#1C1S #SeparationofPowers
Beijing Loyalist Cojoins Carrie Lam: No separation of powers in Hong Kong
Jasper Tsang Yuk-sing is the former president of LegCo and the founding member of the pro-Beijing party DAB in Hong Kong. Tsang joined the debates about "separation of powers" by supporting Chief Executive Carrie Lam and Secretary for Education Kelvin Yeung Yun-hung. Tsang said their ”no separation of powers” statement was "consistent with common knowledge".
Tsang also claimed that the Hong Kong system was different from the US referring to the ”separation of powers", and thus it was inaccurate to consider the “separation of powers” as an essential part of democracy.
He said Hong Kong has already “moved forward”, compared with the time before the handover, giving an example that Basic law clearly states officers can’t be lawmakers concurrently after 1997, which was once legitimate.
Source: Cupid Producer #Sept4
#Totalitarianism #RuleByLaw #FailedState #JasperTsang #CarrieLam #KelvinYeung
Beijing Loyalist Cojoins Carrie Lam: No separation of powers in Hong Kong
Jasper Tsang Yuk-sing is the former president of LegCo and the founding member of the pro-Beijing party DAB in Hong Kong. Tsang joined the debates about "separation of powers" by supporting Chief Executive Carrie Lam and Secretary for Education Kelvin Yeung Yun-hung. Tsang said their ”no separation of powers” statement was "consistent with common knowledge".
Tsang also claimed that the Hong Kong system was different from the US referring to the ”separation of powers", and thus it was inaccurate to consider the “separation of powers” as an essential part of democracy.
He said Hong Kong has already “moved forward”, compared with the time before the handover, giving an example that Basic law clearly states officers can’t be lawmakers concurrently after 1997, which was once legitimate.
Source: Cupid Producer #Sept4
#Totalitarianism #RuleByLaw #FailedState #JasperTsang #CarrieLam #KelvinYeung
#LegCo #FailedState #CCPControl
Carrie Lam: "We will be much excited if the Legislature can pass controversial motions ASAP"
In a press conference held by the Carrie Lam administration on November 11, 2020, the Hong Kong SAR government welcomed Beijing's order to remove 4 elected pro-democracy lawmakers immediately in Hong Kong:
https://t.me/guardiansofhongkong/26558
In the Q&A session, a reporter, referring to the domination of pro-Beijing camp in the Legislativec Council (LegCo), asked, "Would the HKSAR government be ashamed of the fast-paced passing of controversial motions like extra-territorial voting and land reclamation project "Lantau Tomorrow Vision"?
Carrie Lam answered, "[There is] nothing to be ashamed of... We'll be exceedingly excited if the LegCo passes them as soon as they can."
Source: Stand News #Nov22
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All Pro-democracy Lawmakers Quit HK's Legislature
https://t.me/guardiansofhongkong/26565
#CarrieLam #LantauTomorrowVision #ExtraterritorialVoting
#LegCo #Totalitarianism
Carrie Lam: "We will be much excited if the Legislature can pass controversial motions ASAP"
In a press conference held by the Carrie Lam administration on November 11, 2020, the Hong Kong SAR government welcomed Beijing's order to remove 4 elected pro-democracy lawmakers immediately in Hong Kong:
https://t.me/guardiansofhongkong/26558
In the Q&A session, a reporter, referring to the domination of pro-Beijing camp in the Legislativec Council (LegCo), asked, "Would the HKSAR government be ashamed of the fast-paced passing of controversial motions like extra-territorial voting and land reclamation project "Lantau Tomorrow Vision"?
Carrie Lam answered, "[There is] nothing to be ashamed of... We'll be exceedingly excited if the LegCo passes them as soon as they can."
Source: Stand News #Nov22
Read more:
All Pro-democracy Lawmakers Quit HK's Legislature
https://t.me/guardiansofhongkong/26565
#CarrieLam #LantauTomorrowVision #ExtraterritorialVoting
#LegCo #Totalitarianism
#Education #PoliticalSuppression
One More Teacher Disqualified by Education Bureau
The Education Bureau in Hong Kong disqualified one more teacher on November 12, 2020.
The Bureau announced that it issued a letter to a primary school teacher for "making serious mistakes" in teaching, "lacking competence" as a teacher and "not preparing for class", suggesting that teacher was not qualified, and thus the teacher's license was removed according to Education Ordinance.
According to various news sources, it was a General Studies primary school teacher from Ho Lap Primary School.
In April 2020, the said teacher introduced the opium war in a primary 2 General Studies class, and explained that UK started the Opium War to destroy opium in China.
The same teacher was accused of giving "wrong explaination" on the motive for ancient Chinese to invent paper as "substituting turtle shell and animals' bones in order to prevent the extinction of animals".
The Bureau stressed that the content "is obviously wrong and ridiculous".
Nevertheless, what the teacher had said actually came from the Education TV program (#ETV) produced by the Bureau itself.
Even if it is wrong, the teacher should not be banned for life.
Source: Stand News #Nov13
#Totalitarianism #Teachers
One More Teacher Disqualified by Education Bureau
The Education Bureau in Hong Kong disqualified one more teacher on November 12, 2020.
The Bureau announced that it issued a letter to a primary school teacher for "making serious mistakes" in teaching, "lacking competence" as a teacher and "not preparing for class", suggesting that teacher was not qualified, and thus the teacher's license was removed according to Education Ordinance.
According to various news sources, it was a General Studies primary school teacher from Ho Lap Primary School.
In April 2020, the said teacher introduced the opium war in a primary 2 General Studies class, and explained that UK started the Opium War to destroy opium in China.
The same teacher was accused of giving "wrong explaination" on the motive for ancient Chinese to invent paper as "substituting turtle shell and animals' bones in order to prevent the extinction of animals".
The Bureau stressed that the content "is obviously wrong and ridiculous".
Nevertheless, what the teacher had said actually came from the Education TV program (#ETV) produced by the Bureau itself.
Even if it is wrong, the teacher should not be banned for life.
Source: Stand News #Nov13
#Totalitarianism #Teachers
#Save12HKYouths #HumanitarianCrisis
No Torture, No Forced Labour, No Hunger, No Beatings: Suspicious Letters From Hongkongers Detained in China
On November 19, 2020, familes of some of the 12 pro-democracy Hongkongers detained in China received "letters" from their close ones. This was the first time ever since August 23, 2020 that the familes "heard" from the disappeared Hongkongers. For nearly 90 days, the captured Hongkongers were not trialed but detained in China and visits by the lawyers hired by their families were denied by the Chinese authorities.
However, the handwritten letters have similar content, simplified Chinese characters which are not in use in Hong Kong and expression which are not usually used by Hongkongers.
The following is taken from a RTHK report:
//The Save 12 HK Youths Concern Group says letters received by seven of the families all stress that the detainees are well and that they should not worry, with some stating that they have not been beaten, forced to work, or confess under torture.
"I didn't get beaten up by people, my cellmates all have a very harmonious relationship. I eat well and sleep well ... I will return after shouldering my responsibility," says a letter purported to be from one of the detainees which was made public by the group.
…family members recognise the handwriting in the letters, but find the content to be very suspicious, as if it was written in accordance with some kind of template.
"There are a number of suspicions regarding the wording, including the use of simplified Chinese characters and some Chinese writing styles that more closely resemble those used in mainland China than in Hong Kong. In particular the descriptions of life in the detention centre are largely similar," the concern group says in a statement.
It adds that the families doubt the detainees wrote the letters of their own free will, noting that mainland prisoners involved in human rights cases in the past have been forced to write letters to their families with the content dictated by the authorities.//
Source: RTHK; Save 12 HK Youths Concern Group #Nov19
news.rthk.hk/rthk/en/component/k2/1560905-20201119.htmz
#Letter #CCPLies #Totalitarianism #Censorship
No Torture, No Forced Labour, No Hunger, No Beatings: Suspicious Letters From Hongkongers Detained in China
On November 19, 2020, familes of some of the 12 pro-democracy Hongkongers detained in China received "letters" from their close ones. This was the first time ever since August 23, 2020 that the familes "heard" from the disappeared Hongkongers. For nearly 90 days, the captured Hongkongers were not trialed but detained in China and visits by the lawyers hired by their families were denied by the Chinese authorities.
However, the handwritten letters have similar content, simplified Chinese characters which are not in use in Hong Kong and expression which are not usually used by Hongkongers.
The following is taken from a RTHK report:
//The Save 12 HK Youths Concern Group says letters received by seven of the families all stress that the detainees are well and that they should not worry, with some stating that they have not been beaten, forced to work, or confess under torture.
"I didn't get beaten up by people, my cellmates all have a very harmonious relationship. I eat well and sleep well ... I will return after shouldering my responsibility," says a letter purported to be from one of the detainees which was made public by the group.
…family members recognise the handwriting in the letters, but find the content to be very suspicious, as if it was written in accordance with some kind of template.
"There are a number of suspicions regarding the wording, including the use of simplified Chinese characters and some Chinese writing styles that more closely resemble those used in mainland China than in Hong Kong. In particular the descriptions of life in the detention centre are largely similar," the concern group says in a statement.
It adds that the families doubt the detainees wrote the letters of their own free will, noting that mainland prisoners involved in human rights cases in the past have been forced to write letters to their families with the content dictated by the authorities.//
Source: RTHK; Save 12 HK Youths Concern Group #Nov19
news.rthk.hk/rthk/en/component/k2/1560905-20201119.htmz
#Letter #CCPLies #Totalitarianism #Censorship
news.rthk.hk
'No torture, no beatings' say letters from detainees
Families of some of the 12 young Hong Kong people detained in Shenzhen after allegedly trying to flee by boat to Taiwan are said to have received letters from them, hailing the conditions in the detention centre as well their treatment by the authorities.…
#Totalitarianism #Bank
HSBC, Heng Seng Bank and Bank of China Freeze Exiled #TedHui and His Family's Accounts
Former lawmaker and former member of Democratic Party Ted Hui announced his plan to go into self-exile on Dec 3, 2020.
Read more:
https://t.me/guardiansofhongkong/27077
On Dec 5, 2020, at least three banks in Hong Kong including HSBC, Heng Seng Bank and Bank of China suspend at least 5 accounts held by Hui and his family members being his parents and his wife.
According to Hui, his lifelong saving of several millions Hong Kong dollars has been frozen. Hui recently left Hong Kong to conduct a 3-day visit in Denmark. He announced his self exile plan after the trip and arrived in London on Dec 4 (local time).
Source: Apple Daily; Stand News #Dec5
https://hk.appledaily.com/local/20201205/B6SFRTCBEVD23KGXWTMPTNFJ5A/
https://bit.ly/3qwn9f6
#HSBC #BankOfChina #HengSengBank
HSBC, Heng Seng Bank and Bank of China Freeze Exiled #TedHui and His Family's Accounts
Former lawmaker and former member of Democratic Party Ted Hui announced his plan to go into self-exile on Dec 3, 2020.
Read more:
https://t.me/guardiansofhongkong/27077
On Dec 5, 2020, at least three banks in Hong Kong including HSBC, Heng Seng Bank and Bank of China suspend at least 5 accounts held by Hui and his family members being his parents and his wife.
According to Hui, his lifelong saving of several millions Hong Kong dollars has been frozen. Hui recently left Hong Kong to conduct a 3-day visit in Denmark. He announced his self exile plan after the trip and arrived in London on Dec 4 (local time).
Source: Apple Daily; Stand News #Dec5
https://hk.appledaily.com/local/20201205/B6SFRTCBEVD23KGXWTMPTNFJ5A/
https://bit.ly/3qwn9f6
#HSBC #BankOfChina #HengSengBank
#FreeJimmyLai #PoliticalProsecution
HK Authorities Transport #JimmyLai with a Prison Vehicle for Category A Prisoner in Metal Chain, Former Correctional Officer: Political Dissents are Worse than Felons in China's Eyes
The founder of Next Digital and Apple Daily Jimmy Lai Chee-ying appeared handcuffed to a chain around his waist when he was leaving the Lai Chi Kok Reception Center on Saturday, December 12, 2020.
Lai was escorted by the Senior Correctional Officer to a special prison vehicle for "Category A prisoners" and taken to the West Kowloon Court for the first hearing.
A former correctional officer who asked not to be named said that the case of Jimmy Lai is very exceptional presumably due to the fact that he is a high-profile political figure.
According to the informant, it can be seen that "in the eyes of the Chinese, the 'crime' committed by Jimmy Lai is much more serious and deadly than the felonies."
Former social welfare sector lawmaker Shiu Ka-chun who is familiar with prisoners' rights said that the photos show that Lai was immediately listed as "Category A prisoner" by the correctional officers, once he was charged under the national security law. This is an unusual practice.
He believed that it is because Lai is regarded as a "sensitive" political figure, and the Correctional Services Department may have received higher orders.
Source: Apple Daily #Dec12
https://hk.appledaily.com/local/20201212/MWTTSO3DKJFJNPF742OAJ35R5Q/
#Totalitarianism
HK Authorities Transport #JimmyLai with a Prison Vehicle for Category A Prisoner in Metal Chain, Former Correctional Officer: Political Dissents are Worse than Felons in China's Eyes
The founder of Next Digital and Apple Daily Jimmy Lai Chee-ying appeared handcuffed to a chain around his waist when he was leaving the Lai Chi Kok Reception Center on Saturday, December 12, 2020.
Lai was escorted by the Senior Correctional Officer to a special prison vehicle for "Category A prisoners" and taken to the West Kowloon Court for the first hearing.
A former correctional officer who asked not to be named said that the case of Jimmy Lai is very exceptional presumably due to the fact that he is a high-profile political figure.
According to the informant, it can be seen that "in the eyes of the Chinese, the 'crime' committed by Jimmy Lai is much more serious and deadly than the felonies."
Former social welfare sector lawmaker Shiu Ka-chun who is familiar with prisoners' rights said that the photos show that Lai was immediately listed as "Category A prisoner" by the correctional officers, once he was charged under the national security law. This is an unusual practice.
He believed that it is because Lai is regarded as a "sensitive" political figure, and the Correctional Services Department may have received higher orders.
Source: Apple Daily #Dec12
https://hk.appledaily.com/local/20201212/MWTTSO3DKJFJNPF742OAJ35R5Q/
#Totalitarianism
#PrimaryElection #106Crackdown
Authorities Launch #MassArrest in Hong Kong to Silence Pro-democracy Dissents
In Hong Kong, nearly 1,000 police officers were deployed on the morning of Wednesday, Jan 6, 2021, to carry out mass arrests, sweeping multiple locations in the city.
53 pro-democracy activists, aged between 23 and 64, were arrested under the National Security Law and charged with either planning and organizing or participating in the primary election in September 2020.
Secretary for Security John Lee said in a press conference that those arrested were "suspected of subversion", which carries a maximum penalty of life imprisonment.
Amnesty International stated the arrests were "the starkest demonstration yet of how the national security law has been weaponized to punish anyone who dares to challenge the establishment".
The Hong Kong police also searched 72 places with court warrants and served court paper on three media outlets: Apple Daily, Stand News, and Inmedia HK, demanding them to hand over documents to assist with national security investigation.
It was also reported that the police froze a fund amounted HK$1.6 million suspected of relating to the case.
What happened in Hong Kong on January 6, 2021?
Early in the morning, the Hong Kong police began a sweeping crackdown on Hong Kong's opposition figures. The arrests formed part of the largest crackdown since China’s imposition of National Security Law.
• About 1,000 national security officers were deployed
• 53 people were arrested - including three members of the Civic Party, seven members of the Democratic Party, 21 pro-democracy district councillors, 13 candidates from the primaries, two scholars Benny Tai and Chung Ting-yiu, and one US citizen and human rights lawyer from the raided law firm.
• Three news outlets were asked to hand over information: Apple Daily and Stand News had co-organised election forums for the primaries candidates, while In-Media ran ads around the primaries
• Police searched the home of already detained activist Joshua Wong
• Police searched the offices of law firm Ho Tse Wai & Partners
Source: Apple Daily; Stand News; RTHK; BBC #Jan6
https://bit.ly/2LpJs5O
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Countries Around the World Express Worries Over Mass Arrests in Hong Kong
https://t.me/guardiansofhongkong/27827
#Totalitarianism #NationalSecurityLaw #FailedState
Authorities Launch #MassArrest in Hong Kong to Silence Pro-democracy Dissents
In Hong Kong, nearly 1,000 police officers were deployed on the morning of Wednesday, Jan 6, 2021, to carry out mass arrests, sweeping multiple locations in the city.
53 pro-democracy activists, aged between 23 and 64, were arrested under the National Security Law and charged with either planning and organizing or participating in the primary election in September 2020.
Secretary for Security John Lee said in a press conference that those arrested were "suspected of subversion", which carries a maximum penalty of life imprisonment.
Amnesty International stated the arrests were "the starkest demonstration yet of how the national security law has been weaponized to punish anyone who dares to challenge the establishment".
The Hong Kong police also searched 72 places with court warrants and served court paper on three media outlets: Apple Daily, Stand News, and Inmedia HK, demanding them to hand over documents to assist with national security investigation.
It was also reported that the police froze a fund amounted HK$1.6 million suspected of relating to the case.
What happened in Hong Kong on January 6, 2021?
Early in the morning, the Hong Kong police began a sweeping crackdown on Hong Kong's opposition figures. The arrests formed part of the largest crackdown since China’s imposition of National Security Law.
• About 1,000 national security officers were deployed
• 53 people were arrested - including three members of the Civic Party, seven members of the Democratic Party, 21 pro-democracy district councillors, 13 candidates from the primaries, two scholars Benny Tai and Chung Ting-yiu, and one US citizen and human rights lawyer from the raided law firm.
• Three news outlets were asked to hand over information: Apple Daily and Stand News had co-organised election forums for the primaries candidates, while In-Media ran ads around the primaries
• Police searched the home of already detained activist Joshua Wong
• Police searched the offices of law firm Ho Tse Wai & Partners
Source: Apple Daily; Stand News; RTHK; BBC #Jan6
https://bit.ly/2LpJs5O
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Countries Around the World Express Worries Over Mass Arrests in Hong Kong
https://t.me/guardiansofhongkong/27827
#Totalitarianism #NationalSecurityLaw #FailedState
#Totalitarianism
Daughter-in-law of Former CCP's Senior Leader Asks Xi Jiping to Let her Return to the United States
Source: Stand News #Dec26
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Daughter-in-law of Former CCP's Senior Leader Asks Xi Jiping to Let her Return to the United States
Source: Stand News #Dec26
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Daughter-in-law of Former CCP's Senior Leader Asks Xi Jiping to Let her Return to the United States
On Christmas eve of 2020, an open letter was sent on Twitter to the Communist Chinese Party (#CCP) leader Xi Jiping, hoping that "the top leader of the country" could "help" the owner of the account and her daughter to leave China, so that she can reunite with her parents in the United States.
The account owner claimed to be the daughter-in-law of Zhou Yonghong, former state councillor and Party Secretariat of the Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party who has been in jail for 5 years under accusations of bribery, abuse of power and intentionally disclosing state secrets.
Huang Wan, daughter-in-law of Zhou, said that in December 2013, her whole family was taken away. They then lived at home under surveillance for 10.5 months, and were held in the detention center for more than one year. She was “tortured and abused” by the Public Security system in Hubei, China. She was then sentenced to probation order and spent 3 years under the monitor of the judicial office until June 2019.
After that, she was restricted to leave the country by the Beijing Chaoyang People's Court due to a “civil complaint that has nothing to do with me [her]”. 18 months has already passed, and the case still has not been trialed. Huang suspected that the intention is to keep her in China.
Huang described that the past seven years “felt like hell”. Recently, she was ordered by the Chinese court to evict from her home in ten days.
Despite her US citizenship, she still could not go back to the US because of the Chinesecourt’s travel restriction. She said she felt totally helpless in China.
Source: Stand News #Dec26
#CCPRule #ChineseCourt #Xi #HumanitarianCrisis #Detention
#ZhouYongHong #OpenLetter
Daughter-in-law of Former CCP's Senior Leader Asks Xi Jiping to Let her Return to the United States
On Christmas eve of 2020, an open letter was sent on Twitter to the Communist Chinese Party (#CCP) leader Xi Jiping, hoping that "the top leader of the country" could "help" the owner of the account and her daughter to leave China, so that she can reunite with her parents in the United States.
The account owner claimed to be the daughter-in-law of Zhou Yonghong, former state councillor and Party Secretariat of the Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party who has been in jail for 5 years under accusations of bribery, abuse of power and intentionally disclosing state secrets.
Huang Wan, daughter-in-law of Zhou, said that in December 2013, her whole family was taken away. They then lived at home under surveillance for 10.5 months, and were held in the detention center for more than one year. She was “tortured and abused” by the Public Security system in Hubei, China. She was then sentenced to probation order and spent 3 years under the monitor of the judicial office until June 2019.
After that, she was restricted to leave the country by the Beijing Chaoyang People's Court due to a “civil complaint that has nothing to do with me [her]”. 18 months has already passed, and the case still has not been trialed. Huang suspected that the intention is to keep her in China.
Huang described that the past seven years “felt like hell”. Recently, she was ordered by the Chinese court to evict from her home in ten days.
Despite her US citizenship, she still could not go back to the US because of the Chinesecourt’s travel restriction. She said she felt totally helpless in China.
Source: Stand News #Dec26
#CCPRule #ChineseCourt #Xi #HumanitarianCrisis #Detention
#ZhouYongHong #OpenLetter
#Refugee #PoliticalAsylum
Pro-democracy protesters left Hong Kong: fear for unfair trial and growing oppression
As in 2021, tens of thousands of pro-democracy protesters involved in anti-ELAB movement has been arrested and many have been put behind bars in Hong Kong.
Since the Chinese Government tightened their grip in Hong Kong through imposition of #NationalSecurityLaw in 2020, many pro-democracy Hongkongers attempted to flee the city to Taiwan, among them were the 12 youths arrested by Chinese authorities in August 2020. Ten of them faced prison sentence on charges of illegally crossing border, while two minors were sent back to Hong Kong for trial.
Apple Daily revealed that five other protesters successfully fled to Taiwan in 2020. With assistance from many people in the United States and #Taiwan, they arrived in the #US in mid-January 2021 and are planning to seek political asylum.
One of them told the newspaper in an interview that there will no longer be fair trial in Hong Kong after the National Security Law takes effect. Fear of oppression and arrest, he set foot on an one-way journey to leave Hong Kong.
Source: Apple Daily, #Jan16
https://hk.appledaily.com/local/20210116/KJMWCEW7LRE7FH45CMXPNJENKA/
#Totalitarianism #Regime #PoliceState
Pro-democracy protesters left Hong Kong: fear for unfair trial and growing oppression
As in 2021, tens of thousands of pro-democracy protesters involved in anti-ELAB movement has been arrested and many have been put behind bars in Hong Kong.
Since the Chinese Government tightened their grip in Hong Kong through imposition of #NationalSecurityLaw in 2020, many pro-democracy Hongkongers attempted to flee the city to Taiwan, among them were the 12 youths arrested by Chinese authorities in August 2020. Ten of them faced prison sentence on charges of illegally crossing border, while two minors were sent back to Hong Kong for trial.
Apple Daily revealed that five other protesters successfully fled to Taiwan in 2020. With assistance from many people in the United States and #Taiwan, they arrived in the #US in mid-January 2021 and are planning to seek political asylum.
One of them told the newspaper in an interview that there will no longer be fair trial in Hong Kong after the National Security Law takes effect. Fear of oppression and arrest, he set foot on an one-way journey to leave Hong Kong.
Source: Apple Daily, #Jan16
https://hk.appledaily.com/local/20210116/KJMWCEW7LRE7FH45CMXPNJENKA/
#Totalitarianism #Regime #PoliceState
#CCP #Totalitarianism
#XiJinping Insists Hong Kong to be "Ruled by Patriots"
Hong Kong Chief Executive #CarrieLam reported her duties to Chinese Communist Party leader Xi Jinping online on Jan 27, 2021.
According to China-state media Xinhua Agency, Carrie Lam was praised by Xi for “stopping violence and chaos in accordance with the law and working to bring Hong Kong back on track.”
Meanwhile, Xi emphasized the need of having "patriots governing Hong Kong". Lam, whose term will expire in 2022, told Xi that Hong Kong officials “would continue to discharge their duty to safeguard national security without fear.”
In an interview with CNBC released on Jan 28, Carrie Lam accused the US of using Hong Kong as a "pawn" and said that "ruling by patriots" is the "most important message" by Xi.
Source: Stand News; Japan Times; CNBC #Jan28
https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2021/01/28/asia-pacific/xi-hong-kong-patriots/
https://www.cnbc.com/video/2021/01/28/carrie-lam-says-hong-kong-is-used-as-a-pawn-by-the-us.html
#XiJinping Insists Hong Kong to be "Ruled by Patriots"
Hong Kong Chief Executive #CarrieLam reported her duties to Chinese Communist Party leader Xi Jinping online on Jan 27, 2021.
According to China-state media Xinhua Agency, Carrie Lam was praised by Xi for “stopping violence and chaos in accordance with the law and working to bring Hong Kong back on track.”
Meanwhile, Xi emphasized the need of having "patriots governing Hong Kong". Lam, whose term will expire in 2022, told Xi that Hong Kong officials “would continue to discharge their duty to safeguard national security without fear.”
In an interview with CNBC released on Jan 28, Carrie Lam accused the US of using Hong Kong as a "pawn" and said that "ruling by patriots" is the "most important message" by Xi.
Source: Stand News; Japan Times; CNBC #Jan28
https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2021/01/28/asia-pacific/xi-hong-kong-patriots/
https://www.cnbc.com/video/2021/01/28/carrie-lam-says-hong-kong-is-used-as-a-pawn-by-the-us.html
#RealNameSimCard #Totalitarianism
#UnitedNations: Gov't's Implementation of real-name registration for sim card further erodes rights in Hong Kong
Source: Apple Daily #Jan31
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#UnitedNations: Gov't's Implementation of real-name registration for sim card further erodes rights in Hong Kong
Source: Apple Daily #Jan31
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#UnitedNations: Gov't's Implementation of real-name registration for sim card further erodes rights in Hong Kong
The Hong Kong government requested the local population to register their phone cards with real names, following the practice in mainland China and citing the need to crack down on crime as a reason.
A report published by an international organization, however, shows that phone blackmail increased by forty per cent after the implementation of real-name registration for a phone sim card.
The United Nations' (#UN) investigator also challenged this policy as an authorities' tool for surveying civilians and press media.
Real-name registration for phone sim card has been a controversial issue in many places. Even it is mandated in more than 155 countries, the 2019 statistics reported by the Global System for Mobile Communications (#GSMC) showed that only half of the European countries forced users to register their real name.
The GSMA's report stated that the EU explained to each member about the benefits of real-name registration in 2012. However, the conclusion was no evidence that it could reduce crime rate.
Source: Apple Daily #Jan31
https://hk.appledaily.com/local/20210131/4Q2JYPRW7NFWNNG3SLWMAYA7XU/
#UnitedNations: Gov't's Implementation of real-name registration for sim card further erodes rights in Hong Kong
The Hong Kong government requested the local population to register their phone cards with real names, following the practice in mainland China and citing the need to crack down on crime as a reason.
A report published by an international organization, however, shows that phone blackmail increased by forty per cent after the implementation of real-name registration for a phone sim card.
The United Nations' (#UN) investigator also challenged this policy as an authorities' tool for surveying civilians and press media.
Real-name registration for phone sim card has been a controversial issue in many places. Even it is mandated in more than 155 countries, the 2019 statistics reported by the Global System for Mobile Communications (#GSMC) showed that only half of the European countries forced users to register their real name.
The GSMA's report stated that the EU explained to each member about the benefits of real-name registration in 2012. However, the conclusion was no evidence that it could reduce crime rate.
Source: Apple Daily #Jan31
https://hk.appledaily.com/local/20210131/4Q2JYPRW7NFWNNG3SLWMAYA7XU/
#FreedomOfSpeech #PoliceState
Dutch journalist manhandled off camera by a Communist guard while reporting live outside the Beijing Olympic opening ceremony
//Dutch journalist Sjoerd den Daas was halted by Chinese guards as reported live on air.
He was dragged away while his camera was also blocked as he covered the Olympic opening ceremony. His boss described the incident as a "a painful illustration" of the media is treated in China.//
Read full article:
https://www.insider.com/video-dutch-journalist-manhandled-off-camera-by-guards-at-olympics-2022-2
#WinterOlympics #CCP #Totalitarianism #Journalist #SjoerdDenDaas #NOSJournaal
Dutch journalist manhandled off camera by a Communist guard while reporting live outside the Beijing Olympic opening ceremony
//Dutch journalist Sjoerd den Daas was halted by Chinese guards as reported live on air.
He was dragged away while his camera was also blocked as he covered the Olympic opening ceremony. His boss described the incident as a "a painful illustration" of the media is treated in China.//
Read full article:
https://www.insider.com/video-dutch-journalist-manhandled-off-camera-by-guards-at-olympics-2022-2
#WinterOlympics #CCP #Totalitarianism #Journalist #SjoerdDenDaas #NOSJournaal