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Draconian Laws for Hong Kong One After One,
National Anthem Law: Second Reading Completed,
National Security Law: Passed by Beijing
At 18:50 on May 28, the Legislative Council has completed the second reading of the National Anthem Law in Hong Kong. The third reading is expected to take place next Wednesday and Thursday. The highly controversial law will be passed in the pro-Beijing camp-dominated Council the soonest on Thursday.
On the same day, Beijing endorsed the insertion of the National Security Law in Hong Kong's constitution.
Source: Now News #May28
Image: Economist
#NationalAnthemLaw #NationalSecurityLaw
Draconian Laws for Hong Kong One After One,
National Anthem Law: Second Reading Completed,
National Security Law: Passed by Beijing
At 18:50 on May 28, the Legislative Council has completed the second reading of the National Anthem Law in Hong Kong. The third reading is expected to take place next Wednesday and Thursday. The highly controversial law will be passed in the pro-Beijing camp-dominated Council the soonest on Thursday.
On the same day, Beijing endorsed the insertion of the National Security Law in Hong Kong's constitution.
Source: Now News #May28
Image: Economist
#NationalAnthemLaw #NationalSecurityLaw
#NationalSecurityLaw
7 additional items in Security Law Draft as China tightens its grip; chief executive ordered to "develop national security education"
After Beijing passed plans to impose Hong Kong’s version of the "National Security Law", China state media Xinhua News Agency published some of the bill’s content. The bill contains an introduction and body of the motion. Although the law will be imposed in Hong Kong, the exact content was never known to the population.
According to sources, under "actions that endanger national security”, the bill now says “actions and activities”. Meanwhile, "promote the development of national security education", an item proposed by the HK Chief Executive, has been changed to "develop national security education".
Tanya Chan, convener of the pro-democracy parties, said that the legislation has officially put the final nail to the coffin to one country, two systems: "Hong Kong is officially operating as one country, one system".
Source: Apple Daily; InMedia #May28
7 additional items in Security Law Draft as China tightens its grip; chief executive ordered to "develop national security education"
After Beijing passed plans to impose Hong Kong’s version of the "National Security Law", China state media Xinhua News Agency published some of the bill’s content. The bill contains an introduction and body of the motion. Although the law will be imposed in Hong Kong, the exact content was never known to the population.
According to sources, under "actions that endanger national security”, the bill now says “actions and activities”. Meanwhile, "promote the development of national security education", an item proposed by the HK Chief Executive, has been changed to "develop national security education".
Tanya Chan, convener of the pro-democracy parties, said that the legislation has officially put the final nail to the coffin to one country, two systems: "Hong Kong is officially operating as one country, one system".
Source: Apple Daily; InMedia #May28
3rd session of the 13th Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) National Committee closes in Beijing
The CPPCC closed at the Great Hall of the People. The meeting approved the National People’s Congress (NPC) Standing Committee’s work report, and Li Bin was appointed as Secretary General of the CPPCC National Committee, replacing Xia Baolong, Director of the Hong Kong and Macau Affairs Office.
In addition, a political resolution was passed with 2039 votes in favour and 1 vote against, which mentioned that the CPPCC National Committee unanimously agrees and supports the establishment of the Hong Kong National Security Law, with full implementation of "one country, two systems", and fully support the protection of national security and the Chief Executive's administration in accordance with law.
Source: Now News #May28
7 additional items in Security Law Draft as China tightens its grip; chief executive ordered to "develop national security education"
https://t.me/guardiansofhongkong/21773
The CPPCC closed at the Great Hall of the People. The meeting approved the National People’s Congress (NPC) Standing Committee’s work report, and Li Bin was appointed as Secretary General of the CPPCC National Committee, replacing Xia Baolong, Director of the Hong Kong and Macau Affairs Office.
In addition, a political resolution was passed with 2039 votes in favour and 1 vote against, which mentioned that the CPPCC National Committee unanimously agrees and supports the establishment of the Hong Kong National Security Law, with full implementation of "one country, two systems", and fully support the protection of national security and the Chief Executive's administration in accordance with law.
Source: Now News #May28
7 additional items in Security Law Draft as China tightens its grip; chief executive ordered to "develop national security education"
https://t.me/guardiansofhongkong/21773
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7 additional items in Security Law Draft as China tightens its grip; chief executive ordered to "develop national security education"
After Beijing passed plans to impose Hong Kong’s version of the "National Security Law", China state…
7 additional items in Security Law Draft as China tightens its grip; chief executive ordered to "develop national security education"
After Beijing passed plans to impose Hong Kong’s version of the "National Security Law", China state…
#DailyUpdate #May28 #COVID19
COVID-19 Updates (May 28)
At the time writing, 5,822,571 cases of the coronavirus had been reported with 358,126 deaths. 2,522,999 have recovered.
The US, Brazil, Russia and Spain are the four most affected countries.
Hong Kong has no new reported cases today.
The death count in USA has surpassed 100,000. The number is about the sum of casualties in the Vietnam War, Korean War, Iraq War and Afghanistan War.
As Japan lifts state of emergency, epidemic bounce backs are found in Tokyo and northern Kyushu.
South Korea has reported 79 new cases. An infection group related to a logistics center has reach 82 cases. 560 schools in South Korea postponed class resumption.
4 more football players in the English Premier League have contracted the virus, after the third round of inspection.
WHO announced the establishment of a foundation to raise funds, director Tedros claims it has no relation to the recent fund crisis.
WHO Africa says they are seeing "rapid increases" in cases across the continent
Coronavirus could put nearly 14 million at risk of hunger in Latin America and the Caribbean, the UN says
Source: Now News, CNN, Worldometer
COVID-19 Updates (May 28)
At the time writing, 5,822,571 cases of the coronavirus had been reported with 358,126 deaths. 2,522,999 have recovered.
The US, Brazil, Russia and Spain are the four most affected countries.
Hong Kong has no new reported cases today.
The death count in USA has surpassed 100,000. The number is about the sum of casualties in the Vietnam War, Korean War, Iraq War and Afghanistan War.
As Japan lifts state of emergency, epidemic bounce backs are found in Tokyo and northern Kyushu.
South Korea has reported 79 new cases. An infection group related to a logistics center has reach 82 cases. 560 schools in South Korea postponed class resumption.
4 more football players in the English Premier League have contracted the virus, after the third round of inspection.
WHO announced the establishment of a foundation to raise funds, director Tedros claims it has no relation to the recent fund crisis.
WHO Africa says they are seeing "rapid increases" in cases across the continent
Coronavirus could put nearly 14 million at risk of hunger in Latin America and the Caribbean, the UN says
Source: Now News, CNN, Worldometer
#PoliceState #Arrest
Upon Beijing's Passing of the National Security Law, Arrests Made by Police Alarm Hongkongers
2017 | Causeway Bay
Police seized and arrested two people in Fung Ming Building.
The chairperson of Wan Chai District Council arrived at the scene to study the situation.
2251 |
The Police District Crime Squad (DCS) collected "evidence" but did not disclose the cause of arrest.
Source: Tokyo Choy Sum; Egg's Club #May28
Upon Beijing's Passing of the National Security Law, Arrests Made by Police Alarm Hongkongers
2017 | Causeway Bay
Police seized and arrested two people in Fung Ming Building.
The chairperson of Wan Chai District Council arrived at the scene to study the situation.
2251 |
The Police District Crime Squad (DCS) collected "evidence" but did not disclose the cause of arrest.
Source: Tokyo Choy Sum; Egg's Club #May28
#PoliceState #StateTerrorism
'You are Not Alone': Families Wait For Their Loved Ones Outside the Police Station
In defence of their rights and freedom, many Hongkongers expressed their opposition toward the National Anthem Law and the National Security Law in protests on May 27, as the authorities continued to ignore the population's opinion.
Police arrested at least 396 civilians in multiple districts including Wan Chai, Causeway Bay, Shum Shui Po, Mongkok, Kwai Chung, Tsuen Wan and Yuen Long.
According to the police, there were 234 men and 162 women between 12 and 70 years old among the arrested. Police arrested 180 students from 60 schools, of which 80 were underaged.
At 12am on May 29, the familes and friends of the arrested were still waiting outside the North Point Police Station.
Source: Stand News; Benjamin Yuen @ USP United Social Press #May29 #YNWA #MassArrests
'You are Not Alone': Families Wait For Their Loved Ones Outside the Police Station
In defence of their rights and freedom, many Hongkongers expressed their opposition toward the National Anthem Law and the National Security Law in protests on May 27, as the authorities continued to ignore the population's opinion.
Police arrested at least 396 civilians in multiple districts including Wan Chai, Causeway Bay, Shum Shui Po, Mongkok, Kwai Chung, Tsuen Wan and Yuen Long.
According to the police, there were 234 men and 162 women between 12 and 70 years old among the arrested. Police arrested 180 students from 60 schools, of which 80 were underaged.
At 12am on May 29, the familes and friends of the arrested were still waiting outside the North Point Police Station.
Source: Stand News; Benjamin Yuen @ USP United Social Press #May29 #YNWA #MassArrests
#Court
Young Student, Who Was Shot By Traffic Police With Live Rounds Was Charged By the Police
On 11 Nov 2019, a 21-year-old student surnamed Chow was shot by a traffic police with three live rounds near Sai Wan Ho MTR station, where protesters had blocked roads.
Chow, together with another young man surnamed Wu, were arrested for allegedly attempting to snatch a police officer’s gun.
On May 28, police announced that after having conducted further investigation and consulted legal opinion, Chow and Wu were charged for “deliberately obstruct the police in the execution of their lawful duties” and “attempting to snatch a police officer’s gun”.
The case will be mentioned on 2 June at West Kowloon Magistrates' Courts.
Source: Apple Daily #May28
Picture: _koalasmarch_
#FailedState #PoliceState #PoliceBrutality #HongKongProtest #SaiWanHo
Young Student, Who Was Shot By Traffic Police With Live Rounds Was Charged By the Police
On 11 Nov 2019, a 21-year-old student surnamed Chow was shot by a traffic police with three live rounds near Sai Wan Ho MTR station, where protesters had blocked roads.
Chow, together with another young man surnamed Wu, were arrested for allegedly attempting to snatch a police officer’s gun.
On May 28, police announced that after having conducted further investigation and consulted legal opinion, Chow and Wu were charged for “deliberately obstruct the police in the execution of their lawful duties” and “attempting to snatch a police officer’s gun”.
The case will be mentioned on 2 June at West Kowloon Magistrates' Courts.
Source: Apple Daily #May28
Picture: _koalasmarch_
#FailedState #PoliceState #PoliceBrutality #HongKongProtest #SaiWanHo
#Court #Drug
Chief Justice Orders Judge to Drop Charges for a Woman Living in Police Quarters
The Justice Department withdrew drug trafficking charges for a woman living in Police residence. Judge approved despite frustration.
A woman living in Tsing Yi Police Married Quarters allegedly received a parcel containing narcotics valued up to 2 million HK. She was then charged with drug trafficking.
On May 27, the Justice Department dropped the charges. The case judge was dissatisfied with the decision but ultimately approved. The judge expressed that the case originally has a high chance to be convicted.
In another case on May 28, the police, however, added one more charge of "drug trafficking" to a 26-year-old woman arrested in relation to Spark Alliance, a legal aid fund that provides pro-democracy protesters with legal assistance. The police has been targetting the group by accusing it of "money laundering" since December 2019.
Source: Apple Daily; Stand News #May27
#ChiefJustice #SparkAlliance
Chief Justice Orders Judge to Drop Charges for a Woman Living in Police Quarters
The Justice Department withdrew drug trafficking charges for a woman living in Police residence. Judge approved despite frustration.
A woman living in Tsing Yi Police Married Quarters allegedly received a parcel containing narcotics valued up to 2 million HK. She was then charged with drug trafficking.
On May 27, the Justice Department dropped the charges. The case judge was dissatisfied with the decision but ultimately approved. The judge expressed that the case originally has a high chance to be convicted.
In another case on May 28, the police, however, added one more charge of "drug trafficking" to a 26-year-old woman arrested in relation to Spark Alliance, a legal aid fund that provides pro-democracy protesters with legal assistance. The police has been targetting the group by accusing it of "money laundering" since December 2019.
Source: Apple Daily; Stand News #May27
#ChiefJustice #SparkAlliance
#1Country1System
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Including the Joint Declaration
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#May28 #SinoBritishJointDeclaration #AllDead
All Dead
Including the Joint Declaration
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#May28 #SinoBritishJointDeclaration #AllDead
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3rd session of the 13th Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) National Committee closes in Beijing
(27 May) The CPPCC closed at the Great Hall of the People. The meeting approved the National People’s Congress (NPC) Standing Committee’s work report, and Li Bin was appointed as Secretary General of the CPPCC National Committee, replacing Xia Baolong, Director of the Hong Kong and Macau Affairs Office.
In addition, a political resolution was passed with 2039 votes in favour and 1 vote against, which mentioned that the CPPCC National Committee unanimously agrees and supports the establishment of the Hong Kong National Security Law, with full implementation of "one country, two systems", and fully support the protection of national security and the Chief Executive's administration in accordance with law.
Further reading:
Inside the chamber In Beijing
https://t.me/guardiansofhongkong/21750
China parliament approves plan to impose Hong Kong security law
https://hongkongfp.com/2020/05/28/breaking-china-parliament-approves-plan-to-impose-hong-kong-security-law/
Source: Now News
3rd session of the 13th Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) National Committee closes in Beijing
(27 May) The CPPCC closed at the Great Hall of the People. The meeting approved the National People’s Congress (NPC) Standing Committee’s work report, and Li Bin was appointed as Secretary General of the CPPCC National Committee, replacing Xia Baolong, Director of the Hong Kong and Macau Affairs Office.
In addition, a political resolution was passed with 2039 votes in favour and 1 vote against, which mentioned that the CPPCC National Committee unanimously agrees and supports the establishment of the Hong Kong National Security Law, with full implementation of "one country, two systems", and fully support the protection of national security and the Chief Executive's administration in accordance with law.
Further reading:
Inside the chamber In Beijing
https://t.me/guardiansofhongkong/21750
China parliament approves plan to impose Hong Kong security law
https://hongkongfp.com/2020/05/28/breaking-china-parliament-approves-plan-to-impose-hong-kong-security-law/
Source: Now News
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Inside the Chamber in Beijing
Xi Jinping, General Secretary of Chinese Communist Party, clapped in approval after the successful imposition of the National Security Law in Hong Kong, which was enacted, bypassing the city's…
Inside the Chamber in Beijing
Xi Jinping, General Secretary of Chinese Communist Party, clapped in approval after the successful imposition of the National Security Law in Hong Kong, which was enacted, bypassing the city's…
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Impact of National Security Law
(25 May) As a matter of fact, the Chinese Communist Party's (CCP) National Security has been secretly operating in Hong Kong. In 2016, the United States issued a human rights report that Paul Lee's disappearance was suspected to be related to national security, which was quickly denied by the Hong Kong government by saying that "law enforcement agencies outside Hong Kong have no authority to enforce the law in Hong Kong", indicating that they also knew that the truth could not be revealed. The abduction of businessman Xiao Jian-hua at the Four Seasons Hotel in 2017 also caused a stir for a while. Interesting enough, the Police's Hong Kong Island Regional Headquarters received a call for help, but as the matter greatly overstepped the limits of what they could handle, the embarrassment of the Hong Kong Police investigating the National Security was avoided on the pretext that "the subject has reported his safety to the police and his family has requested for the case to be dismissed". From this incident, it is simply false to say that "the CCP National Security forces can come to Hong Kong to enforce the law after the National Security Act has come into effect" because they have been there all along, and there are dens of them in many housing estates such as Taikoo Shing and Fo Tan.
//more convenient for them to blatantly engage in all kinds of unscrupulous activities. They can connect to the database link of the Hong Kong Police Force, and have the power to order banks to hand over the transaction records of their targets or even freeze their assets
//Home raids, kidnappings, killings, and overruns by the CCP will become even more rampant after the National Security Law takes effect.
Full translation:
https://telegra.ph/Impact-of-National-Security-Law-05-28
Source: The Author’s Facebook
#NationalSecurityLaw #BasicLaw #PaulLee #XiaoJianhua #FinanicalHub #Xi #OneCountryTwoSystem
Impact of National Security Law
(25 May) As a matter of fact, the Chinese Communist Party's (CCP) National Security has been secretly operating in Hong Kong. In 2016, the United States issued a human rights report that Paul Lee's disappearance was suspected to be related to national security, which was quickly denied by the Hong Kong government by saying that "law enforcement agencies outside Hong Kong have no authority to enforce the law in Hong Kong", indicating that they also knew that the truth could not be revealed. The abduction of businessman Xiao Jian-hua at the Four Seasons Hotel in 2017 also caused a stir for a while. Interesting enough, the Police's Hong Kong Island Regional Headquarters received a call for help, but as the matter greatly overstepped the limits of what they could handle, the embarrassment of the Hong Kong Police investigating the National Security was avoided on the pretext that "the subject has reported his safety to the police and his family has requested for the case to be dismissed". From this incident, it is simply false to say that "the CCP National Security forces can come to Hong Kong to enforce the law after the National Security Act has come into effect" because they have been there all along, and there are dens of them in many housing estates such as Taikoo Shing and Fo Tan.
//more convenient for them to blatantly engage in all kinds of unscrupulous activities. They can connect to the database link of the Hong Kong Police Force, and have the power to order banks to hand over the transaction records of their targets or even freeze their assets
//Home raids, kidnappings, killings, and overruns by the CCP will become even more rampant after the National Security Law takes effect.
Full translation:
https://telegra.ph/Impact-of-National-Security-Law-05-28
Source: The Author’s Facebook
#NationalSecurityLaw #BasicLaw #PaulLee #XiaoJianhua #FinanicalHub #Xi #OneCountryTwoSystem
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Impact of National Security Law
(25 May) As a matter of fact, the Chinese Communist Party's (CCP) National Security has been secretly operating in Hong Kong. In 2016, the United States issued a human rights report that Paul Lee's disappearance was suspected to be related to national security…