[Oct 26: Prayers of the Rosary to 'Sow Peace']
At 14:30, Justice and Peace Commission of the Hong Kong Catholic Diocese organized an assembly in Chater Garden, Central. The opening speech was delivered by Auxiliary Bishop Rev. Joseph HA Chi-shing. Around 300 people joined the gathering.
A 72-year-old participant said she tears up whenever she sees people singing songs in the protests and is disappointed by Carrie Lam who is also a Catholic.
Source: RTHK; Stand News
#Oct26
At 14:30, Justice and Peace Commission of the Hong Kong Catholic Diocese organized an assembly in Chater Garden, Central. The opening speech was delivered by Auxiliary Bishop Rev. Joseph HA Chi-shing. Around 300 people joined the gathering.
A 72-year-old participant said she tears up whenever she sees people singing songs in the protests and is disappointed by Carrie Lam who is also a Catholic.
Source: RTHK; Stand News
#Oct26
[Oct 26: Drawing and Protest Arts Exhibition at Shatin's New Town Plaza]
Protests Go On, Protest Arts Go On
At 1551 in the mall New Town Plaza, citizens organize an exhibition on drawings in related to the ongoing pro-democracy movement. Citizens akso gather and draw at the site.
Source: Real Time News Broadcast
#ProtestArt #Oct26
Protests Go On, Protest Arts Go On
At 1551 in the mall New Town Plaza, citizens organize an exhibition on drawings in related to the ongoing pro-democracy movement. Citizens akso gather and draw at the site.
Source: Real Time News Broadcast
#ProtestArt #Oct26
[Oct 26: "Respect Human Rights, Limit Police Power" - Rally of Health Professionals]
Condemning police misconduct in arbitrary arrests, the use of excessive violence and the disregard for the Hospital Authority Bylaws, medical professionals organize a rally in Charter Garden tonight (Oct 26). The rally has received a Letter of No Objection from the Police. Citizens are welcome to join.
At 18:26, elderly and families with children are joining the rally.
Photo: Real Time News Broadcast
Statistics of Injuries and Citizens' Reluctance to Seek Medical Help in Hospitals: https://t.me/guardiansofhongkong/9075?single
Physiotherapist asked Judges to Show Sympathy:
https://t.me/guardiansofhongkong/9079?single
Police Violence on First Aider:
https://t.me/guardiansofhongkong/9077
Police Condemned by Health Professionals for Violating Human Rights
https://t.me/guardiansofhongkong/9078
#Oct26 #HumanitarianCrisis #PoliceBrutality
Condemning police misconduct in arbitrary arrests, the use of excessive violence and the disregard for the Hospital Authority Bylaws, medical professionals organize a rally in Charter Garden tonight (Oct 26). The rally has received a Letter of No Objection from the Police. Citizens are welcome to join.
At 18:26, elderly and families with children are joining the rally.
Photo: Real Time News Broadcast
Statistics of Injuries and Citizens' Reluctance to Seek Medical Help in Hospitals: https://t.me/guardiansofhongkong/9075?single
Physiotherapist asked Judges to Show Sympathy:
https://t.me/guardiansofhongkong/9079?single
Police Violence on First Aider:
https://t.me/guardiansofhongkong/9077
Police Condemned by Health Professionals for Violating Human Rights
https://t.me/guardiansofhongkong/9078
#Oct26 #HumanitarianCrisis #PoliceBrutality
[Oct 26: "Respect Human Rights, Limit Police Power" - Rally of Health Professionals]
Never Get Numbed, Never Give Up
At 1950, a physiotherapist (top) urges Hongkongers to fight on in solidarity and never get used to the violence inflicted on the protesters. She hopes the judges in court would show sympathy to the injured protesters.
She also asks Hongkongers not to give uo for the sake of those who were injured in the movement.
The sharing is followed by artist Tommy Yuen (below) leading the crowd to chant "Five Demands Not One Less".
Source: Apple Daily
Statistics of Injuries and Citizens' Reluctance to Seek Medical Help in Hospitals: https://t.me/guardiansofhongkong/9075?single
Physiotherapist asked Judges to Show Sympathy:
https://t.me/guardiansofhongkong/9079?single
Police Violence on First Aider:
https://t.me/guardiansofhongkong/9077
Police Condemned by Health Professionals for Violating Human Rights
https://t.me/guardiansofhongkong/9078
#Oct26 #HumanitarianCrisis #PoliceBrutality
Never Get Numbed, Never Give Up
At 1950, a physiotherapist (top) urges Hongkongers to fight on in solidarity and never get used to the violence inflicted on the protesters. She hopes the judges in court would show sympathy to the injured protesters.
She also asks Hongkongers not to give uo for the sake of those who were injured in the movement.
The sharing is followed by artist Tommy Yuen (below) leading the crowd to chant "Five Demands Not One Less".
Source: Apple Daily
Statistics of Injuries and Citizens' Reluctance to Seek Medical Help in Hospitals: https://t.me/guardiansofhongkong/9075?single
Physiotherapist asked Judges to Show Sympathy:
https://t.me/guardiansofhongkong/9079?single
Police Violence on First Aider:
https://t.me/guardiansofhongkong/9077
Police Condemned by Health Professionals for Violating Human Rights
https://t.me/guardiansofhongkong/9078
#Oct26 #HumanitarianCrisis #PoliceBrutality
#PoliticalOppression
#HKU Student union: Appointment of Chinese Academics as University's Pro-vice-president is a “Black-box Operation”
Source: Stand News #Oct26
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#HKU Student union: Appointment of Chinese Academics as University's Pro-vice-president is a “Black-box Operation”
Source: Stand News #Oct26
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#HKU Student union: Appointment of Chinese Academics as University's Pro-vice-president is a “Black-box Operation”
Along with several pto-democracy lawmakers, President of the Hong Kong University Students' Union, Yip Zi-lam held a press conference on October 26, 2020.
Yip comdemned the appointment of the university’s pro-vice-presidents as a “black-box operation” which lacked transparency to the stakeholders.
Yip pointed out that both candidates were closely connected to China and the arrangement is detrimental to the University’s autonomy.
In fact, one of the candidates is reportedly a Chinese Communist Party member:
https://t.me/guardiansofhongkong/26187
The Students' Union called for a petition. As at 8pm on October 26, 2,100 signatures were collected from the University’s staff members, students and alumni.
Source: Stand News #Oct26
#Collusion #University #Academia
#HKU Student union: Appointment of Chinese Academics as University's Pro-vice-president is a “Black-box Operation”
Along with several pto-democracy lawmakers, President of the Hong Kong University Students' Union, Yip Zi-lam held a press conference on October 26, 2020.
Yip comdemned the appointment of the university’s pro-vice-presidents as a “black-box operation” which lacked transparency to the stakeholders.
Yip pointed out that both candidates were closely connected to China and the arrangement is detrimental to the University’s autonomy.
In fact, one of the candidates is reportedly a Chinese Communist Party member:
https://t.me/guardiansofhongkong/26187
The Students' Union called for a petition. As at 8pm on October 26, 2,100 signatures were collected from the University’s staff members, students and alumni.
Source: Stand News #Oct26
#Collusion #University #Academia
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#FailedState #Education
New #HKU Pro-Vice-Chancellor Candidate is Reportedly a Chinese Communist Party Member, Lawmaker Challenges Hiring of Mainland Chinese Scholars a Practice of Cronyism
On Oct 22, 2020, it was reported that the Selection Committee…
New #HKU Pro-Vice-Chancellor Candidate is Reportedly a Chinese Communist Party Member, Lawmaker Challenges Hiring of Mainland Chinese Scholars a Practice of Cronyism
On Oct 22, 2020, it was reported that the Selection Committee…
#Censorship #University #Academia
Now TV News Segment Removed Because News Chief “Personally Thinks it was Inappropriate”
Source: Stand News #Oct26
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Now TV News Segment Removed Because News Chief “Personally Thinks it was Inappropriate”
Source: Stand News #Oct26
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Now TV News Segment Removed Because News Chief “Personally Thinks it was Inappropriate”
A Now TV news segment was ordered to be removed by News Chief Bill Chan, claiming that he “personally thinks it was inappropriate”. The now-removed clip showed Ip Kin-yuen, a legislative councilor of the education sector expressing concerns about Max Shen, allegedly a Communist Party member, being nominated to be the vice-chancellor at the University of Hong Kong.
Hong Kong Journalists Association (HKJA) issued a statement saying that the removal of news segments is rare, and it is concerning whether the NowTV is self-censoring since the news report touched upon the topic of Max Shen’s status as a Communist Party member.
HKJA urged NowTV Chan to further explain and clarify his measures on handling this news segment in order to allay any public concern.
Source: Stand News #Oct26
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New #HKU Pro-Vice-Chancellor Candidate is Reportedly a Chinese Communist Party Member, Lawmaker Challenges Hiring of Mainland Chinese Scholars a Practice of Cronyism
https://t.me/guardiansofhongkong/26187
Now TV News Segment Removed Because News Chief “Personally Thinks it was Inappropriate”
A Now TV news segment was ordered to be removed by News Chief Bill Chan, claiming that he “personally thinks it was inappropriate”. The now-removed clip showed Ip Kin-yuen, a legislative councilor of the education sector expressing concerns about Max Shen, allegedly a Communist Party member, being nominated to be the vice-chancellor at the University of Hong Kong.
Hong Kong Journalists Association (HKJA) issued a statement saying that the removal of news segments is rare, and it is concerning whether the NowTV is self-censoring since the news report touched upon the topic of Max Shen’s status as a Communist Party member.
HKJA urged NowTV Chan to further explain and clarify his measures on handling this news segment in order to allay any public concern.
Source: Stand News #Oct26
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New #HKU Pro-Vice-Chancellor Candidate is Reportedly a Chinese Communist Party Member, Lawmaker Challenges Hiring of Mainland Chinese Scholars a Practice of Cronyism
https://t.me/guardiansofhongkong/26187
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📡Guardians of Hong Kong
#FailedState #Education
New #HKU Pro-Vice-Chancellor Candidate is Reportedly a Chinese Communist Party Member, Lawmaker Challenges Hiring of Mainland Chinese Scholars a Practice of Cronyism
On Oct 22, 2020, it was reported that the Selection Committee…
New #HKU Pro-Vice-Chancellor Candidate is Reportedly a Chinese Communist Party Member, Lawmaker Challenges Hiring of Mainland Chinese Scholars a Practice of Cronyism
On Oct 22, 2020, it was reported that the Selection Committee…
#Censorship
Now TV News segment removal “was an editorial change”, Employee slams as criteria for removal remains unclear
Now TV has issued a statement explaining that the decision to remove a news segment was “an editorial change made adhering prudent principles”. The now-removed clip showed Ip Kin-yuen, a legislative councilor of the education sector expressing concerns about Max Shen, allegedly a Communist Party member, being nominated to be the vice-chancellor at the University of Hong Kong.
A Now TV employee pointed out that the statement still could not explain the criteria of removal. The employee further mentioned that the news department “has had several incidents” after chief Bill Chan took over the office and that he should be held accountable.
Source: Stand News #Oct26
Now TV News segment removal “was an editorial change”, Employee slams as criteria for removal remains unclear
Now TV has issued a statement explaining that the decision to remove a news segment was “an editorial change made adhering prudent principles”. The now-removed clip showed Ip Kin-yuen, a legislative councilor of the education sector expressing concerns about Max Shen, allegedly a Communist Party member, being nominated to be the vice-chancellor at the University of Hong Kong.
A Now TV employee pointed out that the statement still could not explain the criteria of removal. The employee further mentioned that the news department “has had several incidents” after chief Bill Chan took over the office and that he should be held accountable.
Source: Stand News #Oct26
#Music #GlobalSupport
US High School's Orchestra Plays “Glory to Hong Kong” in Support of Hongkongers
“Glory to Hong Kong” is one of the most representative songs in Hong Kong's Anti-Extradition Law movement.
However, after the forceful enactment of the National Security Law (#NSL),
the song was accused of violating the law by inciting the subversion of the state power, overthrowing the authority, etc.
Hongkongers have to codify the lyrics into numbers such as “5201314” to express the original lyrics that read “May glory be to Hong Kong”.
While Hongkongers are forbidden by the authorities to sing the song in public, a symphony orchestra of a high school in the U.S. performed the song “Glory to Hong Kong” in their virtual concert on YouTube. More than ten thousand people have viewed the video.
Watch the video:
https://youtu.be/JDGkKS67VS8
Mark Aubel, the music teacher of the school and the conductor of the orchestra, spoke of the most touching moment when his students said, if Hongkongers cannot sing the song anymore, then “we can play it for them [Hongkongers], Mr Aubel”.
Aubel said, "The wonderful aspect for my students and me is that we have connected with the people of Hong Kong through music." Aubel and his students didn’t expect the virtual concert to have drawb so much attention. They hoped Hongkongers could feel the warmth.
Source: Stand News #Oct26
#GlorytoHongKong #ProtestAnthem #AnadorValleyHighschool #US #MarkAubel
US High School's Orchestra Plays “Glory to Hong Kong” in Support of Hongkongers
“Glory to Hong Kong” is one of the most representative songs in Hong Kong's Anti-Extradition Law movement.
However, after the forceful enactment of the National Security Law (#NSL),
the song was accused of violating the law by inciting the subversion of the state power, overthrowing the authority, etc.
Hongkongers have to codify the lyrics into numbers such as “5201314” to express the original lyrics that read “May glory be to Hong Kong”.
While Hongkongers are forbidden by the authorities to sing the song in public, a symphony orchestra of a high school in the U.S. performed the song “Glory to Hong Kong” in their virtual concert on YouTube. More than ten thousand people have viewed the video.
Watch the video:
https://youtu.be/JDGkKS67VS8
Mark Aubel, the music teacher of the school and the conductor of the orchestra, spoke of the most touching moment when his students said, if Hongkongers cannot sing the song anymore, then “we can play it for them [Hongkongers], Mr Aubel”.
Aubel said, "The wonderful aspect for my students and me is that we have connected with the people of Hong Kong through music." Aubel and his students didn’t expect the virtual concert to have drawb so much attention. They hoped Hongkongers could feel the warmth.
Source: Stand News #Oct26
#GlorytoHongKong #ProtestAnthem #AnadorValleyHighschool #US #MarkAubel
YouTube
Glory To Hong Kong - Amador Valley High School Symphony Orchestra
Amador Valley High School Symphony Orchestra performing "Glory to Hong Kong" as a part of their "songs of protest" program.
Glory to Hong Kong was written by a musician under the pseudonym "Thomas dgx yhi". The song was adopted as the anthem for the Hong…
Glory to Hong Kong was written by a musician under the pseudonym "Thomas dgx yhi". The song was adopted as the anthem for the Hong…
#MassSurveillance #BigData
Hong Kong Government Official Insists on Mandatory COVID19 Testing for the Population
Paul Chan Mo Po, the Hong Kong government's Financial Secretary, promoted Mandatory Testing for COVID-19 on his blog. He claimed that testing target groups, or in a large scale, as “an essential means to fight the virus”, and an aid to restoring economic activities.
However, Dr. Tsang Kay Yan, a Specialist Doctor in Infectious Diseases, held a different opinion. Dr. Tsang believed that it was necessary for the government to clarify on the regions and industries to be targeted at if Mandatory Testing was to be implemented. He also advised the government to “think twice”, as the implementation might put the economic activities to a standstill in an international city such as Hong Kong.
Source: Apple Daily #Oct26
https://hk.appledaily.com/local/20201026/OAM3BLZUPRF27KZKEYBKU6LWYQ/
Hong Kong Government Official Insists on Mandatory COVID19 Testing for the Population
Paul Chan Mo Po, the Hong Kong government's Financial Secretary, promoted Mandatory Testing for COVID-19 on his blog. He claimed that testing target groups, or in a large scale, as “an essential means to fight the virus”, and an aid to restoring economic activities.
However, Dr. Tsang Kay Yan, a Specialist Doctor in Infectious Diseases, held a different opinion. Dr. Tsang believed that it was necessary for the government to clarify on the regions and industries to be targeted at if Mandatory Testing was to be implemented. He also advised the government to “think twice”, as the implementation might put the economic activities to a standstill in an international city such as Hong Kong.
Source: Apple Daily #Oct26
https://hk.appledaily.com/local/20201026/OAM3BLZUPRF27KZKEYBKU6LWYQ/
After the List of Foreign Missions to Chinese Media, Beijing Requires 6 US Media in China to Declare Personnel and Financial Records
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After the List of Foreign Missions to Chinese Media, Beijing Requires 6 US Media in China to Declare Personnel and Financial Records
Mike Pompeo, the US Secretary of State, recently indicated that the State Department listed another 6 Chinese media organizations as foreign missions. The list included “One Fortune Global”, “Liberation Daily”, “Xinmin Evening News”, “Economic Daily”, “Beijing Weekly”, and China Social Sciences in China Press. Zhao Lijian, the spokesperson of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in China, announced the adoption of reciprocal countermeasures today (26th October). The countermeasures required six US media branches in China to declare to the Chinese party all the personnel information, financial affairs, operations, real estate information, and other written material to China within a week.
These media are the American Broadcasting Company (ABC), Los Angeles Times, Minnesota Public Radio, the Bureau of National Affairs, Newsweek and Feature Story News.
Zhao said that the measures above are necessary and reciprocal as the US carried out unreasonably suppression on Chinese media agencies in the US. He added that these measures are completely legitimate and reasonable defence. He also stated that the relevant US practices specifically targeted the Chinese media and were based on Cold War mentality and ideological prejudice. They have seriously damaged the reputation and image of the Chinese media agencies, seriously affected the regular operation of the Chinese media in the US, and seriously interfered with the typical cultural exchanges between China and the US, “The hypocrisy of “freedom of the press”.
Zhao urged the US to immediately stop the political suppression as well as the unreasonable limitations to Chinese media, and emphasized that if the US insists on going its own way and add mistakes to mistakes, China will definitely take further countermeasures.
Source from: Stand News #Oct26
https://bit.ly/2THOTOs
#China #UnitedStates #freedomofpress #ABC #LosAngelesTimes #MinnesotaPublicRadio #Newsweek
Mike Pompeo, the US Secretary of State, recently indicated that the State Department listed another 6 Chinese media organizations as foreign missions. The list included “One Fortune Global”, “Liberation Daily”, “Xinmin Evening News”, “Economic Daily”, “Beijing Weekly”, and China Social Sciences in China Press. Zhao Lijian, the spokesperson of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in China, announced the adoption of reciprocal countermeasures today (26th October). The countermeasures required six US media branches in China to declare to the Chinese party all the personnel information, financial affairs, operations, real estate information, and other written material to China within a week.
These media are the American Broadcasting Company (ABC), Los Angeles Times, Minnesota Public Radio, the Bureau of National Affairs, Newsweek and Feature Story News.
Zhao said that the measures above are necessary and reciprocal as the US carried out unreasonably suppression on Chinese media agencies in the US. He added that these measures are completely legitimate and reasonable defence. He also stated that the relevant US practices specifically targeted the Chinese media and were based on Cold War mentality and ideological prejudice. They have seriously damaged the reputation and image of the Chinese media agencies, seriously affected the regular operation of the Chinese media in the US, and seriously interfered with the typical cultural exchanges between China and the US, “The hypocrisy of “freedom of the press”.
Zhao urged the US to immediately stop the political suppression as well as the unreasonable limitations to Chinese media, and emphasized that if the US insists on going its own way and add mistakes to mistakes, China will definitely take further countermeasures.
Source from: Stand News #Oct26
https://bit.ly/2THOTOs
#China #UnitedStates #freedomofpress #ABC #LosAngelesTimes #MinnesotaPublicRadio #Newsweek
Germany Former BND President Warned that China Almost Dominates the World, and Urged Europe to Reduce Reliance on China
Source: Apple Daily #Oct26
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