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#FirstHand #Nov8 #PoliceState
Police Order Journalists to Not Take Picture of the Mourning Event

2027 | Tseung Kwan O

A Stand News journalist questioned the police about their order to journalists to not take pictures.

Refusing to answer, the Police Public Relation Branch (PPRB) staff backed away to the other side of the road and formed a line to block the mourning site.

Police armed with pepper balls projectiles were stationed in the area. Police also cordoned off the altar to bar civilians from paying tribute to deceased 22-year-old pro-democracy student Alex Chow.

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One Year Since the Passing of Pro-democracy Student Alex Chow
https://t.me/guardiansofhongkong/26482

#MediaFreedom #PoliceState #AlexChow #Remembrance
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Citizens "Sing Hallelujah to the Lord" for Alex Chow

2038 | Tseung Kwan O

Despite police intimidation, a group of citizens sang the "Sing Hallelujah to the Lord" for Alex Chow, a 22-year-old pro-democracy student who passed away today last year.

Artist Tommy was also sighted.

Earlier, a young man was seen playing the hymn on recorder near the memorial for Chow:
https://t.me/guardiansofhongkong/26486

#ChowTszLok #AlexChow #Remebrance #SingHallelujah
#HongKongProtests #BasicLaw
Hongkonger Shows a Copy of the Basic Law to the Police

Near the altar set up for Alex Chow in Tseung Kwang O, a citizen showed a copy of the Basic Law, in defense of the rights and freedom entitled to Hongkongers.

Today is the one-year mark after the passing of Chow on November 8, 2019. Chow fell from the third floor of a carpark in Tseung Kwang O, for reasons unknown, during police operation.

Source: Eggs Club #Nov8

#PoliceState #AlexChow #Remembrance
#FirstHand #Nov8
Police Ticket At Least 6 Civilians, District Councillor and Staff at Anti-Pandemic Booth for Violating Gathering Ban

21:15 | Tseung Kwan O

Near the mourning site for the deceased student Alex Chow, police fined at least 6 people including civilians, district councillor and staff running an anti-pandemic street booth, for violating the gathering ban.

According to the Ordinance Cap. 599, those who are carrying out their job duty and anti-pandemic events should be exempted from the gathering ban.

According to sources, district councillor Lee Ka-yui, when encircled and ticketed by the police, was operating a street station concerning flu vaccination.

#599GTicket #PoliceState #LeeKaYui #DistrictCouncillor
#FirstHand #Nov8
Granny Wong Mourns the Death of Pro-democracy Student

22:11 | Tsang Kwan O

Granny Wong is known for waving the British Hong Kong flag at the frontline of pro-democracy protests in Hong Kong. She had been arrested by Chinese police in August 2019. In the past year, she was jailed and then grounded in Shenzhen afterwards. Granny Wong made her way to Hong Kong in October 2020 and revealed what had happened during her disappearance.

Today, one year after the death of 22-year-old Alex Chow, Granny Wong appeared with a bonquet of white flowers, hoping to pay tribute to the young deceased at the memorial site.

The police has cordoned off the make-shift altar civilians set up for Chow.

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One Year Since the Passing of Pro-democracy Student Alex Chow
https://t.me/guardiansofhongkong/26482

HK Police Raise Purple Flag, Warning Mourning Civilians of National Security Violation
https://t.me/guardiansofhongkong/26498

#Remembrance #AlexChow #ChowTszLok #GrannyWong
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Granny Wong, Previously Detained by Chinese Police, Mourns the Death of Pro-democracy Student

22:11 | Tsang Kwan O

Granny Wong is known for waving the British Hong Kong flag at the frontline of pro-democracy protests in Hong Kong. She had been arrested by Chinese police in August 2019. In the past year, she was jailed in China and was grounded in Shenzhen afterwards. Granny Wong made her way to Hong Kong in October 2020 and revealed what had happened during her disappearance.

Today, one year after the death of 22-year-old Alex Chow, Granny Wong appeared with a bonquet of white flowers, hoping to pay tribute to the young deceased at the memorial site despite police intervention.

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One Year Since the Passing of Pro-democracy Student Alex Chow
https://t.me/guardiansofhongkong/26482

HK Police Raise Purple Flag, Warning Mourning Civilians of National Security Violation
https://t.me/guardiansofhongkong/26498

#Remembrance #AlexChow #ChowTszLok #GrannyWong
#FirstHand #Nov8
A year after losing Alex Chow Tsz-lok, absurd happenings and injustice take place every day in the city.

Let us brave the suffering and adversity before the truth could be uncovered.

We shall let Alex and his family know that he will always be remembered.

周梓樂逝世一年間,荒謬不義的事無日無之。

真相未明之時,願我們勇於面對傷痛,讓梓樂及其家人知道,我們從未忘記。

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One Year Since the Passing of Pro-democracy Student Alex Chow
https://t.me/guardiansofhongkong/26482

HK Police Raise Purple Flag, Warning Mourning Civilians of National Security Violation
https://t.me/guardiansofhongkong/26498

Granny Wong Mourns the Death of Pro-democracy Student
https://t.me/guardiansofhongkong/26510

"Sing Hallelujah": Citizen Plays Hymn for Deceased Alex Chow
https://t.me/guardiansofhongkong/26486

#NeverForget #NeverForgive #Remembrance #AlexChow #ChowTszLok
#HongKongChronicles #BritishHongKong #PoppyDay
Remembrance Day in Hong Kong and Commonwealth Member States

November 11 marks the Remembrance Day observed by commonwealth states in memory of the end of the First World War on November 11, 1918.

Since the end of the Second World War, the British Hong Kong government named the second Sunday of every November as the Remembrance Day.

Ceremony has since then been observed at the Cenotaph in Central to commemorate the soldiers and the casualties during the First and the Second World Wars.

Source: Kevin Cheng @ USP United Social Press #Nov8

#History #FirstWorldWar
#University #Totalitarian
#HKU President Proposes to Appoint Deans Directly; Students' Union: "Co-Governance Must Not Be Violated"

Source: Stand News #Nov8

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#University #Totalitarian
#HKU President Proposes to Appoint Deans Directly; Students' Union: "Co-Governance Must Not Be Violated"

It has been reported that the Council of the University of Hong Kong (HKU) will alter the appointment process of the deans. Originally, university deans sre selected by democratically elected staff members and students. With the reported new proposal, the new deans would be appointed by the University President directly.

The Faculty Societies of HKU Students' Union (#HKUSU) released a joint statement in response to the Council's proposed amendment on the Dean Recruitment Guidelines. The Students' Union calls this decision "reckless", and urged that it be utterly rejected.

The statement also emphasizes that the principle of co-governance must not be violated: A university co-governed by both students and the staff can prevent the management from getting out of touch with the staff and students. Should the university proceed to confer disproportionate authority on the president, the student union will put up resistance and ensure that a fair and just system could be maintained.

Source: Stand News #Nov8
#Power #Dean #Academia
#Remembrance
Citizens Lay Down White Flowers on 2-Year Anniversary of Student Protester's Death

Today (November 8) marked the second year since the passing of pro-democracy Hong Kong student #ChowTszLok. Citizens around the city brought brocades of white flowers to the site of his fatal fall in remembrance.

During the anti-ELAB movement in 2019, Chow, a 22-year-old university student, fell from the 3rd floor of a car park in Tseung Kwan O as police clashed with civilians in nearby streets.

He died from his injuries in hospital 4 days later, on November 8, 2019.

A Coroner’s inquest was conducted in January 2021 to determine cause of Chow’s death. However, as the jury was unable to decide the causes and circumstances of his death, the coroner pronounced an open verdict.

#LestWeForget #PoliceBrutality #AlexChow #PoliceState

Source: Stand News; #Nov8
https://www.facebook.com/710476795704610/posts/4718291671589749/
#Remembrance #FirstHand
Grandma Wong Arrested while Paying Tribute to Chow Tsz-lok

Grandma Wong was in Tseung Kwan O around 7:30pm, holding a handbill with the number 2 in her hands, signifying the two years since the death of Chow Tsz-lok.

She chanted familiar protest slogan “Five Demands No One Less”, and called for establishing an independent inquiry commission to investigate the cause of Chow's death.

Moments later, Grandma Wong was quickly surrounded by police officers, who then took her away in a police car.


See also:
Citizens Lay Down White Flowers on 2-Year Anniversary of Student Protester's Death
https://t.me/guardiansofhongkong/31377

#ChowTszLok #AlexChow #TseungKwanO #LestWeForget #GrandmaWong #PoliceState

Source: #FirstHand, Stand News; #Nov8
https://www.facebook.com/710476795704610/posts/4718694691549447/
#Remembrance
Hongkongers Pledge to Carry On Deceased Student's Unfinished Quest for Freedom and Democracy

#LestToForget #AlexChow #TseungKwanO #NationalSecurityLaw #PoliceState #PoliceBrutality

Source: First Hand; #Nov8

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#Remembrance
Hongkongers Pledge to Carry On Deceased Student's Unfinished Quest for Freedom and Democracy

After China's imposition of National Security Law and crackdowns on dissenting voices in what was once one of the world freest cities, Hong Kong has not seen large scale gatherings in remembrance of those who suffered police brutality and sacrificed their lives during the quest of freedom and democracy.

On this night (Novermber 8), defiant Hongkongers continued to pay tribute to #ChowTszLok, a university student who passed away after falling from height in a car park during anti-ELAB movement in 2019.

In a park not far away from the car park, several light boxes with Chow's portrait and a line of white candles had been set up in Chow's remembrance.

A second set of light boxes displayed the citizens' vow to continue their quest for democracy, pledging to Chow that they will "carry on your unfinished journey (代你走下去)."

#LestToForget #AlexChow #TseungKwanO #NationalSecurityLaw #PoliceState #PoliceBrutality

See also:
Citizens Lay Down White Flowers on 2-Year Anniversary of Student Protester's Death
https://t.me/guardiansofhongkong/31377

Source: First Hand; #Nov8
#Irony
CCP State Media Justifies Propaganda on #JournalistsDay as Crackdown on Citizen Journalists Continue

Source: Stand News; #Nov8

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CCP State Media Justifies Propaganda on #JournalistsDay as Crackdown on Citizen Journalists Continue

Journalists in China are either part of state-owned propaganda or being imprisoned for criticising the government.

November 8 marks the Journalists’ Day in China. Most state-funded media published articles praising the work done by media workers.

In the party funded People’s Daily, several journalists were interviewed to talk about their work on the ground. Among them, one described their work as a "tribute to the [Chinese Communist] Party's centennial anniversary."

Hu Xijin, the editor-in-chief of the state-funded tabloid Global Times, tweeted that "journalists are part of state-owned propaganda."

Never mentioned on these official media were those independent journalists and citizen journalists who have been imprisoned, detained, or arrested for pursueing truths under the Chinese Communist Party’s (#CCP) rule.

Zhang Zhan, a Chinese citizen journalist and former lawyer, was sentenced in December 2020 to four years in jail for her reporting on CCP’s mishandling of the COVID-19 pandemic.

It has been confirmed that Huang Xueqin, a women's rights activist, and independent journalist, was being arrested.

#PressFreedom #ZhangZhan #HuangXueQin #Propaganda

Source: Stand News; #Nov8
https://www.facebook.com/standnewshk/posts/4718665174885732
#FirstHand
Pro-democracy Café in Hong Kong Unveils Mural to Encourage Citizens’ Fight for Freedom

Located in Mong Kok, Hong Kong, Hop Fat Café is a popular local restaurant in support of pro-democracy values.

During the 2019 Anti-ELAB Movement, the café owner displayed a 10-feet wall painting featuring protest symbols such as the LiHKG pig, pepe, and a masked protester couple holding each other amidst the heavy smog of tear gas.

18 months later, the café was closed in August 2021 for renovation. When it re-opens in early November 2021, the newly refurbished café featured a mural depicting a group of people climbing a hill while helping each other.

The mural made reference to one of the oft-used protest slogans, 兄弟爬山 各自努力, literally meaning brothers climbing mountains together by their own efforts.

Protest icons like gas masks, yellow hamlets, yellow hearts and black umbrellas continued to be seen on the wall.

A famous line from Les Miserable was qouted and prominently highlighted: "Even the darkest night will end and the sun will rise." Seemingly, Hongkongers are encouraging one another to hang on and resist during difficult times.

Source: First Hand #Nov8

#YellowEconomyCircle #Art #ProtestArt #Mural #HopFatRestaurant #LesMiserables #Solidarity #NeverGiveUp