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Carrie Lam Denies Separation of Powers in Hong Kong: "Power is Authorized by Beijing and Executed by the Chief Executive"
Source: InMedia; Stand News #Sept1
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Carrie Lam Denies Separation of Powers in Hong Kong: "Power is Authorized by Beijing and Executed by the Chief Executive"
Source: InMedia; Stand News #Sept1
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Carrie Lam Denies Separation of Powers in Hong Kong: "Power is Authorized by Beijing and Executed by the Chief Executive"
According to Stand News, the term "separation of laws" appeared for over 100 times (149 counts in Chinese and 129 counts in English) in the legal documents and ruling records collected in the Hong Kong legal database. The term was also cited by Chief Justice Geofrey Ma as an important aspect to uphold in Hong Kong.
Nevertheless, the Carrie Lam adminstration has proactively denied the "separation of powers" since August 31, 2020.
• In a press meeting on Sept 1, Carrie Lam said she "fully agreed" with the statement issued by Secretary for Education Kevin Yeung on Aug 31 that “Hong Kong has never enjoyed the separation of powers”.
• Carrie Lam said the Basic Law stated that Hong Kong "only" has a high degree of autonomy, but not full autonomy in executive, legislative and judicial authorities. Lam emphasized that power is not shared with Beijing.
• Carrie Lam said the political structure of the HKSAR is an Executive-led system headed by the Chief Executive (CE).
• Executive authorities, the legislature and the judiciary have their respective powers and responsibilities to maintain the system of check and balance. However, Lam reiterated that all these divisions have to report to the CE who then makes reports to Beijing.
• Carrie Lam called the idea of Hong Kong enjoying the separation of powers "wrong" and "inadequate". Lam accused "some people" of having "limited capacity to comprehend" and "intentions to misguide and create conflicts".
Source: InMedia; Stand News #Sept1
https://bit.ly/2QJexkA
https://bit.ly/32JQXJX
#SeparationOfPowers #CarrieLam #Totalitarianism
Carrie Lam Denies Separation of Powers in Hong Kong: "Power is Authorized by Beijing and Executed by the Chief Executive"
According to Stand News, the term "separation of laws" appeared for over 100 times (149 counts in Chinese and 129 counts in English) in the legal documents and ruling records collected in the Hong Kong legal database. The term was also cited by Chief Justice Geofrey Ma as an important aspect to uphold in Hong Kong.
Nevertheless, the Carrie Lam adminstration has proactively denied the "separation of powers" since August 31, 2020.
• In a press meeting on Sept 1, Carrie Lam said she "fully agreed" with the statement issued by Secretary for Education Kevin Yeung on Aug 31 that “Hong Kong has never enjoyed the separation of powers”.
• Carrie Lam said the Basic Law stated that Hong Kong "only" has a high degree of autonomy, but not full autonomy in executive, legislative and judicial authorities. Lam emphasized that power is not shared with Beijing.
• Carrie Lam said the political structure of the HKSAR is an Executive-led system headed by the Chief Executive (CE).
• Executive authorities, the legislature and the judiciary have their respective powers and responsibilities to maintain the system of check and balance. However, Lam reiterated that all these divisions have to report to the CE who then makes reports to Beijing.
• Carrie Lam called the idea of Hong Kong enjoying the separation of powers "wrong" and "inadequate". Lam accused "some people" of having "limited capacity to comprehend" and "intentions to misguide and create conflicts".
Source: InMedia; Stand News #Sept1
https://bit.ly/2QJexkA
https://bit.ly/32JQXJX
#SeparationOfPowers #CarrieLam #Totalitarianism
#PoliticalOppression #Totalitarianism #SeparationofPowers
Hong Kong Government Propagates China's Interpretation of the "Three Powers" and Erases Past Sayings
Source: Apple Daily; Stand News #Sept1
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Hong Kong Government Propagates China's Interpretation of the "Three Powers" and Erases Past Sayings
Source: Apple Daily; Stand News #Sept1
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Hong Kong Government Propagates China's Interpretation of the "Three Powers" and Erases Past Sayings
The “Separation of Powers” points to the separation of the Executive branch, the Legislature and the Judiciary. According to Article 64 in Hong Kong's Basic Law, the executive organisation should be under the supervision of legislative organisation. Hong Kong's Chief Justice Geofrey Ma clearly stated in 2014: "The Basic Law sets out clearly the principle of the separation of powers between the legislature, the executive and the judiciary."
Beijing, however, perceived the "three powers" very differenly when compared to the conception of the "separation of powers" in Hong Kong.
In 2008, Chinese Communist Party leader Xi Jinping proposed the “cooperation of 3 powers”, which is the opposite of the "separation of powers". Then-Chief Justice of Hong Kong Andrew Li Kwok-Nang denounced the idea.
During the anti-ELAB movement in 2019, Han Zheng, the vice-premier of the PRC's State Council, claimed that the "three powers had the responsibilities to stop the riot". The claim was immediately disproved by Geoffrey Ma, the Chief Justice of the Court of Final Appeal in Hong Kong.
Next to the theory of “3 Powers cooperation”, Zhang Xiaoming, former director of the Hong Kong and Macau Affairs Office, once claimed that the Chief Executive had supreme power over the "3 powers".
Following these sayings in recent years, the pro-Beijing camp and Chinese-stated own media continuously whitewashed the population's valorization of the separarion of powers, by claiming that “Hong Kong never enjoys the separation of powers" and that "Hong Kong is running on a executive-led system".
Source: Apple Daily; Stand News #Sept1
https://bit.ly/32JQXJX
Hong Kong Government Propagates China's Interpretation of the "Three Powers" and Erases Past Sayings
The “Separation of Powers” points to the separation of the Executive branch, the Legislature and the Judiciary. According to Article 64 in Hong Kong's Basic Law, the executive organisation should be under the supervision of legislative organisation. Hong Kong's Chief Justice Geofrey Ma clearly stated in 2014: "The Basic Law sets out clearly the principle of the separation of powers between the legislature, the executive and the judiciary."
Beijing, however, perceived the "three powers" very differenly when compared to the conception of the "separation of powers" in Hong Kong.
In 2008, Chinese Communist Party leader Xi Jinping proposed the “cooperation of 3 powers”, which is the opposite of the "separation of powers". Then-Chief Justice of Hong Kong Andrew Li Kwok-Nang denounced the idea.
During the anti-ELAB movement in 2019, Han Zheng, the vice-premier of the PRC's State Council, claimed that the "three powers had the responsibilities to stop the riot". The claim was immediately disproved by Geoffrey Ma, the Chief Justice of the Court of Final Appeal in Hong Kong.
Next to the theory of “3 Powers cooperation”, Zhang Xiaoming, former director of the Hong Kong and Macau Affairs Office, once claimed that the Chief Executive had supreme power over the "3 powers".
Following these sayings in recent years, the pro-Beijing camp and Chinese-stated own media continuously whitewashed the population's valorization of the separarion of powers, by claiming that “Hong Kong never enjoys the separation of powers" and that "Hong Kong is running on a executive-led system".
Source: Apple Daily; Stand News #Sept1
https://bit.ly/32JQXJX
#WhiteWash #BrainWash #Totalitarianism
Hong Kong Authorities Eradicate All Mentionings of "Separation of Powers" From Textbooks, their Websites and Database
Source: Stand News; Apple Daily #Sept1
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Hong Kong Authorities Eradicate All Mentionings of "Separation of Powers" From Textbooks, their Websites and Database
Source: Stand News; Apple Daily #Sept1
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Hong Kong Authorities Eradicate All Mentionings of "Separation of Powers" From Textbooks, their Websites and Database
It was recently found that the Education Bureau in Hong Kong has removed the description of “Separation of Three Powers” from high school textbooks.
On 31 August, 2020, Secretary for Education Kelvin Yeung defended the procedure and asked the public and the media not to compare the previous and newer versions of the textbooks.
Yeung emphasized that the textbook content should align with the objectives and the purpose of the subject, “the fact that there is no separation of powers should be stated clearly in the textbooks". Yeung continued, “people can’t criticise the deleted content on the ground as the older version hasn’t been assessed officially. Rhey are not comparable.”
Tin Fong-Chak, Vice-Chairman of Hong Kong Professional Teachers’ Union and liberal studies teacher, pointed out that the Chief Justice and scholars have recognised the separation of powers as a “common sense” in Hong Kong. Even if the government disagrees with this viewpoint, it should give room for discussion and allow different opinions in society, rather than erasing the whole part without any consultation.
Tin emphasised that liberal studies is not a propaganda tool but a site for understanding different views. If the authorities make changes without any consultation, teachers would be placed under pressure. According to Tin, civil and legal education are currently regressing in Hong Kong.
Source: Apple Daily; Stand News #Sept1
https://bit.ly/3gM4sxN
https://www.facebook.com/105259197447/posts/10159407325917448/
Hong Kong Authorities Eradicate All Mentionings of "Separation of Powers" From Textbooks, their Websites and Database
It was recently found that the Education Bureau in Hong Kong has removed the description of “Separation of Three Powers” from high school textbooks.
On 31 August, 2020, Secretary for Education Kelvin Yeung defended the procedure and asked the public and the media not to compare the previous and newer versions of the textbooks.
Yeung emphasized that the textbook content should align with the objectives and the purpose of the subject, “the fact that there is no separation of powers should be stated clearly in the textbooks". Yeung continued, “people can’t criticise the deleted content on the ground as the older version hasn’t been assessed officially. Rhey are not comparable.”
Tin Fong-Chak, Vice-Chairman of Hong Kong Professional Teachers’ Union and liberal studies teacher, pointed out that the Chief Justice and scholars have recognised the separation of powers as a “common sense” in Hong Kong. Even if the government disagrees with this viewpoint, it should give room for discussion and allow different opinions in society, rather than erasing the whole part without any consultation.
Tin emphasised that liberal studies is not a propaganda tool but a site for understanding different views. If the authorities make changes without any consultation, teachers would be placed under pressure. According to Tin, civil and legal education are currently regressing in Hong Kong.
Source: Apple Daily; Stand News #Sept1
https://bit.ly/3gM4sxN
https://www.facebook.com/105259197447/posts/10159407325917448/
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Hong Kong Court Sentences Parentless Autistic Man with Mild Mental Deficiency to 3 Years in Prison
A 38-year-old truck driver with mild mental disability and autism pointed a toy gun at a police vehicle last September.
After being arrested, police found a scalpel and other items in his possession. Under police warning, he confessed that, “I want the police to pay back what they have done to the pro-democracy protesters.”
The driver earlier pleaded guilty to possession of imitation firearms, possession of offensive weapons in public places, and dangerous driving.
The judge said that it was not a crime to feel resented by police brutality. However, seeking revenge by pointing a toy gun at the police vehicle is a crime.
The court sentenced the man, who has been living on his own after the death of his two parents, to 3 years imprisonment.
Source: InMedia #Sept1
https://bit.ly/3bgrw6x
#MentallyChallenged
Hong Kong Court Sentences Parentless Autistic Man with Mild Mental Deficiency to 3 Years in Prison
A 38-year-old truck driver with mild mental disability and autism pointed a toy gun at a police vehicle last September.
After being arrested, police found a scalpel and other items in his possession. Under police warning, he confessed that, “I want the police to pay back what they have done to the pro-democracy protesters.”
The driver earlier pleaded guilty to possession of imitation firearms, possession of offensive weapons in public places, and dangerous driving.
The judge said that it was not a crime to feel resented by police brutality. However, seeking revenge by pointing a toy gun at the police vehicle is a crime.
The court sentenced the man, who has been living on his own after the death of his two parents, to 3 years imprisonment.
Source: InMedia #Sept1
https://bit.ly/3bgrw6x
#MentallyChallenged
#HongKongersStory #COVID19 #FailedState
Family of Coronavirus Victim in Hong Kong Demands Apology:
Why Government Officials didn't Tighten Border Controls?
11:40pm, 10 August 2020
The ride from Shatin's Chun Yeung Estate to Kwun Tong Bypass takes less than 10 minutes. Jo looked at her husband, sitting behind the steering wheel, defying the speed limit.
Yet, he was not fast enough.
On the other end of the phone, Jo's brother said, “Dad is gone. Stay vigilant when driving.” Not knowing what to say or how to respond, Jo briefly acknowledged and hang up.
Her husband was tearing profusely, completely inconsolable, blaming himself for being the first one in the family infected with the coronavirus.
Jo had nothing to blame her husband. Rather, she was angry at the health authorities that refused to let her accompany her father to the hospital; those at the quarantine centre who claimed they would make arrangement but never help her visit her dying father; and the government officials who failed to implement effective pandemic control that caused rounds of outbreak, claiming the lives of innocent people.
"Because of your decisions, I will carry my regret for the rest of my life," Jo said. When Jo could leave the quarantine centre, it was already too late to see her father for the last time. Jo was separated from father by the health authorities 14 days ago as her father was brought to the hospital and Jo was sent to the quarantine center in Chun Yeung Estate.
During the interview, Jo did not yell even once. She kept mumbling, “We've paid so much attention to personal hygiene...they said that the death rate is low, but my father had died? ... father will miss my wedding."
Jo raised many questions to the authorities, “I want to know why government officials didn't tighten border controls, a crucial measure to prevent the spread of the coronavirus from its source."
Since the passing of her father, Jo cannot watch any TV nor news program. She cannot bear to hear the government official calling the elderly died of coronavirus by a mere identification number.
"It's so inhumane, as if they want to gloss over the pandemic. Does one have to die just by being old and suffering from chronic disease?"
These government officials, mentioned by Jo, never show a sign of remorse, nor did they apologize to the family of the 90 patients whose lives were claimed by the coronavirus outbreak.
Source: Stand News #Sept1
https://www.facebook.com/standnewshk/posts/3416018128483783
#WuhanPneumonia #ClosetheBorder
Family of Coronavirus Victim in Hong Kong Demands Apology:
Why Government Officials didn't Tighten Border Controls?
11:40pm, 10 August 2020
The ride from Shatin's Chun Yeung Estate to Kwun Tong Bypass takes less than 10 minutes. Jo looked at her husband, sitting behind the steering wheel, defying the speed limit.
Yet, he was not fast enough.
On the other end of the phone, Jo's brother said, “Dad is gone. Stay vigilant when driving.” Not knowing what to say or how to respond, Jo briefly acknowledged and hang up.
Her husband was tearing profusely, completely inconsolable, blaming himself for being the first one in the family infected with the coronavirus.
Jo had nothing to blame her husband. Rather, she was angry at the health authorities that refused to let her accompany her father to the hospital; those at the quarantine centre who claimed they would make arrangement but never help her visit her dying father; and the government officials who failed to implement effective pandemic control that caused rounds of outbreak, claiming the lives of innocent people.
"Because of your decisions, I will carry my regret for the rest of my life," Jo said. When Jo could leave the quarantine centre, it was already too late to see her father for the last time. Jo was separated from father by the health authorities 14 days ago as her father was brought to the hospital and Jo was sent to the quarantine center in Chun Yeung Estate.
During the interview, Jo did not yell even once. She kept mumbling, “We've paid so much attention to personal hygiene...they said that the death rate is low, but my father had died? ... father will miss my wedding."
Jo raised many questions to the authorities, “I want to know why government officials didn't tighten border controls, a crucial measure to prevent the spread of the coronavirus from its source."
Since the passing of her father, Jo cannot watch any TV nor news program. She cannot bear to hear the government official calling the elderly died of coronavirus by a mere identification number.
"It's so inhumane, as if they want to gloss over the pandemic. Does one have to die just by being old and suffering from chronic disease?"
These government officials, mentioned by Jo, never show a sign of remorse, nor did they apologize to the family of the 90 patients whose lives were claimed by the coronavirus outbreak.
Source: Stand News #Sept1
https://www.facebook.com/standnewshk/posts/3416018128483783
#WuhanPneumonia #ClosetheBorder
#FirstHand #Sept1
Definant Hongkongers refuse to forget police brutality in pro-democracy movement
2200 | Prince Edward, Hong Kong
Since China's imposition of National Security Law in Hong Kong in June 2020, the authorities have been cracking down opposing voices in the city and any efforts made for freedom and democracy.
Putting their freedom on the line, some Hongkongers continued to find subtle ways to defend their rights to express themselves in a bid for democracy.
On the day where Hongkongers usually gather to pay tribute to citizens and pro-democracy advocates who suffered police brutality on August 31, 2019, some hid white flowers in their bags, some laid brocade at the subway station, while another man was sighted carrying a handbill that read, "it is sad today, but I will carry on the fight."
#NeverForget #NeverForgive #831Incident #PrinceEdward831 #PoliceState #PoliceBrutality
Source: First hand; #Aug31
Definant Hongkongers refuse to forget police brutality in pro-democracy movement
2200 | Prince Edward, Hong Kong
Since China's imposition of National Security Law in Hong Kong in June 2020, the authorities have been cracking down opposing voices in the city and any efforts made for freedom and democracy.
Putting their freedom on the line, some Hongkongers continued to find subtle ways to defend their rights to express themselves in a bid for democracy.
On the day where Hongkongers usually gather to pay tribute to citizens and pro-democracy advocates who suffered police brutality on August 31, 2019, some hid white flowers in their bags, some laid brocade at the subway station, while another man was sighted carrying a handbill that read, "it is sad today, but I will carry on the fight."
#NeverForget #NeverForgive #831Incident #PrinceEdward831 #PoliceState #PoliceBrutality
Source: First hand; #Aug31
#PoliceState #PoliticalSuppresion
Police "Investigates" Hong Kong Protesters' Fund of over National Security Breaches
Hong Kong Police cited the #NationalSecurityLaw to obtain a order of production from the court that demands the #612HumanitarianReliefFund and the Alliance for True Democracy to give out details on donors and recipients, its crowdfunding campaign and how the fund was used.
The police claim that it is to "investigate" the protesters fund over "suspected national security breaches" and "collusion with foreign powers".
Source: Stand News #Sept1
https://thestandnews.page.link/sYtr6a3i3WVV41bGA
#612Fund #HongKongProtesters
Police "Investigates" Hong Kong Protesters' Fund of over National Security Breaches
Hong Kong Police cited the #NationalSecurityLaw to obtain a order of production from the court that demands the #612HumanitarianReliefFund and the Alliance for True Democracy to give out details on donors and recipients, its crowdfunding campaign and how the fund was used.
The police claim that it is to "investigate" the protesters fund over "suspected national security breaches" and "collusion with foreign powers".
Source: Stand News #Sept1
https://thestandnews.page.link/sYtr6a3i3WVV41bGA
#612Fund #HongKongProtesters