#Privacy #BoxingDay
Police Deliberately Displayed Reporter’s HKID Card, Privacy Commissioner Stated There Are Sufficient Ground to Investigate
[Editor's note: Regarding the police's disregard of personal privacy on Boxing Day, questions have been raised over the authorities' handling of the police force and the worsening infringement on rights and freedoms. On the same day, police had forced a insurance company employee passing by a commercial complex to open a sealed confidential letter and show them the letter content which is not supposed to be exposed to anyone.]
Previously, https://t.me/guardiansofhongkong/14135
A police officer displayed a reporter’a Hong Kong Identity Card (HKID card) before a live streaming camera while he was inspecting the HKID card of the reporter that he intercepted in Taipo in the afternoon of December 26.
Stephen Wong, the Privacy Commissioner, stated in his written response to RTHK’s enquiry that there was sufficient ground to commence an investigation; however before completion of a thorough investigation, the Commissioner would not comment on this particular incident. He commented that based on a preliminary observation, the personal data of the reporter in question was inevitably disclosed during a live stream.
The Commissioner pointed out that anyone collecting personal data without consent of the data subject and disclose such personal data, and if such disclose causes physiological harm to the data subject, whether such disclosure is intentional or not, the person might have breached the relevant regulations under the Data Privacy law, and upon conviction the maximum penalty is a fine of $1 million and 5 years imprisonment. Stephen Wong stated that according to the Personal Data (Privacy) Ordinance, when using personal data, including disclosure, if the purpose of the use of the personal data is different from the purpose at the time of collection or is not directly related, the data user must obtain consent from the relevant party. The data user must ensure that the personal data collected shall not be disclosed without authorisation or accidentally.
Source: RTHK #27Dec
Police Deliberately Displayed Reporter’s HKID Card, Privacy Commissioner Stated There Are Sufficient Ground to Investigate
[Editor's note: Regarding the police's disregard of personal privacy on Boxing Day, questions have been raised over the authorities' handling of the police force and the worsening infringement on rights and freedoms. On the same day, police had forced a insurance company employee passing by a commercial complex to open a sealed confidential letter and show them the letter content which is not supposed to be exposed to anyone.]
Previously, https://t.me/guardiansofhongkong/14135
A police officer displayed a reporter’a Hong Kong Identity Card (HKID card) before a live streaming camera while he was inspecting the HKID card of the reporter that he intercepted in Taipo in the afternoon of December 26.
Stephen Wong, the Privacy Commissioner, stated in his written response to RTHK’s enquiry that there was sufficient ground to commence an investigation; however before completion of a thorough investigation, the Commissioner would not comment on this particular incident. He commented that based on a preliminary observation, the personal data of the reporter in question was inevitably disclosed during a live stream.
The Commissioner pointed out that anyone collecting personal data without consent of the data subject and disclose such personal data, and if such disclose causes physiological harm to the data subject, whether such disclosure is intentional or not, the person might have breached the relevant regulations under the Data Privacy law, and upon conviction the maximum penalty is a fine of $1 million and 5 years imprisonment. Stephen Wong stated that according to the Personal Data (Privacy) Ordinance, when using personal data, including disclosure, if the purpose of the use of the personal data is different from the purpose at the time of collection or is not directly related, the data user must obtain consent from the relevant party. The data user must ensure that the personal data collected shall not be disclosed without authorisation or accidentally.
Source: RTHK #27Dec
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Police Exposes Reporter's ID on Live Feed, Infringing Personal Privacy
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At least three arrests were made by the Police at Tai Po Mega City. A Stand News reporter was interrupted by masked police while filming the mass arrest operation.…
1453 | #TaiPo Mega City
At least three arrests were made by the Police at Tai Po Mega City. A Stand News reporter was interrupted by masked police while filming the mass arrest operation.…
Teenager Exclaims Wish of Not Wanting to Be "Disappeared"; Police Expresses "Helplessness" Over "False News" and Rumours "Brainwashing" the Public
In the clash between the Police and civilians on Christmas Day, a 16-year-old teenager fell from the roof of the restaurant JIEGENGE in Mong Kok. After his jump, the youngster said that he did not want to "be forced to disappear". Police Public Relations Branch Chief Superintendent Kwok Ka-chuen stated on the police press conference, that "some citizens has been brainwashed by the enormous amount of fake news on the web. This group of people started to have irrational panic and hallucinations of being sent to some unknown location after being arrested or being murdered after arrest. Those are all ridiculous thoughts."
Kwok stressed that the police force "act by the law". He also pointed out that most arrestees did not receive unfair treatment, "After having experienced custody and investigation by the police, they thought that police officers had been professional throughout the process. No arrestees were beaten. Neither did they receive any unjust treatment, nor were they transported to a faraway place.”
Meanwhile, the officer who displayed the ID card of a reporter in front of the camera was still on duty.
Source: Stand News
#27Dec #PoliceLies #PoliceState #HongKongChristmas
In the clash between the Police and civilians on Christmas Day, a 16-year-old teenager fell from the roof of the restaurant JIEGENGE in Mong Kok. After his jump, the youngster said that he did not want to "be forced to disappear". Police Public Relations Branch Chief Superintendent Kwok Ka-chuen stated on the police press conference, that "some citizens has been brainwashed by the enormous amount of fake news on the web. This group of people started to have irrational panic and hallucinations of being sent to some unknown location after being arrested or being murdered after arrest. Those are all ridiculous thoughts."
Kwok stressed that the police force "act by the law". He also pointed out that most arrestees did not receive unfair treatment, "After having experienced custody and investigation by the police, they thought that police officers had been professional throughout the process. No arrestees were beaten. Neither did they receive any unjust treatment, nor were they transported to a faraway place.”
Meanwhile, the officer who displayed the ID card of a reporter in front of the camera was still on duty.
Source: Stand News
#27Dec #PoliceLies #PoliceState #HongKongChristmas
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An Eyewitness Account of Man Falling From Height in Mong Kok; Police Allegedly Involved
From the video, an onlooker gave their account: The police was aware of the victim hanging at height. They, however, shot three pepper…
An Eyewitness Account of Man Falling From Height in Mong Kok; Police Allegedly Involved
From the video, an onlooker gave their account: The police was aware of the victim hanging at height. They, however, shot three pepper…
Old Lady, “I’m So Worried About Young People That I'm Coming Out Myself and I Hope More People Would Support Them.”
The Christmas holiday ended, with citizens going back to work again today. Some netizens launched the ‘Kwai Chung Sing with You at Lunch’ activity this afternoon where they chanted slogans, sang and marched inside the KCC Kowloon Commerce Centre as a mean to continue fighting for the five demands. An old woman holding a cane participated in the march and was accompanied by some citizens. She said that she was really worried about the young people, and so she came out to participate in the activities and hoped that more people would support them.
Source: Stand News #27Dec
#SingwithYou #KwaiChung #HongKongChristmas
The Christmas holiday ended, with citizens going back to work again today. Some netizens launched the ‘Kwai Chung Sing with You at Lunch’ activity this afternoon where they chanted slogans, sang and marched inside the KCC Kowloon Commerce Centre as a mean to continue fighting for the five demands. An old woman holding a cane participated in the march and was accompanied by some citizens. She said that she was really worried about the young people, and so she came out to participate in the activities and hoped that more people would support them.
Source: Stand News #27Dec
#SingwithYou #KwaiChung #HongKongChristmas
Netizens Initiate "Study With You" at New Town Plaza, Shatin
Netizens initiated a "study with you" activity at New Town Plaza in Shatin on December 27. At around 2:30 pm, around 30 students and citizens gathered. Students brought their books for revision and did their homework, while some others volunteered to tutor the students.
An IVE (Institute of Vocation Education) student, James, was writing an essay entitled "As youths, what do you think are your responsibilities and obligations?".
Source: Stand News
https://www.facebook.com/710476795704610/posts/2732914420127494/
#27Dec #Shatin #NewTownPlaza #StudywithYou
Netizens initiated a "study with you" activity at New Town Plaza in Shatin on December 27. At around 2:30 pm, around 30 students and citizens gathered. Students brought their books for revision and did their homework, while some others volunteered to tutor the students.
An IVE (Institute of Vocation Education) student, James, was writing an essay entitled "As youths, what do you think are your responsibilities and obligations?".
Source: Stand News
https://www.facebook.com/710476795704610/posts/2732914420127494/
#27Dec #Shatin #NewTownPlaza #StudywithYou
CS Residue Remains in Air-conditioner Filter After a Month; European Laboratory Findings Against Government’s Safety Claims
Hong Kong had become a city of tear gas for half a year, with Hong Kong civilians exposed to tear gas even during Christmas. Apple Daily News and chemicals engineers had entrusted an European laboratory with conducting testing on residue of CS gas, a key component of tear gas, in the community and civilians’ homes, and the findings are against the government’s safety claims.
As per the testing results, CS residue remained in the air-conditioner filters in homes on Yeung Uk Road, Tsuen Wan after a month of the Police fired tear gas. Michael Lam Hon-wah, Professor of Department of Chemistry in CityU, said that CS residue left in air conditioner filter would not be carried away by wind. He also pointed out that CS gas is chemical weapon and should not be used frequently within a high-density city like Hong Kong. He added that residue may remain for years in a canyon-like environment, where pollutants could be easily washed away.
Source: Apple Daily
https://bit.ly/2ESoLZY
#27Dec #ChemicalWeapon #CSResidue #TearGas #GovernmentLies
Hong Kong had become a city of tear gas for half a year, with Hong Kong civilians exposed to tear gas even during Christmas. Apple Daily News and chemicals engineers had entrusted an European laboratory with conducting testing on residue of CS gas, a key component of tear gas, in the community and civilians’ homes, and the findings are against the government’s safety claims.
As per the testing results, CS residue remained in the air-conditioner filters in homes on Yeung Uk Road, Tsuen Wan after a month of the Police fired tear gas. Michael Lam Hon-wah, Professor of Department of Chemistry in CityU, said that CS residue left in air conditioner filter would not be carried away by wind. He also pointed out that CS gas is chemical weapon and should not be used frequently within a high-density city like Hong Kong. He added that residue may remain for years in a canyon-like environment, where pollutants could be easily washed away.
Source: Apple Daily
https://bit.ly/2ESoLZY
#27Dec #ChemicalWeapon #CSResidue #TearGas #GovernmentLies