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Year 2020: The Stranding and Disconnected World
Image: Apple Daily #Aug10
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Year 2020: The Stranding and Disconnected World
Image: Apple Daily #Aug10
Previously, Part 1
https://t.me/guardiansofhongkong/24463
Continue Reading Part 2
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Year 2020: The Stranding and Disconnected World
Previously, Part 1
https://t.me/guardiansofhongkong/24463
Part 2
Since the sanction could be mis-enforced, causing unintended consequence, a certain amount of personal data was disclosed alongside the U.S. sanction list so that there would be no excuse for financial institutions worldwide for not locking on the right person and execute sanction.
All at once, the Office of the Privacy Commissioner for Personal Data and Chief Executive Carrie Lam jumped up and cried out their disagreement: it is an infringement of privacy.
Meanwhile, personal data of Apple Daily reporters have been deliberately disclosed on a doxxing website quietly approved by government authorities.
It’s an astonishing coincidence that disclosed data of Apple Daily reporters, including photos and telephone numbers, were provided to China Travel Services for “Home Return Permit” application. Not knowing why, the Privacy Commissioner is stretching his ruling to the U.S. while letting go a doxxing website in Hong Kong.
Is Hong Kong still a metropolitan city? As many countries have lifted their extradition treaties with Hong Kong, is the city still in good capacity to hunt down criminals absconded abroad? Can Hong Kong counteract anyone who intends to harm the interests of Hongkongers or the Hong Kong and Chinese governments?
Image: Apple Daily #Aug10
#US #Sanction #AppleDaily #Doxxing #Privacy
Year 2020: The Stranding and Disconnected World
Previously, Part 1
https://t.me/guardiansofhongkong/24463
Part 2
Since the sanction could be mis-enforced, causing unintended consequence, a certain amount of personal data was disclosed alongside the U.S. sanction list so that there would be no excuse for financial institutions worldwide for not locking on the right person and execute sanction.
All at once, the Office of the Privacy Commissioner for Personal Data and Chief Executive Carrie Lam jumped up and cried out their disagreement: it is an infringement of privacy.
Meanwhile, personal data of Apple Daily reporters have been deliberately disclosed on a doxxing website quietly approved by government authorities.
It’s an astonishing coincidence that disclosed data of Apple Daily reporters, including photos and telephone numbers, were provided to China Travel Services for “Home Return Permit” application. Not knowing why, the Privacy Commissioner is stretching his ruling to the U.S. while letting go a doxxing website in Hong Kong.
Is Hong Kong still a metropolitan city? As many countries have lifted their extradition treaties with Hong Kong, is the city still in good capacity to hunt down criminals absconded abroad? Can Hong Kong counteract anyone who intends to harm the interests of Hongkongers or the Hong Kong and Chinese governments?
Image: Apple Daily #Aug10
#US #Sanction #AppleDaily #Doxxing #Privacy
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Year 2020: The Stranding and Disconnected World
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Since Beijing's forceful imposition of the National Security Law in Hong Kong, thrusting the new legislation into the city’s constitution the…
Year 2020: The Stranding and Disconnected World
Part 1 - 2
Since Beijing's forceful imposition of the National Security Law in Hong Kong, thrusting the new legislation into the city’s constitution the…
#HongKongChronicles #LastYearToday #Aug25
Hongkongers: "This was how we spent our August days in different districts last year"
The photo was taken on August 25, 2019, capturing a scene at Yeung Uk Road, Tsuen Wan, just before the arrival of the water cannon truck.
Source: Kenji Wong #25Aug2019
#AntiELAB #Hongkongers #HongKongProtests #NeverForget #NeverForgive
Hongkongers: "This was how we spent our August days in different districts last year"
The photo was taken on August 25, 2019, capturing a scene at Yeung Uk Road, Tsuen Wan, just before the arrival of the water cannon truck.
Source: Kenji Wong #25Aug2019
#AntiELAB #Hongkongers #HongKongProtests #NeverForget #NeverForgive
#InternationalTribunal #CCPControl #ChinaInfluence
Chinese Ambassador to Hungary Becomes Judge in International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea
On 25 August, Duan Jielong, nominated by the Chinese Communist Party government, was named the new judge to the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea (#ITLOS) in Hamburg, Germany.
The Tribunal is an "independent judicial body" established by the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (#UNCLOS) to adjudicate maritime disputes "arising out of the interpretation and application of the Convention".
Duan, currently the PRC's ambassador to Hungary, received 149 votes in the first round of election and was therefore elected. His term will start on October 1, 2020 with an appointment of 9 years.
Since its establishment in 1996, the Tribunal has had 4 judges from the PRC.
[Editor's note: On 12 July 2016, the Permanent Court of Arbitration ruled that China had violated the UNCLOS in South China Sea]
Source: Now News #Aug25
#DuanJieLong #Judge
Chinese Ambassador to Hungary Becomes Judge in International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea
On 25 August, Duan Jielong, nominated by the Chinese Communist Party government, was named the new judge to the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea (#ITLOS) in Hamburg, Germany.
The Tribunal is an "independent judicial body" established by the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (#UNCLOS) to adjudicate maritime disputes "arising out of the interpretation and application of the Convention".
Duan, currently the PRC's ambassador to Hungary, received 149 votes in the first round of election and was therefore elected. His term will start on October 1, 2020 with an appointment of 9 years.
Since its establishment in 1996, the Tribunal has had 4 judges from the PRC.
[Editor's note: On 12 July 2016, the Permanent Court of Arbitration ruled that China had violated the UNCLOS in South China Sea]
Source: Now News #Aug25
#DuanJieLong #Judge
#PressFreedom #iCable
Over 400 Former Staff Demand iCable Management to Stop Sacking and Tarnishing the Channel's Credibility
Source: Stand News #Aug25
#TVB #Suppression #FreeSpeech
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Over 400 Former Staff Demand iCable Management to Stop Sacking and Tarnishing the Channel's Credibility
Source: Stand News #Aug25
#TVB #Suppression #FreeSpeech
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Over 400 Former Staff Demand iCable Management to Stop Sacking Employees and Tarnishing the Channel's Credibility
Over 240 staff from Cable News petitioned to condemn the management for unreasonably sacking 3 senior supervisors of the Engineering Department at the news channel.
Read more about the petition:
https://t.me/guardiansofhongkong/24432
On August 25, a joint statement signed by 406 former staff was published on Stand News, Apple Daily and Mingpao Daily through crowdfunding, demanding the iCable management to stop making unreasonable personnel changes.
The collective statement pointed out that the reputation and credibility of Cable News were not built overnight. Seeing its impending decline, former staff members could not stay in silence.
Read more about the management's response:
https://t.me/guardiansofhongkong/24406
According to Stand News, at least 2 former Cable News staff who are now working at the free-to-air pro-Establishment channel TVB, were pressured by the management of the news department to remove their signature from the petition.
Source: Stand News #Aug25
#TVB #Suppression #FreeSpeech
Over 400 Former Staff Demand iCable Management to Stop Sacking Employees and Tarnishing the Channel's Credibility
Over 240 staff from Cable News petitioned to condemn the management for unreasonably sacking 3 senior supervisors of the Engineering Department at the news channel.
Read more about the petition:
https://t.me/guardiansofhongkong/24432
On August 25, a joint statement signed by 406 former staff was published on Stand News, Apple Daily and Mingpao Daily through crowdfunding, demanding the iCable management to stop making unreasonable personnel changes.
The collective statement pointed out that the reputation and credibility of Cable News were not built overnight. Seeing its impending decline, former staff members could not stay in silence.
Read more about the management's response:
https://t.me/guardiansofhongkong/24406
According to Stand News, at least 2 former Cable News staff who are now working at the free-to-air pro-Establishment channel TVB, were pressured by the management of the news department to remove their signature from the petition.
Source: Stand News #Aug25
#TVB #Suppression #FreeSpeech
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200+ employees petition for i-Cable management to reveal reasons behind dismissal of engineering team heads
More than 200 employees from the Public Information of i-Cable petitioned, requesting for the management to reveal their…
200+ employees petition for i-Cable management to reveal reasons behind dismissal of engineering team heads
More than 200 employees from the Public Information of i-Cable petitioned, requesting for the management to reveal their…
#PoliticalAgenda #Smearing
Carrie Lam Accuses Hong Kong Medical Experts With a Different Opinion on Universal Coronavirus Testing of "Harbouring Political Motivation" and "Smearing the Chinese Government"
Source: Stand News #Aug25
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Carrie Lam Accuses Hong Kong Medical Experts With a Different Opinion on Universal Coronavirus Testing of "Harbouring Political Motivation" and "Smearing the Chinese Government"
Source: Stand News #Aug25
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Magistrate in Hong Kong Sentence Baker to 9 months in jail for possessing a rolling pin and hex keys
A baker was stopped and searched by the police in Tai Po on 11 Nov 2019. A 14-inch wooden pin and a bag of hex keys were found. He pled not guilty for "possessing illegal tools for illegal intentions".
Principle magistrate So Man-lung claimed that it was “an obvious judicial notice” that "the bat can be used to break car windows and traffic lights while the hex keys can be used to dissemble fences".
The defendant stated that the bat was used to make Swiss rolls while the hex keys were used to open machines in his shop for cleaning. On 11 Nov 2019 , he planned to take the tools back to his shop on his way to dine with his friends. He was sentenced to 9 months in jail, and was granted bail pending appeal.
Source: Apple Daily #Aug25 #SoManLung #Injustice #LawLessSociety
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Magistrate in Hong Kong Sentence Baker to 9 months in jail for possessing a rolling pin and hex keys
A baker was stopped and searched by the police in Tai Po on 11 Nov 2019. A 14-inch wooden pin and a bag of hex keys were found. He pled not guilty for "possessing illegal tools for illegal intentions".
Principle magistrate So Man-lung claimed that it was “an obvious judicial notice” that "the bat can be used to break car windows and traffic lights while the hex keys can be used to dissemble fences".
The defendant stated that the bat was used to make Swiss rolls while the hex keys were used to open machines in his shop for cleaning. On 11 Nov 2019 , he planned to take the tools back to his shop on his way to dine with his friends. He was sentenced to 9 months in jail, and was granted bail pending appeal.
Source: Apple Daily #Aug25 #SoManLung #Injustice #LawLessSociety
#Baker
#SpecialTreatment
Coroner's Inquiry of 15-year-old Girl Found in Waters: Police Assists Mother to Leave through the Special Passageway
The coroner pointed out that when Chan Yin-lam’s mother Ho Pui-yee and grandfather Ho Yun-loi left the court on 24 Aug,2020 they were insulted by the public. There were physical contacts and their car was followed. They at last went home with the protection of the police.
She pointed out that Ho Pui-yee felt insecure after the incident, and applied for the access to a special passageway in and out the court. The application was approved. A lot of police officers stood by near West Kowloon Magistrates' Courts to wait for Ho.
Source: Stand News; InMedia
#Aug25
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Coroner's Inquiry of 15-year-old Girl Found in Waters: Police Assists Mother to Leave through the Special Passageway
The coroner pointed out that when Chan Yin-lam’s mother Ho Pui-yee and grandfather Ho Yun-loi left the court on 24 Aug,2020 they were insulted by the public. There were physical contacts and their car was followed. They at last went home with the protection of the police.
She pointed out that Ho Pui-yee felt insecure after the incident, and applied for the access to a special passageway in and out the court. The application was approved. A lot of police officers stood by near West Kowloon Magistrates' Courts to wait for Ho.
Source: Stand News; InMedia
#Aug25
https://bit.ly/32kgrgV
#ChanYinlam
#Court #PoliceState #PoliceBrutality
20-Year-Old Student Charged With Assaulting Police Has Steel Plates Installed Permanently in His Shoulder
Source: Stand News #Aug25
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20-Year-Old Student Charged With Assaulting Police Has Steel Plates Installed Permanently in His Shoulder
Source: Stand News #Aug25
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20-Year-Old Student Charged With Assaulting Police Has Steel Plates Installed Permanently in His Shoulder
In the police-civilian conflict on 3 Aug 2019, a 20-year-old student was charged with assaulting a sergeant and an officer outside Wong Tai Sin MTR station. He pled not guilty. The case was heard on 20 Aug 2020 in Kwun Tong Magistrates’ Court.
The officer who claimed he was hurt said that he grabbed the defendant’s left arm, yet the defendant still rushed forward, causing the three of them to fall. He suggested that he did not know the defendant was sent to the emergency room afterwards for broken bones and was hospitalised for 12 days. He stressed that he did not use excessive force.
Thd sergeant involved suggested that he was not sure if the defendant intended to attack them.
The defendant’s attorney played a video, showing that the defendant was standing, and a black figure tapped his left shoulder, causing him to fall. It was confirmed that it was the hand of police officer Mak Wing-cheung. The attorney pointed out that the defendant fell after the officer tapped his shoulder, which contradicted Mak’s testimony. The attorney also stated that the defendant was found to have broken bones in his left shoulder, and steel plates have to be installed permanently.
Source: Stand News #Aug25 https://bit.ly/3jbFJVp
20-Year-Old Student Charged With Assaulting Police Has Steel Plates Installed Permanently in His Shoulder
In the police-civilian conflict on 3 Aug 2019, a 20-year-old student was charged with assaulting a sergeant and an officer outside Wong Tai Sin MTR station. He pled not guilty. The case was heard on 20 Aug 2020 in Kwun Tong Magistrates’ Court.
The officer who claimed he was hurt said that he grabbed the defendant’s left arm, yet the defendant still rushed forward, causing the three of them to fall. He suggested that he did not know the defendant was sent to the emergency room afterwards for broken bones and was hospitalised for 12 days. He stressed that he did not use excessive force.
Thd sergeant involved suggested that he was not sure if the defendant intended to attack them.
The defendant’s attorney played a video, showing that the defendant was standing, and a black figure tapped his left shoulder, causing him to fall. It was confirmed that it was the hand of police officer Mak Wing-cheung. The attorney pointed out that the defendant fell after the officer tapped his shoulder, which contradicted Mak’s testimony. The attorney also stated that the defendant was found to have broken bones in his left shoulder, and steel plates have to be installed permanently.
Source: Stand News #Aug25 https://bit.ly/3jbFJVp
#TradeWar #Australia #CCP
Beijing is not happy with deal cancellations between Australian and Chinese companies
The $600 million takeover of Australian drinks company Lion by Chinese company Mengniu Dairy has been blocked by Australian Treasurer Josh Frydenberg on national security grounds.
Mengniu Dairy has 25 per cent owned by the Chinese government.
Australia's Foreign Investment Review Board cleared the deal in February 2020 but Frydenberg stepped in to prevent it, as the political tensions and trade war between the two nations escalated.
Chinese state-run news, Global Times, wrote: 'Banning a Chinese company from buying an Australian dairy brand doesn't make much economic sense. It would show that bilateral relations will continue on a downward spiral, with the Australian side willing to risk its global reputation in order to maintain a tough line against China in all aspects.'
Source: Daily Mail #Aug25
https://trib.al/9gaouuZ
#JoshFrydenberg #MengniuDairy #Lion #China #NationalSecurityThreat
Beijing is not happy with deal cancellations between Australian and Chinese companies
The $600 million takeover of Australian drinks company Lion by Chinese company Mengniu Dairy has been blocked by Australian Treasurer Josh Frydenberg on national security grounds.
Mengniu Dairy has 25 per cent owned by the Chinese government.
Australia's Foreign Investment Review Board cleared the deal in February 2020 but Frydenberg stepped in to prevent it, as the political tensions and trade war between the two nations escalated.
Chinese state-run news, Global Times, wrote: 'Banning a Chinese company from buying an Australian dairy brand doesn't make much economic sense. It would show that bilateral relations will continue on a downward spiral, with the Australian side willing to risk its global reputation in order to maintain a tough line against China in all aspects.'
Source: Daily Mail #Aug25
https://trib.al/9gaouuZ
#JoshFrydenberg #MengniuDairy #Lion #China #NationalSecurityThreat
#Cybersecurity
Chinese government's technological military attack on Canadian company
In 2004 Nortel cyber-security advisor Brian Shields investigated a serious breach in the telecom giant’s network. This would only turn out to be an attack from China. More than just experiencing a breach in the network, files and important documents were also downloaded. A data theft was going on.
While the Canadian company was experiencing what seemed to be a massive crisis, Huawei suddenly replaced Nortel as the world’s dominant internet technology provider.
The Chinese government is not just stealing information through the usage of technology, but also 'providing' technology to Huawei, in order to gain information.
Source: Global News #Aug25
#Canada #Nortel #Huawei #CCP #5G
Chinese government's technological military attack on Canadian company
In 2004 Nortel cyber-security advisor Brian Shields investigated a serious breach in the telecom giant’s network. This would only turn out to be an attack from China. More than just experiencing a breach in the network, files and important documents were also downloaded. A data theft was going on.
While the Canadian company was experiencing what seemed to be a massive crisis, Huawei suddenly replaced Nortel as the world’s dominant internet technology provider.
The Chinese government is not just stealing information through the usage of technology, but also 'providing' technology to Huawei, in order to gain information.
Source: Global News #Aug25
#Canada #Nortel #Huawei #CCP #5G
Textbook used in Victorian schools repeats Chinese government propaganda
Among the concerns regarding the textbook is the inclusion of the “nine-dash line” map which shows China claiming most of the South China Sea – a position contested by Australia and numerous othrr countries in the region and challenged by an international tribunal. It is labelled in the book as the “map of China”.
The publishers said that its inclusion was a production error.
On top of this misleading information, the textbook also included portions that repeated Chinese Communist party propaganda.
#SouthChinaSea #Australia #Textbook #NineDashLine #ChinaPropaganda
Source: Guardian #Aug25
https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2020/aug/26/textbook-used-in-victorian-schools-repeats-chinese-government-propaganda
Among the concerns regarding the textbook is the inclusion of the “nine-dash line” map which shows China claiming most of the South China Sea – a position contested by Australia and numerous othrr countries in the region and challenged by an international tribunal. It is labelled in the book as the “map of China”.
The publishers said that its inclusion was a production error.
On top of this misleading information, the textbook also included portions that repeated Chinese Communist party propaganda.
#SouthChinaSea #Australia #Textbook #NineDashLine #ChinaPropaganda
Source: Guardian #Aug25
https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2020/aug/26/textbook-used-in-victorian-schools-repeats-chinese-government-propaganda