#NetizensVoice
Mandatory DNA test for all staff in Hong Kong Restaurant Taste of Asia?
#FellowsSubmission
(14 Aug) Taste of Asia requested all of its staff to do a mandatory DNA test. Theoretically, a "voluntary" consent form has to be signed in order for the test to be conducted, so a company cannot force employees to do the test. However, the assistant manager said if employees refuse to sign the form or verbally refuse to do the test, they would be banned from going to work.
What would happen to the pay of full-time workers? No one knows. My friend works part-time as a full-time job, so if he can’t go to work, it’s the same as being fired.
Editor’s note: LIHKG thread update on 15 Aug – The store manager said the DNA tests are voluntary. Close file. It’s intriguing that the answer given by store Manager and assistant manager were completely opposite.
Source: LIHKG
https://lih.kg/2156339
#DNATest #Coronavirus #TasteOfAsia
Mandatory DNA test for all staff in Hong Kong Restaurant Taste of Asia?
#FellowsSubmission
(14 Aug) Taste of Asia requested all of its staff to do a mandatory DNA test. Theoretically, a "voluntary" consent form has to be signed in order for the test to be conducted, so a company cannot force employees to do the test. However, the assistant manager said if employees refuse to sign the form or verbally refuse to do the test, they would be banned from going to work.
What would happen to the pay of full-time workers? No one knows. My friend works part-time as a full-time job, so if he can’t go to work, it’s the same as being fired.
Editor’s note: LIHKG thread update on 15 Aug – The store manager said the DNA tests are voluntary. Close file. It’s intriguing that the answer given by store Manager and assistant manager were completely opposite.
Source: LIHKG
https://lih.kg/2156339
#DNATest #Coronavirus #TasteOfAsia
#Interview
Cyclist denies no-mask charge; questioned “Is it illegal to say 'NgaiZeon-er'"?
Editor note: “NgaiZeon-er” (毅進仔) is a term to mock the Hong Kong police for their low level of education, as many officers only graduated with Diploma Yi Jin. Diploma Yi Jin is an alternate pathway for Secondary Six school leavers to obtain a formal qualification for further study and employment.
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Cyclist denies no-mask charge; questioned “Is it illegal to say 'NgaiZeon-er'"?
Editor note: “NgaiZeon-er” (毅進仔) is a term to mock the Hong Kong police for their low level of education, as many officers only graduated with Diploma Yi Jin. Diploma Yi Jin is an alternate pathway for Secondary Six school leavers to obtain a formal qualification for further study and employment.
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Cyclist denies no-mask charge; questioned 「Is it illegal to say ‘NgaiZeon-er’”?
(9 Aug) “I was crying on my knees but they ignored me. Are the Hong Kong police so tyrannical that they could penalize me even when I was wearing a mask the whole time? What kind of society is that?” Last night marked the nineth month of the death of Chow Tsz Lok. A man in convenience-store uniform shouted " YiJin-er" to the police as he rode his bicycle through the Sheung Tak car park. He was then summoned by the police for violating the Cap. 599I "mask order". At one point, he was pleading on his knees. Apple Daily contacted the man in question, Mr. Hon, after the incident. He told the reporter what happened yesterday, during which he cried out in sorrow and criticized the police for being unreasonable.
Mr. Hon, who had a disgruntled look on his face, said he lives in Po Lam and works as a cleaner at a food court in Tseung Kwan O. Recently, he had a bicycle accident and hurt his back, so he had been staying home to recuperate. When he cycled past Sheung Tak car park last night, he saw many people mourning for Chow Tsz Lok in front of the altar. He also saw the police’s arrogance when driving away pedestrians, and he couldn’t refrain from shouting “NgaiZeon-ers” at them. A number of officers immediately approached him and asked for his ID. They charged him for violating the “mask order”, during which they brutally pulled his left hand. “They (the police) took out a notebook and said I wasn’t wearing a mask and wasn’t wearing it well. But I had my mask on the whole time.”
Mr. Hon was so shaken up that he immediately knelt down to plead for leniency, but the police remained unmoved and mocked him. “I was crying and pleading non-stop. I really don’t have any money. But the police only said, ‘Are you done acting yet?’. After that, he even asked me to apologize to him.” He reenacted the kneeling scene saying that he was wearing a mask at the time, though he did not rule out the possibility that the mask might have "fallen a little" when he speaks. He also kept kowtowing to the officers to apologize, but was still charged even though he did nothing against the law. After the incident, he went to Tseung Kwan O Hospital with pain in his left hand and swelling on his forehead from knocking his head on the ground.
Mr. Hon, who is chronically ill and has been receiving disability allowance for years, said that he has financial difficulties and simply could not pay the $2,000 fine. “I wore a mask the whole time and I didn’t even break the law. Why do I have to pay this $2000 fine? I won’t be able to afford my daily expenses [after paying the fine]… Is it illegal to say the term ‘NgaiZeon-er’?”. Mr. Hon's eyes were red and he was in tears, saying that the police had abused their power by issuing the penalty, and he would not pay the fine.
Source: Apple Daily
https://bit.ly/30JaV81
Translated by: Hong Kong Echo
#PoliceState #Kowtow #MaskOrder #AbusePower #NgaiZeoner
Cyclist denies no-mask charge; questioned 「Is it illegal to say ‘NgaiZeon-er’”?
(9 Aug) “I was crying on my knees but they ignored me. Are the Hong Kong police so tyrannical that they could penalize me even when I was wearing a mask the whole time? What kind of society is that?” Last night marked the nineth month of the death of Chow Tsz Lok. A man in convenience-store uniform shouted " YiJin-er" to the police as he rode his bicycle through the Sheung Tak car park. He was then summoned by the police for violating the Cap. 599I "mask order". At one point, he was pleading on his knees. Apple Daily contacted the man in question, Mr. Hon, after the incident. He told the reporter what happened yesterday, during which he cried out in sorrow and criticized the police for being unreasonable.
Mr. Hon, who had a disgruntled look on his face, said he lives in Po Lam and works as a cleaner at a food court in Tseung Kwan O. Recently, he had a bicycle accident and hurt his back, so he had been staying home to recuperate. When he cycled past Sheung Tak car park last night, he saw many people mourning for Chow Tsz Lok in front of the altar. He also saw the police’s arrogance when driving away pedestrians, and he couldn’t refrain from shouting “NgaiZeon-ers” at them. A number of officers immediately approached him and asked for his ID. They charged him for violating the “mask order”, during which they brutally pulled his left hand. “They (the police) took out a notebook and said I wasn’t wearing a mask and wasn’t wearing it well. But I had my mask on the whole time.”
Mr. Hon was so shaken up that he immediately knelt down to plead for leniency, but the police remained unmoved and mocked him. “I was crying and pleading non-stop. I really don’t have any money. But the police only said, ‘Are you done acting yet?’. After that, he even asked me to apologize to him.” He reenacted the kneeling scene saying that he was wearing a mask at the time, though he did not rule out the possibility that the mask might have "fallen a little" when he speaks. He also kept kowtowing to the officers to apologize, but was still charged even though he did nothing against the law. After the incident, he went to Tseung Kwan O Hospital with pain in his left hand and swelling on his forehead from knocking his head on the ground.
Mr. Hon, who is chronically ill and has been receiving disability allowance for years, said that he has financial difficulties and simply could not pay the $2,000 fine. “I wore a mask the whole time and I didn’t even break the law. Why do I have to pay this $2000 fine? I won’t be able to afford my daily expenses [after paying the fine]… Is it illegal to say the term ‘NgaiZeon-er’?”. Mr. Hon's eyes were red and he was in tears, saying that the police had abused their power by issuing the penalty, and he would not pay the fine.
Source: Apple Daily
https://bit.ly/30JaV81
Translated by: Hong Kong Echo
#PoliceState #Kowtow #MaskOrder #AbusePower #NgaiZeoner
Why don’t HK Patriots send their families and money to the Mainland?
//To show absolute loyalty to Chairman Xi, we support HK officials and their family members to sell off their overseas properties and renounce foreign nationalities!
Image: IG @bingingbing.1999
Translated: Hong Kong Echo
Source: IG
#CarrieLam #HongKongOfficials
//To show absolute loyalty to Chairman Xi, we support HK officials and their family members to sell off their overseas properties and renounce foreign nationalities!
Image: IG @bingingbing.1999
Translated: Hong Kong Echo
Source: IG
#CarrieLam #HongKongOfficials
#AcademicFreedom
Academics Demand #HKU and #HKBU to Retract their Decisions of Terminating the Contracts of #BennyTai and #ShiuKaChun
Source: InMedia #Aug15
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Source: InMedia #Aug15
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Academics Demand #HKU and #HKBU to Retract their Decisions of Terminating the Contracts of #BennyTai and #ShiuKaChun
The Hong Kong Baptist University (HKBU) has refused to renew the contract of Shiu Ka-Chun, a lecturer in social work and pro-democracy lawmaker of the social welfare functional constituency. The University of Hong Kong (HKU) has terminated the tenured position of Benny Tai, an associate professor of law and convener of the “Occupy Central with Peace and Love” civil disobedience campaign in 2014.
The education sector has initiated a petition condemning the 2 universities, and urging them to retract their decisions. Up to now, nearly 4,000 signatures has been collected.
Choi Bo-King, former associate professor at the Chinese University of Hong Kong (#CUHK) and member of Scholars’ Alliance for Academic Freedom, condemned government for intervening academic freedom. She pointed out that the Chief Executive (CE) has been appointing crucial positions in the universities’ committee which made decision on terminating the tenured position of legal professor Benny Tai.
Hong Kong Professional Teachers’ Union vice-president of Ip Kin-Yuen also criticised the university council of HKU which ignored the opinion of the university's senate of academic staff and insisted on dismissing Benny Tai in such a short time.
Citing a survey of the Global Public Policy Institute, Dixon Sing Ming, associate ptofessor of the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (#HKUST) stated that Hong Kong academic freedom was marked with a score of 0.442, sharing a similar ranking with Ethiopia. It implies that academic freedom in Hong Kong has been facing a very serious crackeddown. This reveals how the authorities is suppressing human rights and democracy movements in Hong Kong via different faculties.
Source: InMedia #Aug15
Academics Demand #HKU and #HKBU to Retract their Decisions of Terminating the Contracts of #BennyTai and #ShiuKaChun
The Hong Kong Baptist University (HKBU) has refused to renew the contract of Shiu Ka-Chun, a lecturer in social work and pro-democracy lawmaker of the social welfare functional constituency. The University of Hong Kong (HKU) has terminated the tenured position of Benny Tai, an associate professor of law and convener of the “Occupy Central with Peace and Love” civil disobedience campaign in 2014.
The education sector has initiated a petition condemning the 2 universities, and urging them to retract their decisions. Up to now, nearly 4,000 signatures has been collected.
Choi Bo-King, former associate professor at the Chinese University of Hong Kong (#CUHK) and member of Scholars’ Alliance for Academic Freedom, condemned government for intervening academic freedom. She pointed out that the Chief Executive (CE) has been appointing crucial positions in the universities’ committee which made decision on terminating the tenured position of legal professor Benny Tai.
Hong Kong Professional Teachers’ Union vice-president of Ip Kin-Yuen also criticised the university council of HKU which ignored the opinion of the university's senate of academic staff and insisted on dismissing Benny Tai in such a short time.
Citing a survey of the Global Public Policy Institute, Dixon Sing Ming, associate ptofessor of the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (#HKUST) stated that Hong Kong academic freedom was marked with a score of 0.442, sharing a similar ranking with Ethiopia. It implies that academic freedom in Hong Kong has been facing a very serious crackeddown. This reveals how the authorities is suppressing human rights and democracy movements in Hong Kong via different faculties.
Source: InMedia #Aug15
#Estonia #NationalSecurityLaw
#EnnEesmaa #UN
Estonia condemns Beijing for implementing National Security Law in Hong Kong,
Eastern Europe sees China and Russia as foremost threats
Source: Apple Daily #July26
#EasternEurope #China #Russia #Nazi #Uyghurs #Xi #Threat
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Estonia condemns Beijing for implementing National Security Law in Hong Kong,
Eastern Europe sees China and Russia as foremost threats
Source: Apple Daily #July26
#EasternEurope #China #Russia #Nazi #Uyghurs #Xi #Threat
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#EnnEesmaa #UN
Estonia condemns Beijing for implementing National Security Law in Hong Kong,
Eastern Europe sees China and Russia as foremost threats
At a time of increasing tension between China and the United States, many Eastern European countries are gradually changing their attitudes, equating China with Russia as their main threat, openly criticizing Beijing, and even withdrawing cooperation on infrastructure projects.
At the United Nations, Estonia joined other countries in condemning Beijing's push for the National Security Law in Hong Kong, and opposition parties called for a stronger government towards China.
The Chairman of the Foreign Affairs Committee of the Estonian parliament, Enn Eesmaa, said he joined other lawmakers in condemning China's push for the National Security Law in Hong Kong. Estonia joined more than 20 countries in a similar statement at the UN Human Rights Committee late in June 2020.
The Estonian president visited China in September 2018 to meet with Chinese President Xi Jinping, Premier Li Keqiang and others but mentioned the "Chinese threat" three times in the past year. She said it may even be more significant than Russia's and called for vigilance against China's expanding influence.
The leader of the Estonian Reform Party, Kaja Kallas, criticized China's persecution of Uyghurs in Xinjiang as equivalent to the Nazis' treatment of Jews in Germany and called on the government to be tougher to China and to criticize Russia for human rights violations. She also mentioned that the Estonian government did not even dare to publicly and formally thank Taiwan for providing health care supplies to Estonia.
Source: Apple Daily #July26
#EasternEurope #China #Russia #Nazi #Uyghurs #Xi #Threat
#EnnEesmaa #UN
Estonia condemns Beijing for implementing National Security Law in Hong Kong,
Eastern Europe sees China and Russia as foremost threats
At a time of increasing tension between China and the United States, many Eastern European countries are gradually changing their attitudes, equating China with Russia as their main threat, openly criticizing Beijing, and even withdrawing cooperation on infrastructure projects.
At the United Nations, Estonia joined other countries in condemning Beijing's push for the National Security Law in Hong Kong, and opposition parties called for a stronger government towards China.
The Chairman of the Foreign Affairs Committee of the Estonian parliament, Enn Eesmaa, said he joined other lawmakers in condemning China's push for the National Security Law in Hong Kong. Estonia joined more than 20 countries in a similar statement at the UN Human Rights Committee late in June 2020.
The Estonian president visited China in September 2018 to meet with Chinese President Xi Jinping, Premier Li Keqiang and others but mentioned the "Chinese threat" three times in the past year. She said it may even be more significant than Russia's and called for vigilance against China's expanding influence.
The leader of the Estonian Reform Party, Kaja Kallas, criticized China's persecution of Uyghurs in Xinjiang as equivalent to the Nazis' treatment of Jews in Germany and called on the government to be tougher to China and to criticize Russia for human rights violations. She also mentioned that the Estonian government did not even dare to publicly and formally thank Taiwan for providing health care supplies to Estonia.
Source: Apple Daily #July26
#EasternEurope #China #Russia #Nazi #Uyghurs #Xi #Threat
#Taiwan #US #AirForce #AlexAzar
U.S. Secretary of Health Arrives in Taiwan on Air Force Two,
BBC: US-Taiwan Relations Reach a 41-year high
Source: Stand News #Aug9
#TsaiIngWen #DonaldTrump #Embassy #TaiwanTravelAct
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U.S. Secretary of Health Arrives in Taiwan on Air Force Two,
BBC: US-Taiwan Relations Reach a 41-year high
Source: Stand News #Aug9
#TsaiIngWen #DonaldTrump #Embassy #TaiwanTravelAct
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U.S. Secretary of Health Arrives in Taiwan on Air Force Two,
BBC: US-Taiwan Relations Reach a 41-year high
While China-US relations are deteriorating and have sanctioned each other, US-Taiwan relations become closer. The United States Secretary of Health and Human Services, Alex Azar, led a visiting delegation to Taiwan and arrived at Taipei Songshan Airport on Aug 9. He is the first United States cabinet-level official to visit Taiwan in six years. He is also the highest-ranking official visiting Taiwan since the cessation of diplomatic relations between the US and Taiwan in 1979.
The Boeing C-40B executive plane that arrived in Taiwan was Air Force Two with the American flag painted on the aircraft. Central News Agency (#CNA) of Taiwan pointed out that the United States attached great importance to Taiwan with a high-level attitude.
The high standards visit from the United States to Taiwan this time indicate that U.S.-Taiwan relations have escalated to a new high after the cessation of diplomatic relations in 1979.
Since Donald Trump has been the president of the United States, he directly telephoned Tsai Ing-wen and publicly called her the "President of Taiwan" on Twitter. In 2018, the two houses of Congress passed the Taiwan Travel Act. United States officials can visit Taiwan and meet with Taiwanese officials, and vice versa. Alex Azar was the first official to visit Taiwan under the act. In 2019, Taiwan officially changed the name of the Coordination Council for North American Affairs (#CCNAA) to the Taiwan Council for U.S. Affairs, which is equivalent to the United States Embassy in Taiwan.
Source: Stand News #Aug9
#TsaiIngWen #DonaldTrump #Embassy #TaiwanTravelAct
https://thestandnews.com/%E5%8F%B0%E7%81%A3/%E7%BE%8E%E8%A1%9B%E7%94%9F%E9%83%A8%E9%95%B7%E6%90%AD%E4%B9%98-%E5%89%AF%E7%B8%BD%E7%B5%B1%E5%B0%88%E6%A9%9F-%E6%8A%B5%E5%8F%B0-bbc-%E4%B8%AD%E6%96%87%E7%B6%B2-%E7%BE%8E%E5%8F%B0%E9%97%9C%E4%BF%82%E9%81%94-41-%E5%B9%B4%E4%BE%86%E6%96%B0%E9%AB%98%E9%BB%9E/
U.S. Secretary of Health Arrives in Taiwan on Air Force Two,
BBC: US-Taiwan Relations Reach a 41-year high
While China-US relations are deteriorating and have sanctioned each other, US-Taiwan relations become closer. The United States Secretary of Health and Human Services, Alex Azar, led a visiting delegation to Taiwan and arrived at Taipei Songshan Airport on Aug 9. He is the first United States cabinet-level official to visit Taiwan in six years. He is also the highest-ranking official visiting Taiwan since the cessation of diplomatic relations between the US and Taiwan in 1979.
The Boeing C-40B executive plane that arrived in Taiwan was Air Force Two with the American flag painted on the aircraft. Central News Agency (#CNA) of Taiwan pointed out that the United States attached great importance to Taiwan with a high-level attitude.
The high standards visit from the United States to Taiwan this time indicate that U.S.-Taiwan relations have escalated to a new high after the cessation of diplomatic relations in 1979.
Since Donald Trump has been the president of the United States, he directly telephoned Tsai Ing-wen and publicly called her the "President of Taiwan" on Twitter. In 2018, the two houses of Congress passed the Taiwan Travel Act. United States officials can visit Taiwan and meet with Taiwanese officials, and vice versa. Alex Azar was the first official to visit Taiwan under the act. In 2019, Taiwan officially changed the name of the Coordination Council for North American Affairs (#CCNAA) to the Taiwan Council for U.S. Affairs, which is equivalent to the United States Embassy in Taiwan.
Source: Stand News #Aug9
#TsaiIngWen #DonaldTrump #Embassy #TaiwanTravelAct
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#Malaysia #1MalaysiaDevelopmentBerhad #RoyalMalaysiaPolice #LowTaekJho #Macau
1Malaysia Development Berhad Fraud Case – Malaysian Police Insists Low Taek Jho Hiding in Macau
Source: Stand News #Aug07
#Interpol #AbdulHami #ChineseEmbassy #MacauPolice
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1Malaysia Development Berhad Fraud Case – Malaysian Police Insists Low Taek Jho Hiding in Macau
Source: Stand News #Aug07
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1Malaysia Development Berhad Fraud Case – Malaysian Police Insists Low Taek Jho Hiding in Macau
The Inspector-General of Police of the Royal Malaysia Police (#PDRM) Tan Sri Abdul Hamid Bador recently stated that the mastermind behind the 1Malaysia Development Berhad (#1MDB) fraud case and wealthy Chinese businessman Low Taek Jho was hiding in Macau.
PDRM accused Chinese law enforcement agencies of providing asylum to him and causing many obstructions in the extradition process. The Chinese Embassy in Malaysia and the Macau Government subsequently denied the claims. The Office of the Secretary for Security of Macau issued a statement saying that PDRM unilaterally claimed that Low was in Macau and that it was inconsistent with the facts.
Abdul Hamid pointed out that "the Macau police should take this matter seriously"
According to foreign news reports on Aug 7, Abdul Hamid reiterated that Low was hiding in Macau. Speaking about requesting the foreign police to arrest a criminal, he asked, "Did we do anything wrong? If they asked for our cooperation, we would also assist." He believed that it should be in the “nature” of police to bring criminals to justice. He emphasized that this is a crime involving RM50 billion, not a political feud.
Abdul Hami pointed out, "Low has developed business in Macau with almost no constraints. His family is there. Is it really that difficult to investigate into their whereabouts?" He said that since PDRM has submitted an Interpol red alert calling for police everywhere to assist in tracing Low’s whereabouts, “Macau police should take this matter seriously and uphold a spirit of mutual assistance, instead of shirking responsibilities."
Source: Stand News #Aug07 (Originally published in Macau Concealers)
#Interpol #AbdulHami #ChineseEmbassy #MacauPolice
1Malaysia Development Berhad Fraud Case – Malaysian Police Insists Low Taek Jho Hiding in Macau
The Inspector-General of Police of the Royal Malaysia Police (#PDRM) Tan Sri Abdul Hamid Bador recently stated that the mastermind behind the 1Malaysia Development Berhad (#1MDB) fraud case and wealthy Chinese businessman Low Taek Jho was hiding in Macau.
PDRM accused Chinese law enforcement agencies of providing asylum to him and causing many obstructions in the extradition process. The Chinese Embassy in Malaysia and the Macau Government subsequently denied the claims. The Office of the Secretary for Security of Macau issued a statement saying that PDRM unilaterally claimed that Low was in Macau and that it was inconsistent with the facts.
Abdul Hamid pointed out that "the Macau police should take this matter seriously"
According to foreign news reports on Aug 7, Abdul Hamid reiterated that Low was hiding in Macau. Speaking about requesting the foreign police to arrest a criminal, he asked, "Did we do anything wrong? If they asked for our cooperation, we would also assist." He believed that it should be in the “nature” of police to bring criminals to justice. He emphasized that this is a crime involving RM50 billion, not a political feud.
Abdul Hami pointed out, "Low has developed business in Macau with almost no constraints. His family is there. Is it really that difficult to investigate into their whereabouts?" He said that since PDRM has submitted an Interpol red alert calling for police everywhere to assist in tracing Low’s whereabouts, “Macau police should take this matter seriously and uphold a spirit of mutual assistance, instead of shirking responsibilities."
Source: Stand News #Aug07 (Originally published in Macau Concealers)
#Interpol #AbdulHami #ChineseEmbassy #MacauPolice
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#Censorship #FreeSpeech #WhiteTerror
And so it begins...censorship is creeping its way into Hong Kong and destroying our freedom of speech.
Source: BBC #Jun26
#GoHKGraphics
And so it begins...censorship is creeping its way into Hong Kong and destroying our freedom of speech.
Source: BBC #Jun26
#GoHKGraphics
#HongKongChronicles #18Aug2019 #LastYearToday
Over 1.7 Million Hongkongers Take Part in 8.18 "Be Water" Rally in 2019
On Sunday, August 28, 2019, over 1.7 million Hongkongers took to the streets to oppose the impending encroachment of rights and freedom in the government's attempt to establish an extradition treaty with China.
Hongkongers defied the police's objection to the march by gathering in Victoria Park, peacefully walking to Central, demonstrating their entitled rights of expression and protest.
Despite the pouring rain, Hongkongers made their steps forward standing by each other. Withstanding the rain, the congestion and hypothermia, Hongkongers formed a sea of umbrellas, peacefully and with civility, showing the world their determination to pursue the 5 demands and their ideal 'Hong Kong'.
Source: USP #Aug18
#BeWater #StrongerTogether #AntiELAB #NeverForgive #NeverForget
Over 1.7 Million Hongkongers Take Part in 8.18 "Be Water" Rally in 2019
On Sunday, August 28, 2019, over 1.7 million Hongkongers took to the streets to oppose the impending encroachment of rights and freedom in the government's attempt to establish an extradition treaty with China.
Hongkongers defied the police's objection to the march by gathering in Victoria Park, peacefully walking to Central, demonstrating their entitled rights of expression and protest.
Despite the pouring rain, Hongkongers made their steps forward standing by each other. Withstanding the rain, the congestion and hypothermia, Hongkongers formed a sea of umbrellas, peacefully and with civility, showing the world their determination to pursue the 5 demands and their ideal 'Hong Kong'.
Source: USP #Aug18
#BeWater #StrongerTogether #AntiELAB #NeverForgive #NeverForget
#Analysis #HealthCode #MassSurveillance
Health Code is worse than National Security Law
Part 3/4
Today, the government is still talking about privacy protection, however no one knows where one’s personal data will eventually be passed to.
A report on New York Times revealed that in China users' personal data were dispatched to Police Department. When anyone presenting his/her Health Code, the person’s location, personal details, and past activities could all be sent to the police server in one go. Regarding this, the Health Code application has never informed its users.
In other words, whether you have visited some pro-democracy shops, your daily routine, shops and places most frequented, people you have dined with and spoke to, all personal social activities could be blatantly examined and analyzed by data analytics, and these data could also be shared with the police one day.
Other than that, most people might have overlooked that the execution of Health Code could only be realised by hardened administrative grip and tougher policing efforts.
For instance, when carrying a red health code, you will be rejected from entering shopping centers, taken back home or even being arrested by “enforcement personnels”.
The whole world in fact, is concerned about growing public power amidst pandemic prevention, which in its "exceptional state", would be normalized as routine social order even in post-pandemic era.
A mega survelliance system that the totalitarian government failed to impose 50 years ago would now become true.
Source: 書生百用 #Aug13
#SocialCreditSystem #BigData #Privacy #CCP #BlackMirror
Health Code is worse than National Security Law
Part 3/4
Today, the government is still talking about privacy protection, however no one knows where one’s personal data will eventually be passed to.
A report on New York Times revealed that in China users' personal data were dispatched to Police Department. When anyone presenting his/her Health Code, the person’s location, personal details, and past activities could all be sent to the police server in one go. Regarding this, the Health Code application has never informed its users.
In other words, whether you have visited some pro-democracy shops, your daily routine, shops and places most frequented, people you have dined with and spoke to, all personal social activities could be blatantly examined and analyzed by data analytics, and these data could also be shared with the police one day.
Other than that, most people might have overlooked that the execution of Health Code could only be realised by hardened administrative grip and tougher policing efforts.
For instance, when carrying a red health code, you will be rejected from entering shopping centers, taken back home or even being arrested by “enforcement personnels”.
The whole world in fact, is concerned about growing public power amidst pandemic prevention, which in its "exceptional state", would be normalized as routine social order even in post-pandemic era.
A mega survelliance system that the totalitarian government failed to impose 50 years ago would now become true.
Source: 書生百用 #Aug13
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Health experts slam Health Code in public places unnecessary
In Hong Kong, Beijing loyalists have been urging the government to launch a Health Code system to monitor entrance of eateries and shopping malls, several experts rebuked, calling it a fallacy of concept.
In a radio interview on August 14, Professor David Hui Shu-Cheong, Chairman of the Department of Medicine and Therapeutics in Chinese University of Hong Kong (#CUHK), expressed that although the #COVID19 coronavirus continued to spread in Hong Kong with tens of cases confirmed every day, and some sources of these cases remained unknown, launching a Health Code in public places at this moment is unnecessary.
He blatantly called such recommendation a distortion of concept. Hui pointed out that Health Code is only a short-term measure to screen out carriers of coronavirus at the border, so that border control can be relaxed once when the outbreak is put under control.
It is neither an effective means to boost consumption nor a tool to save local economy. Hui clarified that the expert team on epidemic prevention, in which he is a member, has never discussed this issue in their meetings with the government.
Hui also expressed that testing period for Health Code has been continually shortened from every 14 days to 7 day, 3 days and most recently to every day for cross-border drivers in China, showing that usage of Health Code is not for local population, but a temporary arrangement for cross-border communication.
Dr Joseph Tseng Kay Yan, a specialist in Infectious Disease said in another radio program that Health Code might give citizens a wrong impression that having a clean Health Code pass, they are free to “go everywhere” .
Source: RTHK; Apple Daily #Aug14 #WuhanPneumonia #FailedState #TotalitarianRegime #BigData #PersonalPrivacy #DavidHui
Health experts slam Health Code in public places unnecessary
In Hong Kong, Beijing loyalists have been urging the government to launch a Health Code system to monitor entrance of eateries and shopping malls, several experts rebuked, calling it a fallacy of concept.
In a radio interview on August 14, Professor David Hui Shu-Cheong, Chairman of the Department of Medicine and Therapeutics in Chinese University of Hong Kong (#CUHK), expressed that although the #COVID19 coronavirus continued to spread in Hong Kong with tens of cases confirmed every day, and some sources of these cases remained unknown, launching a Health Code in public places at this moment is unnecessary.
He blatantly called such recommendation a distortion of concept. Hui pointed out that Health Code is only a short-term measure to screen out carriers of coronavirus at the border, so that border control can be relaxed once when the outbreak is put under control.
It is neither an effective means to boost consumption nor a tool to save local economy. Hui clarified that the expert team on epidemic prevention, in which he is a member, has never discussed this issue in their meetings with the government.
Hui also expressed that testing period for Health Code has been continually shortened from every 14 days to 7 day, 3 days and most recently to every day for cross-border drivers in China, showing that usage of Health Code is not for local population, but a temporary arrangement for cross-border communication.
Dr Joseph Tseng Kay Yan, a specialist in Infectious Disease said in another radio program that Health Code might give citizens a wrong impression that having a clean Health Code pass, they are free to “go everywhere” .
Source: RTHK; Apple Daily #Aug14 #WuhanPneumonia #FailedState #TotalitarianRegime #BigData #PersonalPrivacy #DavidHui
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許樹昌指使用健康碼到食肆消費概念不正確
對於有建議推出香港版健康碼，讓巿民憑這個健康碼可出入食肆商場等消費，政府專家顧問、中大呼吸系統科講座教授許樹昌認為，建議不太適用。 許樹昌於一個電台節目時表示，本港新型肺炎確診數字每日仍然有雙位數，很大比例是來源不明，於疫情仍然嚴重時，使用健康碼到食肆消費，概念不正確，因為健康碼是在疫情穩定時，想通關的臨時措施，以證明無確診下過境時用，並非用作消費，現時不宜用這模式試圖挽救經濟，專家小組會議亦無討論有關問題。 許樹昌說，內地健康碼的期限已逐步縮短，最初中港司機14天一次檢測，之後變成7日其後3日，近期變…
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HK Secretary of Justice Revokes Private Case Against Policeman who Shot Student with Live Round
Source: Apple Daily #Aug18
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Watch Video no.1: Traffic Police Shot Defenseless Student with Live Round in Sai Wan Ho at 07:30 on #11Nov2019
https://t.me/guardiansofhongkong/10291
Watch Video no.2: Police Brutally Arrest by Moving Students Wounded by Live Rounds in Sai Wan Ho on #11Nov2019
https://t.me/guardiansofhongkong/10307
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HK Secretary of Justice Revokes Private Case Against Policeman who Shot Student with Live Round
Source: Apple Daily #Aug18
#PrivateProsecution
Watch Video no.1: Traffic Police Shot Defenseless Student with Live Round in Sai Wan Ho at 07:30 on #11Nov2019
https://t.me/guardiansofhongkong/10291
Watch Video no.2: Police Brutally Arrest by Moving Students Wounded by Live Rounds in Sai Wan Ho on #11Nov2019
https://t.me/guardiansofhongkong/10307
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HK Secretary of Justice Revokes Private Case Against Policeman who Shot Student with Live Round
Hong Kong Secretary of Justice Teresa Cheng intervened on Aug 17, 2020 to revoke a private prosecution on the police officer who shot a 21-year-old student with live rounds in Sai Wan Ho, on Nov 11, 2019.
The private prosecution was filed by Legislative councillor Ted Hui in January 2020, charging the officer with shooting with intent imparting grievous bodily harm on a civilian. The case had already been approven by a district judge.
In a statement released on 18 Aug 2020, Hui said he was furious at the Cheng's decision, and is considering to apply for judicial review.
The police officer was scheduled to appear in court on 31 Aug 2020, but the Secretary of Justice applied to have the revocation processed before 28 Aug. Hui blasted Cheng's decision as a barbaric interference with the judicial process, and questioned if her intentions were to endorse police violence and defend the force, regardless of their actions.
Hui further remarked that this decision severely impedes the citizen's right under Common Law to file private prosecutions, and shows the world that the Hong Kong government has "replaced the Rule of Law with the Rule of Man".
The police officer had also applied for judicial review last week demanding the case be dismissed, and further alleging that the process of private prosecution violates the Basic Law.
Source: Apple Daily #Aug18
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Watch Video no.1: Traffic Police Shot Defenseless Student with Live Round in Sai Wan Ho at 07:30 on #11Nov2019
https://t.me/guardiansofhongkong/10291
Watch Video no.2: Police Brutally Arrest by Moving Students Wounded by Live Rounds in Sai Wan Ho on #11Nov2019
https://t.me/guardiansofhongkong/10307
#NeverForget #NeverForgive
HK Secretary of Justice Revokes Private Case Against Policeman who Shot Student with Live Round
Hong Kong Secretary of Justice Teresa Cheng intervened on Aug 17, 2020 to revoke a private prosecution on the police officer who shot a 21-year-old student with live rounds in Sai Wan Ho, on Nov 11, 2019.
The private prosecution was filed by Legislative councillor Ted Hui in January 2020, charging the officer with shooting with intent imparting grievous bodily harm on a civilian. The case had already been approven by a district judge.
In a statement released on 18 Aug 2020, Hui said he was furious at the Cheng's decision, and is considering to apply for judicial review.
The police officer was scheduled to appear in court on 31 Aug 2020, but the Secretary of Justice applied to have the revocation processed before 28 Aug. Hui blasted Cheng's decision as a barbaric interference with the judicial process, and questioned if her intentions were to endorse police violence and defend the force, regardless of their actions.
Hui further remarked that this decision severely impedes the citizen's right under Common Law to file private prosecutions, and shows the world that the Hong Kong government has "replaced the Rule of Law with the Rule of Man".
The police officer had also applied for judicial review last week demanding the case be dismissed, and further alleging that the process of private prosecution violates the Basic Law.
Source: Apple Daily #Aug18
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Watch Video no.1: Traffic Police Shot Defenseless Student with Live Round in Sai Wan Ho at 07:30 on #11Nov2019
https://t.me/guardiansofhongkong/10291
Watch Video no.2: Police Brutally Arrest by Moving Students Wounded by Live Rounds in Sai Wan Ho on #11Nov2019
https://t.me/guardiansofhongkong/10307
#NeverForget #NeverForgive
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Making Health Code Permanent: Authorities' Plan to Mass Surveillance and Chines Communist Party's Goal to Control
Part 1/2
Source: 作者 #Aug9
Graphic:
http://myblogs.asia/view2/69340/
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Making Health Code Permanent: Authorities' Plan to Mass Surveillance and Chines Communist Party's Goal to Control
Part 1/2
Source: 作者 #Aug9
Graphic:
http://myblogs.asia/view2/69340/
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