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HK Government Censors Fai-Chun by Pro-democracy District Councillors
One year ago, the pro-democracy camp had a landslide victory in the District Council Election, which is the only direct election in Hong Kong. Since then, the government has been suppressing the operation of the District Councils in different ways.
Recently, Wong Tai Sin District Council member Mok Yee-ha said that the District Council planned to print Fai Chun, a traditional decoration with greeting for the Lunar New Year, which reads “Wish the Good a Peaceful Life”.
The government, however, rejected the proposal by claiming that the greeting “Wish the Good a Peaceful Life” implies political meaning and that it is "not a commonly seen new years greeting".
Some Hongkongers described it as "Literary Inquisition" by the government.
Source: Apple Daily #Nov21
#WishtheGoodAPeacefulLife #TheGoodTheBadAndtheUgly
#Censorship #FaiChun #LiteraryInquisition #LunarNewYear #DistrictCouncil
HK Government Censors Fai-Chun by Pro-democracy District Councillors
One year ago, the pro-democracy camp had a landslide victory in the District Council Election, which is the only direct election in Hong Kong. Since then, the government has been suppressing the operation of the District Councils in different ways.
Recently, Wong Tai Sin District Council member Mok Yee-ha said that the District Council planned to print Fai Chun, a traditional decoration with greeting for the Lunar New Year, which reads “Wish the Good a Peaceful Life”.
The government, however, rejected the proposal by claiming that the greeting “Wish the Good a Peaceful Life” implies political meaning and that it is "not a commonly seen new years greeting".
Some Hongkongers described it as "Literary Inquisition" by the government.
Source: Apple Daily #Nov21
#WishtheGoodAPeacefulLife #TheGoodTheBadAndtheUgly
#Censorship #FaiChun #LiteraryInquisition #LunarNewYear #DistrictCouncil