#MTR #ChinesePneumonia
MTR Admits Staff as Suspected Case of Wuhan Pneumonia after Disclosed by "MTR Secrets"; Government: No information on hand
According to a "whistleblower" Facebook page "MTR Secrets" on February 23, a station manager working at Mong Kok East Station showed symptoms like fever and has been on leave since February 21. His father was a confirmed patient of Wuhan pneumonia. This is the reason why Mong Kok East Station was disinfected with bleach earlier.
After the post was released, MTR confirmed in the evening that the family of a staff member of Mong Kok East Station was diagnosed with Wuhan pneumonia, and the staff member was undergoing compulsory quarantine with his family.
Despite this, the Director of the Infectious Diseases of the Hong Kong government's Center for Health Protection, said in a press conference on February 23 that she did not have the information for the time being: "it seems that there is no such case on hand."
Source: Stand News
#Feb23 #Quarantine
MTR Admits Staff as Suspected Case of Wuhan Pneumonia after Disclosed by "MTR Secrets"; Government: No information on hand
According to a "whistleblower" Facebook page "MTR Secrets" on February 23, a station manager working at Mong Kok East Station showed symptoms like fever and has been on leave since February 21. His father was a confirmed patient of Wuhan pneumonia. This is the reason why Mong Kok East Station was disinfected with bleach earlier.
After the post was released, MTR confirmed in the evening that the family of a staff member of Mong Kok East Station was diagnosed with Wuhan pneumonia, and the staff member was undergoing compulsory quarantine with his family.
Despite this, the Director of the Infectious Diseases of the Hong Kong government's Center for Health Protection, said in a press conference on February 23 that she did not have the information for the time being: "it seems that there is no such case on hand."
Source: Stand News
#Feb23 #Quarantine
#FaceMasks #FailedState
Beijing Loyalists' Campaign to Give Masks Ends Up in Chaos in Hong Kong
The pro-Beijing camp in Hong Kong announced the establishment of an epidemic prevention group among themselves. In the inauguration on Sunday, February 23, the group claimed that 1 million masks would be given away to the disadvantaged and elderly.
Chan Chung-bun, deputy to the People's Republic of China, Ko Wing-man, the former secretary of the Food and Health Bureau, Regina Ip, the chairman of the New Democratic Party, and Ng Chau-pei, the president of the Federation of Trade Unions attended the ceremony.
However, a video went viral on the Internet showing the chaotic scene at Kowloon City's Kai Ching Estate, as citizens rammed for masks distributed by the group. People at the scene kept on shouting, "donāt wrest."
Source: Stand News #Feb23
http://bit.ly/2Px8K1p
#ChinesePneumonia
Beijing Loyalists' Campaign to Give Masks Ends Up in Chaos in Hong Kong
The pro-Beijing camp in Hong Kong announced the establishment of an epidemic prevention group among themselves. In the inauguration on Sunday, February 23, the group claimed that 1 million masks would be given away to the disadvantaged and elderly.
Chan Chung-bun, deputy to the People's Republic of China, Ko Wing-man, the former secretary of the Food and Health Bureau, Regina Ip, the chairman of the New Democratic Party, and Ng Chau-pei, the president of the Federation of Trade Unions attended the ceremony.
However, a video went viral on the Internet showing the chaotic scene at Kowloon City's Kai Ching Estate, as citizens rammed for masks distributed by the group. People at the scene kept on shouting, "donāt wrest."
Source: Stand News #Feb23
http://bit.ly/2Px8K1p
#ChinesePneumonia
#PoliceState #TuenMunPark
Hong Kong Police Warn Families of Illegal Assembly in a Park on Sunday
Citizens protest to āliberate Tuen Munā on Sunday, February 23 and as always, the police deployed rapid dispersal strategy, demanding civilians on the scene to disperse just 5 minutes after the protest has started.
Even families with young kids strolling around in the park were not spared and was ordered to leave. Police officers raised blue flags to warn people at the scene of illegal gatherings. Some citizens questioned, "Is it not possible to take a walk in the park?"
Source : Stand News
https://www.facebook.com/710476795704610/posts/2876658802419721/
#Feb23
Hong Kong Police Warn Families of Illegal Assembly in a Park on Sunday
Citizens protest to āliberate Tuen Munā on Sunday, February 23 and as always, the police deployed rapid dispersal strategy, demanding civilians on the scene to disperse just 5 minutes after the protest has started.
Even families with young kids strolling around in the park were not spared and was ordered to leave. Police officers raised blue flags to warn people at the scene of illegal gatherings. Some citizens questioned, "Is it not possible to take a walk in the park?"
Source : Stand News
https://www.facebook.com/710476795704610/posts/2876658802419721/
#Feb23
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#PoliceState
Police escort Anti-protest Assailant to leave while hurling insults at Protesters
Netizens called for āLiberate Tuen Mumā protest on Sunday, February 23, riot police arrived and randomly intercepted civilians on the scene.
A middle-aged woman reported to the police that she was assaulted by an elderly. Instead of arresting the elderly for further investigation, she was escorted to leave, stirring up waves of dissatisfaction.
Attempted to chase after the elderly, the middle-aged woman was shoved by riot police, pointing at them with pepper-spray. Emotionally charged, one officer shouted with foul language, āgive way, fxxk youā.
Source : UST editorial board
https://tinyurl.com/v9a64rn
#Feb23
Police escort Anti-protest Assailant to leave while hurling insults at Protesters
Netizens called for āLiberate Tuen Mumā protest on Sunday, February 23, riot police arrived and randomly intercepted civilians on the scene.
A middle-aged woman reported to the police that she was assaulted by an elderly. Instead of arresting the elderly for further investigation, she was escorted to leave, stirring up waves of dissatisfaction.
Attempted to chase after the elderly, the middle-aged woman was shoved by riot police, pointing at them with pepper-spray. Emotionally charged, one officer shouted with foul language, āgive way, fxxk youā.
Source : UST editorial board
https://tinyurl.com/v9a64rn
#Feb23
#HongKongPolice #Camera
Hong Kong Police Use Professional Cameras to Capture the Faces of Protesting Civilians
On Sunday February 23, citizens protested in Tuen Mun Park" for the second day in a row.
A large team of armed riot police, geared by photographic equipment, were deployed at the scene. Among them, a police officer was sighted holding a Canon 5D Mark IV camera with a 70-200mm lens, probably for taking close-up photos of civilians.
Although the police was equipped with very professional photographic equipment, they were found not knowing well about the equipment. When a reporter was taking photos with a wide-angle lens, frontline police stopped and questioned him for taking close-up headshots of police officers. The reporter had to present a photo to prove that the wide-angle lens were for ambiance shots instead of close-ups. It seems that police officers were very concerned about their close-ups being captured by the press.
Source : USP; Stand News #Feb23
Hong Kong Police Use Professional Cameras to Capture the Faces of Protesting Civilians
On Sunday February 23, citizens protested in Tuen Mun Park" for the second day in a row.
A large team of armed riot police, geared by photographic equipment, were deployed at the scene. Among them, a police officer was sighted holding a Canon 5D Mark IV camera with a 70-200mm lens, probably for taking close-up photos of civilians.
Although the police was equipped with very professional photographic equipment, they were found not knowing well about the equipment. When a reporter was taking photos with a wide-angle lens, frontline police stopped and questioned him for taking close-up headshots of police officers. The reporter had to present a photo to prove that the wide-angle lens were for ambiance shots instead of close-ups. It seems that police officers were very concerned about their close-ups being captured by the press.
Source : USP; Stand News #Feb23
#PanicBuy #Shortage
Coronavirus Outbreak in China Triggers a Mad Rush for Face-masks Worldwide
As the coronavirus pandemic ensues in China, citizens, merchants and government officials alike are on a mad rush for face-masks. As of Feb 20, 2020, China has imported 50 million yuan worth of medical supplies, including 1.37 billion facemasks and more than 15 million protective suits.
The countrywide scramble for facemasks has caused a widespread shortage of facemasks not only in China, but also in many parts of the globe. In fact, the demand for these medical supplies has become so enormous that it has sucked up virtually every single facemask any country can offer.
According to Milano Today, the panic rush for surgical facemasks have spread to Italy. Locals have joined in the frenzy, and a rapid depletion of the local surgical facemask supply ensued in Italy. Citizens in Italy are vying for every mask that they could get their hands on.
A pharmacy depleted its stock of facemasks within a few hours. The owners claim that they have attempted to contact the facemask suppliers for more stock. Unfortunately, most suppliers have run out of stock and all they could do was to wait for a restock.
Some pharmacies do have boxes of 100 masks for sale. However, these are usually scalpers charging the poor locals $100Euros for 100 facemasks.
A supplier that specialises in surgical facemasks, Dpi di Roma, stated that they have sold 10 years worth of facemask stock in a matter of 10 days. Yet, they are still unable to meet the overwhelming demand for facemasks, with new orders for millions of facemasks being placed every single day.
Another Italian manufacturer for personal protective equipment, Cormano, stated that the total demand for facemasks in Italy in the past few years is only around 15-20 million per year. However, in the past few days, they have received orders for 10 million facemasks, equivalent to roughly 50% of the yearly Italian demand for facemasks in just days.
In order to cope with the inflated demand for facemasks, the company has sent its 40 workers in Italy and 20 workers in Spain to work in three shifts round the clock in order to boost the productivity of its factories.
Source: Apple Daily TW #Feb23
https://bit.ly/37Vrvlr
#Italy #MaskShortage
Coronavirus Outbreak in China Triggers a Mad Rush for Face-masks Worldwide
As the coronavirus pandemic ensues in China, citizens, merchants and government officials alike are on a mad rush for face-masks. As of Feb 20, 2020, China has imported 50 million yuan worth of medical supplies, including 1.37 billion facemasks and more than 15 million protective suits.
The countrywide scramble for facemasks has caused a widespread shortage of facemasks not only in China, but also in many parts of the globe. In fact, the demand for these medical supplies has become so enormous that it has sucked up virtually every single facemask any country can offer.
According to Milano Today, the panic rush for surgical facemasks have spread to Italy. Locals have joined in the frenzy, and a rapid depletion of the local surgical facemask supply ensued in Italy. Citizens in Italy are vying for every mask that they could get their hands on.
A pharmacy depleted its stock of facemasks within a few hours. The owners claim that they have attempted to contact the facemask suppliers for more stock. Unfortunately, most suppliers have run out of stock and all they could do was to wait for a restock.
Some pharmacies do have boxes of 100 masks for sale. However, these are usually scalpers charging the poor locals $100Euros for 100 facemasks.
A supplier that specialises in surgical facemasks, Dpi di Roma, stated that they have sold 10 years worth of facemask stock in a matter of 10 days. Yet, they are still unable to meet the overwhelming demand for facemasks, with new orders for millions of facemasks being placed every single day.
Another Italian manufacturer for personal protective equipment, Cormano, stated that the total demand for facemasks in Italy in the past few years is only around 15-20 million per year. However, in the past few days, they have received orders for 10 million facemasks, equivalent to roughly 50% of the yearly Italian demand for facemasks in just days.
In order to cope with the inflated demand for facemasks, the company has sent its 40 workers in Italy and 20 workers in Spain to work in three shifts round the clock in order to boost the productivity of its factories.
Source: Apple Daily TW #Feb23
https://bit.ly/37Vrvlr
#Italy #MaskShortage
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#FirstHand #Interview #Feb23
Coronavirus, Designated Clinic and Illegal Street Performers; This government never listens: District Councillor
This is an interview conducted by our Be Water Team (GoHK) with Tuen Mun district councillor Lam Kin-Cheung on February 23, 2020.
"ā¦This government never listens to our suggestions or comments. It is actually an autocracy."
Read full interview: https://telegra.ph/Coronavirus-Designated-Clinic-and-Illegal-Street-Performers-this-government-never-listens-District-Councillor-02-24
Coronavirus, Designated Clinic and Illegal Street Performers; This government never listens: District Councillor
This is an interview conducted by our Be Water Team (GoHK) with Tuen Mun district councillor Lam Kin-Cheung on February 23, 2020.
"ā¦This government never listens to our suggestions or comments. It is actually an autocracy."
Read full interview: https://telegra.ph/Coronavirus-Designated-Clinic-and-Illegal-Street-Performers-this-government-never-listens-District-Councillor-02-24
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Coronavirus, Designated Clinic and Illegal Street Performers; this government never listens: District Councillor
#FirstHand #Interview #Feb23 This is an interview conducted by our Be Water Team (GoHK) with Tuen Mun district councillor Lam Kin-Cheung on February 23, 2020. GoHK : I understand there was a āReclaim Tuen Munā march initiated by residents today (Feb 23).ā¦
#Newspaper
Pro-democracy Activist Receives Insult Calls Allegedly from the Police
The following post was written by Lester Shum, a pro-democracy activist who had actively participated in 2014 Umbrella Movement:
"...I was distributing bleaching solution, when we received a call from someone who was unwilling to line up. The person on the phone swore to us in abusive language.
We felt inexplicable: Isn't normal to wait in line when there is a shortage of supplies? What kind of people would be that brainless to intentionally call back and swear?
The answer was revealed: The caller seemed to be a police. The police have been ignoring the laws and social ethics and regarding themselves as superiors. No wonder they were furious after having to queue up for a while.
In the evening, our office received several more calls from the same number who claimed to be "a police officer". The person swore, intimidated and mentioned about rape. In another call, the voice said that they would set fire and burn our families.
If that āgentlemanā was really a police officer, he demonstrated once again how corrupt the police were; otherwise, anyone imitating the police should be brought to court as the police claim themselves "incompatible with evil forces".
Our office will actively consider reporting the case, but we are aware that the police enforce law and order selectively as always. Meanwhile, our office also advises this āgentlemanā to study more by reading more books at leisure time, in a hope that he could speak something other than āF**k your motherā.
Finally, thirty thousand, thanks. Keep the change. Thank you."
Source: Stand News #Feb23
http://bit.ly/2SQaCnG
#WhiteTerror #PoliceState
Pro-democracy Activist Receives Insult Calls Allegedly from the Police
The following post was written by Lester Shum, a pro-democracy activist who had actively participated in 2014 Umbrella Movement:
"...I was distributing bleaching solution, when we received a call from someone who was unwilling to line up. The person on the phone swore to us in abusive language.
We felt inexplicable: Isn't normal to wait in line when there is a shortage of supplies? What kind of people would be that brainless to intentionally call back and swear?
The answer was revealed: The caller seemed to be a police. The police have been ignoring the laws and social ethics and regarding themselves as superiors. No wonder they were furious after having to queue up for a while.
In the evening, our office received several more calls from the same number who claimed to be "a police officer". The person swore, intimidated and mentioned about rape. In another call, the voice said that they would set fire and burn our families.
If that āgentlemanā was really a police officer, he demonstrated once again how corrupt the police were; otherwise, anyone imitating the police should be brought to court as the police claim themselves "incompatible with evil forces".
Our office will actively consider reporting the case, but we are aware that the police enforce law and order selectively as always. Meanwhile, our office also advises this āgentlemanā to study more by reading more books at leisure time, in a hope that he could speak something other than āF**k your motherā.
Finally, thirty thousand, thanks. Keep the change. Thank you."
Source: Stand News #Feb23
http://bit.ly/2SQaCnG
#WhiteTerror #PoliceState
#CrossStrait #Invasion
Expert Testifies in Hearing: #China likely to attack #Taiwan within five years
Source: Roll Call #Feb23
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Expert Testifies in Hearing: #China likely to attack #Taiwan within five years
Source: Roll Call #Feb23
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#CrossStrait #Invasion
Expert Testifies in Hearing: #China likely to attack #Taiwan within five years
//China's military modernization plus US failure to build robust coalitions to counter Beijing's regional aggression could lead to a Taiwan takeover
āCross-strait deterrence is arguably weaker today than at any point since the Korean War,ā said Oriana Skylar Mastro, a fellow at Stanford Universityās Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies who specializes in Chinese military policy. She was speaking at a virtual hearing Feb. 18 before the U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission, which was examining U.S. deterrence policies aimed at preventing a future attack on Taiwan by Beijing.
āImpressive military modernization on the part of China, U.S. failure to build robust coalitions to counter Chinese regional aggression, and [Chinese President] Xi Jinpingās personal ambition, all have coalesced to create a situation for Beijing in which the benefits of using force more and more are becoming so high that they outweigh the costs,ā she continued.
āI believe the greatest threat now is that Beijing will launch a military operation to force āreunification,ā in their words, irrespective of Washingtonās or Taipeiās policies or actions,ā Mastro said. She added that Chinese military leaders have told her they believe Xi will conclude that the Chinese military will have the capability to occupy and seize Taiwan in a year or two even as some Western analysts predict that it is more likely five years or more from that goal.//
Read full article here:
https://www.rollcall.com/2021/02/23/china-likely-to-attack-taiwan-within-five-years-panel-told/
Source: Roll Call #Feb23
#USCongress #StanfordUniversity #Security
Expert Testifies in Hearing: #China likely to attack #Taiwan within five years
//China's military modernization plus US failure to build robust coalitions to counter Beijing's regional aggression could lead to a Taiwan takeover
āCross-strait deterrence is arguably weaker today than at any point since the Korean War,ā said Oriana Skylar Mastro, a fellow at Stanford Universityās Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies who specializes in Chinese military policy. She was speaking at a virtual hearing Feb. 18 before the U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission, which was examining U.S. deterrence policies aimed at preventing a future attack on Taiwan by Beijing.
āImpressive military modernization on the part of China, U.S. failure to build robust coalitions to counter Chinese regional aggression, and [Chinese President] Xi Jinpingās personal ambition, all have coalesced to create a situation for Beijing in which the benefits of using force more and more are becoming so high that they outweigh the costs,ā she continued.
āI believe the greatest threat now is that Beijing will launch a military operation to force āreunification,ā in their words, irrespective of Washingtonās or Taipeiās policies or actions,ā Mastro said. She added that Chinese military leaders have told her they believe Xi will conclude that the Chinese military will have the capability to occupy and seize Taiwan in a year or two even as some Western analysts predict that it is more likely five years or more from that goal.//
Read full article here:
https://www.rollcall.com/2021/02/23/china-likely-to-attack-taiwan-within-five-years-panel-told/
Source: Roll Call #Feb23
#USCongress #StanfordUniversity #Security
Roll Call
China likely to attack Taiwan within five years, panel told - Roll Call
China's military modernization plus U.S. failure to build robust coalitions to counter Beijing's regional aggression could lead to invasion.
Indian pharma firms go local seeking to end reliance on China
Indian drug companies are looking to local makers of so-called active pharmaceutical ingredients (API) or trying to make them in-house in a bid to end their reliance on China as ties between the two countries soured after a deadly border clash last June.
Disruption to supplies from China due to the COVID-19 pandemic was also a major factor driving them to reduce reliance on China in the supply of API.
Executives at Indiaās Cadila Healthcare, Cipla, Sun Pharmaceutical and Biocon said they were aggressively working on reducing the dependence on the richer rival for raw materials.
Source: Reuters #Feb23
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-india-china/indian-pharma-firms-go-local-seeking-to-end-reliance-on-china-idUSKBN2AN124
#India #API #Pharmaceutical #Cipla #Cadila #Biocon #SunPharmaceutical
Indian drug companies are looking to local makers of so-called active pharmaceutical ingredients (API) or trying to make them in-house in a bid to end their reliance on China as ties between the two countries soured after a deadly border clash last June.
Disruption to supplies from China due to the COVID-19 pandemic was also a major factor driving them to reduce reliance on China in the supply of API.
Executives at Indiaās Cadila Healthcare, Cipla, Sun Pharmaceutical and Biocon said they were aggressively working on reducing the dependence on the richer rival for raw materials.
Source: Reuters #Feb23
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-india-china/indian-pharma-firms-go-local-seeking-to-end-reliance-on-china-idUSKBN2AN124
#India #API #Pharmaceutical #Cipla #Cadila #Biocon #SunPharmaceutical
CCP's recklessness put the world at risk
China neglected biosafety, destructed virus samples collected from the earliest patients, banned the release of critical data, and silenced journalists, doctors and scientists.
Wuhan Institute of Virology (WIV) poses a huge risk to global health. China resisted international monitoring at WIV and abrogated its promise to allow French scientists to participate in essential research in WIV, which was built with French assistance. WIV was accredited through its agency as its only level 4 facility and then was quickly approved by the National Health Commission to handle some of the world's most dangerous viruses.
WIV was conducted secret bioweapons research with The People's Liberation Army (PLA)
In 2011, China informed the International Biological and Toxin Weapons Convention Review Conference that its military experts were working on creating synthetic pathogens, genomics laying the foundation for pathogen transformation, population-specific genetic markers, targeted drug-delivery technology, making it easier to spread pathogens.
The world must hold CCP accountable and punish Beijing if it fails to uphold global biosafety standards and fulfil basic transparency requirements.
Source: WSJ #Feb23
https://www.wsj.com/articles/chinas-reckless-labs-put-the-world-at-risk-11614102828
#WuhanVirology #China #PLA #WIV
China neglected biosafety, destructed virus samples collected from the earliest patients, banned the release of critical data, and silenced journalists, doctors and scientists.
Wuhan Institute of Virology (WIV) poses a huge risk to global health. China resisted international monitoring at WIV and abrogated its promise to allow French scientists to participate in essential research in WIV, which was built with French assistance. WIV was accredited through its agency as its only level 4 facility and then was quickly approved by the National Health Commission to handle some of the world's most dangerous viruses.
WIV was conducted secret bioweapons research with The People's Liberation Army (PLA)
In 2011, China informed the International Biological and Toxin Weapons Convention Review Conference that its military experts were working on creating synthetic pathogens, genomics laying the foundation for pathogen transformation, population-specific genetic markers, targeted drug-delivery technology, making it easier to spread pathogens.
The world must hold CCP accountable and punish Beijing if it fails to uphold global biosafety standards and fulfil basic transparency requirements.
Source: WSJ #Feb23
https://www.wsj.com/articles/chinas-reckless-labs-put-the-world-at-risk-11614102828
#WuhanVirology #China #PLA #WIV
WSJ
Opinion | Chinaās Reckless Labs Put the World at Risk
Beijing is obsessed with viruses, but not biosafety. We are paying a high price for its lapses.
China Faces European Obstacles as Some Countries Heed U.S. Pressure
Source: WSJ #Feb23
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China Faces European Obstacles as Some Countries Heed U.S. Pressure
Some European countries are starting to block Chinese involvement in their economies, drawing closer to positions advocated by the U.S. amid growing anxiety in Europe over Chinaās increasingly aggressive geopolitical posture.
Romania and Lithuania are taking broad measures to exclude Chinese companies from certain public procurements. Slovenia, Croatia, the Czech Republic and Romania have suspended public tenders involving Chinese companies for work on nuclear-power plants, highways, rail lines, security scanners and a shipping-container terminal. Greece is debating whether to allow a Chinese shipping company to increase its majority stake in the countryās largest port.
The shift is largely taking place in smaller European countries, adding to tensions within the European Union, where big countries still largely favour maintaining business links with China.
Source: WSJ #Feb23
https://www.wsj.com/articles/china-faces-european-obstacles-as-some-countries-heed-u-s-pressure-11614088843
#China #EastEurope #EU #ChineseInvestment #BRI
Some European countries are starting to block Chinese involvement in their economies, drawing closer to positions advocated by the U.S. amid growing anxiety in Europe over Chinaās increasingly aggressive geopolitical posture.
Romania and Lithuania are taking broad measures to exclude Chinese companies from certain public procurements. Slovenia, Croatia, the Czech Republic and Romania have suspended public tenders involving Chinese companies for work on nuclear-power plants, highways, rail lines, security scanners and a shipping-container terminal. Greece is debating whether to allow a Chinese shipping company to increase its majority stake in the countryās largest port.
The shift is largely taking place in smaller European countries, adding to tensions within the European Union, where big countries still largely favour maintaining business links with China.
Source: WSJ #Feb23
https://www.wsj.com/articles/china-faces-european-obstacles-as-some-countries-heed-u-s-pressure-11614088843
#China #EastEurope #EU #ChineseInvestment #BRI
WSJ
China Faces European Obstacles as Some Countries Heed U.S. Pressure
Some European countries are starting to block Chinese involvement in their economies, drawing closer to positions advocated by the U.S. amid growing anxiety in Europe over Chinaās increasingly aggressive geopolitical posture.
#MassSurveillance #FacialRecognition
Hong Kong Governmemt Amends Privacy Policy: Airport Passengersā Personal Data Can be Assessed by Third Party Supplier
Since Jan 2021, a new facial recognition system has been added to every boarding gate (called the "e-security gates") at the Hong Kong International Airport.
This was one of Hong Kong Airportās 9 billions renovation projects. However, just one day before the deployment of the new system, the Airport Authority Hong Kong amended the privacy policy of the e-security gates.
Compared with the previous version from June 28, 2019 found in the Internet Archive, passengersā privacy became less protected. Some articles of the āPassengersā agreementā and one part which mentioned āonly anonymous data would be collectedā were removed in the new version.
Passengers personal data could also be sent to the third party supplier. The Authority has refused to disclose the identity of the system supplier.
Source: Radio Free Asia #Feb23
#BigData
Hong Kong Governmemt Amends Privacy Policy: Airport Passengersā Personal Data Can be Assessed by Third Party Supplier
Since Jan 2021, a new facial recognition system has been added to every boarding gate (called the "e-security gates") at the Hong Kong International Airport.
This was one of Hong Kong Airportās 9 billions renovation projects. However, just one day before the deployment of the new system, the Airport Authority Hong Kong amended the privacy policy of the e-security gates.
Compared with the previous version from June 28, 2019 found in the Internet Archive, passengersā privacy became less protected. Some articles of the āPassengersā agreementā and one part which mentioned āonly anonymous data would be collectedā were removed in the new version.
Passengers personal data could also be sent to the third party supplier. The Authority has refused to disclose the identity of the system supplier.
Source: Radio Free Asia #Feb23
#BigData
China has tried to intimidate Hong Kong activists in Germany, Berlin says
China has tried to intimidate Hong Kong residents living in Germany since pro-democracy protests broke out in the city two years ago.
The letter to the head of parliamentās human rights committee mentioned the increasing attempts by Chinese state actors in Germany to influence public opinion in favour of the Chinese government since the start of the protests in Hong Kong. Also, it citied that the Chinese pro-government counter-demonstrators filmed and photographed participants āpresumably for the purpose of intimidationā in the protest of supporting Hong Kong activists in Hamburg on Aug. 17, 2019.
Jensen, a member of the liberal FDP party said it was about time that the German government realised that actors for the Chinese government could pose a threat to exiled Hong Kongers.
Source: Reuters #Feb23
https://reut.rs/2ZGgUsC
#Germany #China #HongKongActivist #ChinaIntimidate
China has tried to intimidate Hong Kong residents living in Germany since pro-democracy protests broke out in the city two years ago.
The letter to the head of parliamentās human rights committee mentioned the increasing attempts by Chinese state actors in Germany to influence public opinion in favour of the Chinese government since the start of the protests in Hong Kong. Also, it citied that the Chinese pro-government counter-demonstrators filmed and photographed participants āpresumably for the purpose of intimidationā in the protest of supporting Hong Kong activists in Hamburg on Aug. 17, 2019.
Jensen, a member of the liberal FDP party said it was about time that the German government realised that actors for the Chinese government could pose a threat to exiled Hong Kongers.
Source: Reuters #Feb23
https://reut.rs/2ZGgUsC
#Germany #China #HongKongActivist #ChinaIntimidate
Hong Kong plans to make politicians swear oath of loyalty to Beijing
Hong Kongās government has announced electoral changes requiring office-holders to pledge and maintain an oath of loyalty to Hong Kong and Beijing, or face disqualification and a five-year ban on running for re-election.
The announcement came a day after a top Beijing official signalled that the significant changes would be coming to ensure Hong Kong was run by āpatriotsā. It is a clear sign that China intends to no longer tolerate dissenting voices after taking over Hong Kong only 23 years.
Government critics and western leaders have accused Beijing of going back on its word and effectively ending the āone country, two systemsā framework for governing the financial hub.
Source: The Guardian #Feb23
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/feb/23/hong-kong-plans-to-make-politicians-swear-oath-of-loyalty-to-beijing?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other
#HongKong #HongKongElection #China #DeathOfOneCountryTwoSystems
Hong Kongās government has announced electoral changes requiring office-holders to pledge and maintain an oath of loyalty to Hong Kong and Beijing, or face disqualification and a five-year ban on running for re-election.
The announcement came a day after a top Beijing official signalled that the significant changes would be coming to ensure Hong Kong was run by āpatriotsā. It is a clear sign that China intends to no longer tolerate dissenting voices after taking over Hong Kong only 23 years.
Government critics and western leaders have accused Beijing of going back on its word and effectively ending the āone country, two systemsā framework for governing the financial hub.
Source: The Guardian #Feb23
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/feb/23/hong-kong-plans-to-make-politicians-swear-oath-of-loyalty-to-beijing?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other
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