#FirstHand #Aug11
Police Stop and Allegedly Fine Solo Journalist for Violating Anti-Pandemic Regulation
19:47 | Langham Place
At the main entrance of Langham Place, a reporter was stopped by the police, possibly ticketed for Ordinance No. 599G violation. The reasoning behind remained unknown.
#599G #FailedState #SingWithYou #PressFreedom
Police Stop and Allegedly Fine Solo Journalist for Violating Anti-Pandemic Regulation
19:47 | Langham Place
At the main entrance of Langham Place, a reporter was stopped by the police, possibly ticketed for Ordinance No. 599G violation. The reasoning behind remained unknown.
#599G #FailedState #SingWithYou #PressFreedom
#PoliceState #UCH #599G
Citizen Ticketed by the Police for Gathering Ban Violation at Hospital's Emergency Room
The Stand News confirmed from various sources a citizen was organizing a street booth where the police accused her of violating the gathering ban. The citizen who was unwell was sent to the United Christian Hospital and ticketed by the police at the Emergency Room (ER) there.
The Hospital Authority confirmed that the patient involved was escorted to the ER by the police. Legislator pointed out that the police has distorted the actual aim of the anti-pandemic ordinance and that such enforcement caused impact to the operation of the hospital.
According to Golden Forum facebook page, the citizen was targetted and followed by the police even at the hospital to treat her ashma condition. The citizen received a 599G ticket and the location was indicated "Bed No. 13 of the United Christian Hospital's Emergency Room".
Source: Stand News #Aug24
#ER
Citizen Ticketed by the Police for Gathering Ban Violation at Hospital's Emergency Room
The Stand News confirmed from various sources a citizen was organizing a street booth where the police accused her of violating the gathering ban. The citizen who was unwell was sent to the United Christian Hospital and ticketed by the police at the Emergency Room (ER) there.
The Hospital Authority confirmed that the patient involved was escorted to the ER by the police. Legislator pointed out that the police has distorted the actual aim of the anti-pandemic ordinance and that such enforcement caused impact to the operation of the hospital.
According to Golden Forum facebook page, the citizen was targetted and followed by the police even at the hospital to treat her ashma condition. The citizen received a 599G ticket and the location was indicated "Bed No. 13 of the United Christian Hospital's Emergency Room".
Source: Stand News #Aug24
#ER
#FailedState #COVID19
The HK Government to Earn At Least HKD1.443 million of Fine from Civilians Ticketed by the Police
As of Dec 6, 2020, the Hong Kong Government issued over 7,217 fine tickets to the local population, which amounted to over 1.443 million HKD.
The Hong Kong Police issued 99.3% of these tickets and prosecuted 56 cases. The remaining 54 tickets were issued by the Food and Health Bureau.
With the coronavirus outbreak, the Hong Kong government implemented “group gathering restriction” since 29 March, 2020.
However, the fixed penalty of HKD2,000 will expire on 11 December, 2020, meaning that the authorities will possibly increase the penalty to HKD5,000 per ticket.
Source: Stand News #Dec6
https://bit.ly/37xRj93
#GatheringBan #Ticket #599G #GovernmentRevenue
The HK Government to Earn At Least HKD1.443 million of Fine from Civilians Ticketed by the Police
As of Dec 6, 2020, the Hong Kong Government issued over 7,217 fine tickets to the local population, which amounted to over 1.443 million HKD.
The Hong Kong Police issued 99.3% of these tickets and prosecuted 56 cases. The remaining 54 tickets were issued by the Food and Health Bureau.
With the coronavirus outbreak, the Hong Kong government implemented “group gathering restriction” since 29 March, 2020.
However, the fixed penalty of HKD2,000 will expire on 11 December, 2020, meaning that the authorities will possibly increase the penalty to HKD5,000 per ticket.
Source: Stand News #Dec6
https://bit.ly/37xRj93
#GatheringBan #Ticket #599G #GovernmentRevenue
#FirstHand #Dec11
Hong Kong Police Ticket 14 Pro-democracy Elderly for violating gathering ban, each fined for HK$5,000
Photos: https://t.me/guardiansofhongkong/27234
2200 | Mongkok
With the fourth wave of Coronavirus showing no signs of subsiding in Hong Kong, the SAR government announced further restrictions, in which participants being caught in gathering more than two people will be discharged by paying a fixed penalty of $5,000 starting today (December 11).
At around 10pm, a group of 10 some pro-democracy elderly citizens was seen being encircled in police cordon line nearby Soya Street and Sai Yeung Choi street in Mong Kok.
The elderly were being intercepted and searched by more than 20 police officers, despite that they all were wearing masks and respecting the gathering ban and social distancing restriction.
They are perhaps the first group of citizens being charged for violating the latest social distancing restriction, subject to a fine of HK$5,000.
Among them, two elderly people were taken away to a police vehicle for not being able to show their identifications.
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The HK Government to Earn At Least HKD1.443 million of Fine from Civilians Ticketed by the Police
https://t.me/guardiansofhongkong/27218
#PoliceState #HKProtest #Fine #599G #599I #Elderly
Hong Kong Police Ticket 14 Pro-democracy Elderly for violating gathering ban, each fined for HK$5,000
Photos: https://t.me/guardiansofhongkong/27234
2200 | Mongkok
With the fourth wave of Coronavirus showing no signs of subsiding in Hong Kong, the SAR government announced further restrictions, in which participants being caught in gathering more than two people will be discharged by paying a fixed penalty of $5,000 starting today (December 11).
At around 10pm, a group of 10 some pro-democracy elderly citizens was seen being encircled in police cordon line nearby Soya Street and Sai Yeung Choi street in Mong Kok.
The elderly were being intercepted and searched by more than 20 police officers, despite that they all were wearing masks and respecting the gathering ban and social distancing restriction.
They are perhaps the first group of citizens being charged for violating the latest social distancing restriction, subject to a fine of HK$5,000.
Among them, two elderly people were taken away to a police vehicle for not being able to show their identifications.
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#FailedState #COVID19
The HK Government to Earn At Least HKD1.443 million of Fine from Civilians Ticketed by the Police
https://t.me/guardiansofhongkong/27218
#PoliceState #HKProtest #Fine #599G #599I #Elderly
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HK Authorities Prosecute 12 People for Riotting in #PolyUSiege; Police Ticket and Arrest Pro-democracy Supporters
On Feb 19, 2021, the Hong Kong police arrested 12 people at midnight. The police accused them of "rioting" for their reported presence in the campus of the Hong Kong Polytechnic University (#PolyU) during the police siege of the university in November 2019.
More than one year after, the 12 Hongkongers were the first ones to be prosecuted among the 200 arrests made in PolyU. They were mentioned in the Kowloon City Magistrates on the late afternoon of the same day. The court refused to grant bail for 11 of them, apart from one being a voluntary first aider. The group will be detained until the next hearing in March 2021.
At round 21:30, 22 citizens (7 men and 15 women) in support of the pro-democracy movement showed support for the arrestees outside of the court. The police ticketed and fined all of them for the violatiok of the 599G gathering ban. Among the supporters, the police arrested a man in his twenties, for finding an 'Octopus' travel card with a name different than his.
See photos:
https://t.me/guardiansofhongkong/28679
The young man was taken away in the police car with the license number AM7057.
#PoliceState #Court #MassArrest #FirstAider #Rioting #599G #OctopusCard
HK Authorities Prosecute 12 People for Riotting in #PolyUSiege; Police Ticket and Arrest Pro-democracy Supporters
On Feb 19, 2021, the Hong Kong police arrested 12 people at midnight. The police accused them of "rioting" for their reported presence in the campus of the Hong Kong Polytechnic University (#PolyU) during the police siege of the university in November 2019.
More than one year after, the 12 Hongkongers were the first ones to be prosecuted among the 200 arrests made in PolyU. They were mentioned in the Kowloon City Magistrates on the late afternoon of the same day. The court refused to grant bail for 11 of them, apart from one being a voluntary first aider. The group will be detained until the next hearing in March 2021.
At round 21:30, 22 citizens (7 men and 15 women) in support of the pro-democracy movement showed support for the arrestees outside of the court. The police ticketed and fined all of them for the violatiok of the 599G gathering ban. Among the supporters, the police arrested a man in his twenties, for finding an 'Octopus' travel card with a name different than his.
See photos:
https://t.me/guardiansofhongkong/28679
The young man was taken away in the police car with the license number AM7057.
#PoliceState #Court #MassArrest #FirstAider #Rioting #599G #OctopusCard
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Hong Kong Police Accuse Civilians Queueing Up to Enter Courtroom of Breaching the Gathering Ban
1411 | High Court
The hearing of the 47 arrested pro-democracy activists began on Mar 1, 2021 in Hong Kong. On Mar 6, the bail appeal of 11 activists is reviewed.
Citizens queued up outside the court, hoping to get a seat in the court room to show support for the pro-democracy activists who were charged with "conspiracy to subverting state powers" for participating in the primary elections in July 2020.
Over a loudspeaker, the Hong Kong Police, however, accused the citizens of violating the gathering ban (#599G).
The police requested all civilians holding a ticket to line up and have their personal information recorded before entering the court.
In fact, under the Prevention and Control of Disease Ordinance, people in a queue should be exempted.
Journalists challenged the "standard" police in executing gathering restriction.
#PoliceState #47Democrats #AsiasFinest #GatheringBan
Hong Kong Police Accuse Civilians Queueing Up to Enter Courtroom of Breaching the Gathering Ban
1411 | High Court
The hearing of the 47 arrested pro-democracy activists began on Mar 1, 2021 in Hong Kong. On Mar 6, the bail appeal of 11 activists is reviewed.
Citizens queued up outside the court, hoping to get a seat in the court room to show support for the pro-democracy activists who were charged with "conspiracy to subverting state powers" for participating in the primary elections in July 2020.
Over a loudspeaker, the Hong Kong Police, however, accused the citizens of violating the gathering ban (#599G).
The police requested all civilians holding a ticket to line up and have their personal information recorded before entering the court.
In fact, under the Prevention and Control of Disease Ordinance, people in a queue should be exempted.
Journalists challenged the "standard" police in executing gathering restriction.
#PoliceState #47Democrats #AsiasFinest #GatheringBan
#FailedState
Police Bust Dinner Gathering due to Rape Report; Hong Kong's Top Government Officials Violate Gathering Ban
Several top government officials including some heads of disciplinary forces in Hong Kong were found violating the gathering ban, as Stand News revealed on July 7, 2021.
Commissioner of Customs and Excise, Hermes Tang; Director of Immigration, Au Ka-wang; and the Undersecretary for Security, Sonny Au were all fined in a dinner event that took place in Wan Chai on March 2, 2021.
According to two sources, among the 9 people involved, at least one top manager of a China-owned property developer that is listed in Hong Kong Stock Market was present at the dinner. The related company, however, did not respond to the inquiry of Stand News.
The said dinner was discovered when the police investigated a rape case. According to sources, the rape took place in the same venue as the dinner, which is a residential unit in Wan Chai.
The man who was arrested and charged for attempted rape worked for a China-owned enterprise and had participated in the dinner gathering.
On July 8, 2021, the heads of customs and immigration department issued two separate but identical statements, claiming that they have paid the fine.
However, they refused to answer the journalists questions with regard to the nature and the purpose of the dinner and the conflict of interests. The government officials did not revealed whether they were treated.
Source: Stand News #Jul8
https://bit.ly/3AIMA27
#GovernmentOfficial #GatheringBan #599G #Rape #Dinner
Police Bust Dinner Gathering due to Rape Report; Hong Kong's Top Government Officials Violate Gathering Ban
Several top government officials including some heads of disciplinary forces in Hong Kong were found violating the gathering ban, as Stand News revealed on July 7, 2021.
Commissioner of Customs and Excise, Hermes Tang; Director of Immigration, Au Ka-wang; and the Undersecretary for Security, Sonny Au were all fined in a dinner event that took place in Wan Chai on March 2, 2021.
According to two sources, among the 9 people involved, at least one top manager of a China-owned property developer that is listed in Hong Kong Stock Market was present at the dinner. The related company, however, did not respond to the inquiry of Stand News.
The said dinner was discovered when the police investigated a rape case. According to sources, the rape took place in the same venue as the dinner, which is a residential unit in Wan Chai.
The man who was arrested and charged for attempted rape worked for a China-owned enterprise and had participated in the dinner gathering.
On July 8, 2021, the heads of customs and immigration department issued two separate but identical statements, claiming that they have paid the fine.
However, they refused to answer the journalists questions with regard to the nature and the purpose of the dinner and the conflict of interests. The government officials did not revealed whether they were treated.
Source: Stand News #Jul8
https://bit.ly/3AIMA27
#GovernmentOfficial #GatheringBan #599G #Rape #Dinner
#FailedState
Carrie Lam Defends Top Officials for Violating Gathering Ban in Extravagant Banquet with Property Developer: "You can't just turn away after seeing abalone"
On July 11, 2021, Hong Kong Chief Executive #CarrieLam spoke in a #CommercialRadio program and defended three top government officials who had violated the #GatheringBan by participating in an extravagant dinner with another 5 people in March 2021.
One of the five people comes from the top management of Evergrande Real Estate Group, a China-owned property developer headquartered in Shenzhen.
Read more:
https://t.me/guardiansofhongkong/30467
The three top officials are Commissioner of Customs and Excise #HermesTang; Director of Immigration #AuKaWing; and the Undersecretary for Security, #SonnyAu. The banquet cost at least HKD 2,380 per head.
Lam claimed that “they didn’t know what was on the menu" and they couldn’t just "stand up and leave when they saw abalone."
Lam called on people to look at the incident in a "more humanised way”.
In the same program, Lam also openly said that she 'does not expect" #JohnLee, former Secretsry for Security and the new Chief Secretary, to do much, other than national security issues. Lam added that Lee, the second highest government official in the city, was not familiar with "poverty alleviation, youth or ethnic minority works".
Source: RTHK; Stand News #Jul10
https://bit.ly/3yS0xc2
#Abalone #Banquet #599G #AsiasFinest #Inequality #PropertyDeveloper #Evergrande
Carrie Lam Defends Top Officials for Violating Gathering Ban in Extravagant Banquet with Property Developer: "You can't just turn away after seeing abalone"
On July 11, 2021, Hong Kong Chief Executive #CarrieLam spoke in a #CommercialRadio program and defended three top government officials who had violated the #GatheringBan by participating in an extravagant dinner with another 5 people in March 2021.
One of the five people comes from the top management of Evergrande Real Estate Group, a China-owned property developer headquartered in Shenzhen.
Read more:
https://t.me/guardiansofhongkong/30467
The three top officials are Commissioner of Customs and Excise #HermesTang; Director of Immigration #AuKaWing; and the Undersecretary for Security, #SonnyAu. The banquet cost at least HKD 2,380 per head.
Lam claimed that “they didn’t know what was on the menu" and they couldn’t just "stand up and leave when they saw abalone."
Lam called on people to look at the incident in a "more humanised way”.
In the same program, Lam also openly said that she 'does not expect" #JohnLee, former Secretsry for Security and the new Chief Secretary, to do much, other than national security issues. Lam added that Lee, the second highest government official in the city, was not familiar with "poverty alleviation, youth or ethnic minority works".
Source: RTHK; Stand News #Jul10
https://bit.ly/3yS0xc2
#Abalone #Banquet #599G #AsiasFinest #Inequality #PropertyDeveloper #Evergrande
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Police Bust Dinner Gathering due to Rape Report; Hong Kong's Top Government Officials Violate Gathering Ban
Several top government officials including some heads of disciplinary forces in Hong Kong were found violating the gathering ban, as…
Police Bust Dinner Gathering due to Rape Report; Hong Kong's Top Government Officials Violate Gathering Ban
Several top government officials including some heads of disciplinary forces in Hong Kong were found violating the gathering ban, as…
55 people received penalty tickets, for 599G and littering, and 4 people were arrested due to incitement in the remembrance of Leung Kin-Fai, who attacked a police officer on July 1.
#July1 #LeungKinFai #Remembrance #599G #LitteringNotice #GoHKgraphics
#July1 #LeungKinFai #Remembrance #599G #LitteringNotice #GoHKgraphics
Report: Gathering Penalty Ticket has no effect on the Controlling Coronavirus Outbreak
Mingpao, a Hong Kong newspaper, compared the monthly enforcement figures of the "Prohibition on group gatherings" (Cap. 599G*) and "Compulsory mask-wearing" rule (Cap. 599I**).
It was found that the Hong Kong police issued 2,460 fixed penalty tickets on 599G in April 2021, highest in a single month, but there was only 60 confirmed local cases of Covid-19 infection in that month.
On the other hand, the maximum number of fixed penalty tickets on 599I was issued in March last year, when the 5th wave of the pandemic peaked.
Dr. Ho Pak-leung, President of the Carol Yu's Centre for Infection at the University of Hong Kong, believes that the variation in fixed penalty tickets issued is not correlated with that of infection cases, and the fixed penalty is not an effective way to control the pandemic.
According to Dr. Ho Pak-leung, the government stepped up the enforcement of the compulsory mask-wearing rule during the 5th wave of the pandemic, which led to a significant increase in the number of fixed penalty tickets. However, the variation in the group gatherings prohibition ticket issued is not correlated to the pandemic but is probably more related to places and police verbal warnings rather than pandemic risk assessment.
Ramon Yuen Hoi-man, a member of the Sham Shui Po District Council and the spokesman of the Democratic Party on medical policy, questions if it is necessary to issue fixed penalty tickets so relentlessly when the pandemic subsides, "the government should not make an impression that there's a hidden agenda proceed in the name public health".
* Prevention and Control of Disease (Prohibition on Gathering) Regulation
** Prevention and Control of Disease (Wearing of Mask) Regulation
Source: Mingpao #May19
#599G #599I #GatheringBan #FailedState
https://life.mingpao.com/general/article?issue=20220519&nodeid=1652897733454
Mingpao, a Hong Kong newspaper, compared the monthly enforcement figures of the "Prohibition on group gatherings" (Cap. 599G*) and "Compulsory mask-wearing" rule (Cap. 599I**).
It was found that the Hong Kong police issued 2,460 fixed penalty tickets on 599G in April 2021, highest in a single month, but there was only 60 confirmed local cases of Covid-19 infection in that month.
On the other hand, the maximum number of fixed penalty tickets on 599I was issued in March last year, when the 5th wave of the pandemic peaked.
Dr. Ho Pak-leung, President of the Carol Yu's Centre for Infection at the University of Hong Kong, believes that the variation in fixed penalty tickets issued is not correlated with that of infection cases, and the fixed penalty is not an effective way to control the pandemic.
According to Dr. Ho Pak-leung, the government stepped up the enforcement of the compulsory mask-wearing rule during the 5th wave of the pandemic, which led to a significant increase in the number of fixed penalty tickets. However, the variation in the group gatherings prohibition ticket issued is not correlated to the pandemic but is probably more related to places and police verbal warnings rather than pandemic risk assessment.
Ramon Yuen Hoi-man, a member of the Sham Shui Po District Council and the spokesman of the Democratic Party on medical policy, questions if it is necessary to issue fixed penalty tickets so relentlessly when the pandemic subsides, "the government should not make an impression that there's a hidden agenda proceed in the name public health".
* Prevention and Control of Disease (Prohibition on Gathering) Regulation
** Prevention and Control of Disease (Wearing of Mask) Regulation
Source: Mingpao #May19
#599G #599I #GatheringBan #FailedState
https://life.mingpao.com/general/article?issue=20220519&nodeid=1652897733454
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票控高峰適值確診低谷 何栢良：限聚控疫效用不大
【明報專訊】本報比較警方就「限聚令」及「口罩令」按月的執法數字及每月的新冠本地陽性個案數字，發現限聚令票控數字最多的是去年4月，警方單月發出2460張定額罰款通知書，該月本地確診數僅60宗；口罩令票控最多則發生於今年3月、即第五波疫情高峰。港大感染及傳染病中心總監何栢良認為，限聚令票控數字波動與疫情無關係，認為限聚令對控制疫情的效用不大。