#Interview #HongKongProtesters
Advert Designer imprisoned for possessing two cans of Spray Paint; Fiancée—Justice no longer exists. Trial verdict only depends on luck
According to The Stand News, there were 247 cases of possession charges, such as possession of offensive weapons in a public place, possession of any object with intent to destroy or damage property, etc.. More than 60% of the cases ended up having the charges dismissed or with binding over. Only 17% of the defendants were found guilty.
In the 17% of cases tried and convicted, 23-year-old Chun Man was the first person to be sentenced to imprisonment for possession of spray paint.
Read the full translated article here:
https://telegra.ph/Interview-Advert-Designer-imprisoned-for-possessing-two-cans-of-Spray-Paint-FiancéeJustice-no-longer-exists-Trial-verdict-only-d-01-21
Source: Stand News #Dec21
#ProtestersStory #Designer #SprayPaint #Justice #Luck
Advert Designer imprisoned for possessing two cans of Spray Paint; Fiancée—Justice no longer exists. Trial verdict only depends on luck
According to The Stand News, there were 247 cases of possession charges, such as possession of offensive weapons in a public place, possession of any object with intent to destroy or damage property, etc.. More than 60% of the cases ended up having the charges dismissed or with binding over. Only 17% of the defendants were found guilty.
In the 17% of cases tried and convicted, 23-year-old Chun Man was the first person to be sentenced to imprisonment for possession of spray paint.
Read the full translated article here:
https://telegra.ph/Interview-Advert-Designer-imprisoned-for-possessing-two-cans-of-Spray-Paint-FiancéeJustice-no-longer-exists-Trial-verdict-only-d-01-21
Source: Stand News #Dec21
#ProtestersStory #Designer #SprayPaint #Justice #Luck
China announced sanctions against Pompeo and 28 others, denouncing serious violations of China's sovereignty and banning entry to China, Hong Kong and Macau.
Source: The Stand News #Jan21
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Source: The Stand News #Jan21
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China announced sanctions against Pompeo and 28 others, denouncing serious violations of China's sovereignty and banning entry to China, Hong Kong and Macau.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of China issued a press released during the U.S. president inauguration, announcing sanctions against 28 persons, including Mike Pompeo, the Former United States Secretary of State, criticizing them for "seriously violated China's sovereignty" and "offended the Chinese people". The 28 individuals and their families will be prohibited from entering mainland China, Hong Kong and Macau.
Just half an hour after U.S. president Joe Biden was sworn in and the inauguration ceremony was still in progress, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of China issued a press release announcing decision to impose sanction. "Over the past few years, some anti-China politicians in the United States, out of their selfish political interests and prejudice and hatred against China and showing no regard for the interests of the Chinese and American people, have planned, promoted and executed a series of crazy moves which have gravely interfered in China's internal affairs, undermined China's interests, offended the Chinese people, and seriously disrupted China-U.S. relations.", the Foreign Ministry spokesperson announced.
Source: The Stand News #Jan21
https://bit.ly/2N2ctp2
#Sanction #HumanRights #MikePompeo #China #US #InternalAffairs #ChineseForeignMinistry
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of China issued a press released during the U.S. president inauguration, announcing sanctions against 28 persons, including Mike Pompeo, the Former United States Secretary of State, criticizing them for "seriously violated China's sovereignty" and "offended the Chinese people". The 28 individuals and their families will be prohibited from entering mainland China, Hong Kong and Macau.
Just half an hour after U.S. president Joe Biden was sworn in and the inauguration ceremony was still in progress, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of China issued a press release announcing decision to impose sanction. "Over the past few years, some anti-China politicians in the United States, out of their selfish political interests and prejudice and hatred against China and showing no regard for the interests of the Chinese and American people, have planned, promoted and executed a series of crazy moves which have gravely interfered in China's internal affairs, undermined China's interests, offended the Chinese people, and seriously disrupted China-U.S. relations.", the Foreign Ministry spokesperson announced.
Source: The Stand News #Jan21
https://bit.ly/2N2ctp2
#Sanction #HumanRights #MikePompeo #China #US #InternalAffairs #ChineseForeignMinistry
Europe has handed China a strategic victory
The EU-China deal was pushed hard by Angela Merkel, the German chancellor, and concluded right at the end of her country’s presidency of the EU. EU has signalled that it doesn’t care about all that over the past year include t crushe the freedom of Hong Kong, intensify oppression in Xinjiang and kill Indian troops
The EU says that this deal will “discipline the behaviour” of China’s state-owned enterprises, which will now be required “to act in accordance with commercial considerations”.
It is naive to believe that China will respect the agreement it has signed
Over the past year, China has repeatedly demonstrated its willingness to ignore treaty commitments. Its new national security law violates an agreement with Britain that guaranteed the autonomy of Hong Kong. China has also imposed tariffs on Australian goods in violation of the China-Australia free trade agreement.
Source: FT #Jan04
https://www.ft.com/content/2d759671-0b1d-4587-ba63-7480990f0438
#EUChinaDeal #EU #China
The EU-China deal was pushed hard by Angela Merkel, the German chancellor, and concluded right at the end of her country’s presidency of the EU. EU has signalled that it doesn’t care about all that over the past year include t crushe the freedom of Hong Kong, intensify oppression in Xinjiang and kill Indian troops
The EU says that this deal will “discipline the behaviour” of China’s state-owned enterprises, which will now be required “to act in accordance with commercial considerations”.
It is naive to believe that China will respect the agreement it has signed
Over the past year, China has repeatedly demonstrated its willingness to ignore treaty commitments. Its new national security law violates an agreement with Britain that guaranteed the autonomy of Hong Kong. China has also imposed tariffs on Australian goods in violation of the China-Australia free trade agreement.
Source: FT #Jan04
https://www.ft.com/content/2d759671-0b1d-4587-ba63-7480990f0438
#EUChinaDeal #EU #China
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Europe has handed China a strategic victory
This is the wrong time for the EU to agree an investment treaty with Beijing
Letter: EU should heed lessons of Hong Kong in China deal
The EU thinks that the EU-China Comprehensive Agreement on Investment (CAI) can bind China into better labour practices and fairer trade practices. This is an utter delusion.
In 2020, China demonstrated how they renege on its treaty-bound obligations to keep Hong Kong free for fifty years. It is disappointing to learn that the city-state’s death-knell does not teach the world anything about China.
Source: FT #Jan05
https://www.ft.com/content/d2b7b9f8-7d56-416d-9098-a0cca2dc6b8b
#SinoBritishJointDeclaration #HongKong #EU #China
The EU thinks that the EU-China Comprehensive Agreement on Investment (CAI) can bind China into better labour practices and fairer trade practices. This is an utter delusion.
In 2020, China demonstrated how they renege on its treaty-bound obligations to keep Hong Kong free for fifty years. It is disappointing to learn that the city-state’s death-knell does not teach the world anything about China.
Source: FT #Jan05
https://www.ft.com/content/d2b7b9f8-7d56-416d-9098-a0cca2dc6b8b
#SinoBritishJointDeclaration #HongKong #EU #China
Hong Kong arrests 53 for plot to 'overthrow' govt in latest crackdown on dissent
Mass arrest of 53 democracy activists on January 6 was the biggest crackdown since the National Security Law imposed by Beijing in June 2020.
“The Chinese Communist Party has further turned the screw in Hong Kong,” said Chris Patten, the last British governor of Hong Kong. “Liberal democracies around the world must continue to speak out against the brutal destruction of a free society.”
“The mass arrest of politicians and activists in Hong Kong is a grievous attack on Hong Kong’s rights and freedoms as protected under the Joint Declaration,” British Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab said, adding that China had deliberately misled the world about its security law.
Source: Reuters #Jan06
https://www.reuters.com/article/uk-hongkong-security/over-50-hong-kong-activists-arrested-for-breaching-security-law-media-idUKKBN29B025?edition-redirect=uk
#MassArrest #HongKong #NSL #NationalSecurityLaw
Mass arrest of 53 democracy activists on January 6 was the biggest crackdown since the National Security Law imposed by Beijing in June 2020.
“The Chinese Communist Party has further turned the screw in Hong Kong,” said Chris Patten, the last British governor of Hong Kong. “Liberal democracies around the world must continue to speak out against the brutal destruction of a free society.”
“The mass arrest of politicians and activists in Hong Kong is a grievous attack on Hong Kong’s rights and freedoms as protected under the Joint Declaration,” British Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab said, adding that China had deliberately misled the world about its security law.
Source: Reuters #Jan06
https://www.reuters.com/article/uk-hongkong-security/over-50-hong-kong-activists-arrested-for-breaching-security-law-media-idUKKBN29B025?edition-redirect=uk
#MassArrest #HongKong #NSL #NationalSecurityLaw
#FirstHand #Feb24
HK Government Finds 13 Cases After Testing 7,000 Civilians in #Lockdown Area
After midnight on Feb 25, 2021, the Hong Kong authorities gradually unblocked the "restricted area" in the Jordan district after a compulsory lockdown announced at 4am on Feb 23.
In the evening of Jan 24, civilians tested negative were allowed to leave and re-enter the lockdown area with a wristband. Many civilians said that the food provided by the government was not only inadequate but also insensitive to their needs.
The authorities tested over 7,000 people and found 13 coronavirus cases, giving a positive rate of 0.17%.
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Carrie Lam Denies Lockdown Has Obstructed Civilians
https://t.me/guardiansofhongkong/28124
Uneven Measures: Government's Refusal To Seal Off Border with China Vs District Lockdown
https://t.me/guardiansofhongkong/28130
Civilians in Lockdown Area to Brace Themselves for the Next 48 Hours
https://t.me/guardiansofhongkong/28134
HK Government Finds 13 Cases After Testing 7,000 Civilians in #Lockdown Area
After midnight on Feb 25, 2021, the Hong Kong authorities gradually unblocked the "restricted area" in the Jordan district after a compulsory lockdown announced at 4am on Feb 23.
In the evening of Jan 24, civilians tested negative were allowed to leave and re-enter the lockdown area with a wristband. Many civilians said that the food provided by the government was not only inadequate but also insensitive to their needs.
The authorities tested over 7,000 people and found 13 coronavirus cases, giving a positive rate of 0.17%.
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See More First-hand Photos from the Lockdown Area:
Carrie Lam Denies Lockdown Has Obstructed Civilians
https://t.me/guardiansofhongkong/28124
Uneven Measures: Government's Refusal To Seal Off Border with China Vs District Lockdown
https://t.me/guardiansofhongkong/28130
Civilians in Lockdown Area to Brace Themselves for the Next 48 Hours
https://t.me/guardiansofhongkong/28134
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The Desperation of Small Business Owner in Lockdown Area: The Government Never Helps
Mr. Lo who runs a restaurant at Shanghai Street is a resident in the lockdown area.
He told the media his desperation and frustration during the Hong Kong government's compulsory lockdown of the Jordan district which was announced at the last-minute at 4am on Jan 23, 2021.
Mr Lo said the food in his restaurant had all gone wasted. With the sudden announcement of the lockdown, he had no time to carry out contigency plan for his restaurant. Not only did his business come to a stop during the lockdown, but he also could not know when he can restart his business after the disruption.
Mr Lo said he is not the only one. He was disappointed that the government never aids small business in practical ways.
Chief Executive Carrie Lam claimed on Jan 23 that the operation caused no obstruction to civilians.
Read more:
https://t.me/guardiansofhongkong/28124
#FailedState #JordanLockdown
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The Desperation of Small Business Owner in Lockdown Area: The Government Never Helps
Mr. Lo who runs a restaurant at Shanghai Street is a resident in the lockdown area.
He told the media his desperation and frustration during the Hong Kong government's compulsory lockdown of the Jordan district which was announced at the last-minute at 4am on Jan 23, 2021.
Mr Lo said the food in his restaurant had all gone wasted. With the sudden announcement of the lockdown, he had no time to carry out contigency plan for his restaurant. Not only did his business come to a stop during the lockdown, but he also could not know when he can restart his business after the disruption.
Mr Lo said he is not the only one. He was disappointed that the government never aids small business in practical ways.
Chief Executive Carrie Lam claimed on Jan 23 that the operation caused no obstruction to civilians.
Read more:
https://t.me/guardiansofhongkong/28124
#FailedState #JordanLockdown
#FirstHand #Feb24
#JordanLockdown
"The Government Does Not Even Know There Are Cats in the Market": District Councillors Speak Up For Civilians in Lockdown Area
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"The Government Does Not Even Know There Are Cats in the Market": District Councillors Speak Up For Civilians in Lockdown Area
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"The Government Does Not Even Know There Are Cats in the Market": District Councillors Speak Up For Civilians in Lockdown Area
Directly elected district councillors working for the lockdown district talked to the press on the afternoon of Jan 24, 2021, responding to the authorities' intention to step up the lockdown measures in other areas, after the last-minute announcement of a compulsory lockdown at 4am on Jan 23, 2021.
The district councillors demanded the Hong Kong government to consider the obstruction and the loss caused to the affected residents and business operators, despite the authorities' denial.
The district councillors shared their concerns and the difficulties faced by the residents, workers and business owners in the restricted area.
For instance, in addition to many residents' complaints about the quality and the quantity of food provided by the government, some residents living at No. 40 Reclamation Street did not receive any food supply at all. To make it worse. the government's Home Affairs Department did not provide adequate support.
In another incident, a street stall operator asked the district council for help, as her two cats were locked up in the stall located in the restricted area. In the end, the firemen broke the padlock and released her two cats. Otherwise, her two cats, aged 10 and 25, could have starved to death after the two-day lockdown.
These incidents revealed the government's failure to understand the need of the civilians and the everyday operation of the community on the district level.
On behalf of the affected community, the district councillors demand the government to apologize and make corresponding compensation.
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HK Government Finds Only 13 Cases After Testing 7,000 Civilians in Lockdown Area
https://t.me/guardiansofhongkong/28151
Civilians in Lockdown Area to Brace Themselves for the Next 48 Hours
https://t.me/guardiansofhongkong/28134
#DistrictCouncillor #FailedState
#JordanLockdown
"The Government Does Not Even Know There Are Cats in the Market": District Councillors Speak Up For Civilians in Lockdown Area
Directly elected district councillors working for the lockdown district talked to the press on the afternoon of Jan 24, 2021, responding to the authorities' intention to step up the lockdown measures in other areas, after the last-minute announcement of a compulsory lockdown at 4am on Jan 23, 2021.
The district councillors demanded the Hong Kong government to consider the obstruction and the loss caused to the affected residents and business operators, despite the authorities' denial.
The district councillors shared their concerns and the difficulties faced by the residents, workers and business owners in the restricted area.
For instance, in addition to many residents' complaints about the quality and the quantity of food provided by the government, some residents living at No. 40 Reclamation Street did not receive any food supply at all. To make it worse. the government's Home Affairs Department did not provide adequate support.
In another incident, a street stall operator asked the district council for help, as her two cats were locked up in the stall located in the restricted area. In the end, the firemen broke the padlock and released her two cats. Otherwise, her two cats, aged 10 and 25, could have starved to death after the two-day lockdown.
These incidents revealed the government's failure to understand the need of the civilians and the everyday operation of the community on the district level.
On behalf of the affected community, the district councillors demand the government to apologize and make corresponding compensation.
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HK Government Finds Only 13 Cases After Testing 7,000 Civilians in Lockdown Area
https://t.me/guardiansofhongkong/28151
Civilians in Lockdown Area to Brace Themselves for the Next 48 Hours
https://t.me/guardiansofhongkong/28134
#DistrictCouncillor #FailedState
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Residents desperate for decent food after lockdown
Source: RTHK #Jan24
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Residents desperate for decent food after lockdown
Source: RTHK #Jan24
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Residents desperate for decent food after lockdown
//A resident surnamed Cheng said he had been eating instant noodles for two days. He said he was going to leave immediately and have dinner at his mother's home. Another resident said she had also been living off instant noodles as she didn't have a stove. She said she would go and buy some warm food.
Meanwhile a man, surnamed Tsang, said he was relieved that he could finally get out of his home.
“I was so bored as I live alone. I had run out of everything. I need to buy a pack of cigarettes,” he said.
One man, a Muslim, said the government had failed to provide Halal food. Luncheon meat, containing pork which is forbidden to Muslims, had been included in government food packages, though other items, such as pasta and tinned tuna, were also provided.
“We don't have anything to eat because we are Muslims and we eat Halal food,” he said.//
Source: RTHK #Jan24
Photo: #FirstHand
http://news.rthk.hk/rthk/en/component/k2/1572130-20210124.htm
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Civilians in Lockdown Area to Brace Themselves for the Next 48 Hours
https://t.me/guardiansofhongkong/28134
Residents desperate for decent food after lockdown
//A resident surnamed Cheng said he had been eating instant noodles for two days. He said he was going to leave immediately and have dinner at his mother's home. Another resident said she had also been living off instant noodles as she didn't have a stove. She said she would go and buy some warm food.
Meanwhile a man, surnamed Tsang, said he was relieved that he could finally get out of his home.
“I was so bored as I live alone. I had run out of everything. I need to buy a pack of cigarettes,” he said.
One man, a Muslim, said the government had failed to provide Halal food. Luncheon meat, containing pork which is forbidden to Muslims, had been included in government food packages, though other items, such as pasta and tinned tuna, were also provided.
“We don't have anything to eat because we are Muslims and we eat Halal food,” he said.//
Source: RTHK #Jan24
Photo: #FirstHand
http://news.rthk.hk/rthk/en/component/k2/1572130-20210124.htm
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Civilians in Lockdown Area to Brace Themselves for the Next 48 Hours
https://t.me/guardiansofhongkong/28134
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Residents desperate for decent food after lockdown
Residents of the locked-down area of Jordan said they were thrilled to be allowed to leave earlier than expected at 6pm on Sunday, with many saying they were desperate to get some decent food. A resident surnamed Cheng said he had been eating instant noodles…