#6431Truth #KwunTong
18-year-old student: I will come out even it means breaking the law

In Kwun Tong, around 100 people held a June Forth Vigil at the Kwun Tong Promenade.

A 18-year-old boy joined the vigil for the second time. He stated that he learnt more about the massacre last year, and he decided to join the vigil.

Regarding the ban of June Forth Vigil this year, he agreed that Hongkongers’ freedom was being exploited. “Hong Kong is the last place to remember this incident. The government is inhumane to ban it,” he said. He stressed that he will stand strong even if the government decides to persecute him.

Source: Stand News
#Jun4 #June4Vigil #Student

#PressConference #SexualViolence
Victim of Sexual Violence by the Police Urges Hongkongers to Speak Up Against Injustice

A press conference was held at the headquarters of The Hong Kong Social Workers' General Union on June 22, 2020. An underaged female student, K, spoke of her experiences of the police's verbal and sexual abuse after her arrest on September 25, 2019.

After K was arrested in a shopping mall, several police officers insulted her with profanity that demeant women and a female officer "grabbed" her breast several times. K was appalled by the police behaviour even in the public. She then heard that she was dehumanized into a "piece" in a conversation between the police.

At the police station, K's request to the bathroom was repeatedly denied. K told the police that she has human rights. This triggered a series of insult from the police: A female officer said to her, "Human rights are based on freedom, but you are a criminal. Here, we have a say in your freedom. You'd better keep quiet," while a male police officer mocked K by saying "I have human rights!"

K was finally allowed to go to the bathroom but only one hour later. At the toilet, she was directly gazed at by a female officer. K requested her privacy to be respected, but the officer claimed it was part of the protocol.

K requested to call her lawyer and family for at least 6 times but was never granted. Even worse, K had to face a third-degree body search, which required to have all her clothes removed. During the search, a female officer leant very close to K's chest and private parts while humiliating her with insults.

K was brought back to her home for a search by a male police officer, but without the company of her family or lawyer. K felt completely terrified during the search.

After all these happenings, K was traumatized and made three attempts to commit suicide including jumping into the rails. K was diagnosed with PTSD. Nonetheless, she chose to speak up to let other victims of police violence know that they were not alone and they should not blame themselves as they had done nothing wrong.

K wanted to send a message to all Hongkongers that one should speak up when facing injustice.

While K will face a trial in Shatin Magistrates Courts at 14:30 on July 21, the Hong Kong Social Workers' General Union is launching an official complaint to the police about the case.

Image: Internet
Source: Press Conference
#Jun22 #Student #MeToo #PoliceBrutality

20 year-old Hong Kong student accused of rioting found not guilty

Imagine having to spend 24 hours not knowing whether you will get to see your family and friends before being sent to prison. A 20 year-old who was accused of rioting explained what was going through his mind during the final hours before his case was due for a verdict.

Full translation:
https://telegra.ph/How-did-a-20-year-old-protester-spend-the-final-24-hours-before-his-verdict-07-08

#Protesterstory #Student

#Newspaper #Court

In a leaderless movement...

(24 Aug) Two Hong Kong protestors, aged 17 and 21, were found guilty for obstructing police official administration and endangering the safety of others during the “Operation Dawn” protests on 11 November 2019. They were sentenced to prison for 8 months.

The intriguing verdict given by magistrate So Man-lung Don is problematic and attention-grabbing:

Don So said he was willing to give a light sentence if the 2 defendants were willing to disclose “the leader who masterminded the event”. However the defendants failed to do so. In addition how the 2 of them didn’t stop a 12 years old child from joining and committing the crime together was all the more serious. Without the arrival of police officers, the wooden sticks on the railway would endanger the traffic.
Don So considered 12 month imprisonment as a starting point, due to the 2 defendants pleading guilty, 8 months were sentenced instead.

Editor’s note: Magistrate Don So simply assumed there was a “leader who masterminded the event" but failed to provide any evidence. This idea led to the unfair judgment by assuming the 2 defendants were covering up for their “boss”, which contradicted his supposed fair standpoint.

Source: Telegram Channel "youarenotalonehk_live", HKLIG Forum Post
Translated by: Hong Kong Echo

#Student #Protesters #Basis #Prison #PoliceState #RuleOfLaw

#PoliceState #MediaFreedom
Police obstruct journalist work and arrest student journalist

1937 | Tsuen Wan #LoTakCourt

According to an online media outlet, a 16-year-old student reporter was arrested by the police, as the police found him "underaged".

According to the source, the student reporter was arrested soon after he arrived on the protest scene and took only one photograph.

Surce: Stand News; Cupid News #Oct1

#Student

#NeverGiveUp
Student Shot by Police With Live Round Plans to Plead Guilty to Riotting Charges: Honggongers Never Give Up

Tseng Tsz-Kin, a secondary school student who was shot by a live round by the Hong Kong police at Tsuen Wan during the Anti-Extradition Bill Protest in 2019, was accused of "rioting and assaulting police officers".

During the initial hearing on Oct 8, 2020, the prosecutor requested the case to be adjourned until December 22, 2020 since more time is needed to finalize the details of the case and the plea. The prosecutor also said that Tsang is likely to plead guilty. Tsang was granted bail while waiting for the next hearing.

Tsang told reporters that, upon discussion with his lawyer, “pleading guilty is the best decision”. He also indicated that he was ready for a jail sentence, and hoped that Hong Kongers can keep on fighting and never give up.

Source: Cupid News #Oct8 https://www.facebook.com/117540932243292/posts/660461717951208/

#Gunshot #Youth #Student #PoliceBrutality

Dropout rate at Hong Kong schools soars as families flee territory

Hundreds of secondary school students in Hong Kong have dropped out since the imposition of a draconian national security law by Beijing on the former British colony.

At least 1,474 fewer pupils were enrolled in the system in the July-November period, with about half of them saying that they were withdrawing because they were emigrating with their families, according to a survey of almost 100 Hong Kong schools.

Several western nations, including Britain, have offered Hong Kong residents favourable resettlement terms after Beijing tried to crush pro-democracy protests by imposing a swingeing new security law that prohibits almost all dissent.

Source: Times #Feb24

https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/dropout-rate-at-hong-kong-schools-soars-as-families-flee-territory-ng9jdqgrn

#HongKong #Student #NationalSecurityLaw #Beijing

Universities hire planes to fly in China students

Britain’s top universities are chartering flights to get Chinese students to the UK next month amid fears that global travel restrictions could cost hundreds of millions of pounds in overseas fees.

The universities are worried that their income from overseas students — which is more than £1 billion, partly because of the premium on domestic fees the institutions are able to charge — could be undermined by travel problems.

More than 50 UK universities — including many of the elite Russell Group of 24 leading institutions such as Imperial College London, Bristol and Exeter — have already chartered four flights to bring in 1,200 Chinese students in time to start their degrees next month.

Source: The Times #Aug29

 https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/universities-hire-planes-to-fly-in-china-students-gfq2cc9j0

#China #Britain #University #Student

China Makes Sure Everyone Writes Taiwan’s Name Just So—Even a Colorado High School

Trying to give some students a taste of foreign affairs, Colorado’s Regis Jesuit High School applied for credentials to attend the United Nations Commission on the Status of Women.

This spring, the U.N. committee that accredits such groups emailed the school. It said there was a hiccup: Regis Jesuit’s website used incorrect terminology for Taiwan, the democratically governed island. The committee suggested modifying it to “Taiwan, Province of China.”

Source: WSJ #Sep10

https://www.wsj.com/articles/china-makes-sure-everyone-writes-taiwans-name-just-soeven-a-colorado-high-school-11631304386

#UN #China #Taiwan #Student

A Chinese student in Canada had two followers on Twitter. He still didn’t escape Beijing’s threats over online activity

In “China Unbound: A New World Disorder,” Toronto Star reporter Joanna Chiu examines China’s growing influence around the world, including in western countries, and its surveillance and human rights abuses that increasingly extend beyond its borders.

Dear Joanna Chiu,
I am (Dan). I am from China. I just graduated from (a Quebec university). I hesitated for a whole night before deciding to write this email …

Source: The Star #Sep18

https://www.thestar.com/news/canada/2021/09/18/a-chinese-student-in-canada-had-two-followers-on-twitter-he-still-didnt-escape-beijings-threats-over-online-activity.html

#Chinese #Student #Canada #Twitter #Beijing

Student Councils of 8 universities in Hong Kong: reassembly, moving out and negotiating with the school — what is left under restricting circumstances

Among the 8 universities in Hong Kong, 4 have already publicly refused to recognise their respective student councils, 6 have reclaimed spaces in which the councils used to station, and the remaining students councils of 2 universities, although are still given chances to stay within the campus, are required to collect membership fee on their own, leaving them vulnerable to financial crisis.

Before the school year commences, inmediahk interviewed the current- and ex-members of student councils from all these 8 universities, to review the past year, how their relationships with the school have shifted, and to talk about the situation they are in at the moment.

As tough as the reality can be, it is not sufficient to break these members’ spirits. Some said they wanted to reassembly the student council, that they would ‘survive despite the darkness around us’; some said they would strive their best to ‘hang onto the “students-autonomy” principle’, to ‘fight for better policies’, to ‘shed their last bit of tears’; some said they didn’t mind being called the ‘welfare society’, as long as they could secure the council itself, that they just wanted the council to ‘still be there when they graduate, or even a few years after’.

Source: Inmedia #Sep03

https://bit.ly/3RykEWk

#Student #Councils #University #HongKong

In March 2023, the Hong Kong National Security Police detained a female student, accusing her of making multiple provocative posts and sharing photos on her social media accounts, including promoting Hong Kong independence.

Source: The Witness; #Jun16

#HongKong #Japan #NSL #NationalSecurityPolice #Student

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In March 2023, the Hong Kong National Security Police detained a female student, accusing her of making multiple provocative posts and sharing photos on her social media accounts, including promoting Hong Kong independence.

The 23-year-old student was said to study in Japan. She went back to Hong Kong in March to renew her Hong Kong identity card.

She was charged with one count of incitement and appeared in court for the first time at the West Kowloon Magistrates' Court on 16 June.

The defense raised concerns about the jurisdiction of the court to handle the case. They argued that a significant portion of the posts were made outside of Hong Kong and that the prosecution had exceeded the time limit for prosecution. The prosecution responded by stating that the legal disputes were currently awaiting resolution at the appellate court and suggested that the case be adjourned until the appeals process concludes.

Chief Magistrate Peter Law Tak-chuen, who is designated under the National Security Law, granted bail with certain conditions. These conditions included a restriction on leaving Hong Kong, the requirement to delete all social media applications, and the surrendering of related accounts to the police for inspection.

The case was adjourned until August 2nd for further proceedings.

The defendant remained composed throughout the hearing, while her family members shed tears upon hearing the decision. As she left the court, she was accompanied by Deputy Secretary for Transport and Housing, Yau Shing-mu.

Source: The Witness; #Jun16

#HongKong #Japan #NSL #NationalSecurityPolice #Student

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