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In Photos: CUHK graduates urge citizens to fight on for democracy and bear witness

Last year on the night before Hong Kong Police laid a brutal siege to the pro-democracy students at #CUHK, graduates marched from the Statue of Lady Liberty to the main building, stridently chanting anti-ELAB slogans.

A year has passed, and although no ceremony was held on campus this year, defiant new graduates marched along the same route, holding up a banner that read, “No one in this movement will win in the end; but please carry on and bear witness (這一場革命最終無人取勝 但請你留低一起作見證).”

Facing an uncertain future, what do these new graduates want to say?

Source: Stand News #Nov20
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University Graduates in HK Demostrate in Campus: "No Matter Life and Death, Live Up Expectations and Never Forget the Fight"
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Carrie Lam Thanks Beijing But Not Hongkongers: "There are Seldom Hong Kong Civilians Next to Me”.

Hong Kong Chief Executive Carrie Lam delivered her 4th Policy Address on November 25, 2020.

At the end of the speech, she thanked the Beijing government for support and also acknowledged her family and friends to accompany her during difficult times.

When attending a TV forum in the evening, a reporter from Cable News asked Lam why she did not thank Hongkongers.

Lam replied that it was an “emotional” remark and that “only those close to you can give support during difficult times”.

She then said that "there are seldom Hong Kong civilians next to me”.

Source: Stand News #Nov25
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Australian Prime Minister Visits Japan, Signing Security Pact to Counter China's Influence

Source: Apple Daily #Nov16

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Australian Prime Minister Visits Japan, Signing Security Pact to Counter China's Influence

Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison arrived in Japan on Tuesday for a visit. Reuters reports that Morrison is expected to sign a historic military cooperation agreement with Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga to cooperate in countering the growing influence of China in the region.

Morrison arrived in Japan on Tuesday, and an official from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan said that the meeting would include an announcement, but did not reveal any details. Some security experts estimate that Morrison and Suga will sign the Reciprocal Access Agreement, establishing a legal framework to allow mutual military training visits and joint exercises.

Japan has been negotiating the agreement for over six years, and still needs to be ratified by the Japanese Parliament. It will be the first military cooperation related agreement since the U.S.-Japan Treaty of Mutual Cooperation and Security in the 1960s, allowing the U.S. to base warship, fighter jets and set up military bases in and around Japan.

#Australia #Japan #ReciprocalAccessAgreement #ScottMorrison #YoshihideSuga #CounterChina #IndoPacific

Source: Apple Daily #Nov16

https://hk.appledaily.com/international/20201116/OKL2DG4UGNGF5O5GITAYZ7PWSM/
Poland Charges Former Huawei Top Executive with Spying for China

Polish authorities formally charged Wang Weijing, former sales director at the Polish branch of the Chinese telecoms giant Huawei, with spying for China on Tuesday, 17 November.

The authorities announced last January that they had arrested Wang and former top Polish national security official Piotr Durbajlo for espionage. A spokesperson for Poland’s special services coordinator said on Wednesday, 18 November that an indictment had been filed to the Warsaw district court on Tuesday, accusing the two of espionage against Polish interests.

Source: Apple Daily #Nov19

#Poland #China #Huawei #Espionage

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Diane Francis: Trudeau fiddles as Beijing burns us

Canada is the only Five-Eye country that has not banned Huawei from its network. The Conservatives introduced a motion last week seeking to force Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to make a decision on Huawei in the next 30 days.

China has held two innocent Canadians hostage since 2018, as payback for the arrest of a Huawei executive on a U.S. extradition warrant. China has also abrogated billions in agricultural trade contacts with Canada. Yet the prime minister ignores the fact that four out of five Canadians want actions taken against China for these and other misdeeds.

Source: Financial Post #Nov19

https://financialpost.com/diane-francis/diane-francis-trudeau-fiddles-as-beijing-burns-us/wcm/8d935d84-fda5-46da-ab54-ea35d5a7a618/amp/#click=https://t.co/y2Dva9o9YP

#China #Canada #Huawei #FiveEye
Arrest of Grandma Wong in Hong Kong.

64-year-old Grandma Wong is an inspiration to generations of pro-democracy protestors in Hong Kong. She will be nominated for the Nobel Prize.

Vice Chair of the All-Party Parliamentary Group on Hong Kong and a Parton of human rights group Hong Kong Watch say,

“We send a clear signal to the brutal Chinese Communist Party and its puppet regime in Hong Kong that we will not shield our eyes from their denial of the most basic human rights and their undermining of the rule of law.”

“Grandma Wong and Hong Kong’s grandchildren represent the future, not Tiananmen tanks, coercion , and repression.”

Source: David Alton Lord Alton of Liverpool #Nov21

https://www.davidalton.net/2020/11/21/arrest-of-grandma-wong-in-hong-kong/


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Hong Kong Police Announces the Upcoming Arrest of All Civilians Paying Tribute to Police Brutality Victims

Source: Apple Daily #Nov28

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Hong Kong Police Announces the Upcoming Arrest of All Civilians Paying Tribute to Police Brutality Victims

On August 31, 2019, riot police barged into the subway trains in Prince Edward station and indiscrimately assaulted passengers and pro-democracy protesters on their way home.

Many civilians were gravely injured, and many others were seen went down on their knees, or begging the police to stop pepper-spraying and hitting them. Known as the 831 Prince Edward Incident, this was one of the most brutal incidents during the Anti-ELAB movement in Hong Kong.

Since then, members of the public voluntarily go to the #PrinceEdward train station on the last day of every month, bringing white flowers to pay tribute to the casualties and the victims of #PoliceBrutality in the pro-democracy movement.

On Nov 28, 2020, it was reported that Hong Kong police will arrest any civilians paying tribute outside the Prince Edward Station starting from Nov 30, 2020.

District Councilor Lam Siu-ben told reporters that since beginning of 2020, police officers often sweep away white flowers as soon as civilians put them down. Other police officers were seen closely monitoring onlookers from nearby Mong Kok Police Station. When a civilian put down a flower, they would immediately be threatened for committing littering.

Lam quoted a source saying the police will tighten enforcement from this month to disperse citizens gathering nearby Prince Edward Station and arrest those refuse to leave.

Lam said that from his observation, “police do not want to see white flowers being placed at Prince Edward station and around the area of Mong Kok Police Station".

Source: Apple Daily #Nov28
https://hk.appledaily.com/local/20201128/ZGJXCIEIEJD7XKMNCZ2NWM4SMU/
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Medical Practitioner: False Positive COVID-19 Cases by China-funded Lab are Medical Malpractice

Source: Apple Daily #Nov20

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Medical Practitioner: False Positive COVID-19 Cases by China-funded Lab are Medical Malpractice

A testing laboratory designated by Hong Kong government produced a series of false positive COVID-19 test results.

The lab involved is KingMed Diagnostics, a China-funded company which was designated by the authorities to undertake testing by the government’s mass screening project. The false positive cases involved four professional drivers.

Dr. David S.C. Hui, an expert adviser to the government and a professor of respiratory systems at the Chinese University medical school, suspected that these were the result of sample contamination at the lab.

The four drivers tested negative after being hospitalized, and no COVID-19 antibodies were detected in their bodies.

A registered medical lab technologist said that the incident constitutes medical malpractice. He pointed out that re-testing a sample would take only 1–2 days, yet the government had not made any announcement about the false positive, and only stated that they tested negative and were released. He questioned whether the government is trying to cover up this malpractice by the Chinese-funded testing lab.

Source: Apple Daily #Nov20
https://hk.appledaily.com/local/20201120/42BXNGN7HJCIDJMRBVE5VYYJOU/

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Authorities Demand All Civil Servants to Pledge Allegiance; Refusal will Jeopardize Chances of Promotion

Source: Stand News #Nov26

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Authorities Demand All Civil Servants to Pledge Allegiance; Refusal will Jeopardize Chances of Promotion

The Hong Kong Government announced new guideline recently requiring all new civil servants who joined on 1 July, 2020 or after to swear allegiance to the city and its mini-constitution, “Basic Law”.

On November 26, 2020, Secretary of Civil Service Patrick Nip Tak-Kuen clarified that all existing civil servants should sign declaration or take an oath of loyalty in one round.

Nip also stated that chances of promotion would be affected for those reject signing the declaration.

Nip stressed that he is in consultation with the Department of Justice (#DOJ) to discern whether those refused to sign the declaration of loyalty will be terminated.

Patrick Nip pointed out that advocating “Basic Law” and pledging loyalty to the Hong Kong government is an essential requirement and responsibility of a civil servant, which is also in line with social expectation.

Senior civil servants, including Director and permanent secretary of a department might be asked to take oath separately. In due course, details of the arrangement will be communicated to the Civil Service Union.

Source: Stand News #Nov26
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Chinese Students in the US Accuse #JoshuaWong of “Promoting Terrorism” in a University Student Webinar

Source: Apple Daily #Nov26

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Chinese Students in the US Accuse #JoshuaWong of “Promoting Terrorism” in a University Student Webinar

Hong Kong pro-democracy activist Joshua Wong, the former secretary-general of DemosistĹŤ, was invited to a webinar held by the Student Union of Indiana University to share his experience in Hong Kong.

The invitation has caused a lot of complaints by Chinese students in the university, claiming the event has “broken Chinese students’ hearts”, “damaged the rights of Chinese students” and “promoted terrorism”. One even intimidated members of the Student Union.

Members of Student Union, however, did not back down, and the chairperson stressed his support for Wong.

Wong agreed to attend the event when it was first offered in the beginning of November. Wong expressed the need to fight for freedom through actions but admitted that “I might be in jail again soon since I am facing an accusation that could result in a maximum of 5-year imprisonment. So, I really appreciate every chance I have to share my experience”.

Wong indicated that although he has been under state surveillance since June, and disqualified for District Council election, he believed that Hongkongers should persist in fighting for freedom. He said he will never give up on this fight and encouraged students to be more involved. “When freedom of speech is in jeopardy, actions are better things to do”.

Wong also mentioned general manager of the Houston Rockets basketball team, Daryl Morey’s incident last year when he was forced to backdown after his tweet in support of Hong Kong protester led to a Chinese backlash. He highlighted importance of freedom of speech beyond Hong Kong.

Source: Apple News #Nov26
https://hk.appledaily.com/international/20201126/QRDDZ25HM5G4VLKRBKMNODWVG4/

#IndianaUniversity #US #Students #ChineseStudents #LittlePink
How CCP Infiltrate Media? Former Editor-in-Chief of a Canadian Newspaper Explains in a Hearing

Source: Apple Daily #Nov12

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How CCP Infiltrate Media? Former Editor-in-Chief of a Canadian Newspaper Explains in a Hearing

The Commons Special Committee on Canada-China Relations at House of Commons of Canada hosted a hearing. Victor Ho, the former editor-in-chief of a Chinese-language newspaper Sing Tao Daily B.C. edition, said that the Chinese government is using the identity of oversea Chinese to “brainwashes” Chinese Canadians, citing numerous examples of CCP constantly infiltrating the Canadian Chinese-language media.

The Ottawa news website "Blacklock’s Reporter" quoted Victor Ho, now living in Vancouver, saying that the Chinese consul general Tong Xiaoling gave a speech on July 23 this year at CHMB-AM (in Vancouver). She criticised some Hongkong people for deliberately slandering and undermining the Hong Kong National Security Law. She even accused Canadian activists for "trying to intimidate people who truly care about Hong Kong."

Victor Ho also noted that Thomas Leung, a Canadian radio commentator, showed his support of violent suppression and cracking down on Hong Kong pro-democracy demonstrators in a CJVB-AM program last year. He urged the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) to investigate such cases, safeguarding Chinese communities from being infiltrated by political directive and protecting the national interests of Canada.

#CCP #Canada #HongKong #China #VictorHo #Infiltration #Brainwash #China #Hearing #SingTaoDaily #CHMBAM #TongXiaoling #CJVBAM #ThomasLeung #CRTC

Source: Apple Daily #Nov12

https://hk.appledaily.com/international/20201112/APTDLZZXDREMBJYNGAMCK6D3GA/
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Beijing Disqualify Elected Legislators in Hong Kong to Silence Critics, says #FiveEyesAlliance

Source: The Stand News #Nov19

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Beijing Disqualify Elected Legislators in Hong Kong to Silence Critics, says
#FiveEyesAlliance

The Five Eyes Alliance, an intelligence coalition formed by the United Kingdom, the United States, Canada, Australia, and New Zealand, issued a joint statement expressing serious concern regarding decision of China's Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress (NPCSC) on “Issues Relating to the Qualification of the Members of the Legislative Council of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region”, which resulted in the disqualification of four elected legislators, describing it as part of a campaign to silence all critical voices.

The statement urge Chinese government to reconsider their decision, and immediately reinstate the Legislative Council members. It stated that for the the stability and prosperity of Hong Kong, China and Hong Kong authorities must respect the channels for the people of Hong Kong to express their legitimate concerns and opinions. It further reminds China as a leading member of the international community, is expected to live up to its international commitments and its duty to the people of Hong Kong.

Source: Stand News #Nov19

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Covid-19: China pushes for QR Code based global travel system

In the G20 summit, Xi Jinping pushed QR codes which could be used to recognize “health certificates based on nucleic acid test result.

Human Rights advocates want that the codes could be used for “broader political monitoring and exclusion”. And the codes are based on a combination of big data and information submitted by the users themselves.

Chinese QR codes was developed by financial technology giant Ant Financial, and is available through its main app Alipay, but also on WeChat, which belongs to Alipay’s competitor Tencent.

Source: BBC #Nov23

https://www.bbc.com/news/business-55039662

#China #G20Summit #QRcode #Covid19 #HealthCode #Privacy #BigData