for a long period. [It was] agreed that this strategy should be followed as soon as practical, at least in the first instance.”//
Source: Independent #Mar21
Coronavirus: Social distancing may need to go on for almost 12 months, UK’s scientific advice says
//The UK could face close to a year of social distancing measures to safeguard the NHS’s ability to cope with coronavirus, according to newly published scientific advice to ministers.
Documents made public today show scientists agreed on Monday that the only realistic prospect of controlling the virus and preventing intensive care wards being overwhelmed would be to start an alternating policy of more and less strict rules on social distancing.
According to a consensus statement agreed by the Scientific Pandemic Influenza Group on Modelling, the restrictions will have to last much longer.
It is a panel of experts convened by the Department of Health and Social Care to advise on the UK’s response to a pandemic based on infectious disease modelling and epidemiology.
It was agreed that the addition of both general social distancing and school closures to case isolation, household isolation and social distancing of vulnerable groups would be likely to control the epidemic when kept in place for a long period. [It was] agreed that this strategy should be followed as soon as practical, at least in the first instance.”//
Source: Independent #Mar21
The Independent
Coronavirus social distancing may need to go on for 12 months, UK’s scientific advice says
Newly published statement by government’s scientific advisers warn policies may need to last a lot longer than 12 weeks
Thousands of Hongkongers will be unable to cash in their pensions after moving to the UK
In retaliation at the UK offering a new visa, China initially announced it would not recognise the BN(O) passport as a travel or ID document from January 31, when the UK opened its doors. Some 3m Hongkongers hold BN(O) status – many with BN(O) passports – and are eligible to move to the UK under the new visa. And earlier this month, Hong Kong’s Mandatory Provident Funds (MPF) Schemes Authority – which is in charge of the city’s compulsory pension scheme – said: “BN(O) passports are no longer recognised as any form of proof of identity in Hong Kong. Thus, scheme members cannot rely on BN(O) passport or its associated visa as evidence in support of an application for early withdrawal of MPF.”
Source: Telegraph #Mar21
#Hongkongers #CashIn #UK #Visa
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/business/2021/03/21/thousands-hongkongers-will-unable-cash-pensions-moving-uk/
In retaliation at the UK offering a new visa, China initially announced it would not recognise the BN(O) passport as a travel or ID document from January 31, when the UK opened its doors. Some 3m Hongkongers hold BN(O) status – many with BN(O) passports – and are eligible to move to the UK under the new visa. And earlier this month, Hong Kong’s Mandatory Provident Funds (MPF) Schemes Authority – which is in charge of the city’s compulsory pension scheme – said: “BN(O) passports are no longer recognised as any form of proof of identity in Hong Kong. Thus, scheme members cannot rely on BN(O) passport or its associated visa as evidence in support of an application for early withdrawal of MPF.”
Source: Telegraph #Mar21
#Hongkongers #CashIn #UK #Visa
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/business/2021/03/21/thousands-hongkongers-will-unable-cash-pensions-moving-uk/
Stephen Harper warns China likely to be increasingly assertive as U.S. takes less dominant international role
OTTAWA – Former prime minister Stephen Harper said the West needs to be prepared for a more robust and aggressive China going forward in a world where the U.S. may not be so dominant on the international stage.
Harper spoke Friday at the Conference of Defence Associations Institute’s annual conference, in a conversation with Richard Fadden, who was Harper’s national security advisor. The conference was held virtually this year, but usually takes place in Ottawa and the National Post is a sponsor of the event.
Source: National Post #Mar21
https://nationalpost.com/news/politics/stephen-harper-warns-china-likely-to-be-increasingly-assertive-as-u-s-takes-less-dominant-international-role
#StephenHarper #China #US #International
OTTAWA – Former prime minister Stephen Harper said the West needs to be prepared for a more robust and aggressive China going forward in a world where the U.S. may not be so dominant on the international stage.
Harper spoke Friday at the Conference of Defence Associations Institute’s annual conference, in a conversation with Richard Fadden, who was Harper’s national security advisor. The conference was held virtually this year, but usually takes place in Ottawa and the National Post is a sponsor of the event.
Source: National Post #Mar21
https://nationalpost.com/news/politics/stephen-harper-warns-china-likely-to-be-increasingly-assertive-as-u-s-takes-less-dominant-international-role
#StephenHarper #China #US #International