#Breaking #Jul30 #LegCoElection #DQ
Hong Kong Government Disqualifies At Least 12 Pro-democracy Candidates in LegCo Election
As of 16:11 on July 30, 2020, the following pro-democracy candidates have been barred by the government from running for the Legislative Council election to be held supposedly on September 6, 2020:
- Joshua Wong (Kowloon East)
- Lester Shum (District Council)
- Kenneth Leung (Accountancy)
- Gywneth Ho (New Territories East)
- Ventus Lau (New Territories East)
- Tiffany Yuen (HK Island)
- Fergus Leung (HK Island)
- Alvin Cheng Kam-mun (HK Island)
and 4 members of Civic Party including
- Alvin Yeung (incumbent lawmaker)
- Derek Kwok (incumbent lawmaker)
- Kwok Ka-ki (incumbent lawmaker)
- Cheng Tat-hung
Source: Stand News; Now News #Jul30
#PoliticalScreening #1C1S
Hong Kong Government Disqualifies At Least 12 Pro-democracy Candidates in LegCo Election
As of 16:11 on July 30, 2020, the following pro-democracy candidates have been barred by the government from running for the Legislative Council election to be held supposedly on September 6, 2020:
- Joshua Wong (Kowloon East)
- Lester Shum (District Council)
- Kenneth Leung (Accountancy)
- Gywneth Ho (New Territories East)
- Ventus Lau (New Territories East)
- Tiffany Yuen (HK Island)
- Fergus Leung (HK Island)
- Alvin Cheng Kam-mun (HK Island)
and 4 members of Civic Party including
- Alvin Yeung (incumbent lawmaker)
- Derek Kwok (incumbent lawmaker)
- Kwok Ka-ki (incumbent lawmaker)
- Cheng Tat-hung
Source: Stand News; Now News #Jul30
#PoliticalScreening #1C1S
#LegCoElection #1C1S
Government Disqualifies Pro-democracy Candidates For Not "Truly and Sincerely" Supporting the Basic Law
Gwyneth Ho Kwai-lam, former Stand News reporter running for LegCo election, received a letter from the Electoral Officer of New Territories East, ruling that she did not "truly and sincerely support the Basic Law" and the nomination was invalid.
According to the letter, "The candidate clearly opposed the Hong Kong National Security Law, which made us doubt whether she truly upholds, promotes and supports the basic principle of 'One Country, Two Systems', and if she sincerely supported the Basic Law at the time of election nomination."
Source: Gwyneth Ho's Facebook #Jul30
#WhiteTerror
Government Disqualifies Pro-democracy Candidates For Not "Truly and Sincerely" Supporting the Basic Law
Gwyneth Ho Kwai-lam, former Stand News reporter running for LegCo election, received a letter from the Electoral Officer of New Territories East, ruling that she did not "truly and sincerely support the Basic Law" and the nomination was invalid.
According to the letter, "The candidate clearly opposed the Hong Kong National Security Law, which made us doubt whether she truly upholds, promotes and supports the basic principle of 'One Country, Two Systems', and if she sincerely supported the Basic Law at the time of election nomination."
Source: Gwyneth Ho's Facebook #Jul30
#WhiteTerror
#LegCo #DQ
//Returning Officer Alice CHOI has decided my nomination invalid today at about 3:56pm. I was just disqualified from running in the upcoming LegCo election in HK, even though I got the highest vote share in the primary, with 31398 votes obtained.
The excuse they use is that I describe national security law as a draconian law, which shows that I do not support this sweeping law.
Despite 610,000+ HKgers voting in HK’s primary, Beijing now staged the biggest-ever crackdowns on the city’s election, by disqualifying nearly all pro-democracy runners, from young progressive groups to traditional moderate parties.
Clearly, Beijing shows a total disregard for the will of the Hongkongers, tramples upon the city’s last pillar of vanishing autonomy and attempts to keep HK’s legislature under its firm grip.
In order to safeguard the city’s future, HKers will not surrender. Our resistance will continue on and we hope the world can stand with us in the upcoming uphill battle.//
Source: #JoshuaWong #Jul30
//Returning Officer Alice CHOI has decided my nomination invalid today at about 3:56pm. I was just disqualified from running in the upcoming LegCo election in HK, even though I got the highest vote share in the primary, with 31398 votes obtained.
The excuse they use is that I describe national security law as a draconian law, which shows that I do not support this sweeping law.
Despite 610,000+ HKgers voting in HK’s primary, Beijing now staged the biggest-ever crackdowns on the city’s election, by disqualifying nearly all pro-democracy runners, from young progressive groups to traditional moderate parties.
Clearly, Beijing shows a total disregard for the will of the Hongkongers, tramples upon the city’s last pillar of vanishing autonomy and attempts to keep HK’s legislature under its firm grip.
In order to safeguard the city’s future, HKers will not surrender. Our resistance will continue on and we hope the world can stand with us in the upcoming uphill battle.//
Source: #JoshuaWong #Jul30
#Interview #MuddyDirtyWater
Financial writer Muddy Dirty Water: Money for blood, Hong Kong dried up. Now it's "keep the island, not the people"
Now that the national security law is passed, the stock market is actually thriving?
(11 Jul) After the enactment of the national security law, Hong Kong's stock market stayed bullish. Government officials presented this as proof that the "Hong Kong doomsday theory" was untrue. As an investor, what does Muddy Dirty Water [pen name] think? Why has the economy not been affected at all?
//the implications of 'keep the island, not the people' are getting stronger
//It's common knowledge that China's economic indicators aren't trustworthy.
//'street-stall economy'... actually means opening up the black market and sex industry again so that they become a part of the GDP. It's apparent that the situation isn't great.
//Hong Kong actually is a platform for Chinese capital
//The accountants' firms will also suffer because they're stuck between their clients and the Securities and Futures Commission... exposing falsified figures from private enterprises would become a violation of the national security law.
//how does China control private enterprises? It's through inserting the Party's provisions into the company's article of association (AoA).
//The renminbi is not internationally convertible... China's easiest way to get US dollars is from Hong Kong. This is Hong Kong's use for China.
//It's just like in 1997 when the British capital withdrew and Hong Kong capital stepped onto the plate. It's like the Second Handover: Hong Kong capital is now leaving and China's is coming up.
//With these sweeping policies, even if you didn't retreat, your money would run dry.
Full translation:
https://telegra.ph/Financial-writer-Muddy-Dirty-Water-Money-for-blood-Hong-Kong-dried-up-Now-its-keep-the-island-not-the-people-07-29
Source: Stand News
Translated by: Hong Kong Echo
Further reading:
HSBC takes to WeChat social network to deny ‘framing’ Huawei in US investigations as it comes under attack in Chinese media
https://www.scmp.com/business/banking-finance/article/3094702/hsbc-takes-chinas-social-media-defend-its-collaboration-us
#NationalSecurityLaw #StockMarket #SecondHandOver #Capital #Finance #USDollars #ChineseCompanies
Financial writer Muddy Dirty Water: Money for blood, Hong Kong dried up. Now it's "keep the island, not the people"
Now that the national security law is passed, the stock market is actually thriving?
(11 Jul) After the enactment of the national security law, Hong Kong's stock market stayed bullish. Government officials presented this as proof that the "Hong Kong doomsday theory" was untrue. As an investor, what does Muddy Dirty Water [pen name] think? Why has the economy not been affected at all?
//the implications of 'keep the island, not the people' are getting stronger
//It's common knowledge that China's economic indicators aren't trustworthy.
//'street-stall economy'... actually means opening up the black market and sex industry again so that they become a part of the GDP. It's apparent that the situation isn't great.
//Hong Kong actually is a platform for Chinese capital
//The accountants' firms will also suffer because they're stuck between their clients and the Securities and Futures Commission... exposing falsified figures from private enterprises would become a violation of the national security law.
//how does China control private enterprises? It's through inserting the Party's provisions into the company's article of association (AoA).
//The renminbi is not internationally convertible... China's easiest way to get US dollars is from Hong Kong. This is Hong Kong's use for China.
//It's just like in 1997 when the British capital withdrew and Hong Kong capital stepped onto the plate. It's like the Second Handover: Hong Kong capital is now leaving and China's is coming up.
//With these sweeping policies, even if you didn't retreat, your money would run dry.
Full translation:
https://telegra.ph/Financial-writer-Muddy-Dirty-Water-Money-for-blood-Hong-Kong-dried-up-Now-its-keep-the-island-not-the-people-07-29
Source: Stand News
Translated by: Hong Kong Echo
Further reading:
HSBC takes to WeChat social network to deny ‘framing’ Huawei in US investigations as it comes under attack in Chinese media
https://www.scmp.com/business/banking-finance/article/3094702/hsbc-takes-chinas-social-media-defend-its-collaboration-us
#NationalSecurityLaw #StockMarket #SecondHandOver #Capital #Finance #USDollars #ChineseCompanies
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Financial writer Muddy Dirty Water: Money for blood, Hong Kong dried up. Now it's "keep the island, not the people"
#Exclusive #Interview #MuddyDirtyWater Financial writer Muddy Dirty Water: Money for blood, Hong Kong dried up. Now it's "keep the island, not the people" Now that the national security law is passed, the stock market is actually thriving? (11 Jul) After…
#LesterShum: "Fight Til the End"
Shum wrote on Facebook after he and other 11 pro-democracy candidates were barred from the #LegCoElection on #Jul30:
//The spotlight of this 'DQ' saga is not on Joshua Wong, Fergus Leung and Sunny Cheung, nor is it me. The most alarming part is how Kenneth Leung and the Civic Party, the mild faction of the democracy camp, were 'disqualified'. Considering that the reasons cited [by the Electoral Affairs Commission] are mostly related to 'opposition to the National Security Law', it means HK's legislature has become part of the [PRC's] National People's Congress: Any voice opposing Beijing and the tyrannical regime is going to be silenced.
Today, it is through disqualification. Tomorrow, it could be by imprisonment.//
Editor's note: Lester Shum is a district councillor directly elected since 2019. He has been active in the 2014 Umbrella Movement and the 2019 Anti-Extradition Law Movement. He recently gave up his U.S. citizenship in order to run for the LegCo Election.
#DQ
Shum wrote on Facebook after he and other 11 pro-democracy candidates were barred from the #LegCoElection on #Jul30:
//The spotlight of this 'DQ' saga is not on Joshua Wong, Fergus Leung and Sunny Cheung, nor is it me. The most alarming part is how Kenneth Leung and the Civic Party, the mild faction of the democracy camp, were 'disqualified'. Considering that the reasons cited [by the Electoral Affairs Commission] are mostly related to 'opposition to the National Security Law', it means HK's legislature has become part of the [PRC's] National People's Congress: Any voice opposing Beijing and the tyrannical regime is going to be silenced.
Today, it is through disqualification. Tomorrow, it could be by imprisonment.//
Editor's note: Lester Shum is a district councillor directly elected since 2019. He has been active in the 2014 Umbrella Movement and the 2019 Anti-Extradition Law Movement. He recently gave up his U.S. citizenship in order to run for the LegCo Election.
#DQ
#LegCoElection #DQ
#ChrisPatten on Disqualifications : "outrageous political purge" on Hong Kong's democrats
Commenting on the disqualifications of 12 pro-democracy candidates, Chris Patten, the last British governor of Hong Kong, said:
"This is an outrageous political purge of Hong Kong's democrats. The National Security law is being used to disenfranchise the majority of Hong Kong's citizens.”
“It is obviously now illegal to believe in democracy, although this was what Beijing promised in and after the Sino-British Joint Declaration. This is the sort of behaviour that you would expect in a police state."
Johnny Patterson, Director of Hong Kong Watch said:
"The political screening of moderate democrats brings home the reality of the new status quo. The idea that it is unconstitutional for lawmakers to oppose the National Security Law is totally absurd. International governments must respond proportionately to this attack on Hong Kong's freedoms."
Source: Hong Kong Watch #Jul30
#ChrisPatten on Disqualifications : "outrageous political purge" on Hong Kong's democrats
Commenting on the disqualifications of 12 pro-democracy candidates, Chris Patten, the last British governor of Hong Kong, said:
"This is an outrageous political purge of Hong Kong's democrats. The National Security law is being used to disenfranchise the majority of Hong Kong's citizens.”
“It is obviously now illegal to believe in democracy, although this was what Beijing promised in and after the Sino-British Joint Declaration. This is the sort of behaviour that you would expect in a police state."
Johnny Patterson, Director of Hong Kong Watch said:
"The political screening of moderate democrats brings home the reality of the new status quo. The idea that it is unconstitutional for lawmakers to oppose the National Security Law is totally absurd. International governments must respond proportionately to this attack on Hong Kong's freedoms."
Source: Hong Kong Watch #Jul30
#DQ #LegCoElection #GwynethHo
Returning Officer Cites Protest Against National Security Law as Reason of Disqualification
According to the Electoral Affairs Commission's Returning Officer (New Territories East) Yeung Wai-sum, pro-democracy candidate Gywneth Ho does not pledge “genuine allegiance" to the Hong Kong Special Adminstrative Region, even though Ho signed a declaration opposing the National Security Law after its enforcement on June 30.
The said declaration was signed and released by pro-protest, pro-democracy candidates on July 15, 2020. The declaration includes statements such as "whether the candidate's declaration mentioned the National Security Law or not, we oppose the National Security Law, regardless."
Among the 16 people who joined the declaration, 6 have been disqualified from running the Legislative Election.
Source: Stand News #Jul30
#NationalSecurityLaw #1C1S
Returning Officer Cites Protest Against National Security Law as Reason of Disqualification
According to the Electoral Affairs Commission's Returning Officer (New Territories East) Yeung Wai-sum, pro-democracy candidate Gywneth Ho does not pledge “genuine allegiance" to the Hong Kong Special Adminstrative Region, even though Ho signed a declaration opposing the National Security Law after its enforcement on June 30.
The said declaration was signed and released by pro-protest, pro-democracy candidates on July 15, 2020. The declaration includes statements such as "whether the candidate's declaration mentioned the National Security Law or not, we oppose the National Security Law, regardless."
Among the 16 people who joined the declaration, 6 have been disqualified from running the Legislative Election.
Source: Stand News #Jul30
#NationalSecurityLaw #1C1S
Taiwan's First Directly Elected President, "Mr. Democracy" Lee Teng-hui Passes Away at the Age of 97
Lee Teng-hui, Taiwan's first directly elected president, passed away in Taipei at 19:24 on July 30, 2020 at the age of 97.
Lee was known to have brought democracy to Taiwan as we know it today. Lee was born in Taiwan in 1923 during the Japanese colonial era and later obtained an agricultural economics PhD from Cornell in 1968.
During his presidency from 1988-2000, he spearheaded the end of the 38-year long martial law period, implemented full democratization and advocated for localization in Taiwan.
Lee was reelected in the country's first free and fair presidential election in 1996, amidst military threats from China. He had openly denounced the proposed "One Country Two Systems" policy, instead redefining Taiwan's relationship with the People's Republic of China as one of state-to-state relations.
Source: New York Times; Central News Agency #Jul30
#LeeTengHui #Taiwan #DirectlyElected #1C2S
Lee Teng-hui, Taiwan's first directly elected president, passed away in Taipei at 19:24 on July 30, 2020 at the age of 97.
Lee was known to have brought democracy to Taiwan as we know it today. Lee was born in Taiwan in 1923 during the Japanese colonial era and later obtained an agricultural economics PhD from Cornell in 1968.
During his presidency from 1988-2000, he spearheaded the end of the 38-year long martial law period, implemented full democratization and advocated for localization in Taiwan.
Lee was reelected in the country's first free and fair presidential election in 1996, amidst military threats from China. He had openly denounced the proposed "One Country Two Systems" policy, instead redefining Taiwan's relationship with the People's Republic of China as one of state-to-state relations.
Source: New York Times; Central News Agency #Jul30
#LeeTengHui #Taiwan #DirectlyElected #1C2S
#WhiteTerror #LegCoElection
Chung Kim-wah: CCP intends to disqualify Democratic candidates by all means
Several pro-democrary candidates of the LegCo election received letters from the Returning Officer, requesting a response to whether they oppose the National Security Law and whether they will continue to request the United States to sanction China, in order to consider whether their nomination is valid.
Chung Kim-wah, assistant professor in the Department of Applied Social Sciences of the Polytechnic University, said that the CCP bypassed the Legislative Council to enact the National Security Law, and even the new Secretary of the Constitutional and Mainland Affairs Bureau Erick Tsang Kwok-wai said in an interview that he questioned the loyalty of candidates who opposed the National Security Law, coupled with today's extensive questioning of the candidates' positions. These all reflect that the regime intends to use all means to disqualify democratic candidates.
Source: Apple Daily #Jul27 #DQ #NationalSecurityLaw
Further Reading:
Lester Shum: "Fight Til the End"
https://t.me/guardiansofhongkong/23846
Returning Officer Cites Protest Against National Security Law as Reason of Disqualification
https://t.me/guardiansofhongkong/23848
Chung Kim-wah: CCP intends to disqualify Democratic candidates by all means
Several pro-democrary candidates of the LegCo election received letters from the Returning Officer, requesting a response to whether they oppose the National Security Law and whether they will continue to request the United States to sanction China, in order to consider whether their nomination is valid.
Chung Kim-wah, assistant professor in the Department of Applied Social Sciences of the Polytechnic University, said that the CCP bypassed the Legislative Council to enact the National Security Law, and even the new Secretary of the Constitutional and Mainland Affairs Bureau Erick Tsang Kwok-wai said in an interview that he questioned the loyalty of candidates who opposed the National Security Law, coupled with today's extensive questioning of the candidates' positions. These all reflect that the regime intends to use all means to disqualify democratic candidates.
Source: Apple Daily #Jul27 #DQ #NationalSecurityLaw
Further Reading:
Lester Shum: "Fight Til the End"
https://t.me/guardiansofhongkong/23846
Returning Officer Cites Protest Against National Security Law as Reason of Disqualification
https://t.me/guardiansofhongkong/23848
#TiffanyYuen:
"I am alone, but not lonely.
I have prepared to be 'disqualified' while taking this campaign photo. Fellow supporters of the Movement and I wanted to say this election is not about the candidates. The authorities may block my way to the #LegCo, but this 'seat' is never our plan.
You can bar me, the 12 of us, or even more tomorrow, but you can't stop the Movement.
The aim of our '35+ plan' is to force the CCP to show its real color, or burn together, otherwise. Now, the CCP has made a move by running to the fire.
Don't be shocked or panic.
The resistance will not end. The deadlock starts to break.
The #DQ might exceed our expectation, but it also reflects the authorities can’t tolerate any dissent from any fraction.
We'll need to think about our strategy for the future. As long as we stick together, we'll continue the fight against the tyranny, regardless of how many of us may fall.
DQ is not the end, but the start of breaking the stalemate."
Source: Tiffany Yuen's Facebook #Jul30
"I am alone, but not lonely.
I have prepared to be 'disqualified' while taking this campaign photo. Fellow supporters of the Movement and I wanted to say this election is not about the candidates. The authorities may block my way to the #LegCo, but this 'seat' is never our plan.
You can bar me, the 12 of us, or even more tomorrow, but you can't stop the Movement.
The aim of our '35+ plan' is to force the CCP to show its real color, or burn together, otherwise. Now, the CCP has made a move by running to the fire.
Don't be shocked or panic.
The resistance will not end. The deadlock starts to break.
The #DQ might exceed our expectation, but it also reflects the authorities can’t tolerate any dissent from any fraction.
We'll need to think about our strategy for the future. As long as we stick together, we'll continue the fight against the tyranny, regardless of how many of us may fall.
DQ is not the end, but the start of breaking the stalemate."
Source: Tiffany Yuen's Facebook #Jul30
#WhiteTerror #Censorship #NationalSecurityLaw #1C1S
National Security Fears Halt #Breakazine's Latest Edition
Source: Stand News #Jul27
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https://t.me/guardiansofhongkong/23854
National Security Fears Halt #Breakazine's Latest Edition
Source: Stand News #Jul27
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#WhiteTerror #Censorship #NationalSecurityLaw #1C1S
National Security Fears Halt #Breakazine's Latest Edition
In consideration of the new Hong Kong National Security Law, Breakazine had suspended printing of the July edition of their magazine titled "Dangerous Reading". Their editorial department announced today that this edition would not go to print, and that work on the next edition of Breakazine was also put on hold. Breakthrough, the organization which publishes Breakazine, cited the various uncertainties regarding how the new law will be enforced in Hong Kong, and the organization's wishes to protect all parties who have participated in the magazine's production.
According to Breakazine's Facebook page, the "Dangerous Reading" edition began production in May, and was sent to the printers near the end of June, at which time the National Security Law was not yet promulgated. As the organization provides services under the laws of Hong Kong, the magazine consulted legal advice and found that they could not ascertain how the new law would be enforced. In order to protect their contributors, the magazine had decided to halt printing of the July edition; refunds and other follow-up arrangements would be announced at a later date.
The next edition, slated to be published in October, is also put on hold. Brekazine's editors stated that their team will continue to explore issues that call upon honest and critical thinking, and the magazine is planned to resume early next year. Brekazine's social media and website would continue normal operations. They offered sincere apologies for all who are affected, and thanked their readers and collaborators for their understanding and support in recent times.
The "Dangerous Reading" edition, previously slated for mid-July release, was open for pre-order earlier. Its introduction on Brekazine's website reads: "Under the looming shadow of the National Security Law, we might be entering a period where our voices are silenced. [...] Hongkongers have never felt so powerless, as if we were caged in a giant prison." It included book sharing by various people who found the books had changed their worldview, a response to the changing times.
An excerpt from the edition's introduction was also posted to Brekazine's Facebook. Titled "Readings that Respond to the Times", a passage read, "Everyone is concerned for books whose stance deviate from that of the establishment: can they continue to be shown and sold on different platforms, just as before? Perhaps, under the guillotine of the National Security Law, the air of freedom seemed thinner, and we all feel closer and closer to suffocation." "Historically, totalitarian regimes have all restricted publications, because they know that free thoughts is a person's greatest resource, and an invisible weapon."
Breakazine is published quarterly by Breakthrough, a Christian youth organization, and frequently discusses social issues. Issue 59, published in Oct 2019, was titled "Hong Kong in Tears", with a scene of police teargassing protesters as its cover photo, and various articles discussing injuries caused by tear gas as well as its usage guidelines. Public libraries removed the issue from its shelves, under orders from the Leisure and Cultural Services Department. The next issue titled "Unyielding Courage", published in January 2020, focused on the courage needed to face fears under totalitarianism. It was quickly accused by pro-Beijing newspapers Wen Wei Po and Tai Kung Pao for advocating "black violence" and inciting Christians and youths to continue street protests.
Source: Stand News #Jul27
#WhiteTerror #Censorship #NationalSecurityLaw #1C1S
National Security Fears Halt #Breakazine's Latest Edition
In consideration of the new Hong Kong National Security Law, Breakazine had suspended printing of the July edition of their magazine titled "Dangerous Reading". Their editorial department announced today that this edition would not go to print, and that work on the next edition of Breakazine was also put on hold. Breakthrough, the organization which publishes Breakazine, cited the various uncertainties regarding how the new law will be enforced in Hong Kong, and the organization's wishes to protect all parties who have participated in the magazine's production.
According to Breakazine's Facebook page, the "Dangerous Reading" edition began production in May, and was sent to the printers near the end of June, at which time the National Security Law was not yet promulgated. As the organization provides services under the laws of Hong Kong, the magazine consulted legal advice and found that they could not ascertain how the new law would be enforced. In order to protect their contributors, the magazine had decided to halt printing of the July edition; refunds and other follow-up arrangements would be announced at a later date.
The next edition, slated to be published in October, is also put on hold. Brekazine's editors stated that their team will continue to explore issues that call upon honest and critical thinking, and the magazine is planned to resume early next year. Brekazine's social media and website would continue normal operations. They offered sincere apologies for all who are affected, and thanked their readers and collaborators for their understanding and support in recent times.
The "Dangerous Reading" edition, previously slated for mid-July release, was open for pre-order earlier. Its introduction on Brekazine's website reads: "Under the looming shadow of the National Security Law, we might be entering a period where our voices are silenced. [...] Hongkongers have never felt so powerless, as if we were caged in a giant prison." It included book sharing by various people who found the books had changed their worldview, a response to the changing times.
An excerpt from the edition's introduction was also posted to Brekazine's Facebook. Titled "Readings that Respond to the Times", a passage read, "Everyone is concerned for books whose stance deviate from that of the establishment: can they continue to be shown and sold on different platforms, just as before? Perhaps, under the guillotine of the National Security Law, the air of freedom seemed thinner, and we all feel closer and closer to suffocation." "Historically, totalitarian regimes have all restricted publications, because they know that free thoughts is a person's greatest resource, and an invisible weapon."
Breakazine is published quarterly by Breakthrough, a Christian youth organization, and frequently discusses social issues. Issue 59, published in Oct 2019, was titled "Hong Kong in Tears", with a scene of police teargassing protesters as its cover photo, and various articles discussing injuries caused by tear gas as well as its usage guidelines. Public libraries removed the issue from its shelves, under orders from the Leisure and Cultural Services Department. The next issue titled "Unyielding Courage", published in January 2020, focused on the courage needed to face fears under totalitarianism. It was quickly accused by pro-Beijing newspapers Wen Wei Po and Tai Kung Pao for advocating "black violence" and inciting Christians and youths to continue street protests.
Source: Stand News #Jul27
#DQ #LegCoElection
The 5 Returning Officers from Hong Kong Electoral Affairs Commission Who Disqualified 12 Pro-democracy Candidates in LegCo Election
Read more:
https://t.me/guardiansofhongkong/23841
Joshua Wong, Former Secretary-general of Demosisto and Pro-Democracy Candidate:
"Returning Officer Alice CHOI has decided my nomination invalid today at about 3:56pm. I was just disqualified from running in the upcoming LegCo election in HK, even though I got the highest vote share in the primary, with 31,398 votes obtained."
Gywneth Ho, former Stand News Reporter and Pro-Democracy Candidate:
Received a letter from the Returning Officer of New Territories East, ruling that she did not "truly and sincerely support the Basic Law" and the nomination was invalid.
Original Image #Jul30
The 5 Returning Officers from Hong Kong Electoral Affairs Commission Who Disqualified 12 Pro-democracy Candidates in LegCo Election
Read more:
https://t.me/guardiansofhongkong/23841
Joshua Wong, Former Secretary-general of Demosisto and Pro-Democracy Candidate:
"Returning Officer Alice CHOI has decided my nomination invalid today at about 3:56pm. I was just disqualified from running in the upcoming LegCo election in HK, even though I got the highest vote share in the primary, with 31,398 votes obtained."
Gywneth Ho, former Stand News Reporter and Pro-Democracy Candidate:
Received a letter from the Returning Officer of New Territories East, ruling that she did not "truly and sincerely support the Basic Law" and the nomination was invalid.
Original Image #Jul30
#PoliceState #Arrest #Letter
Police arrest a family, on suspicion of sending a letter of threat to the police
On July 30, 2020, superintendent Chan Kong-Ming, Organised Crime and Triad Bureau (OCTB) Team D, said that the police headquarters had received an anonymous letter which showed hostility toward the police.
According to the police, the letter said there were bombs in different locations in Hong Kong. After investigation, the police arrested a family of three living in Cheung Sha Wan and they are charged with posting a threatening letter and conspiring to post a threatening letter separately.
Source: Stand News #Jul30
Police arrest a family, on suspicion of sending a letter of threat to the police
On July 30, 2020, superintendent Chan Kong-Ming, Organised Crime and Triad Bureau (OCTB) Team D, said that the police headquarters had received an anonymous letter which showed hostility toward the police.
According to the police, the letter said there were bombs in different locations in Hong Kong. After investigation, the police arrested a family of three living in Cheung Sha Wan and they are charged with posting a threatening letter and conspiring to post a threatening letter separately.
Source: Stand News #Jul30
#Court #July1
Judge Calls Out Prosecutor's Usage Of Half-truths As Evidence
A 24-year-old man was charged with wounding a police officer with intent at Causeway Bay (CWB) on July 1.
On the very same night, the police received an anonyomous call, tipping them off regarding the whereabouts of the accused.
He was intending leaving Hong Kong to London that very night. In the end, he was arrested on the plane. The prosecutor asserted that he attempted to abscond, and that he had bought a one-way ticket. The defendant's lawyer objected against the accusation, as the prosecutor already knew that accused had an electronic return ticket sent to his email, which was purchased by his girlfriend. The judge stated that the prosecutor was not telling the full truth based on the evidences gathered, and questioned the fairness and impartiality which was supposed to be upheld in the court.
Source: Now News #Jul29
Judge Calls Out Prosecutor's Usage Of Half-truths As Evidence
A 24-year-old man was charged with wounding a police officer with intent at Causeway Bay (CWB) on July 1.
On the very same night, the police received an anonyomous call, tipping them off regarding the whereabouts of the accused.
He was intending leaving Hong Kong to London that very night. In the end, he was arrested on the plane. The prosecutor asserted that he attempted to abscond, and that he had bought a one-way ticket. The defendant's lawyer objected against the accusation, as the prosecutor already knew that accused had an electronic return ticket sent to his email, which was purchased by his girlfriend. The judge stated that the prosecutor was not telling the full truth based on the evidences gathered, and questioned the fairness and impartiality which was supposed to be upheld in the court.
Source: Now News #Jul29
#NationalSecurityLaw #PoliceState
Convener of Student Localism Released on Bail: I was abducted by several unknown persons in Mong Kok and was asked to unlock my mobile phone
At around 1531, Tony Chung Hon-lam, the convener of #Studentlocalism, was released on bail. He was arrested two days ago by members of the Department for Safeguarding National Security of the Police for inciting others to subvert the country.
Chung alleged that on the day of his arrest, he was abducted by several unknown persons in Mong Kok and was asked to unlock his mobile phone in a fire escape route of a shopping mall. Chung described that the officers acted like the gangsters, as they pressed on his face and ordered him to unlock his phone.
Later, someone issued a search warrant and asked for a search of his residence in Yuen Long, and stated that the police searched many unrelated items, including transcripts and entry permits.
Chung said the police had collected his saliva sample for DNA test.
Source: Stand News #Jul31
Convener of Student Localism Released on Bail: I was abducted by several unknown persons in Mong Kok and was asked to unlock my mobile phone
At around 1531, Tony Chung Hon-lam, the convener of #Studentlocalism, was released on bail. He was arrested two days ago by members of the Department for Safeguarding National Security of the Police for inciting others to subvert the country.
Chung alleged that on the day of his arrest, he was abducted by several unknown persons in Mong Kok and was asked to unlock his mobile phone in a fire escape route of a shopping mall. Chung described that the officers acted like the gangsters, as they pressed on his face and ordered him to unlock his phone.
Later, someone issued a search warrant and asked for a search of his residence in Yuen Long, and stated that the police searched many unrelated items, including transcripts and entry permits.
Chung said the police had collected his saliva sample for DNA test.
Source: Stand News #Jul31
#GovernmentPost
New Zealand suspends extradition treaty with Hong Kong
//The New Zealand Government has suspended its extradition treaty with Hong Kong and made a number of other changes in light of China’s decision to pass a national security law for Hong Kong, Foreign Affairs Minister Winston Peters says.
//“China’s passage of its new national security legislation has eroded rule-of-law principles, undermined the ‘one country, two systems’ framework that underpins Hong Kong’s unique status, and gone against commitments China made to the international community,”
//“New Zealand can no longer trust that Hong Kong’s criminal justice system is sufficiently independent from China.
//“Firstly, we are changing how we treat the export of sensitive goods to Hong Kong.
// Secondly, we have updated our travel advice to alert New Zealanders to the risks presented by the National Security Law.”
//“New Zealand remains deeply concerned at the imposition of this legislation, and we will continue to monitor the situation in Hong Kong as the law is applied.
Full article: 28-Jul
https://www.beehive.govt.nz/release/new-zealand-suspends-extradition-treaty-hong-kong?s=09
#NewZealand #HongKong #China #ExtraditionTreaty
#NationalSecurityLaw
New Zealand suspends extradition treaty with Hong Kong
//The New Zealand Government has suspended its extradition treaty with Hong Kong and made a number of other changes in light of China’s decision to pass a national security law for Hong Kong, Foreign Affairs Minister Winston Peters says.
//“China’s passage of its new national security legislation has eroded rule-of-law principles, undermined the ‘one country, two systems’ framework that underpins Hong Kong’s unique status, and gone against commitments China made to the international community,”
//“New Zealand can no longer trust that Hong Kong’s criminal justice system is sufficiently independent from China.
//“Firstly, we are changing how we treat the export of sensitive goods to Hong Kong.
// Secondly, we have updated our travel advice to alert New Zealanders to the risks presented by the National Security Law.”
//“New Zealand remains deeply concerned at the imposition of this legislation, and we will continue to monitor the situation in Hong Kong as the law is applied.
Full article: 28-Jul
https://www.beehive.govt.nz/release/new-zealand-suspends-extradition-treaty-hong-kong?s=09
#NewZealand #HongKong #China #ExtraditionTreaty
#NationalSecurityLaw
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New Zealand suspends extradition treaty with Hong Kong
The New Zealand Government has suspended its extradition treaty with Hong Kong and made a number of other changes in light of China’s decision to pass a national security law for Hong Kong, Foreign Affairs Minister Winston Peters says.
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#AntiChina
Anti-China movement goes viral around the globe
In recent months, protests against China are occurring regularly in different parts of the world; London, New Dehli, Toronto...you name it.
On Sunday, there was a massive protest against the communist regime held in Vancouver near the Chinese consulate. Many of the Canadians who participated are from other parts of the world, such as Hong Kong, Tibet, India, and the Philippines, to name a few. The protesters stood in opposition to China’s treatment towards people in Hong Kong and Tibet, and urged the international communities to intervene to get two Canadians, who have been held hostage by the Chinese government, released. Many nations are now banning apps from China, putting a stop to Huawei or 5G networking business, as well as reviewing their relationships with China.
Source: CNN News India 27-Jul
#China #Canada #Protests
#CanadianHostage #Huawei
Anti-China movement goes viral around the globe
In recent months, protests against China are occurring regularly in different parts of the world; London, New Dehli, Toronto...you name it.
On Sunday, there was a massive protest against the communist regime held in Vancouver near the Chinese consulate. Many of the Canadians who participated are from other parts of the world, such as Hong Kong, Tibet, India, and the Philippines, to name a few. The protesters stood in opposition to China’s treatment towards people in Hong Kong and Tibet, and urged the international communities to intervene to get two Canadians, who have been held hostage by the Chinese government, released. Many nations are now banning apps from China, putting a stop to Huawei or 5G networking business, as well as reviewing their relationships with China.
Source: CNN News India 27-Jul
#China #Canada #Protests
#CanadianHostage #Huawei
#Breaking #Jul31
Carrie Lam Uses Emergency Law to Delay Hong Kong's Legislative Election for One Year, Further Arrangement to be Made by Beijing
Read full article here:
https://t.me/guardiansofhongkong/23862
Source: Apple Daily; Now News
#LegCoElection #1C1S #FailedState #Postponement
The Pro-China Strategy to Manipulate Hong Kong Elections: Gifts, Hinting Cards, Free Rides, Elderly as Targets
Read Part 1:
https://t.me/guardiansofhongkong/12191
Read Part 2
https://t.me/guardiansofhongkong/12192
Read Part 3: https://t.me/guardiansofhongkong/12192
Hong Kong Government Disqualifies At Least 12 Pro-democracy Candidates in LegCo Election
https://t.me/guardiansofhongkong/23841
2020 #LegCoElection: Hong Kong's First Election to be Postponed in 132 Years
https://t.me/guardiansofhongkong/23867
Carrie Lam Uses Emergency Law to Delay Hong Kong's Legislative Election for One Year, Further Arrangement to be Made by Beijing
Read full article here:
https://t.me/guardiansofhongkong/23862
Source: Apple Daily; Now News
#LegCoElection #1C1S #FailedState #Postponement
The Pro-China Strategy to Manipulate Hong Kong Elections: Gifts, Hinting Cards, Free Rides, Elderly as Targets
Read Part 1:
https://t.me/guardiansofhongkong/12191
Read Part 2
https://t.me/guardiansofhongkong/12192
Read Part 3: https://t.me/guardiansofhongkong/12192
Hong Kong Government Disqualifies At Least 12 Pro-democracy Candidates in LegCo Election
https://t.me/guardiansofhongkong/23841
2020 #LegCoElection: Hong Kong's First Election to be Postponed in 132 Years
https://t.me/guardiansofhongkong/23867
#Breaking #Jul31
Carrie Lam Uses Emergency Law to Delay Hong Kong's Legislative Election for One Year, Further Arrangement to be Made by Beijing
The Hong Kong SAR Government announced the postponement of the Legislative Election one day after 12 pro-democracy candidates, including incumbent lawmakers of Civic Party, were barred from running in the election.
The HKSAR government has particularly cited the difficulty for 600,000 senior citizens and registered Hong Kong voters in China to cast their ballots during the coronavirus outbreak in Hong Kong.
This is the second time Carrie Lam invoked the Emergency Regulations Ordinance in less than a year. In October 2019, the HKSAR government bypassed the legislature to enforce a mask ban at the height of the Anti-ELAB movement.
In a survey result released by Hong Kong Public Opinion Research Institute (#PORI) on the same day, 73% of the respondents with a pro-democracy orientation did not want to postpone the LegCo election.
The nomination period ends on 31 July, but many nominees have yet to receive any confirmation of their candidacy.
Tam Yiu Chung, member of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress, had stated on 21 July that many Hong Kong citizens had moved to the Greater Bay Area, and have no permanent residence in Hong Kong. According to data from the Census and Statistics Department, as of mid-2019, about 540 thousand Hong Kong citizens usually stay in Guangdong Province, with only 129 thousand (24 %) being part of Hong Kong's resident population.
According to article 28 of the Legislative Council Ordinance, "A natural person is not eligible to be registered as an elector in the register of geographical constituencies unless, at the time of applying for registration, the person satisfies the Electoral Registration Officer that the person ordinarily resides in Hong Kong; and that the residential address notified in the person’s application for registration is the person’s only or principal residence in Hong Kong.
For the time being, the new date Carrie Lam set for the Legislative Election is September 5, 2021.
Source: Apple Daily; Now News
#LegCoElection #1C1S #FailedState #Postponement
The Pro-China Strategy to Manipulate Hong Kong Elections: Gifts, Hinting Cards, Free Rides, Elderly as Targets
Read Part 1: https://t.me/guardiansofhongkong/12191
Read Part 2: https://t.me/guardiansofhongkong/12192
Read Part 3: https://t.me/guardiansofhongkong/12192
Carrie Lam Uses Emergency Law to Delay Hong Kong's Legislative Election for One Year, Further Arrangement to be Made by Beijing
The Hong Kong SAR Government announced the postponement of the Legislative Election one day after 12 pro-democracy candidates, including incumbent lawmakers of Civic Party, were barred from running in the election.
The HKSAR government has particularly cited the difficulty for 600,000 senior citizens and registered Hong Kong voters in China to cast their ballots during the coronavirus outbreak in Hong Kong.
This is the second time Carrie Lam invoked the Emergency Regulations Ordinance in less than a year. In October 2019, the HKSAR government bypassed the legislature to enforce a mask ban at the height of the Anti-ELAB movement.
In a survey result released by Hong Kong Public Opinion Research Institute (#PORI) on the same day, 73% of the respondents with a pro-democracy orientation did not want to postpone the LegCo election.
The nomination period ends on 31 July, but many nominees have yet to receive any confirmation of their candidacy.
Tam Yiu Chung, member of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress, had stated on 21 July that many Hong Kong citizens had moved to the Greater Bay Area, and have no permanent residence in Hong Kong. According to data from the Census and Statistics Department, as of mid-2019, about 540 thousand Hong Kong citizens usually stay in Guangdong Province, with only 129 thousand (24 %) being part of Hong Kong's resident population.
According to article 28 of the Legislative Council Ordinance, "A natural person is not eligible to be registered as an elector in the register of geographical constituencies unless, at the time of applying for registration, the person satisfies the Electoral Registration Officer that the person ordinarily resides in Hong Kong; and that the residential address notified in the person’s application for registration is the person’s only or principal residence in Hong Kong.
For the time being, the new date Carrie Lam set for the Legislative Election is September 5, 2021.
Source: Apple Daily; Now News
#LegCoElection #1C1S #FailedState #Postponement
The Pro-China Strategy to Manipulate Hong Kong Elections: Gifts, Hinting Cards, Free Rides, Elderly as Targets
Read Part 1: https://t.me/guardiansofhongkong/12191
Read Part 2: https://t.me/guardiansofhongkong/12192
Read Part 3: https://t.me/guardiansofhongkong/12192
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Hong Kong Government Disqualifies At Least 12 Pro-democracy Candidates in LegCo Election
As of 16:11 on July 30, 2020, the following pro-democracy candidates have been barred by the government from running for the Legislative…
Hong Kong Government Disqualifies At Least 12 Pro-democracy Candidates in LegCo Election
As of 16:11 on July 30, 2020, the following pro-democracy candidates have been barred by the government from running for the Legislative…