Eight Hong Kong Exiled Activists Launched the "2021 Hong Kong Charter" to prevent the Hong Kong protest bubble.
Source: Stand News #Mar15
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Eight Hong Kong Exiled Activists Launched the "2021 Hong Kong Charter" to prevent the Hong Kong protest bubble.
On 14 March, 2021, diasporic Hong Kong activists, including Nathan Law Kwun-Chung, Ted Hui Chi-Fung and Brian Leung Kai-ping, issued the "2021 Hong Kong Charter", suggesting the protest direction for overseas Hong Kongers.
The Charter initiators stated at their press conference about the probability of the Hong Kong overseas protest bubble. Thus, they would like to unite Hong Kongers through this Charter.
In the press conference, Brian Leung said that Hong Kongers continued uttering to the world since 2019, but Hong Kongers can no longer speak freely. They should connect global protesters networks, understand local people's lives and find out channels to continue communicating with the world. The Charter includes the belief of Hong Kongers overseas and advocating the protest direction at different levels which were divided into three parts, Hong Kong, China and International.
The "2021 Hong Kong Charter" is led by Nathan Law Kwun-Chung, Sunny Cheung Kwan-yang, Ted Hui Chi-Fung, Brian Leung Kai-Ping, Glacier Kwong Chung-Ching, Ray Wong Toi-Yeung and Baggio Leung Chung-Hang.
The Charter states that Hong Kongers have started fighting for a democratic system since the 1980s. Nevertheless, the Chinese Communist Party (#CCP) nature, a one-party system, remains unchanged. After breaching Sino-British Joint Declaration repeatedly, one-country-two-systems were declared to be dead. This Charter aims to unite overseas Hong Kongers and cohere their power at the international level to prepare for the protest.
In the press conference, Sunny Cheung mentioned that many different democracy movements had initiated Charters in the past, such as Nobel Peace Prize Liu Xiaobo launched "Charter 08". So, He would record Hong Kongers' voices through this Charter.
Source: Stand News #Mar15
https://bit.ly/3qXbSmP
#ExiledHongKongers #NathanLaw #TedHui #SunnyCheung #GlacierKwong #BrianLeung #RayWong #BaggioLeung #Charter #2021HKCharter #Charter08
On 14 March, 2021, diasporic Hong Kong activists, including Nathan Law Kwun-Chung, Ted Hui Chi-Fung and Brian Leung Kai-ping, issued the "2021 Hong Kong Charter", suggesting the protest direction for overseas Hong Kongers.
The Charter initiators stated at their press conference about the probability of the Hong Kong overseas protest bubble. Thus, they would like to unite Hong Kongers through this Charter.
In the press conference, Brian Leung said that Hong Kongers continued uttering to the world since 2019, but Hong Kongers can no longer speak freely. They should connect global protesters networks, understand local people's lives and find out channels to continue communicating with the world. The Charter includes the belief of Hong Kongers overseas and advocating the protest direction at different levels which were divided into three parts, Hong Kong, China and International.
The "2021 Hong Kong Charter" is led by Nathan Law Kwun-Chung, Sunny Cheung Kwan-yang, Ted Hui Chi-Fung, Brian Leung Kai-Ping, Glacier Kwong Chung-Ching, Ray Wong Toi-Yeung and Baggio Leung Chung-Hang.
The Charter states that Hong Kongers have started fighting for a democratic system since the 1980s. Nevertheless, the Chinese Communist Party (#CCP) nature, a one-party system, remains unchanged. After breaching Sino-British Joint Declaration repeatedly, one-country-two-systems were declared to be dead. This Charter aims to unite overseas Hong Kongers and cohere their power at the international level to prepare for the protest.
In the press conference, Sunny Cheung mentioned that many different democracy movements had initiated Charters in the past, such as Nobel Peace Prize Liu Xiaobo launched "Charter 08". So, He would record Hong Kongers' voices through this Charter.
Source: Stand News #Mar15
https://bit.ly/3qXbSmP
#ExiledHongKongers #NathanLaw #TedHui #SunnyCheung #GlacierKwong #BrianLeung #RayWong #BaggioLeung #Charter #2021HKCharter #Charter08
Documentary Film ‘Inside the Red Brick Wall’ Pulled from Hong Kong Release
Source: Stand News #Mar15
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Documentary Film ‘Inside the Red Brick Wall’ Pulled from Hong Kong Release
An award-winning Hong Kong protest documentary, “Inside the Red Brick Wall” has been pulled out at the last minute from a local cinema, despite overwhelming public support.
In Hong Kong, the #GoldenSceneCinema announced on its Instagram page on March 15, 2021 that screenings of “Inside the Red Brick Wall” later that day and others scheduled for March 21, 2021 will be canceled.
The cinema apologized for the inconvenience caused, asked for movie-goers’ understanding and offered refunds.
The Hong Kong Film Critics Society and the Cinema’s decision came soon after #CCP mouth-piece’s heavy critic four days ago.
An editorial on Wen Wei Po blamed that a public screening of the film would incite hatred of China’s central government, the Hong Kong government and the police, which may violate the #NationalSecurityLaw.The paper also accused the film of violating the Film Censorship Ordinance due to its coarse language and detailed depiction of violence.
Notes to editors:
“Inside the Red Brick Wall” was part of a screening series of winners of the Hong Kong Film Critics Society Awards staged at Golden Scene Cinema, a recently-opened outlet operated by homegrown film company Golden Scene. It was named as best film by the Hong Kong Film Critics Society in January, 2021 and it would have been the first time the film had a commercial screening.
#CCP #Oppression
#YingEChi #GoldenScene #Censorship #PolyUSiege #InsidetheRedBrickWall
Source: Stand News #Mar15
https://bit.ly/3vqR9ev
An award-winning Hong Kong protest documentary, “Inside the Red Brick Wall” has been pulled out at the last minute from a local cinema, despite overwhelming public support.
In Hong Kong, the #GoldenSceneCinema announced on its Instagram page on March 15, 2021 that screenings of “Inside the Red Brick Wall” later that day and others scheduled for March 21, 2021 will be canceled.
The cinema apologized for the inconvenience caused, asked for movie-goers’ understanding and offered refunds.
The Hong Kong Film Critics Society and the Cinema’s decision came soon after #CCP mouth-piece’s heavy critic four days ago.
An editorial on Wen Wei Po blamed that a public screening of the film would incite hatred of China’s central government, the Hong Kong government and the police, which may violate the #NationalSecurityLaw.The paper also accused the film of violating the Film Censorship Ordinance due to its coarse language and detailed depiction of violence.
Notes to editors:
“Inside the Red Brick Wall” was part of a screening series of winners of the Hong Kong Film Critics Society Awards staged at Golden Scene Cinema, a recently-opened outlet operated by homegrown film company Golden Scene. It was named as best film by the Hong Kong Film Critics Society in January, 2021 and it would have been the first time the film had a commercial screening.
#CCP #Oppression
#YingEChi #GoldenScene #Censorship #PolyUSiege #InsidetheRedBrickWall
Source: Stand News #Mar15
https://bit.ly/3vqR9ev
Short film about Hong Kong pro-democracy protests nominated for Oscar; CCP tells media to downplay Award coverage
The 93rd Academy Awards, set to be held in April 2021, announced shortlisted documentaries for an #Oscar on March 15. “Do Not Split” - a 35-minute feature by #AndersHammer - is up against four other films in the Best Short Documentary category.
According to the official introduction, “Do Not Split” is about the anti-ELAB protests and “captures the determination and sacrifices of the protesters, the government’s backlash, and the passage of the new Beijing-backed national security law.”
Many major police-civilian clashes were documented, such like sieges in the Chinese University of Hong Kong (#CUHK) and Polytechnic University (#PolyU), the incident at Amoy Plaza on 14 Sep, the 1 Oct demonstration etc. The film has also included interviews with protesters. It is available online for viewing for free. (https://fieldofvision.org/do-not-split?fbclid=IwAR0HISiwv2AM4kxy0AvzMtfHvz72jcl4__yBGd6RffiuxAUJluWE28PXDDs)
Just two days later, on March 17, China told local media not to broadcast the Oscars ceremony in real time and to play down coverage of the awards, according to people familiar with the matter. The source said that the Communist Party’s propaganda department issued an order to all media outlets, telling them that the Oscars coverage should focus on awards that aren’t seen as controversial.
#DoNotSplit #Oppression
Notes to editors:
The film title, Do Not Split, is a reference to the Hong Kong protesters’ principle of remaining united. The short film has amassed over 81,000 views on Vimeo, and has already been screened at Denmark’s International Documentary Film Festival and the New Orleans Film Festival in the US.
Sources: Stand News #Mar15 ; Bloomberg #Mar17
https://bit.ly/2OMzkX0
The 93rd Academy Awards, set to be held in April 2021, announced shortlisted documentaries for an #Oscar on March 15. “Do Not Split” - a 35-minute feature by #AndersHammer - is up against four other films in the Best Short Documentary category.
According to the official introduction, “Do Not Split” is about the anti-ELAB protests and “captures the determination and sacrifices of the protesters, the government’s backlash, and the passage of the new Beijing-backed national security law.”
Many major police-civilian clashes were documented, such like sieges in the Chinese University of Hong Kong (#CUHK) and Polytechnic University (#PolyU), the incident at Amoy Plaza on 14 Sep, the 1 Oct demonstration etc. The film has also included interviews with protesters. It is available online for viewing for free. (https://fieldofvision.org/do-not-split?fbclid=IwAR0HISiwv2AM4kxy0AvzMtfHvz72jcl4__yBGd6RffiuxAUJluWE28PXDDs)
Just two days later, on March 17, China told local media not to broadcast the Oscars ceremony in real time and to play down coverage of the awards, according to people familiar with the matter. The source said that the Communist Party’s propaganda department issued an order to all media outlets, telling them that the Oscars coverage should focus on awards that aren’t seen as controversial.
#DoNotSplit #Oppression
Notes to editors:
The film title, Do Not Split, is a reference to the Hong Kong protesters’ principle of remaining united. The short film has amassed over 81,000 views on Vimeo, and has already been screened at Denmark’s International Documentary Film Festival and the New Orleans Film Festival in the US.
Sources: Stand News #Mar15 ; Bloomberg #Mar17
https://bit.ly/2OMzkX0
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Hong Kong Doctors Criticize the Government for Delayed Information, As Guidelines Arrives Half a Month after #Vaccination Program Begins
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Hong Kong Doctors Criticize the Government for Delayed Information, As Guidelines Arrives Half a Month after #Vaccination Program Begins
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Hong Kong Doctors Criticize the Government for Delayed Information, As Guidelines Arrives Half a Month after #Vaccination Program Begins
In Hong Kong, there were at least 7 deaths following the China-made #Sinovac #COVID19 vaccination. On March 15, 2021, the Hong Kong government's Department of Health finally released an "Interim Guidance Notes" regarding the China-made vaccines for medical doctors, nearly 3 weeks after the vaccination program has begun.
The guidelines include a list of conditions under which people should not receive the vaccine, including those who had a history of allergic reaction to other Covid19 vaccine, inactivated vaccine, or any other vaccines in general; those with severe neurological conditions; uncontrolled severe chronic illnesses; as well as pregnant and breastfeeding women.
The chairperson of the Public Doctors Association (#HKPDA) in Hong Kong, Dr. Ma Chung-yee, noted that the newly-released guidelines actually consisted mostly of old information.She said that it did not read like a professional document for practicing doctors.
Another private doctor who wished to remain anonymous criticized that the guidelines has "no help at all" to practitioners. He accused the government for passing on the medical liabilities to frontline doctors, making them responsible for verifying that patients didn't have any of the described conditions before administering the vaccine.
Since the vaccination program began on Feb 26, 2021, there had been no government-issued guidelines until this interim document; some doctors have been criticizing that the required information is coming too slowly.
According to Dr. Ivan Hung, chairperson of the government's "Expert Committee on Clinical Events Assessment following COVID-19 Immunization", the delay was caused by the time they needed to gather the relevant information.
Source: Stand News #Mar15
https://www.thestandnews.com/politics/%E6%AD%A6%E6%BC%A2%E8%82%BA%E7%82%8E-%E8%A1%9E%E7%94%9F%E7%BD%B2%E7%99%BC%E7%A7%91%E8%88%88%E6%8C%87%E5%BC%95-%E6%9B%BE%E4%B8%AD%E9%A2%A8%E6%88%96%E6%80%A5%E6%80%A7%E5%BF%83%E8%82%8C%E6%A2%97%E5%A1%9E%E6%87%89%E6%9A%AB%E7%B7%A9%E6%8E%A5%E7%A8%AE-%E9%A6%AC%E4%BB%B2%E5%84%80-%E6%96%B0%E6%8C%87%E5%BC%95%E5%A4%A7%E5%A4%9A%E8%88%8A%E6%9C%89%E8%B3%87%E6%96%99/
#Vaccine #Guidelines #VaccinationDeath #HealthAuthorities #PregnantWomen
Hong Kong Doctors Criticize the Government for Delayed Information, As Guidelines Arrives Half a Month after #Vaccination Program Begins
In Hong Kong, there were at least 7 deaths following the China-made #Sinovac #COVID19 vaccination. On March 15, 2021, the Hong Kong government's Department of Health finally released an "Interim Guidance Notes" regarding the China-made vaccines for medical doctors, nearly 3 weeks after the vaccination program has begun.
The guidelines include a list of conditions under which people should not receive the vaccine, including those who had a history of allergic reaction to other Covid19 vaccine, inactivated vaccine, or any other vaccines in general; those with severe neurological conditions; uncontrolled severe chronic illnesses; as well as pregnant and breastfeeding women.
The chairperson of the Public Doctors Association (#HKPDA) in Hong Kong, Dr. Ma Chung-yee, noted that the newly-released guidelines actually consisted mostly of old information.She said that it did not read like a professional document for practicing doctors.
Another private doctor who wished to remain anonymous criticized that the guidelines has "no help at all" to practitioners. He accused the government for passing on the medical liabilities to frontline doctors, making them responsible for verifying that patients didn't have any of the described conditions before administering the vaccine.
Since the vaccination program began on Feb 26, 2021, there had been no government-issued guidelines until this interim document; some doctors have been criticizing that the required information is coming too slowly.
According to Dr. Ivan Hung, chairperson of the government's "Expert Committee on Clinical Events Assessment following COVID-19 Immunization", the delay was caused by the time they needed to gather the relevant information.
Source: Stand News #Mar15
https://www.thestandnews.com/politics/%E6%AD%A6%E6%BC%A2%E8%82%BA%E7%82%8E-%E8%A1%9E%E7%94%9F%E7%BD%B2%E7%99%BC%E7%A7%91%E8%88%88%E6%8C%87%E5%BC%95-%E6%9B%BE%E4%B8%AD%E9%A2%A8%E6%88%96%E6%80%A5%E6%80%A7%E5%BF%83%E8%82%8C%E6%A2%97%E5%A1%9E%E6%87%89%E6%9A%AB%E7%B7%A9%E6%8E%A5%E7%A8%AE-%E9%A6%AC%E4%BB%B2%E5%84%80-%E6%96%B0%E6%8C%87%E5%BC%95%E5%A4%A7%E5%A4%9A%E8%88%8A%E6%9C%89%E8%B3%87%E6%96%99/
#Vaccine #Guidelines #VaccinationDeath #HealthAuthorities #PregnantWomen
Government blocks motion to recognise China's treatment of Uighurs as genocide
Source: SBS #Mar15
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Government blocks motion to recognise China's treatment of Uighurs as genocide
The federal government and Labor blocked the motion proposed by Independent senator Rex Patrick to the Chinese government's actions against the Muslim minority as "genocide".
“It is most regrettable that Coalition and Labor Senators combined to block a vote on a motion that recognises the incontrovertible fact that the Chinese Government is engaged in a campaign against the Uyghur people that constitutes an international crime within the scope of the 1948 Genocide Convention," Senator Patrick said.
Liberal Senator Jonathan Duniam said the government did not believe the motion was an appropriate means of addressing the human rights concerns. Labor Senator Katy Gallagher also said the party strongly condemned the "human rights violations" against Uighurs and other ethnic minorities.
Source: SBS #Mar15
https://www.sbs.com.au/news/government-blocks-motion-to-recognise-china-s-treatment-of-uighurs-as-genocide
#Australia #ChinaGenocide #Xinjiang #HumanRightsViolations
The federal government and Labor blocked the motion proposed by Independent senator Rex Patrick to the Chinese government's actions against the Muslim minority as "genocide".
“It is most regrettable that Coalition and Labor Senators combined to block a vote on a motion that recognises the incontrovertible fact that the Chinese Government is engaged in a campaign against the Uyghur people that constitutes an international crime within the scope of the 1948 Genocide Convention," Senator Patrick said.
Liberal Senator Jonathan Duniam said the government did not believe the motion was an appropriate means of addressing the human rights concerns. Labor Senator Katy Gallagher also said the party strongly condemned the "human rights violations" against Uighurs and other ethnic minorities.
Source: SBS #Mar15
https://www.sbs.com.au/news/government-blocks-motion-to-recognise-china-s-treatment-of-uighurs-as-genocide
#Australia #ChinaGenocide #Xinjiang #HumanRightsViolations
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Government blocks motion to recognise China's treatment of Uighurs as genocide
Independent senator Rex Patrick had earlier met Australian Uighurs in front of Parliament House to call out China's repression of the ethnic minority in Xinjiang.