At Least 10 Police Vehicles to Transport Hundreds of Arrested Civilians on New Year Day
0044 Causeway Bay
Police deployed at least 10 vehicles to transport the 400 arrested civilians, including voluntary first aiders, to police stations.
0045 North Point Police Station
A police vehicle arrived with 17 male and 15 female arrestees. It is the 4th police vehicle coming to the North Point Police Station.
0050 North Point Police Station
The 5th police vehicle with the plate number UY4357 arrived, bringing more arrested civilians to the Police Station, probably for interogation and detention.
Source: HKGolden Forum; Stand News; iCable News #2Jan
#MassArrests #HongKongPolice #NewYearMarch #NewYear2020
0044 Causeway Bay
Police deployed at least 10 vehicles to transport the 400 arrested civilians, including voluntary first aiders, to police stations.
0045 North Point Police Station
A police vehicle arrived with 17 male and 15 female arrestees. It is the 4th police vehicle coming to the North Point Police Station.
0050 North Point Police Station
The 5th police vehicle with the plate number UY4357 arrived, bringing more arrested civilians to the Police Station, probably for interogation and detention.
Source: HKGolden Forum; Stand News; iCable News #2Jan
#MassArrests #HongKongPolice #NewYearMarch #NewYear2020
Men Claimed to be Plainclothes Police and Robbed HKD 210,000
Last night, a 63-year-old man was asked to have his identity card checked by two men with age around 30, who claimed to be police officers in Kin Wing Street, 100m outside the Tuen Mun Police Station.
During the checking of identity documents, the men robbed HKD 210,000 from the elderly and escaped.
Police have temporarily set the case as theft and impersonating police officers for further investigation. No one have been arrested.
Source: Stand News #2Jan #Robbery
Last night, a 63-year-old man was asked to have his identity card checked by two men with age around 30, who claimed to be police officers in Kin Wing Street, 100m outside the Tuen Mun Police Station.
During the checking of identity documents, the men robbed HKD 210,000 from the elderly and escaped.
Police have temporarily set the case as theft and impersonating police officers for further investigation. No one have been arrested.
Source: Stand News #2Jan #Robbery
Gates set up at #PolyU entrance, Student Representative at School Council: a surveillance tool restricting access
A fierce police-civilian conflict took place last November at Polytechnic University. During the incident, many areas on campus were damaged and restoration took quite some time. PolyU is scheduled to start the second semester on January 13 and some areas have been recently reopened. Newly added features include 9 entry gates at the entrance near Block A. Students and teaching staff will be required to swipe their university ID cards for entry. Student representative of the School Council, Owan Li expressed his dissatisfaction, criticizing these new gates as monitoring tools and for restricting access.
Source: Stand News
https://bit.ly/2sJh3ij
#2Jan #PolyU
A fierce police-civilian conflict took place last November at Polytechnic University. During the incident, many areas on campus were damaged and restoration took quite some time. PolyU is scheduled to start the second semester on January 13 and some areas have been recently reopened. Newly added features include 9 entry gates at the entrance near Block A. Students and teaching staff will be required to swipe their university ID cards for entry. Student representative of the School Council, Owan Li expressed his dissatisfaction, criticizing these new gates as monitoring tools and for restricting access.
Source: Stand News
https://bit.ly/2sJh3ij
#2Jan #PolyU
SARS in Retrospect (2003)
Back in 2003, China News Service reported on 11 February that cases of atypical pneumonia were found in Guangdong Province. The Director of the Hong Kong Department of Health, Margaret Chan Fung Fu-chun, stated that the Hong Kong Government had issued a letter of enquiry to the Department of Health at Guangdong Province on this matter and had been awaiting investigation results.
At the time, she said that Hong Kong had entered the peak flu season, but the number of flu cases were similar to previous years; as for pneumonia, there were signs of decline from the year before. At the same time, she urged Hong Kong citizens not to panic, and advised people to pay attention to personal hygiene.
The Secretary for Health, Welfare and Food, Yeoh Eng-kiong, said on 10 February 2003 that the Bureau had contacted the Mainland for more detailed information. He also said it was now the flu season. Generally speaking, elderly or children are more likely to have complications when they catch the flu, and their mortality rate from flu-related illness is typically higher. However, it was not known whether a special type of virus had developed. The Bureau had promised to contact the Mainland offices and ascertain the need to take further measures.
According to a report from Guangdong Province, there was an outbreak of 305 cases of atypical pneumonia in the local area, causing 5 deaths and infecting 105 medical staff .
On the evening of 10 February 2003, the Guangdong Provincial Government revealed that overnight meetings were held to discuss the outbreak. In the end, officials of the Guangdong Provincial Government concluded that this disease was not as serious as rumoured; that it could be controlled and cured; and carried a low risk of mortality. Citizens were told not to worry.
#2Jan #SARs
As of Jan 3, One Fourth of Viral Pneumonia Cases in Wuhan, China are Severe Cases:
https://t.me/guardiansofhongkong/14807
Back in 2003, China News Service reported on 11 February that cases of atypical pneumonia were found in Guangdong Province. The Director of the Hong Kong Department of Health, Margaret Chan Fung Fu-chun, stated that the Hong Kong Government had issued a letter of enquiry to the Department of Health at Guangdong Province on this matter and had been awaiting investigation results.
At the time, she said that Hong Kong had entered the peak flu season, but the number of flu cases were similar to previous years; as for pneumonia, there were signs of decline from the year before. At the same time, she urged Hong Kong citizens not to panic, and advised people to pay attention to personal hygiene.
The Secretary for Health, Welfare and Food, Yeoh Eng-kiong, said on 10 February 2003 that the Bureau had contacted the Mainland for more detailed information. He also said it was now the flu season. Generally speaking, elderly or children are more likely to have complications when they catch the flu, and their mortality rate from flu-related illness is typically higher. However, it was not known whether a special type of virus had developed. The Bureau had promised to contact the Mainland offices and ascertain the need to take further measures.
According to a report from Guangdong Province, there was an outbreak of 305 cases of atypical pneumonia in the local area, causing 5 deaths and infecting 105 medical staff .
On the evening of 10 February 2003, the Guangdong Provincial Government revealed that overnight meetings were held to discuss the outbreak. In the end, officials of the Guangdong Provincial Government concluded that this disease was not as serious as rumoured; that it could be controlled and cured; and carried a low risk of mortality. Citizens were told not to worry.
#2Jan #SARs
As of Jan 3, One Fourth of Viral Pneumonia Cases in Wuhan, China are Severe Cases:
https://t.me/guardiansofhongkong/14807
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One Fourth of Viral Pneumonia Cases in Wuhan, China are Severe Cases
PR China's Ministry of Health in Wuhan states that as of 8am on January 3, 2020, there are 44 cases of viral pneumonia caused by unknown reasons, of which 11…
One Fourth of Viral Pneumonia Cases in Wuhan, China are Severe Cases
PR China's Ministry of Health in Wuhan states that as of 8am on January 3, 2020, there are 44 cases of viral pneumonia caused by unknown reasons, of which 11…
Hong Kong Peaceful protesters targeted as police start 2020 with renewed attack on dissent
Director of Amnesty International Hong Kong Man-Kei Tam urged for independent investigation as police violently suppressed the New Year Day's Rally.
In response to the arrest of 287 civilians, including 3 human rights monitors and the police crackdown on the peaceful protest, Tam described Hong Kong Police as "disdain[ing] for the rights to freedom of expression and peaceful assembly".
Tam said it was disturbing as the Police targeted independent observers. He called for the SAR government "to carry out a prompt, independent, impartial and effective investigation into the allegations of excessive use of force by law enforcement agents over the last six months of protests".
Editors' note: Among the 287 arrestees on 1 January, 3 were human rights monitors from a local group. Media quoted the police saying the “mass arrest" tactics aimed to "deter" protesters.
#2Jan #NewYearsMarch #AmnestyInternational
Director of Amnesty International Hong Kong Man-Kei Tam urged for independent investigation as police violently suppressed the New Year Day's Rally.
In response to the arrest of 287 civilians, including 3 human rights monitors and the police crackdown on the peaceful protest, Tam described Hong Kong Police as "disdain[ing] for the rights to freedom of expression and peaceful assembly".
Tam said it was disturbing as the Police targeted independent observers. He called for the SAR government "to carry out a prompt, independent, impartial and effective investigation into the allegations of excessive use of force by law enforcement agents over the last six months of protests".
Editors' note: Among the 287 arrestees on 1 January, 3 were human rights monitors from a local group. Media quoted the police saying the “mass arrest" tactics aimed to "deter" protesters.
#2Jan #NewYearsMarch #AmnestyInternational
Simon Shen : HKSAR Government’s response to open letter condemning Hong Kong Police also “unfounded and misguided”
Note: The Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) Government has issued a media release, refuting an open letter signed by an international group of social and political leaders that condemns Hong Kong police brutality. Simon Shen, a Hong Kong political scientist and columnist, shares his views on the government’s questionable logic behind its claims.
The HKSAR Government’s response to an open letter signed by 38 social and political leaders from 18 countries condemning Hong Kong police brutality:
The HKSAR Government issued a statement in the small hours claiming that the open letter was “unfounded and misguided”.
“A Government spokesman made clear that since Hong Kong's return to the Motherland, ‘One Country, Two Systems’ and a high degree of autonomy had been faithfully implemented in strict accordance with the Basic Law of HKSAR. The Basic Law clearly stipulates that the HKSAR is an inalienable part of the People's Republic of China (PRC). Foreign politicians and organisations should not interfere in any form in the internal affairs of the HKSAR. ‘We are gravely concerned that the claims in their letter are biased and misleading. The HKSAR Government must rebut them to ensure they truly understand the extent of violence by radical protesters and the attacks they have made on the Police and citizens,’ the spokesman said.”
Simon Shen’s comment on this statement:
1. The HKSAR Government believes, as long as it doesn't formally shift its political framework into “one country one system” or “two countries two systems”, it can move the goalpost any time as it suits to redefine “one country two systems”.
2. The HKSAR Government opines that the concerns of international communities over Hong Kong “in any form” were attempts to “interfere ... in the internal affairs of the HKSAR”. These concerns are even construed as the denial of Hong Kong as “an inalienable part of the People's Republic of China”. If this logic holds water, the HKSAR Government should firstly call on the United States to revoke the Hong Kong Relations Act.
3. The HKSAR Government criticized the open letter as “unfounded and misguided”, arising from the signatories’ lack of understanding of the details (of what's happening in HK). Based on the same logic, as the HKSAR Government refuses to establish an independent investigation committee (to investigate the ongoing protest), they also lack knowledge of such details. As such, all statements from the HKSAR Government to international communities (regarding the ongoing protest) are in nature also “unfounded and misguided”.
Source: Simon's Glos World (Facebook) #2Jan
Note: The Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) Government has issued a media release, refuting an open letter signed by an international group of social and political leaders that condemns Hong Kong police brutality. Simon Shen, a Hong Kong political scientist and columnist, shares his views on the government’s questionable logic behind its claims.
The HKSAR Government’s response to an open letter signed by 38 social and political leaders from 18 countries condemning Hong Kong police brutality:
The HKSAR Government issued a statement in the small hours claiming that the open letter was “unfounded and misguided”.
“A Government spokesman made clear that since Hong Kong's return to the Motherland, ‘One Country, Two Systems’ and a high degree of autonomy had been faithfully implemented in strict accordance with the Basic Law of HKSAR. The Basic Law clearly stipulates that the HKSAR is an inalienable part of the People's Republic of China (PRC). Foreign politicians and organisations should not interfere in any form in the internal affairs of the HKSAR. ‘We are gravely concerned that the claims in their letter are biased and misleading. The HKSAR Government must rebut them to ensure they truly understand the extent of violence by radical protesters and the attacks they have made on the Police and citizens,’ the spokesman said.”
Simon Shen’s comment on this statement:
1. The HKSAR Government believes, as long as it doesn't formally shift its political framework into “one country one system” or “two countries two systems”, it can move the goalpost any time as it suits to redefine “one country two systems”.
2. The HKSAR Government opines that the concerns of international communities over Hong Kong “in any form” were attempts to “interfere ... in the internal affairs of the HKSAR”. These concerns are even construed as the denial of Hong Kong as “an inalienable part of the People's Republic of China”. If this logic holds water, the HKSAR Government should firstly call on the United States to revoke the Hong Kong Relations Act.
3. The HKSAR Government criticized the open letter as “unfounded and misguided”, arising from the signatories’ lack of understanding of the details (of what's happening in HK). Based on the same logic, as the HKSAR Government refuses to establish an independent investigation committee (to investigate the ongoing protest), they also lack knowledge of such details. As such, all statements from the HKSAR Government to international communities (regarding the ongoing protest) are in nature also “unfounded and misguided”.
Source: Simon's Glos World (Facebook) #2Jan