#DailyUpdate #Jun11 #COVID19
COVID-19 Updates (Jun 11)
At the time of writing, 7,495,776 cases of the coronavirus had been confirmed with 419,801 deaths. 3,805,425 have recovered.
The 4 most affected countries are USA, Brazil, Russia and UK.
Hong Kong reports no new cases today.
In China, Beijing has reported one new local case.
The EU openly criticizes China for spreading fake information during the pandemic.
Brazil reports 32000 new cases in one day. Brazilian authorities insist to reopen shops.
In Japan, Tokyo would implement 3rd stage economic restart measures on Friday.
WHO says symptom-less COVID-19 patients are rare. Also there is no evidence showing virus transmission is affected by seasons.
The number of Covid-19 cases in Africa has doubled in less than 20 days and the WHO is warning of a shortage of test kits.
US surgeons successfully perform double-lung transplant on Covid-19 patient
EU is reopening external borders gradually from July.
Source: CNN, Now News, Worldometer
COVID-19 Updates (Jun 11)
At the time of writing, 7,495,776 cases of the coronavirus had been confirmed with 419,801 deaths. 3,805,425 have recovered.
The 4 most affected countries are USA, Brazil, Russia and UK.
Hong Kong reports no new cases today.
In China, Beijing has reported one new local case.
The EU openly criticizes China for spreading fake information during the pandemic.
Brazil reports 32000 new cases in one day. Brazilian authorities insist to reopen shops.
In Japan, Tokyo would implement 3rd stage economic restart measures on Friday.
WHO says symptom-less COVID-19 patients are rare. Also there is no evidence showing virus transmission is affected by seasons.
The number of Covid-19 cases in Africa has doubled in less than 20 days and the WHO is warning of a shortage of test kits.
US surgeons successfully perform double-lung transplant on Covid-19 patient
EU is reopening external borders gradually from July.
Source: CNN, Now News, Worldometer
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#NeverForget #NeverForgive #June12
1st Anniversary of June 12:
Hong Kong Pro-Democracy Movement in 366 Days, 8784 Hours
On June 12, 2019, Hongkongers protested outside the Legislative Council to oppose the second reading of the controversial extradition law.
The police deployed at least 150 rounds of tear gas, along with pepper spray and rubber bullets, to disperse peaceful civilians, leading to public outcry towards police brutality since then.
Since then, the protests in pursuit of freedom and democracy go on, despite adversity.
Source: Hong Kong Amnesty International #Jun11
#ToFreedom #HongKongProtests #FiveDemandsNotOneLess #StandWithHongKong
1st Anniversary of June 12:
Hong Kong Pro-Democracy Movement in 366 Days, 8784 Hours
On June 12, 2019, Hongkongers protested outside the Legislative Council to oppose the second reading of the controversial extradition law.
The police deployed at least 150 rounds of tear gas, along with pepper spray and rubber bullets, to disperse peaceful civilians, leading to public outcry towards police brutality since then.
Since then, the protests in pursuit of freedom and democracy go on, despite adversity.
Source: Hong Kong Amnesty International #Jun11
#ToFreedom #HongKongProtests #FiveDemandsNotOneLess #StandWithHongKong
#Newspaper
China's street-stall debate puts CCP Leader Xi Jiping and Premier Li Kexiang at odds
//PRC Premier Li Kexiang stressed the job creation capacity of street stalls during a news conference at the close of the National People's Congress, China's parliament. The term "street-stall economy" has become a buzz phrase
One private estimate says the country's jobless rate could be 20% if migrant workers who lost jobs in urban areas and returned to their hometowns are included.
Days later, China's latest buzz phrase was hit with an unexpected headwind. The Beijing Daily, the official newspaper of the Chinese Communist Party's Beijing Municipal Committee, on Saturday published a commentary saying that street stalls are "unhygienic and uncivilized," and not suitable for the capital.
The following day, state-run China Central Television followed up with a commentary to the same effect.
Over the past several years, President Xi Jinping's regime has cracked down on stalls as part of efforts to maintain security and strengthen governance. Li's public endorsement of the street vendors is seen as a policy reversal.
The conflicting messages have left cities in confusion. But almost immediately, local authorities reversed the decision.
Close aides of Xi hold key positions in the two organizations that openly criticized Li, namely the Beijing municipal government and the Publicity Department of the party's Central Committee, which oversees media outlets.
The more popular Li and his policies become, the more political danger they pose to Xi, as the wave could lead to a backlash against the president's iron-fisted rule.
This is why Xi's camp has been quick to counterattack Li's populism.
Tensions have been rising between Xi and Li because China is about to enter perhaps its most crucial political season in a decade.//
Source: Nikkei Asian Review #Jun11 #Xi #Ecomony #streetstall
#LiKexiang #CCP
China's street-stall debate puts CCP Leader Xi Jiping and Premier Li Kexiang at odds
//PRC Premier Li Kexiang stressed the job creation capacity of street stalls during a news conference at the close of the National People's Congress, China's parliament. The term "street-stall economy" has become a buzz phrase
One private estimate says the country's jobless rate could be 20% if migrant workers who lost jobs in urban areas and returned to their hometowns are included.
Days later, China's latest buzz phrase was hit with an unexpected headwind. The Beijing Daily, the official newspaper of the Chinese Communist Party's Beijing Municipal Committee, on Saturday published a commentary saying that street stalls are "unhygienic and uncivilized," and not suitable for the capital.
The following day, state-run China Central Television followed up with a commentary to the same effect.
Over the past several years, President Xi Jinping's regime has cracked down on stalls as part of efforts to maintain security and strengthen governance. Li's public endorsement of the street vendors is seen as a policy reversal.
The conflicting messages have left cities in confusion. But almost immediately, local authorities reversed the decision.
Close aides of Xi hold key positions in the two organizations that openly criticized Li, namely the Beijing municipal government and the Publicity Department of the party's Central Committee, which oversees media outlets.
The more popular Li and his policies become, the more political danger they pose to Xi, as the wave could lead to a backlash against the president's iron-fisted rule.
This is why Xi's camp has been quick to counterattack Li's populism.
Tensions have been rising between Xi and Li because China is about to enter perhaps its most crucial political season in a decade.//
Source: Nikkei Asian Review #Jun11 #Xi #Ecomony #streetstall
#LiKexiang #CCP
Nikkei Asia
China's street-stall debate puts Xi and Li at odds
Premier's attempt to revive vendors is immediately shot down by president's henchmen
#Education #Brainwashing
Government Requires at least 90 hours of training for all new teachers on "professional identity"
Starting from the next school term, all new teachers are required to attend at least 90 hours of training within the first 3 years of teaching, per the Education Bureau.
Core training courses will be provided to new teachers, and recources will be offered to current teachers by the Bureau in order for them to advance in their career.
Among the 90 hours of training, 30 hours of core training, provided by the Bureau, will cover "professional identity and studies". Its purpose is to help the teachers to self-reflect on their professional role, and to have a better understanding of local policies, national policies, and international education.
New teachers will also be required to complete another 60 hours of training on elective courses. For current teachers, completion of 30 hours of training related to "teachers' professional roles, values and conduct", and "local, national and international education policies" will be required every 3 years. Completion of 90-130 of training on similar topics will be required before teachers can progress in their career.
Source: RTHK #Jun11
#Teachers
Government Requires at least 90 hours of training for all new teachers on "professional identity"
Starting from the next school term, all new teachers are required to attend at least 90 hours of training within the first 3 years of teaching, per the Education Bureau.
Core training courses will be provided to new teachers, and recources will be offered to current teachers by the Bureau in order for them to advance in their career.
Among the 90 hours of training, 30 hours of core training, provided by the Bureau, will cover "professional identity and studies". Its purpose is to help the teachers to self-reflect on their professional role, and to have a better understanding of local policies, national policies, and international education.
New teachers will also be required to complete another 60 hours of training on elective courses. For current teachers, completion of 30 hours of training related to "teachers' professional roles, values and conduct", and "local, national and international education policies" will be required every 3 years. Completion of 90-130 of training on similar topics will be required before teachers can progress in their career.
Source: RTHK #Jun11
#Teachers
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新學年起新入職教師需接受至少90小時培訓
教育局表示，將於下個學年，為新入職教師提供核心培訓課程，以及為在職教師提供培訓課程和資源，並優化符合教師晉升要求的培訓。局方向學校發出通告，指出新入職教師必須在入職首3年內，完成最少90小時的培訓課程，包括30小時核心培訓，由教育局提供，涵蓋「教師專業身份」及「教師專業學習」，除了促進教師反思專業角色，亦會闡釋本地教育政策、國家及國際教育發展。另外教師亦要按個人專業發展需要參與不少於60小時的選修培訓。現職教師就需要在每3年周期中，劃出至少30小時，參加相關「…
教育局表示，將於下個學年，為新入職教師提供核心培訓課程，以及為在職教師提供培訓課程和資源，並優化符合教師晉升要求的培訓。局方向學校發出通告，指出新入職教師必須在入職首3年內，完成最少90小時的培訓課程，包括30小時核心培訓，由教育局提供，涵蓋「教師專業身份」及「教師專業學習」，除了促進教師反思專業角色，亦會闡釋本地教育政策、國家及國際教育發展。另外教師亦要按個人專業發展需要參與不少於60小時的選修培訓。現職教師就需要在每3年周期中，劃出至少30小時，參加相關「…
#NeverForget #NeverForgive
#ProtestersStory
The Long and Arduous Aftermath after the Battle of Chinese University of Hong Kong; Arrested Student: Hongkongers, Please Go On Fighting
One year after the Anti-ELAB movement began, a quieter but more sustained form of suffering now grips Hong Kong's pro-democracy activists.
The Stand News follows the story of Ah Man, a student who was arrested at the Siege of the Chinese University of Hong Kong (#CUHK) by the police, as he awaits his trial that is yet to even be scheduled.
This is just one of many Hong Kong protesters' stories.
Ah Man hopes to tell Hongkongers, "Please go on the fight".
Read the Translated Article in Full:
https://telegra.ph/Arrested-student-from-Chinese-University-siege-Sacrifice-is-inevitable-in-this-era-of-revolution-Hongkongers-please-continue-fig-11-11
Source: Stand News #Jun11
https://www.thestandnews.com/politics/612-個被控暴動的人-5-中大一役被捕學生-時代總有人犧牲-香港人請繼續抗爭/
#CUHKSiege #AntiELAB #HongkongProtests #HongkongChronicles
#ProtestersStory
The Long and Arduous Aftermath after the Battle of Chinese University of Hong Kong; Arrested Student: Hongkongers, Please Go On Fighting
One year after the Anti-ELAB movement began, a quieter but more sustained form of suffering now grips Hong Kong's pro-democracy activists.
The Stand News follows the story of Ah Man, a student who was arrested at the Siege of the Chinese University of Hong Kong (#CUHK) by the police, as he awaits his trial that is yet to even be scheduled.
This is just one of many Hong Kong protesters' stories.
Ah Man hopes to tell Hongkongers, "Please go on the fight".
Read the Translated Article in Full:
https://telegra.ph/Arrested-student-from-Chinese-University-siege-Sacrifice-is-inevitable-in-this-era-of-revolution-Hongkongers-please-continue-fig-11-11
Source: Stand News #Jun11
https://www.thestandnews.com/politics/612-個被控暴動的人-5-中大一役被捕學生-時代總有人犧牲-香港人請繼續抗爭/
#CUHKSiege #AntiELAB #HongkongProtests #HongkongChronicles
#NeverForget #2Years Ago: Pro-democracy Hongkongers Sing Hallelujah to the Lord Overnight
Two years ago, after June 9, 2019, Hong Kong citizens continued to voice their discontent towards the government's indifference to the 1-million-peopled march --the authorities not only refused to withdraw the plan to implement extradition to China, but also set up the second reading of the bill on June 12, 2019.
On the evening of June 11, 2019, just as pro-democracy Hongkongers surrounded the Legislative Building, the police deployed 5,000 officers at the scene.
As tension built up, religious groups held a mass prayer gathering near Tamar Park, leading the crowd to sing
"Sing Hallelujah to the Lord" in front of the police for over ten hours until dawn.
However, this did not prevent the police from clashing with the civilians on the next day, marking the first case of large-scale police violence in the #AntiELAB movement.
Photo: Kenji Wong
Source: Stand News #Jun11
https://bit.ly/3gnAJgA
#TodayInHistory #Sing
Two years ago, after June 9, 2019, Hong Kong citizens continued to voice their discontent towards the government's indifference to the 1-million-peopled march --the authorities not only refused to withdraw the plan to implement extradition to China, but also set up the second reading of the bill on June 12, 2019.
On the evening of June 11, 2019, just as pro-democracy Hongkongers surrounded the Legislative Building, the police deployed 5,000 officers at the scene.
As tension built up, religious groups held a mass prayer gathering near Tamar Park, leading the crowd to sing
"Sing Hallelujah to the Lord" in front of the police for over ten hours until dawn.
However, this did not prevent the police from clashing with the civilians on the next day, marking the first case of large-scale police violence in the #AntiELAB movement.
Photo: Kenji Wong
Source: Stand News #Jun11
https://bit.ly/3gnAJgA
#TodayInHistory #Sing
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#FreeAgnes
Agnes Chow Released After Being Jailed for 10 Months
On June 12, 2021, pro-democracy activist #AgnesChow, member of the now-dissolved #Demosisto, will be able to leave the prison Tai Lam Centre for Women.
Read more:
https://t.me/guardiansofhongkong/30062
Chow has been jailed for 10 months after the court convicted her of surrounding the Police Headquarters on June 21, 2019 during the #AntiELAB movement.
Despite her young age, Chow's long time engagement with Hong Kong's pro-democracy movement and her courageous behaviour in defense of rights and freedom have earned her the title of #RealMulan among the supporting netizens.
Source: Internet #Jun11
#PoliticalPrisoner #NeverForget #NeverForgive #HongKongYouth
Agnes Chow Released After Being Jailed for 10 Months
On June 12, 2021, pro-democracy activist #AgnesChow, member of the now-dissolved #Demosisto, will be able to leave the prison Tai Lam Centre for Women.
Read more:
https://t.me/guardiansofhongkong/30062
Chow has been jailed for 10 months after the court convicted her of surrounding the Police Headquarters on June 21, 2019 during the #AntiELAB movement.
Despite her young age, Chow's long time engagement with Hong Kong's pro-democracy movement and her courageous behaviour in defense of rights and freedom have earned her the title of #RealMulan among the supporting netizens.
Source: Internet #Jun11
#PoliticalPrisoner #NeverForget #NeverForgive #HongKongYouth
Hong Kong Watch: 3 public pension funds in Canada involved in investment and human rights violations by Chinese companies
Source: Stand News #Jun11
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Hong Kong Watch: 3 public pension funds in Canada involved in investment and human rights violations by Chinese companies
Hong Kong Watch, the organisation which concern about Hong Kong human rights, published a report on Thursday. It discovered that there are 3 public pension funds in Canada invest in the Chinese companies which involve in Chinese military and human rights violations. The investigation discovered, two of the funds have been invested into the Chinese companies such as China Communications Construction, which have been blacklisted by United States. The investment involved amounts to $373 million Canadian dollars (approximately $2.39 billion HKD)
Hong Kong Watch suggested the Canada Members of the Parliament of Canada urge the government, ban pension funds from investing in companies that involve persecuting Uyghurs and Tibetans and suppressing Hong Kong. Furthermore, it also encourages the government to include companies involved in human rights violations on the “Entity List” and requires the Financial Consumer Council of Canada to pass legislation to restrict investment in companies involved in human rights violations.
Source: Stand News #Jun11
https://bit.ly/3wMg2ln
#HongKongWatch #Canada #China #HumanRights #Uyghurs #Xinjiang #Tibetans #HongKong #Suppression #EntityList #Legislation
Hong Kong Watch, the organisation which concern about Hong Kong human rights, published a report on Thursday. It discovered that there are 3 public pension funds in Canada invest in the Chinese companies which involve in Chinese military and human rights violations. The investigation discovered, two of the funds have been invested into the Chinese companies such as China Communications Construction, which have been blacklisted by United States. The investment involved amounts to $373 million Canadian dollars (approximately $2.39 billion HKD)
Hong Kong Watch suggested the Canada Members of the Parliament of Canada urge the government, ban pension funds from investing in companies that involve persecuting Uyghurs and Tibetans and suppressing Hong Kong. Furthermore, it also encourages the government to include companies involved in human rights violations on the “Entity List” and requires the Financial Consumer Council of Canada to pass legislation to restrict investment in companies involved in human rights violations.
Source: Stand News #Jun11
https://bit.ly/3wMg2ln
#HongKongWatch #Canada #China #HumanRights #Uyghurs #Xinjiang #Tibetans #HongKong #Suppression #EntityList #Legislation
#Censorship #PoliceState
Hong Kong Authotities Amend #FilmCensorshipOrdinance, Demanding Censors to Ban Films that “Endanger National Security”
Source: InMedia #Jun11 https://bit.ly/3xeNoJy
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Hong Kong Authotities Amend #FilmCensorshipOrdinance, Demanding Censors to Ban Films that “Endanger National Security”
Source: InMedia #Jun11 https://bit.ly/3xeNoJy
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#Censorship #PoliceState
Hong Kong Authotities Amend #FilmCensorshipOrdinance, Demanding Censors to Ban Films that “Endanger National Security”
The Hong Kong government amended and implemented the guideline for censors under the Film Censorship Ordinance on June 11, 2021.
The amendments are associated to the #NationalSecurityLaw that has been forcefully enacted in June 2020.
The government demands the Censors to check whether a film contains any content that portrays "activities that endanger national security", and any content that is “objectively and reasonably capable of being perceived as endorsing, supporting, promoting, glorifying, encouraging or inciting such act or activity”. The Ordinance allows censors to ban the film.
Source: InMedia #Jun11 https://bit.ly/3xeNoJy
#HongKongCinema #FilmCensor #FreeSpeech #WhiteTerror
Hong Kong Authotities Amend #FilmCensorshipOrdinance, Demanding Censors to Ban Films that “Endanger National Security”
The Hong Kong government amended and implemented the guideline for censors under the Film Censorship Ordinance on June 11, 2021.
The amendments are associated to the #NationalSecurityLaw that has been forcefully enacted in June 2020.
The government demands the Censors to check whether a film contains any content that portrays "activities that endanger national security", and any content that is “objectively and reasonably capable of being perceived as endorsing, supporting, promoting, glorifying, encouraging or inciting such act or activity”. The Ordinance allows censors to ban the film.
Source: InMedia #Jun11 https://bit.ly/3xeNoJy
#HongKongCinema #FilmCensor #FreeSpeech #WhiteTerror
China wants to control Indo-Pacific, Defense Secretary Austin says
China is set on controlling the Indo-Pacific, and without a direct line of communication between leaders in Washington and Beijing, a small incident can spark a crisis, U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin told lawmakers Thursday.
Austin described the lack of a hotline -- popularly called a red phone -- as a "critical" issue.
He was answering a question from Maine Sen. Angus King, who likened the situation to that portrayed in "The Guns of August," the late historian Barbara Tuchman's Pulitzer Prize-winning book on the lead-up to World War I. The June 1914 assassination of the heir to the Austro-Hungarian throne quickly exploded into armed conflict, owing partly to the lack of a mechanism to de-escalate tensions.
Source: Nikkei Asia #Jun11
https://t.co/UOLhfsgjyR
#China #Pacific #Washington #Beijing
China is set on controlling the Indo-Pacific, and without a direct line of communication between leaders in Washington and Beijing, a small incident can spark a crisis, U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin told lawmakers Thursday.
Austin described the lack of a hotline -- popularly called a red phone -- as a "critical" issue.
He was answering a question from Maine Sen. Angus King, who likened the situation to that portrayed in "The Guns of August," the late historian Barbara Tuchman's Pulitzer Prize-winning book on the lead-up to World War I. The June 1914 assassination of the heir to the Austro-Hungarian throne quickly exploded into armed conflict, owing partly to the lack of a mechanism to de-escalate tensions.
Source: Nikkei Asia #Jun11
https://t.co/UOLhfsgjyR
#China #Pacific #Washington #Beijing
Amnesty International Report Describes Xinjiang's Situation as a “Dystopian Hell Landscape"
Source: Stand News #Jun11
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Amnesty International Report Describes Xinjiang's Situation as a “Dystopian Hell Landscape"
Amnesty International characterized the Chinese government’s actions against the Turkic Muslim population as a “crime against humanity” on Thursday (10 June). They publish a 160-page report, stating Uyghurs and Muslim minorities in Xinjiang are facing systematic abuse, including the torture tool “tiger chair” that a slight move can lead to great pain to the person in the seat.
Recently, many governments and international organizations accuse China of human rights violations. Among them, Amnesty International has been investigating the Xinjiang issue for years. This report describes the Chinese government's intention to remove Muslim cultures and traditions within the territory by different means. The report also states the government regards Turkic Muslim in the region as “extremists”. The report alleges that since most Xinjiang people are afraid of being imprisoned or badly treated, they stop praying nor following any act of Islam observance, including clothing, retouching and speech. Some locals said to Amnesty International, “We cannot say 'let peace be with you (as-salamu-alaykum)'. The government even ban Koran, prayer mats and other religious products.
The report also quotes evidence from Turkic Muslim that they are detained in Chinese government-called “re-education camps", with abuse by the authority. Turkic Muslim women were even forced to accept the system of sterilization or birth control.
Source: Stand News #Jun11
https://bit.ly/3jmJOZQ
#AmnestyInternational #Xinjiang #Uyghurs #Turkic #Islam #Muslim #China #HumanRights #Imprison #Extremist #ReeducationCamp #Genocide
Amnesty International characterized the Chinese government’s actions against the Turkic Muslim population as a “crime against humanity” on Thursday (10 June). They publish a 160-page report, stating Uyghurs and Muslim minorities in Xinjiang are facing systematic abuse, including the torture tool “tiger chair” that a slight move can lead to great pain to the person in the seat.
Recently, many governments and international organizations accuse China of human rights violations. Among them, Amnesty International has been investigating the Xinjiang issue for years. This report describes the Chinese government's intention to remove Muslim cultures and traditions within the territory by different means. The report also states the government regards Turkic Muslim in the region as “extremists”. The report alleges that since most Xinjiang people are afraid of being imprisoned or badly treated, they stop praying nor following any act of Islam observance, including clothing, retouching and speech. Some locals said to Amnesty International, “We cannot say 'let peace be with you (as-salamu-alaykum)'. The government even ban Koran, prayer mats and other religious products.
The report also quotes evidence from Turkic Muslim that they are detained in Chinese government-called “re-education camps", with abuse by the authority. Turkic Muslim women were even forced to accept the system of sterilization or birth control.
Source: Stand News #Jun11
https://bit.ly/3jmJOZQ
#AmnestyInternational #Xinjiang #Uyghurs #Turkic #Islam #Muslim #China #HumanRights #Imprison #Extremist #ReeducationCamp #Genocide